The Captain Class, Blood on the Tracks, and No Exit were strong contenders. The Best Book I Read in 2017 is: The Nightingale by Kristin HannahĬhoosing the best book from the eighty books I read this year was tough. The Fifth Witness (Mickey Haller #4) by Michael Connellyĭrumroll. Story Fix: Transform Your Novel from Broken to Brilliant by Larry Brooks
The Captain Class: The Hidden Force that Creates the World’s Greatest Teams by Sam Walkerīlood on the Tracks (Sydney Rose Parnell #1) by Barbara Nickless A few books received no-stars– not because they were worse than one-star books, but because I chose not to rate them for personal or professional reasons. Those reviews are pretty obvious when a book has less than ten or twenty reviews, especially when there exists a one- or two-star review that takes the author to task for poor editing, proofreading, or in some cases, inferior craft. F-and-Fs are reviews that seem to be written by people who know the author and either want to, or are coerced into, giving a glowing review because of personal pressure or sense of obligation.
I put a lot of stock in the consensus of reviews, especially when a book has received enough reviews that the rating will be representative of a large number of readers and not skewed by “friends-and-family” reviews. I also factor in my reading experience and ability to filter out the worst books from my reading list and populate that list with books I expect will be better than average.
The curve is naturally skewed because truly awful books rarely get published, despite the revolution in independent publishing that literally allows anyone to publish any piece of writing for a relatively low cost. A three-star rating means I liked a book and thought it was better than average although not a book I would enthusiastically recommend.
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