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Week 1: November 3 to 7 (Hosted by Kim)
Your Year in Nonfiction: Take a look back at your year of nonfiction and reflect on the following questions – What was your favorite nonfiction read of the year? What nonfiction book have you recommended the most? What is one topic or type of nonfiction you haven’t read enough of yet? What are you hoping to get out of participating in Nonfiction November?
My (rambling) answer (of sorts):
I intentionally read nonfiction throughout 2014. Every Monday, I reviewed a nonfiction book. By the end of the year, I will have read just over fifty nonfiction books. Probably the most nonfiction I've ever read in a year. And if you count the theology and christian living that I read, then, the number grows. I could never choose just one as being my favorite of the year.
Every Saturday, I choose a favorite book. There have been a handful of weeks where the nonfiction book WAS my favorite of the week. Here are the books that had that distinction:
God's Double Agent: The True Story of A Chinese Christian's Fight for Freedom. Bob Fu. Baker Books. 2013. 336 pages. [Source: Bought]
Several books that almost, almost made the list:
Unbroken. Laura Hillenbrand. 2010. Random House. 473 pages. [Source: Library]
Out of the Depths. Edgar Harrell, with David Harrell. 2014. Bethany House. 192 pages. [Source: Library]
© 2014 Becky Laney of Becky's Book Reviews
3 comments:
The Boys in the Boat was one of my favorite books last year. I've recommended it to a bunch of different people. Thanks for joining us for Nonfiction November!
Thank you for reminding me about The Boys in the Boat! I'm one of the people Kim mentioned above, so I'm going to have to get my act together and read it soon! Thanks for participating in Nonfiction November this month!
Varied and interesting list - I'll have to check some of them out.
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