As 2017 draws to a close, it is time to look back on the books that I greatly enjoyed during the year, and select the best among those.
I had a tough time whittling the list down to 12, but I absolutely loved the ones that I did end up selecting.
Three of these, I had already reviewed on my blog earlier, the rest I had not. For the ones I had reviewed earlier, I have given a brief snapshot and you can click on the book’s title, which will take you to the detailed review.
Without much ado, here is my list of my Top 12 books for 2017, and why I thought they were special…
A True Novel – Minae Mizumura
This novel was billed as a Wuthering Heights set in postwar Japan, and that greatly piqued my interest. I had loved Bronte’s Wuthering Heights when I read it in college, and its tale about a brooding hero, and his tempestuous heroine captured my imagination.
But it would be a disservice to judge A True Novel solely by this comparison, because the novel is strong enough to stand on its own. Read more
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