My top ten favorite reads in 2017

I gave top marks to 24 books. Looking back, I picked these ten.  They weren't necessarily written in 2017; it's when I read them. They are arranged by author. There are five fiction and five nonfiction, totally by accident.

The Wrong Side of Goodbye by Michael Connelly (mystery). Harry Bosch on another cold case, centering on LA's Arts District.

 

Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush by Geoff Dyer (nonfiction). Life aboard an aircraft carrier is really strange.

 

Ten Restaurants That Changed America by Paul Freedman and Danny Meyer (nonfiction). How dining out became a thing.

 

Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell (nonfiction). It isn't only hard work that leads to success.

 

The Pigeon Tunnel: Stories from My Life by John le Carré (nonfiction). The research behind where all his spy novels came from

 

Hamilton: The Revolution by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter (fiction). Matching the audiobook with the printed one made this perfect.

 

Version Control by Dexter Palmer (science fiction). Interesting musings on the nature of reality.

 

Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick (fiction). A combination of graphic novel without text and a written story.

 

South Pole Station by Ashley Shelby (fiction). Wintering over in Antarctica.

 

The Courage to Grieve: The Classic Guide to Creative Living, Recovery, and Growth Through Grief by Judy Tatelbaum (nonfiction). Useful to anyone going through loss.