I have officially read 17 books this year. I doubt I will ever devour that many books in one year until I have retired.
There is no point in delivering a "Best Books of 2014" listicle since none of them were released this year. Instead, I will share the books I have read and you can evaluate whether or not each publication fits your literary preference.
Fahrenheit 451 - Ray Bradbury
For lovers of: books about books
Outliers - Malcolm Gladwell
For lovers of: books evaluating unlikely success stories
Mrs. Dalloway - Virginia Woofe
For lovers of: experimental prose
The Winter of Our Discontent - John Steinbeck
For lovers of: literature that shatters the very notion of the American Dream
How Music Works - David Byrne
For lovers of: books that try to make "sense" of the music business and music theory
The Fortress of Solitude - Jonathan Lethem
For lovers of: epic gentrification novels with a funky soundtrack
Consider the Lobster - David Foster Wallace
For lovers of: clever but eye-opening essays...and lobster...lots of lobster
The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell
For lovers of: books analyzing hair-raising ideas and trends within popular society
A Room With a View - E.M. Forster
For lovers of: novels featuring love triangles, stuffy relatives and enchanting Italian scenery
Hooking Up - Tom Wolfe
For lovers of: observational essays penned from journalists sporting white suits
The Problem With Pain - C.S. Lewis
For lovers of: books that philosophize suffering and the meaning of life
Amsterdam - Ian McEwan
For lovers of: British morality tales with love triangles
More Baths Less Talking - Nick Hornby
For lovers of: essays on books written by novelists
Season of Migration to the North - Tayeb Salih
For lovers of: Sudanese tragedies
This is How You Lose Her - Junot Diaz
For lovers of: Diaz's bestselling novel "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao"
A Man Without a Country - Kurt Vonnegut
For lovers of: protest songs
Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me - Mindy Kaling
For lovers of: cupcakes, witty "girl talk"
What books have you read this year. Any recommendations?
