Published 16:42 IST, December 5th 2018
10 Best Books of 2018: Top Ten Books That You Should Read in 2018
Check out the best books to read in 2018. Republic World brings to you the list of top books to read in 2018. Now complete your reading challenge for the year with these bestselling books of 2018!
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“I guess re are never eugh books.” said John Steinbeck, author, and recipient of bel Prize in Literature, and boy was he right! re is but one thing that gives a person more pleasure than reing a book, and that thing is, buying more books to re.
Catching that distinct whiff that emanates from within ps of a book, old or new, is a feeling best felt, t described and since we love that feeling as much as you do, here is some good news. As year draws to an end, here’s a list of some of best books of 2018.
Agreed, re isn’t nearly eugh time in any of our lives to re all books we wish to re, but temptation of owning an envious collection of books is next best thing. Our list of top books of 2018, contains t just bestselling books, but some of most highly rated ones.
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As subjective as people’s preferences are, we have attempted to keep our list of best books of 2018 as thorough and inclusive as possible. Without furr o, let us look at some of best books to re before 2018 ends, and next year begins to unleash ar list of prospective books to buy!
Best Books of 2018:
1. tes On A Nervous Planet by Matt Haig
Writer Matt Haig attempts to deconstruct and discuss often overlooked aspects of mental health such as anxiety and depression, fast-paced modern life that ends up exhausting many, and ‘ dehumanizing process that employment has become, as opposed to ideally being, rewarding.
“ aim of this book isn’t to say that everything is a disaster and we’re all screwed because we alrey have Twitter for that,” says Matt Haig per Guardian’s Katy Guest.
tes on a Nervous Planet is a follow up to Matt Haig’s previous book, Reasons to Stay Alive from 2015. It enjoys several strongly positive ratings on Amazon and is surely one of our picks for top books to re in 2018. tes on a Nervous Planet also did well commercially as it also became one of bestselling books in 2018.
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2. Becoming Michelle Obama
An autobiographical memoir of a strong, immensely educated and accomplished woman, and first African-American First Ly of United States of America is ought to capture attention of public, although Michelle Obama’s Becoming did more than garner curiosity.
It succeeded in selling over 1.4 Million copies in its first week, securing rave reviews and carries an aggregate review of 4.9/5 on Amazon.com from over 686 reviews!
Through Becoming, Michelle Obama discusses her childhood and her roots, her time at White House and many more personal experiences, making it one of our picks for top books of 2018.
3. Warlight by Michael Ondaatje
Set during World War II, Michael Ondaatje’s Warlight is story of a 14 year old boy, Nathaniel and his older sister, Rachel left by ir parents with a man called Walter, kwn as Moth. After being attacked one night while he’s out with his sister and Moth, Nathaniel finds that his mor h been living in same city, away from m due to a deal she me that would spare children’s lives.
book follows Nathaniel as he grows up and attempts to uncover events and facts that he in unaware of, finding out that ir mor may have been a spy, and reason for ir parent’s strange decision to leave m in care of Moth.
Warlight is both highly rated and recommended by many reers on GoodRes.com and Amazon.com with a weighted aver rating of 3.9/5 making it one of best books to re and one of bestselling books in 2018.
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4. Circe by Meline Miller
story of Circe, daughter of Helios, God of Sun who believes she is born with powers but soon discovers herself to possess power of witchcraft, only to be banished to a deserted island by Zeus. She finds herself at a crossros, with both Gods and mortal men, should Circe align herself with her family, or with mortals whom she has learned to ore?
This is story Meline Miller brings to life with her book, one of most fascinating fictional works that hit shelves this year. With a weighted aver rating of more than 4.7/5 on Amazon, Meline Miller’s Circe is a certain inclusion in our list of best books to re in 2018.
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5. Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
Akwaeke Emezi’s debut vel, Freshwater narrates story of a, a young Nigerian woman who is ‘born with one foot on or side’. She begins to manifest multiple personalities in her mind as she grows older, eventually travelling to America for furr education.
“..a traumatic event crystallizes selves into something more powerful. As a fes into background of her own mind and se alters—w protective, w hedonistic—move into control, a’s life spirals in a dangerous direction.” is how events chronicled in Freshwater are described.
Impressing reers and becoming one of top books to re in 2018, Freshwater by Akwaeke Emezi is most certainly a strong recommendation.
6. Friend by Sigrid Nunez
Caring for a dog can be hard, but caring for a dog you don’t want can be harder. What could be hardest though? Could it be caring for an unwanted dog that your closest friend left behind when he tragically passed away?
Of course when it comes to Sigrid Nunez’s Friend, re is a possibility that things could most definitely go much worse since apartment building does t allow dogs, and dog in question is a large Great Dane dealing with sudden disappearance of his master!
This melancholy yet eventually redeeming tale of how dog and author grow closer to each or and “while troubles abound, rich and surprising rewards lie in store for both of m.” Says description of book.
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7. Immortalists by Chloe Benjamin
A psychic arrives in New York City, and word around Lower East Side is that she can pinpoint day of death for anyone who asks. It is 1969 and a quartet of young olescent children, Simon, Klara. Daniel and Varya wish to find out what future holds for m.
From 1969 to post 9/11 period, Chloe Benjamin’s Immortalists travels all over with four central characters of story, from San Francisco to Las Vegas, telling tale of eventual magicians and army doctors.
This work of fiction me it to innumerable top 10 to top 100 lists of best books from 2018 from Entertainment Weekly to Harper’s Bazaar.
8. Calypso by David Sedaris
Popular for his self-deprecating and observational humor, David Sedaris has been writing for over two deces, with a torious reputation of never holding back what he is thinking. Calypso is yet ar swing in that very direction, and it is definitely t a miss.
A beach house at a Carolina coast is David Sedaris’ vision of a vacation home where relaxing vacations and unwinding under beach sun will be punctuated by playing board games and soaking up sun. Although, experience turns out to be anything but that since Sedaris can take a vacation from everything but himself.
Calypso’s dark, twisted and shocking humor guarantees it a place among some of top books of 2018 that you must own, and enjoy.
9. Monk of Mokha by Dave Eggers
Based on a true story, Monk of Mokha is a story about a young San Francisco resident trapped in country of Yemen as civil war breaks out in country. Yemeni American by descent, Mokhtar Alkhanshali dreams of reestablishing art of preparing Yemeni style coffee back in America.
As soon as he is about to realize his dream, war ends up crushing t only dreams of resurrecting Mokhtar’s dream but throws his prospects of getting back home into question.
Monk of Mokha is one of most gripping n-fiction stories of year and rightly makes it to list of top books to re in 2018.
10. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi eyemi
This piece of fantasy fiction has alrey tempted Hollywood to whip up a cinematic version, and Tomi eyemi’s Children of Blood and Bone is first installment in a trilogy that could live up to be an epic. mittedly inspired by fantasy vels and literature such as Harry Potter and movements such as Black Lives Matter, Tomi eyemi presents a hard-hitting commentary on racism through her work.
Set in land of magic called Orïsha, story revolves around Zélie, who loses her mor when an evil king passes orders that anyone with magical powers be killed. Among few beings with power who man to live must fight to bring back magic to her land.
Complete with epic battles, strange and dark creatures and spirits, Children of Blood and Bone is best books to re in 2018 and definitely gives us hope for next two chapters of trilogy.
se were some of best books to re that hit shelves in 2018 and garnered praise from both reers and critics alike and mand to become a success.
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16:42 IST, December 5th 2018