Here are the fiction books I’ve read this year that I would definitely recommend:
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
The Glass Room by Simon Mawer
Out by Natsuo Kirino
The Little Disturbances of Man by Grace Paley (short stories)
Firebirds Soaring edited by Sharon November (Spec Fict Short stories)
The Beastly Bride edited by Datlow & Windling (YA short stories)
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
(See more at My Library at LibraryThing, which has my reviews, plus books I’ve read this year but wouldn’t necessarily recommend)
LEE HALLISON 