The 5 Best Books I Read This Year

Only five? I read so many good books this year! I'm sometimes late to the party, so not all of these were new releases. In no particular order:  The Goldfinch. No wonder Donna Tartt was awarded the Pulitzer Prize; this is a masterpiece.   Orphan Train - heartbreaking and hopeful, funny and desperate. Christina Baker Kline is brilliant. P.S. Looking forward to the movie!   Hausfrau. I love a well-written, dark novel. And this one, set in Switzerland, hooked me from the beginning. Essbaum writes beautifully.  The Girl on the Train. Lots of girls and trains, it seems! This book was compared to Gone Girl, which I also read (I liked this one more).  The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street. I had bought this book in 2014, but didn't begin reading it until this past summer. Then I couldn't put it down! Absolutely delightful.MORE GREAT BOOKS:Still Life with Bread Crumbs, by Anna QuindlenLet's Be Real, by Brea Brown The Man I Love, by Suanne LaqueurStill Alice, by Lisa GenovaThe Other Wife, by Kathleen Irene PaterkaWhat books did you absolutely love this past year?Happy 2016!