The best books of 2024

This list is part of the best books of 2024.

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Guncle

❤️ loved this book because...

I loved the relationship between the characters, the laugh out loud commentary, and the heart wrenching emotions. I loved the love they had for each other. I also loved the growth that each character experienced throughout the novel

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Character(s) 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Steven Rowley ,

Why should I read it?

8 authors picked The Guncle as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

National Bestseller • Wall Street Journal Bestseller • USA Today Bestseller
An NPR Book of the Year
Semi-finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor
Finalist for the 2021 Goodreads Choice Awards

From the bestselling author of Lily and the Octopus and The Editor comes a warm and deeply funny novel about a once-famous gay sitcom star whose unexpected family tragedy leaves him with his niece and nephew for the summer.

Patrick, or Gay Uncle Patrick (GUP, for short), has always loved his niece, Maisie, and nephew, Grant. That is, he loves spending time with them when they come out…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of The Measure

❤️ loved this book because...

I liked the questions it purposed and the way the plot unfolded. I was curious about how the characters would handle the situations they were in. I also liked seeing the parallels of this in the world we live in today

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Outlook
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐕 Good, steady pace

By Nikki Erlick ,

Why should I read it?

7 authors picked The Measure as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'GRIPPING AND POIGNANT' RUTH HOGAN, bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things

'CLEVER AND ENTERTAINING' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

'A THOUGHT-PROVOKING READ' PRIMA

Eight ordinary people. One extraordinary choice.

It seems like just another morning.

You make a cup of tea. Check the news. Open the front door.

On your doorstep is a box.

Inside the box is the exact number of years you have left to live.

The same box appears on every doorstep across the world.

Do you open yours?

THE MEASURE

IT'S THE DECISION OF A LIFETIME.

'EXAMINES THE BIG LIFE AND DEATH QUESTIONS IN A CLEVER AND,…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Listen for the Lie

❤️ loved this book because...

I really enjoyed the mystery and suspense of it all. I appreciated that everyone had a secret. I had my own theories of what haopened and those things were challenged throughout the book, resulting in a surprising and satisfying finish

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Story/Plot 🥈 Outlook
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Amy Tintera ,

Why should I read it?

4 authors picked Listen for the Lie as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

**RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK**
**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**
**THE SUNDAY TIMES 'PICK OF THE MONTH'**
**PRIMA 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'**
**WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE YEAR'**
**WOMAN & HOME 'BOOK OF THE MONTH'**
**TOP TEN KINDLE BESTSELLER**

'Edgy, thrilling, twisty - I loved it!' - LIANE MORIARTY
'A world-class whodunit' - STEPHEN KING
'Dark comedy and darker thrills' - ALEX MICHAELIDES
'Smart, surprising and very funny - wickedly entertaining' - SHARI LAPENA

Am I a murderer? You tell me . . .

Lucy Chase can't remember anything about the night her best friend was murdered.
Lucky…


Book cover of The Guncle
Book cover of The Measure
Book cover of Listen for the Lie

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