buckeye, by patrick ryan (this book got a lot of press and when i finally read it i could see why - compelling and intertwining stories of two families in small town ohio over the course of a couple generations of people. there wasn't anything cookie cutter about the plot line and there was some real emotional depth of the characters. i'd definitely recommend this!)
the dungeon anarchist's cookbook, by matt dinniman (back on my bullshit with loving this series - this is book 3 and i again listened to the audiobook. i liked this book better than the second one in the series - the characters and plot arc is really taking shape at this point!)
unlikely animals, by annie hartnett (i really enjoyed another book by this author but didn't love this one. less funny, more convoluted story line.)
orbital, by samantha harvey (a student bought this for me at the end of the year and i really enjoyed it, more so obviously because it came recommended from that demographic (teens) who so rarely make good book recommendations. this story follows one day aboard the international space station, following six fictional crew members and sixteen orbits of the earth. it's beautifully written and the book feels like you're just peeking into the lives of these people on this day - that they are much larger than what you're able to grasp of them in just 200 pages. i liked that. it felt like there could have been so much more to say.)
the land and its people, by david sedaris (he never disappoints. i listened to this one (of course) and it might be my favorite of his books so far. highly recommend!)
