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#Top21of2021
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KatieDid927
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kspenmoll Nice collection of books! 2y
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bookandcat
Intimacies | Katie Kitamura
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Top 21 of 2021! Intimacies was my favorite. I read 371 books/125k+ pages total. #top21of2021 #booksoftheyear #yearinreview

Well-ReadNeck Great picks!!!!!! (edited) 2y
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MicheleinPhilly
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115 books later. This year was often difficult as far as reading goes. I gave my fewest ever number of 5-star ratings and read very little non-fiction. But that was me, not the books. So instead of a #Top21of2021, I‘m doing a #Top12of2021. These were all gems and I am grateful to have spent time with them this year. Here‘s to greater focus, peace, and serenity in 2022! Happy New Year! 🥂

Alfoster Loved Razorblade Tears and Milkfed! ❤️👏 2y
DivineDiana Fantastic! 👏🏻📚👏🏻 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Happy New Year 🎆🎈🎊 📚 2y
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Ruthiella Happy New Year! 🥳🥂 2y
squirrelbrain Still Life was one of my faves too, and some of your other books just missed my list. Happy New Year Michele! 🥳 (edited) 2y
RebL “That was me, not the books” — how I felt about this year too. 2y
CarolynM Happy New Year 2y
youneverarrived Majority of these are on my tbr! Happy New Year 🥂 2y
Bookzombie Happy New Year! 🎆 2y
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megnews
Blackout | Dhonielle Clayton, Nicola Yoon, Tiffany D Jackson, Angie Thomas, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk
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Tagged was one of my #Top21of2021 and is a kindle deal today. Written by multiple POC authors, It‘s interconnected short stories that take place during a NYC blackout.
And of course, Woodson‘s Red at the Bone is amazing like all her work. $1.99 today.

JamieArc This is one I plan to read early in the year. Looking forward to it! 2y
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Chelsea.Poole
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#12booksof2021 for June is this maddening, but epically researched narrative nonfiction about the greed and corruption of the Sackler family. The devastation caused by OxyContin to untold numbers of families was apparent but did not stop their company, Purdue Pharma from cranking out an ungodly amount of pills which the government did nothing to stop for far too long.
This easily could have made my #top21of2021

Andrew65 Sounds intriguing. 2y
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BekaReid
Second Place: A Novel | Rachel Cusk
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Had some fun with Word Art to make a collage of my top books of 2021. Each of these books stood out in their own way and lingered with me. And although I did try to narrow it to the #top21of2021 I couldn't decide which to cut, so it's 22.

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Chelsea.Poole
No One Is Talking about This | Patricia Lockwood
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#12booksof2021 May
I‘m inspired by @BarbaraBB and I‘m going to begin posting books that I loved but didn‘t make it onto my final #top21of2021 list.
This is book is so original, thought-provoking, even annoying (on purpose), and heartbreaking. Just as real life is and that‘s an epic accomplishment. Reminiscing about this book makes me think it definitely should have made my favorites list! 😑

BarbaraBB I feel that way too about some of the books I have chosen this time! 2y
mcctrish I just got this for Christmas ( my husband had a hard time getting a copy for me ) 2y
Andrew65 Looks good. 2y
sarahbarnes I loved this one so much! ❤️ 2y
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BarbaraBB
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#12BooksOf2021

I am sharing my almost-favorites of the year. The ones who didn‘t make my #Top21Of21 but are favorites nevertheless. One for each month.

This was a favorite of #August. I was swept away by this fast paced story from the first page. What a ride!

AshleyHoss820 If I remember right, this book blew my sister away too! 😊 2y
Andrew65 Sounds interesting. 2y
BarbaraBB @AshleyHoss820 I hope the both of us have convinced you to pick it up too! 2y
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AshleyHoss820 @BarbaraBB I absolutely stacked it as soon as she told me about it! I‘ll have to give it a go soon, before the Spring semester starts! 😄 2y
Chelsea.Poole I loved this one! 2y
Chelsea.Poole Also, I‘m going to use your idea and only post books for #12of2021 that I didn‘t use for #top21of2021 from now on! 😊 (edited) 2y
Suet624 I'm going in! 2y
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Librarybelle
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Somehow I regrettably missed this one for my #Top21Of2021 , but this was my best read in #March .

Gies, one of the group of Otto Frank‘s employees who helped the Frank family as they lived in the Annex, tells the heartbreaking story of her time with the Franks and the moment that they were discovered. A remarkable story and personally one I think should be read with Anne Frank‘s diary. #12BooksOf2021

Andrew65 A must read. 2y
kspenmoll I agree with @Andrew65 2y
Graywacke I remember this from when I listened several years ago. Agree, it‘s terrific. 2y
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BarbaraBB My grandmother was a friend of Miep Gies! 2y
LeahBergen @BarbaraBB Really?? That‘s fascinating!! 😮 2y
LeahBergen This is a great read. 💔 2y
Librarybelle @Graywacke I was so amazed by her story and her courage! 2y
Librarybelle @BarbaraBB That is amazing!!! 2y
Librarybelle @Andrew65 @kspenmoll Definite must read! 2y
BarbaraBB @LeahBergen @Librarybelle It shows that this all could happen such a short time ago 💔 (edited) 2y
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squirrelbrain
Infinite Country: A Novel | Patricia Engel
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I really liked this, but perhaps not as much as I‘d hoped from other Litsy reviews. I expected it to be knocking on the door of my #top21of2021 but instead it was more of a solid 8 out of 10.

I loved learning a bit about Colombia, and appreciated the balanced view of immigration to the US. However I thought the ending was a bit rushed, and was perhaps a bit too positive to be realistic.

Thank you for the #buddyread @BarbaraBB 😘

BarbaraBB Thank you Helen. It‘s always good to read with you 🤍 merry Christmas 2y
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