The best books of 2024

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My favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Girl, Woman, Other

E.I. Parr ❤️ loved this book because...

It explored struggles and the personal power found to overcome them.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Originality 🥈 Immersion
  • Writing style

    👍 Liked it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Bernardine Evaristo,

Why should I read it?

7 authors picked Girl, Woman, Other as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

NATIONAL BESTSELLER
WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE

“A must-read about modern Britain and womanhood . . . An impressive, fierce novel about the lives of black British families, their struggles, pains, laughter, longings and loves . . . Her style is passionate, razor-sharp, brimming with energy and humor. There is never a single moment of dullness in this book and the pace does not allow you to turn away from its momentum.” —Booker Prize Judges

Bernardine Evaristo is the winner of the 2019 Booker Prize and the first black woman to receive this highest literary honor in the English language.…


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My 2nd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Manifesto: On Never Giving Up

E.I. Parr ❤️ loved this book because...

Having read Girl, Woman, Other I was keen to learn more about this fascinating and inspiring author. Her personal story, thoughts, experiences and beliefs helped me reflect on myself as an author.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Thoughts 🥈 Emotions
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Bernardine Evaristo,

Why should I read it?

2 authors picked Manifesto as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

From the bestselling and Booker Prize–winning author of Girl, Woman, Other, Bernardine Evaristo’s memoir of her own life and writing, and her manifesto on unstoppability, creativity, and activism

Bernardine Evaristo’s 2019 Booker Prize win was a historic and revolutionary occasion, with Evaristo being the first Black woman and first Black British person ever to win the prize in its fifty-year history. Girl, Woman, Other was named a favorite book of the year by President Obama and Roxane Gay, was translated into thirty-five languages, and has now reached more than a million readers.

Evaristo’s astonishing nonfiction debut, Manifesto, is a vibrant…


My 3rd favorite read in 2024

Book cover of Those Who are Loved

E.I. Parr ❤️ loved this book because...

I learned about this period of Greek history delivered in a human, relatable, sensitive and readable way.

  • Loved Most

    🥇 Immersion 🥈 Thoughts
  • Writing style

    ❤️ Loved it
  • Pace

    🐇 I couldn't put it down

By Victoria Hislop,

Why should I read it?

1 author picked Those Who are Loved as one of their favorite books, and they share why you should read it.

What is this book about?

'Victoria Hislop's view of history in her novels is, like the writer herself, a compassionate and generous one' Scotsman

The gripping new novel by Sunday Times Number One bestseller Victoria Hislop is set against the backdrop of the German occupation of Greece, the subsequent civil war and a military dictatorship, all of which left deep scars.

Athens 1941. After decades of political uncertainty, Greece is polarised between Right- and Left-wing views when the Germans invade.
Fifteen-year-old Themis comes from a family divided by these political differences. The Nazi occupation deepens the fault-lines between those she loves just as it reduces…


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Thistle in the Long Grass

By E.I. Parr,

Book cover of Thistle in the Long Grass

What is my book about?

A psychological, and at times disturbing drama which draws the reader into the lives of three very different young women living in southern England during the mid-20C. The story begins with Thistle, (a name she adopts for herself,) who experiences an emotionally damaging and traumatic childhood. She goes on to navigate adult life using a warped emotional compass.
Her relationships with Hilary and Fliss spark changes in all their lives. As plots interweave, the reader accompanies the characters on their individual journeys, which are full of unexpected twists and turns. The storyline incorporates social conventions of the time, as it explores love, loss, destiny, chance, and the developmental process of its main protagonists. True to real life, there is conflict, humour, and pathos.

Book cover of Girl, Woman, Other
Book cover of Manifesto: On Never Giving Up
Book cover of Those Who are Loved

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