For official purposes here is the books we read in 2024
Magnificent Rebels
The Bee Sting, Paul Murray
Know My Name: A Memoir, Chanel Miller
Day, A Novel (voted least favorite book)
James Percival Everett(voted favorite book)
An Immense World
Martin Marten
Sharp: The Women Who Made An Art of Having an Opinion
Orbital
Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
Comments made during the discussion:
Day was "a let down", "forgettable", and "deeply disappointing from Michael Cunningham". "Oh, Michael, why did you do this to me?, I trusted you."
Know My Name: A Memoir "I didn't want to read this, but it says with me." "I think about her experience as I watch what's going on in the world.". This book was so impactful. "How can you NOT vote for this as book of the year!?"
Sharp: The Women Who Made An Art of Having an Opinion: "This book should have been so much more." "I thought I was going to learn something, or be inspired."
James: So clever, I read parts out loud to my partner,
An Immense World: "What was that one about?" (Thomas Goetz takes readers on a captivating journey into the sensory realms of the animal kingdom, offering a fascinating exploration of how different creatures perceive and interact) "Oh yeah, that was good.
Heaven & Earth Grocery Store; "Did we read that in 2024" "yes, we discussed it in February", "Really..."
 |
| Our favorite read of 2024 |
