My Top 10 Fiction Reads of 2016

this is a really fun book with engaging characters and a really unique plot but it is set in Nigeria and a lot of aspects of Nigerian culture play a role in The Book of course I found that really refreshing

though I had my issues with this book particularly with marton's womanizing the examination of Russian literature the inclusion of transliterated words and the discussions between not only expats but native Russian as well on what gives the Russians their russianness brought this book together for me in a very special way sometimes a book just speaks to you and this one did

The depth with which Hannah Kent dives into the psyche of this woman who is facing an imminent death sentence is truly moving as I've said before this book was my first five-star read of 2016

this is an example of a book that has really stayed with me the writing is breathtaking there are certain lines from this book that have just like been on repeat in my brain ever since I finished this

when I read this book I developed such a fondness for the characters I felt myself getting swept away by the plot

I was shocked at every single twist which is definitely impressive I loved the writing even though it is a classic it is timelessly and beautifully written

I was a bit reluctant to believe that I was going to fall in love with this book especially after having lukewarm feelings about Sense and Sensibility

I do find myself quite frequently in my everyday life thinking about the questions that this book raised in my mind so to say the least I loved it

this is an intensely intelligent surprising challenging read with a crescendo of a conclusion that I know has been polarizing I personally loved it

The atmosphere of Spain is really what sold me on this book but do not let that make you believe that the plot is anything but marvelous it is funny it is sorrowful and it is so damn riveting

in this book you will find an incredibly unreliable narrator an unfathomable shift in narrative and rapturing writing that has stuck in my brain how he achieved all of that in this short of a book I will never know