Top 20 Books I Read in 2018

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My review of Auster's New York Trilogy, mentioned early in the video:
   • The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster REVIEW  

My review of Gravity's Rainbow [coming soon!]

Lethem's article on debut novels:
http://jonathanlethem.com/my-first-no...

The books in the list, in alphabetical order, together with links to my review, to buy them on The Book Depository (yep I'm an affiliate), or to buy them on IndieBound (also an affiliate):

Auster - Leviathan
RV:    • Leviathan by Paul Auster REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97801...
Auster - Man in the Dark
RV:    • Some Paul Auster REVIEWS  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97895...
Bolano - The Savage Detectives
RV:    • The Savage Detectives by Roberto Bolano RE...  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803...
Broder - The Pisces
RV:    • The Pisces by Melissa Broder REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97815...
Eco - Foucault's Pendulum
RV:    • Foucault's Pendulum by Umberto Eco REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97801...
Egan - Look at Me
RV:    • Look at Me by Jennifer Egan REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97817...
Ferrante - My Brilliant Friend
RV:    • My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97816...
Greer - Less
RV:    • Less by Andrew Sean Greer REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803...
Hamid - The Reluctant Fundamentalist
RV:    • Exit West AND The Reluctant Fundamentalist...  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97801...
Halliday - Asymmetry
RV:    • Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97815...
Heller - Catch-22
RV:    • Catch 22 by Joseph Heller REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97814...
Kiesling - The Golden State
RV:    • The Golden State by Lydia Kiesling REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803...
Lethem - As She Climbed Across the Table
RV:    • As She Climbed Across the Table by Jonatha...  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803...
Lethem - Chronic City
RV:    • Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803...
Lethem - Dissident Gardens
RV:    • Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethem REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803...
Lethem - Gun, With Occasional Music
RV:    • Gun, With Occasional Music by Jonathan Let...  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97801...
Mitchell - Cloud Atlas
RV:    • Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803...
Vance - The Eyes of the Overworld
My review of its prequel, The Dying Earth:    • The Dying Earth by Jack Vance REVIEW  
VanderMeer - Annihilation
RV:    • Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97803...
Walker - The Color Purple
RV:    • The Color Purple by Alice Walker REVIEW  
BD: https://www.bookdepository.com/book/9...
IB: https://www.indiebound.org/book/97801...