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2018, in Books

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‘tis that time of the year, when I sit back and look at the books I’ve read and make lists of the best from that year. I do this, almost diligently at the end of every year, because I want to keep track of the better books I’ve read. I also refer to posts like this to recommend books to friends. 🙂   Turns out, I read 87 books in 2018 , but the no. of pages is almost similar to what I read in 2017 , with a great avg pages per book ( I read 104 books in 2017 , and the avg pages per book was 254).   Also, an interesting read, albeit, quite long, is this post I wrote earlier this year on why I read, and attempting to answer all the questions I get asked about books and reading. Post link, here .   Here are some of the best books I’ve read this year, in no particular order.  I’ve included the GoodReads links to these books, and where applicable, even my notes/review too -   The Open Road by Pico Iyer – Iyer follows the Dalai Lama for a few years while penni