Best Books of 2018 MEGATHREAD

https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/a6p9ns/best_books_of_2018_megathread/

created by vincoug on 16/12/2018 at 14:11 UTC

231 upvotes, 12 top-level comments (showing 12)

Welcome readers!

This is the Best Books of 2018 **MEGATHREAD**. Here, you will find links to the voting threads for this year's categories. Instructions on how to make nominations and vote will be found in the linked thread. Voting will stay open until Sunday January 13; on that day, the threads will be locked, votes will be counted, and the winners will be announced!

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Voting Threads

Best Debut

Best Literary and General Fiction

Best Mystery or Thriller

Best Short Story Collection/Graphic Novel/Poetry

Best Science Fiction

Best Fantasy

Best YA

Best Nonfiction

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Best of 2018 Lists

To remind you of some of the great books that were published this year, here's a collection of Best of 2018 lists.

/r/Books's "Best of 2018" Megalist

The Economist's Books of the Year

NPR's Best Books of 2018

The New York Times' 10 Best Books of 2018

The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2018

FiveBooks.com Best Books of 2018

The Washington Post's Best Books of 2018

The Guardian's Best Books of 2018

Goodreads Best Books of 2018

Lit Hub's Favorite Books of 2018

Slate's 10 Best Books of 2018

The New Yorker's Best Books of 2018

The Smithsonian's Best Books of 2018

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Previous Year's "Best of" Contests

Best Books of 2017

Best Books of 2016

Best Books of 2015

Best Books of 2014

Best Books of 2013

Comments

Comment by [deleted] at 17/12/2018 at 02:10 UTC

82 upvotes, 1 direct replies

What should we talk about here.

Comment by ichibanDC at 19/12/2018 at 12:38 UTC

26 upvotes, 5 direct replies

I read over 45 books this year, and I've only read a handful of the books on these lists. That makes me sad.

Comment by RegisBeavus at 17/12/2018 at 17:09 UTC

50 upvotes, 0 direct replies

I am thinking about eating a sandwich for lunc---deleted

Comment by G_prime_8055 at 19/12/2018 at 00:39 UTC

18 upvotes, 6 direct replies

What is everyone's favorite antihero book? I need a new book so thought I ask here!

Comment by DesignerKey at 20/12/2018 at 12:37 UTC

12 upvotes, 0 direct replies

Autostraddle had a Long list of the best feminist books of this year, for the "Best Books" list. Here's the link: https://www.autostraddle.com/50-of-the-best-feminist-books-of-2018-442742/?fbclid=IwAR3Lxuwohu2Z0jJQzT%5C_0uf6C64EaHnlrFKsgIwn0wd48hGJdmvDtcW04Oek[1][2]

1: https://www.autostraddle.com/50-of-the-best-feminist-books-of-2018-442742/?fbclid=IwAR3Lxuwohu2Z0jJQzT%5C_0uf6C64EaHnlrFKsgIwn0wd48hGJdmvDtcW04Oek

2: https://www.autostraddle.com/50-of-the-best-feminist-books-of-2018-442742/?fbclid=IwAR3Lxuwohu2Z0jJQzT_0uf6C64EaHnlrFKsgIwn0wd48hGJdmvDtcW04Oek

Comment by chucks_mom at 22/12/2018 at 18:02 UTC

11 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Just wondering, will there be a best romance of 2018 thread? Or has that category been dropped this year?

Comment by SmilingKnight80 at 22/12/2018 at 18:53 UTC

4 upvotes, 1 direct replies

Should I nominate a horror book in the mystery / thriller category?

Comment by [deleted] at 16/12/2018 at 16:24 UTC

2 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by [deleted] at 16/12/2018 at 15:14 UTC

3 upvotes, 2 direct replies

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Comment by calum_pulham_666 at 29/12/2018 at 08:57 UTC

1 upvotes, 0 direct replies

cool, this must have taken a long time

Comment by [deleted] at 20/01/2019 at 22:02 UTC

1 upvotes, 1 direct replies

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Comment by [deleted] at 12/01/2019 at 22:10 UTC

0 upvotes, 0 direct replies

It’s not even a competition. Factfulness.