BEST BOOKS I READ IN 2014

FAVORITE BOOKS I READ IN 2014

Since it's now time for Beach Reads, below is a list of the best books I read in 2014.  There's a good mix of short stories, fiction and historical fiction, which is what I really want to read in the summer.  They're listed in alphabetical order, by author.


Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant  by  Chaz Rost   (graphic novel memoir, meaning illustrations)

Dare Me  by  Megan Abbott

The Fever  by  Megan Abbott  (modern-day Salem witch trials)

Burial Rites  by  Hannah Kent  (historical fiction, Iceland)

The Traitor's Wife  by  Kathleen Kent  (early American historical, prequel to The Heretic's Daughter.  Not as captivating as Heretic's Daughter for me, but pretty good, especially if you like historical).

The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher  by  Hilary Mantel     (shorts)

Bark  by  Lorrie Moore  (shorts)

Valentines  by  Olaf Olafsson  (shorts)

Euphoria  by  Lily King  (based on Margaret Mead)  (so good)

The Bees  by  Paull Laline

The Divorce Papers  by  Susan Rieger  (partially epistolary)

The Handsome Man's De Luxe Café  by  Alexander McCall Smith

Minor Adjustment Beauty Salon  by  Alexander McCall Smith