Three summers — and 185 posts ago — ago I started “Leslie’s Bookcase” with this post about old books. I had been working on my graduate degree in English literature for several years and was reading mostly older books. This blog was going to (and has) filled the void of reading and discussing books after earning my degree.
After blogging for one year and realizing, however, that readers (including me) prefer reading about new books, I celebrated my first blogoversary by writing about how I loved new books.
This year I am celebrating by choosing my FAVORITE 5 BOOKS since starting this blog. At the end of every year I name my five favorites published that year; the “published in this year” keeps my selection process defined from year to year. So many older books I have discovered or even read a year later weren’t eligible for my annual post. But for this post I am considering ALL THE BOOKS I have blogged about.
So here they are, MY FAVORITE 5 BOOKS SINCE STARTING THIS BLOG:
My Top 5 Favorite Books from the Last Three Years of Blogging
Links to my previous posts are below each book. These posts contain no spoilers, just why I loved it and why you may love it too.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry
Read my post on why this book is unforgettable.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Read my celebration of this book.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Read this post which is my recent read on this list.
A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Read my post on why I loved this book.
If you have read all of these already check out my summer reading list.
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