November: What I Read/Listened To

After the election, I didn't think I could ever be happy enough to read again, but life is surprising.

*A* books are audiobooks, by the way.

The top 10 books on this list are all sensational-- you should read them.


*A*13.  Queen of Babble Gets Hitched by Meg Cabot:  Terrible.

*A*12.  Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot:  Almost as bad.

*A*11.  Mine Are Spectacular by Janice Kaplan:  SERIOUSLY NOT GOOD.

*A*10.  All the Missing Girls by Megan Miranda:  A passable thriller.  It kept me guessing, and the format was particularly challenging in audiobook form-- I would have liked this better if I would have read it, I think.

9.  How to Party With an Infant by Kaui Hart Hemmings:  Such an odd, sweet book.  It does a really good job of capturing playgroup politics.

8.  HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes:  LOVED THIS.  I also have the book she wrote about her time at State, but everyone says this one is better.  I will keep you posted.

*A*7.  Ink and Bone by Lisa Unger:  SCARY

*A*6.  Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer Close:  Loved this-- if you haven't read Jennifer Close, you really should.  Her voice is excellent.

*A*5.  The Opposite of Everyone by Joshilyn Jackson:  I am in love with Joshilyn Jackson.  There.  I said it.  This book features the characters in Someone Else's Love Story, so read that one first.

*A*4. American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld:  Late to the party on this one, but it is AMAZING.

3.  Today Will be Different by Maria Semple:  Not as good as Bernadette but still hilarious and touching and weird.

*A*2.  The Woman in Cabin 10 by Ruth Ware:  OMG read this!  SO!  SCARY!

1.  Commonwealth by Ann Patchett:  Brilliant and perfect and Anne Tyler-y.