On Monday of last week, the good folks at Amazon released a “best-of” list called the “2013 Best Books of the Year: The Top 100 in Print.” “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt was named Amazon’s best book of the year and topped the list, which also included a number of other award winning books. The complete list was as follows:
AMAZON’S 2013 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR:
1. “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt
2. “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled Hosseini 3. “Thank You for Your Service” by David Finkel
4. “Life After Life: A Novel” by Kate Atkinson
5. “Pilgrim's Wilderness” by Tom Kizzia
6. “Lawrence in Arabia” by Scott Anderson
7. “Tenth of December Stories” by George Saunders
8. “The Son” by Philipp Meyer
9. “A House in the Sky: A Memoir” by Amanda Lindhout
10. “Eleanor & Park” by Rainbow Rowell
11. “Who Owns the Future?” by Jaron Lanier
12. “The Interestings” by Meg Wolitzer
13. “The Lowland” by Jhumpa Lahiri
14. “The Sound of Things Falling: A Novel” by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
15. “The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel” by Helene Wecker
16. “The Woman Who Lost Her Soul” by Bob Shacochis
17. “Wave” by Sonali Deraniyagala
18. “The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel” by Neil Gaiman
19. “Allegiant” by Veronica Roth
20. “The Unwinding” by George Packer
21. “The Woman Upstairs” by Claire Messud
22. “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead” by Sheryl Sandberg
23. “One Summer: America, 1927” by Bill Bryson
24. “The Luminaries: A Novel” by Eleanor Catton
25. “The Bully Pulpit” by Doris Kearns Goodwin
26. “Joyland” by Stephen King
27. “The Signature of All Things: A Novel” by Elizabeth Gilbert
28. “The Drunken Botanist” by Amy Stewart
29. “Humans of New York” by Brandon Stanton
30. “Anything That Moves” by Dana Goodyear
31. “Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls” by David Sedaris
32. "The Circle” by Dave Eggers
33. “Between Man and Beast” by Monte Reel
34. “Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal” by Mary Roach
35. “Frozen in Time” by Mitchell Zuckoff
36. “The Maid's Version: A Novel” by Daniel Woodrell
37. “All That Is” by James Salter
38. “After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story” by Michael Hainey
39. “Burial Rites: A Novel” by Hannah Kent
40. “Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories” by Karen Russell
41. “The Husband's Secret” by Liane Moriarty
42. “Coming Clean: A Memoir” by Kimberly Rae Miller
43. “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth L. Ozeki
44. “The Good Lord Bird: A Novel” by James McBride
45. “Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation” by Michael Pollan
46. “The Rosie Project: A Novel” by Graeme C. Simsion
47. “The English Girl: A Novel” by Daniel Silva
48. “Help for the Haunted: A Novel” by John Searles
49. “A Constellation of Vital Phenomena: A Novel” by Anthony Marra
50. “The Mushroom Hunters” by Langdon Cook
51. “Wise Men: A Novel” by Stuart Nadler
52. “Empty Mansions” by Bill Dedman
53. “The Emerald Mile” by Kevin Fedarko
54. “Local Souls” by Allan Gurganus
55. “Fiend: A Novel” by Peter Stenson
56. “Bobcat and Other Stories” by Rebecca Lee
57. “A Fort of Nine Towers: An Afghan Family Story” by Qais Akbar Omar
58. “Manresa: An Edible Reflection” by David Kinch
59. “Super Graphic” by Tim Leong
60. “Babayaga: A Novel” by Toby Barlow
61. “The Boys in the Boat” by Daniel James Brown
62. “Nilsson: The Life of a Singer-Songwriter” by Alyn Shipton
63. “TransAtlantic: A Novel” by Colum McCann
64. “A Curious Man” by Neal Thompson
65. “MaddAddam: A Novel” by Margaret Atwood
66. “Doctor Sleep: A Novel” by Stephen King
67. “Remodelista” by Julie Carlson
68. “The Girls of Atomic City” by Denise Kiernan
69. “Tartine Book No. 3: Modern Ancient Classic Whole” by Chad Robertson
70. “My Notorious Life: A Novel” by Kate Manning
71. “Marble Season” by Gilbert Hernandez
72. “Night Film: A Novel” by Marisha Pessl
73. “Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove” by Ben Greenman
74. “The Testament of Mary” by Colm Toibin
75. “Monsters” by Rich Cohen
76. “Schroder: A Novel” by Amity Gaige
77. “NOS4A2: A Novel” by Joe Hill
78. “The Night Guest: A Novel” by Fiona McFarlane
79. “Alex: The Commandant Camille Verhoeven Trilogy” by Pierre Lemaître
80. “The Property” by Rutu Modan
81. “Smoke and Pickles” by Edward Lee
82. “The Execution of Noa P. Singleton: A Novel” by Elizabeth L. Silver
83. “Detroit: An American Autopsy” by Charlie LeDuff
84. “The Silent Wife: A Novel” by A. S. A. Harrison
85. “Red Moon: A Novel” by Benjamin Percy
86. “Provence, 1970” by Luke Barr
87. “Wheelmen” by Vanessa O'Connell
88. “Ottolenghi: The Cookbook” by Sami Tamimi
89. "Stay Up With Me” by Tom Barbash
90. “The Story of the Human Body” by Daniel Lieberman
91. “Parasite” by Mira Grant
92. “My Education” by Susan Choi
93. “We Need New Names: A Novel” by NoViolet Bulawayo
94. “Five Days at Memorial” by Sheri Fink
95. “The Shining Girls: A Novel” by Lauren Beukes
96. “Floating City” by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh 97. “The Cuckoo's Calling” by Robert Galbraith
98. “Benediction” by Kent Haruf
99. “The Flower Recipe Book” by Jill Rizzo
100. “The Day the Crayons Quit” by Oliver Jeffers
In the end, how many of the books mentioned above have you had the chance to read? Which did you like? Which was your favorite? Let us know in the comments section below.
(To read more about the books mentioned above, visit www.amazon.com.)
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