What was your last 5-star read, and what made you choose it?
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My last five-star read was My Friends by Fredrik Backman.
Iād heard a lot about Backmanās books over the years (since A Man Called Ove way back in 2014) and Iād always meant to pick up one of his novels, but never got around to it. Then, I started hearing about this new book he had coming out (it published May 5). It was getting really great reviews, so I requested it. Sooooo wonderful.
My last five-star listen was James by Percival Everett. Iād like to say I chose it because of all the awards it won, but it was actually because so many people here have read & recommended it. One of the cool things about listening to it was being able to hear the shift in vocabulary rather than just reading it. The narrator was awesome.
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The Ghostwriter was my last 5 star. It was an excellent mystery. Throughout the book I had many ideas on who killed the siblings. I liked the characters.
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My last 5āļøwas The Correspondent. I really enjoyed the character and Iām a sucker for epistolary novels!
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My last 5 star read was Isabel Allendeās House of Spirits. I read it because it has been on my digital shelf forever and to date I had only read and enjoyed her more recent books.
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The Ghostwriter was good!!
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My last five-star read was Mary Kubicaās newest - Itās Not Her.
It is a thriller that will have your jaw dropping at the ending.
I read it as an early reader.
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My last 5ā:star: was The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon. I received it from BookBrowse 
I entered the giveaway because it sounded interesting. I later realized that I have the nonfiction A Midwifeās Tale in my TBR stack.
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I recently read The Cider House Rules by John Irving which was a recommendation by my favorite fiction author. This book wa son my TBR list for a long time and itās one Iām glad I finally made time to read.
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Time of the Child was my last 5 star read. Before that was The Frozen River.
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Oh, I havenāt read any John Irving in decades! That oneās been on my TBR forever, too.
Ask Again, Yes. That was last October and I am ready for another one!
My last 5-star fiction read was The Dark Wives by Ann Cleeves. I do enjoy how she spins out a tale, while keeping an eye on Vera Stanhope, the lead detective. Stanhopeās interior life promotes her understanding of the potential suspects, creating a dimensional character.
My last 5-star nonfiction read was āThe Great Abolitionist: Charles Sumner and the Fight for a More Perfect Unionā by Stephen Puleo. Iād heard for many years about Sumnerās unwavering opposition to slavery and the beating he received from a fellow legislator. However, that outline missed the nuances of the story, which the author ably filled in.
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My last 5 star read was Let The Great World Spin by Colum McCann. This was actually a revisit of a book that I had read many years ago and remembered as extraordinary but I had forgotten why. Itās a wonderful story about how our lives are intertwined, that there is a connection whether seen or just a thoughtful gesture connecting one person to another. Beautifully written with more than enough mindful scenarios to keep the reader deep in thought.
Thatās been on my list so long, @Mary_H1! I need to bump it up.
This was my last 5 star too!
Story of my life by Lucy Score. I read it for a book club but absolutely LOVED it and canāt wait to check out Scoreās other books!
Ooh I love the sound of this book! Iāve never come across it, but Iāve added it high up on my TBR list! Thanks for the recommendation.
Sheās such a good writer! Iāve added Itās not her to my TBR list!
I just finished Daughters of Shandong by Eve J Chung. I really enjoyed it. I learned so much about this time period in history. It was such a good book from a debut author.
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