For the last two years I’ve kept a log of all the good books I read, regardless of when they were originally published. You can read my 2015 list by clicking here, and 2016’s by clicking here.
And since I’m nothing if not predictable, I decided to repeat this process for 2017.
So, here’s a look at the best novels, short story collections, and other books I read in 2017.
Since the election and the inauguration, Amazon and other booksellers have reported that there’s been an uptick in the sales of such dystopian novels as George Orwell’s 1984 and Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale. But if you’ve already read those novels and need something both dark and light to read, I’d like to suggest Elan Mastai’s new sci-fi novel All Our Wrong Todays (hardcover, digital, audiobook), a tale of time travel that may resonate if you’re thinking there’s something off about the world today, that it’s not the way it’s supposed to be. Or you’re just looking for a fun sci-fi novel to read.