Every Single Book I’ve Read in 2018

Feb 17

Feb 17 Every Single Book I’ve Read in 2018

Book nerd alert! I post a lot about the books that I’m reading because its my favorite way to pass the time. I’ve been asked SO many times to make a list of all the books I’ve read in 2018 and I’ve been putting it off because I wanted to rate them and have reviews but hey! That can all come later and done is better than perfect. Here is every book I read in 2018, linked and in order.

1. Little Deaths-Emma Flint

2. Small Victories-Anne Lamott

3. This is a Story of a Happy Marriage- Anne Patchett

4. The Power of Habit- Charles Duhigg

5. Z-Theresa Anne Fowler

6. Dry-Augusten Burroughs

7. Lie to Me- JT Ellison

8. Bad Blood- John Carreyrou

9. The Perfect Mother- Aimee Molloy

10. The Mothers- Brit Bennett

11. Finish- Jon Acuff

12. Grit- Angela Duckworth

13. On Writing- Stephen King

14. Educated- Tara Westover

15. Brain on Fire-Susannah Cahalan

16. The Vegetarian- Han Kang

17. I’ll Be Gone in the Dark- Michelle McNamara

18. Something in the Water-Catherine Steadman

19. The Hate U Give- Angie Thomas

20. A Mother’s Reckoning- Sue Klebold

21. An American Marriage- Tayari Jones

22. The Woman in the Window- AJ Finn

23. Exit West- Mohsin Hamid

24. Sometimes I Lie- Alice Feeney

25. Rework- Jason Fried

26. Last Seen Alive- Claire Douglas

27. The Devil in the White City-Erik Larson

28. The Defining Decade- Meg Jay

29. Etched in Sand- Regina Calcaterra

30. Running with Scissors- Augusten Burroughs

31. The Girls Who Went Away -Ann Fessler

32. Rebecca- Daphne du Maurier

33. The Bell Jar- Sylvia Plath

34. The Sum of Small Things- Elizabeth Currid-Halkett

35. Leave No Trace- Mindy Meija

36. There There- Tommy Orange

37. Breaking Free- Rachel Jeffs

38. Today Will Be Different- Maria Semple

39. Notorious RBG- Irin Carmon, Shana Knizhrik

40. Atomic Habits- James Clear

41. Dad is Fat- Jim Gaffigan

42. Family and Other Catastrophes- Alexandra Borowitz

43. Pretend I’m Dead- Jen Beagin

44. Calypso- David Sedaris

45. Spark of Light- Jodi Picoult

46. My Year of Rest and Relaxation- Otessa Moshfegh

47. Braving the Wilderness- Brene Brown

48. The Recovering- Leslie Jamison

49. Neuro Tribes- Steve Silberman

50. The Burning Girl- Claire Messud

51. The Stranger Beside Me- Anne Rule

52. The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl- Issa Rae

53. Prozac Nation- Elizabeth Wurtzel

54. Smashed- Koren Zailckas

55. Baby Teeth- Zoje Stage

56. Small Great Things- Jodi Picoult

57. Disclaimer- Renee Knight

58. Dopesick- Beth Macy

59. The Glass Castle- Jeannette Walls

60. The Good Neighbor- Maxwell King

61. They May Not Mean To, But They Do- Catherine Schine

62. Another Kind of Madness- Stephen D. Hinshaw

63. Night- Elie Weisel

64. Gratitude- Oliver Sacks

65. Mind Hunter- John E Douglas, Mark Olshaker

66. Ally Hughes Has Sex Sometimes- Jules Moulin

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I came I read I conquered 📚 ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ Crushed my goal of 100 books last year. What did I learn? Probably won’t look to stuff 100 books into 365 days any time soon. Too many words, too little time. As a research analyst I’m all about the #data and tracking so I’m letting my 2019 book list (link in bio!) inform my goals for 2020. This 113 book journey taught me that I want to read more #blackauthors more #fiction and more physical books. What are some titles I need to add to my must read list? 🤓 #theellery #bookstagram #goodreads

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