The 2015 Year in Review continues with my top 10 books I read in 2015 list.
Unlike my other lists where all of the product consumed is from the particular year I’m chronicling, my books list is a mixture of me playing catchup from a previous year, new titles I hear about, and random classics that I pick up. I didn’t really read much in 2015 and so I decided to address it in my 2016 New Year’s Resolutions. However, what I did read left a tremendous impact on me personally and professionally. So many of these books I have referred to friends, but a few of them like More Happy Than Not and The Circle have informed my thesis film in terms of emotional beats. That’s something invaluable that can only be gleaned from reading. I am happy to share this top 10 books I read in 2015 list with you so maybe you too will be inspired.
Top 10 Books I Read in 2015
#1
More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera
Simply put, it’s a life-changing read – Review
#2
The Boy Who Went Away by Eli Gottlieb
Reason: A brave examination of family dynamics with a gut wrenching finish
#3
Did You Ever Have a Family? by Bill Clegg
Reason: Each chapter is devastating but weirdly you’ll be restored at the end
#4
On Earth As It Is Heaven by Davide Enie
Reason: It’s epic sweep is balanced by its human emotions, the final 50 pages! – Review
#5
A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
Reason: The year’s best (and most stressful) adventure – Review
#6
Dumplin by Julie Murphy
Reason: Raucously funny with the year’s most interesting narrator
#7
The Circle by Dave Eggers
Reason: Cautionary tales don’t come more gripping, or humane – Review
#8
Independent Ed by Ed Burns
Reason: A exemplary text for those interested in going into the entertainment industry – Review
#9
Soundless by Richelle Mead
Reason: A book that shows disabilities don’t have to limit potential and adventure
#10
The Area X Trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer
Reason: the weirdest book series you might ever pick up – Review
Books I read in 2015
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
The Bone Clocks
More Happy Than Not
The Area X trilogy
Magonia
Directing Actors
A Darker Shade of Magic
On Earth As It Is Heaven
The Circle
Independent Ed
The Boy Who Went Away
Dumplin
Did You Ever Have a Family?
Soundless
Books I Started but Haven’t Finished: Fates and Furies, A Brief History of Seven Killings