I didn’t think it would be this difficult to rank books on a numerical scale, but I make the effort since ratings are a key part of the review biz. Even if two books share a rating, (e.g., The Book of Lost Things and Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant), this doesn’t necessarily make them equal. Between the two, Dinner would “win” every time, but when looked at individually and “objectively,” both books net a 4.5.
When I find a reviewer whose opinion I trust, I search their site for their most recommended books. I thought it would be a good idea to make mine searchable this way, in case any of you out there have similar taste in books.
Happy Reading!
2.9
Discomfort of Evening, The — Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
2.8
Brief History of the Dead, The — Kevin Brockmeier
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer — Steven Millhauser
Paying Guests, The — Sarah Waters
2.7
Cloud Atlas — David Mitchell
Glass Castle, The — Jeannette Walls
There’s No Such Thing as an Easy Job — Kikuko Tsumara
2.5
Bear and the Nightingale, The — Katherine Arden
Boy, Snow, Bird — Helen Oyeyemi
Memoirs of a Geisha — Arthur Golden
Mockingjay — Suzanne Collins
Ocean at the End of the Lane, The — Neil Gaiman
Super Sad True Love Story — Gary Shteyngart
2.4
Bedlam Stacks, The — Natasha Pulley
Girl in Snow — Danya Kukafka
March — Geraldine Brooks
Piranesi — Susanna Clarke
2.3
Miniaturist, The — Jessie Burton
Redhead by the Side of the Road — Anne Tyler
2.1
Night Circus, The — Erin Morgenstern
2.0
Gilead — Marilynne Robinson