Books I have loved over the last five years

Hi! New to this subreddit though have lurked before. Hope this post is allowed.

I don't read dozens and dozens of books every year – usually somewhere between 10-20.

I was looking at my list and thought I'd share some of my favorites over the last five years! And I also just added some in that I really enjoyed in the past.

You'll probably recognize most of the titles. I'm not too obscure! But I wanted to share with some fellow book people.

Horror/Thriller

Bird Box – this one ACTUALLY scared me! Like disrupting my sleep. But I loved it!

The Fireman – My introduction to Joe Hill. Might be one of my favorite books ever. Definitely my favorite author. Since then I've read everything he's done and they are all on my top list, including his short story collections. If you are into horror/thriller/and just plain weird, you may like Joe. (Also, his dad is pretty famous so he uses a different pen name).

Dark Matter – My introduction to Blake Crouch. I love original science-y ideas. His concepts don't necessarily make any scientific sense, but they are fun! Recursion was awesome too!

Non-Fiction

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, I've read this twice. Second time I picked up just because I was bored and read it through one more time. Highly recommend. Will give you insights into Apartheid South Africa but from the viewpoint of a comedian. And we are the same age and despite being in completely different parts of the world (and struggles), I could relate to his teenage life when it came to music and wasting time.

Anything Mary Crouch, especially Stiff and Packing for Mars. Science writer with a sense of humor. Does a lot of research and travels and talks to people in the field. My husband got my copy of Fuzz signed for my birthday a few years ago!

Porcelain by Moby. – I went to high school with his cousin and he used to come to our parties so I enjoyed reading with some familiarity. But also he has an interesting background and experience living penniless in NYC.

The Storyteller by Dave Grohl, just a cool dude with a cool history!

The Feather Thief – Incredible true story about a kid obsessed with fly fishing feathers and how he robs the British Natural History Museum and sells them on the black market. Written by an investigative journalist who involves himself in the hunt for answers.

A Stranger in the Woods – True story about a dude who walks away from his life and lives in a tent in the woods for almost two decades and robs people's houses for food and supplies to stay alive but no one can track him down. Not trying to be a criminal. Just trying to survive.

Mindhunter – Yep, what the Netflix show is based off of. If you're into true crime. Dude just tells story after story.

A Short History of Nearly Everything – Bill Bryson is a national treasure. I'm sure you've all read A Walk in the Woods.

Breath – Dude writes a book on breathing and gets involved by traveling the world talking to doctors, gurus, and even tapes his nose shut for a month with a buddy to see what it's like to only mouth-breathe.

Stolen Focus – Why we can't pay attention. Relevant!

Into Thin Air – Story of a trip up Mt. Everest. Riveting!

Fiction

Where the Crawdads Sing – Yes, mainstream but I really liked it. I was on a plane a few years ago and this woman across the aisle was reading this and I leaned over and said "I read that", she asked me if I liked it and I said yes. She gave me a weird look and said she didn't get it. Ha! It's all good.

The Invisible Life of Addie Larue – Sucked me in. Really enjoyed the journey. A woman who can never dies lives over the course of centuries. Navigates love and relationships, countries. Jumps between hundreds of years ago to modern times.

Project Hail Mary – Liked this more than the Martian. The Martian was cool but way to over my head with the science.

The Midnight Library – If you could choose a different path, what would you choose? Try them out and see how it goes!

The House in the Cerulean Sea – My introduction to TJ Klune and I've read all his books since. Somewhere beyond the Sea (the sequel) and In The Lives of Puppets were my runner ups.

Remarkably Bright Creatures – An octopus helps solve a mystery.

Lessons in Chemistry – Smart scientist girl in the 50's puts men in their place.

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine – quirky and cute

I'm sure there's more but that's what I got right now!