It's that time of year! Yes, it is the time for some good Christmas cheer, but also for naming the best books of the year. My "Best of"lists for 2014 will be posted over the course of three days, so be sure to check back tomorrow for my top historical fiction novels of the year.
Top Autobiographies, Memoirs, and Nonfiction of 2014:
4. Standing at Armageddon: A Grassroots History of the United States, Nell Irvin Painter
3. Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass
2. Outliers: The Story of Success, Malcolm Gladwell
1. Wave, Sonali Deraniyagala (Scored: 25/30)
Wave is the story of Sonali Deraniyagala, who was vacationing with her family in Sri Lanka during Christmas, week of 2004. On December 26th, a tsunami and earthquake occurred, consuming her hotel in waves. Deraniyagala lost her parents, husband, and sons to the tsunami...she writes in an unsentimental prose that is intimate and angry...Wave is dark and haunting, and yet vividly sprinkled with light - making her story of recovery universal and hopeful. (Read my full review here)
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