2019 Recap - The Favorites

Well, I'm finally getting around to reviewing 2019 reads and listing the top 5.  Without further ado, those are:

5) Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine - Gail Honeyman (2017)
4) Educated - Tara Westover (2018)
3) Ancestors - William Maxwell (1971)
2) Angle of Repose - Wallace Stegner (1971)
1) The Battle for God - Karen Anderson (2000)

 That's a couple of recent one and two older ones and one in the middle, publishing range wise and two auto-biographies, two fictions and one philosophical non-fiction.  You can click on the link to each one to read my review. 

My number one pic, The Battle for God by Karen Anderson is a insightful, thoroughly researched and thought challenging read about the evolution of the three major Judaeo Christian religions and the consequences of sub-groups feeling marginalized and victimized.  Prophetic and enlightening.

Overall, I managed to hit 50 reads this year, a slow summer because I chose travel over reading for enjoyment.  The complete list of 2019 reads is here. What did you enjoy reading in 2019?