Dear Great Book Guru,  We will be gathering  for our annual New Year’s celebration with family and friends- an early evening movie, dinner and dessert, followed by the ringing of the bell on the Sea Cliff Village Green at Midnight. As faithful followers of your column, we were wondering if you had some particular favorites from your 2017 book recommendations you would share with us?

New Year’s Reveler

Dear New Year’s Reveler, I was just looking over my 2017 reviews and I came up with 12 books I truly loved.  My # 1 favorite was Paul Auster's 4321 and here are the rest in no particular order:

                                                                                                                             

THE SECOND COMING OF THE KKK

RESERVOIR 13

THE NINTH HOUR

DINNER AT THE CENTER OF THE EARTH

THE COLOR OF LAW

THE LAST DAYS OF NIGHT

WAKING LIONS

EXIT WEST

GHACHAR GHOCHAR

ELEANOR OLIPHANT IS COMPLETELY FINE

LITTLE DEATHS