With just a handful of hours left in 2017, I’ve logged my last book of the year on GoodReads (#148) and have my official “best of the month” roundup for the year. (Best of the month = best book that I read that month, regardless of publication date.) If you are looking for something to kick off your 2018 reading list, this is a great place to start! (Click on the title to go to In Search of the End of the Sidewalk’s review of each pick.)
January- The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
February- This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel
March- Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
May- The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
June- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
July- You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me by Sherman Alexie
August– Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed
September- My Absolute Darling by Gabriel Tallent
October-Uncommon Type by Tom Hanks
November- Endurance by Scott Kelly
December- Pachinko by Min Jin Lee
What was your favorite book of 2017?
In Search of the End of the Sidewalk 
I LOVED 4321!
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Me too! The length can be intimidating, but the writing is amazing. I love that we see the various paths of one person’s life- both good and bad.
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My 2017 pick was: Reading with Patrick: A Teacher, a Student, and a Life-Changing Friendship by Michelle Kuo. I am embarrassed to say not one of the 50 I read this year is on your list, but that just means I have 11 more recommendations to get to… Pachinko has been on my shelf since early last year, but I keep placing something on top of it. I have it to read this year most definitely.
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This was on my to-read list, but somewhere got lost in the pile. Maybe I should dig it back out!
Pachinko was amazing. I will definitely be lending/recommending it to people for months to come.
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Great list. Can’t wait to read some of these that I haven’t read yet!!
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