2018 Best BooksLike this list

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• Rebecca

  Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989

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  I re-read my favourite book and it turns out it is as good as I'd remembered. Phew!

• An Absolutely Remarkable Thing

  a Novel

  Green, Hank

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  I hope Hank and John Green's mum is proud of them. This book was great fun to read. First contact and the nature of celebrity. I understand a sequel is in the works.

• Chemistry

  a Novel

  Wang, Weike

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  The struggles of post-grad studies, family issues, self-identity as an immigrant and mental health problems - you'd think this book would be really heavy-going but it is beautifully written and ultimately uplifting.

• The Automobile Club of Egypt

  Aswänī, ʻAläʼ, 1957-

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  I really didn't know anything about post-WWII Egypt when I picked up this book. It follows several related characters and, like many African novels, deals with issues of post-colonialism.

• Speak No Evil

  a Novel

  Iweala, Uzodinma, 1982-

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  This one had a twist I simply did not see coming. It's about gay teenager struggling with a very conservative family.

• Children of Blood and Bone

  Adeyemi, Tomi, 1993-

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  Get some African high fantasy! The blend of magic and Yoruba culture made this one a real page turner. I'm looking forward to further books in the series.

• Freshwater

  Emezi, Akwaeke

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  This is one of those books that stays with you long after you finish reading it. I am still unsure whether Ada is truly gifted and visited by gods or whether she is deeply unwell. Talk about unreliable narrators!

• After the Flare

  Olukotun, Deji Bryce

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  Imagine a solar flare so powerful it knocks pretty much all electricity off the grid. How are we going to save the astronauts stuck on the International Space Station? A thin band of latitude is still functioning, so it comes down to the Nigerian…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lagoon

  Okorafor, Nnedi, 1974-

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  Three strangers on a Lagos beach witness a meteorite crash. The world will never be the same.

• Akata Warrior

  Okorafor, Nnedi, 1974-

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  The follow-up to Akata Witch does not disappoint! Sunny and her friends save the world again.