The best books to read in 2016

For the reader in you, the kicking off a new year starts with the resolutions about what books to read in the year to follow. But if you haven’t made your ‘read resolution’ yet, our list here is going to help you choose from the best of 2016, source washingtonpost.com.

The Man without a Shadow by Joyce Carol Oates

Out in the stands in January, the story follows a researcher who fell in love with a famous amnesiac despite the ethical ambiguity of their affair. The book unfolds a unique love story that illuminates the heart.

A Doubter’s Almanac by Ethan Canin

In this new book, the New York Times bestselling author explores the nature of brilliance, rivalry, ambition, and love among the multiple generations of a gifted family. The plot revolves around Milo Andret, a lonely child with an unusual mind growing up in the woods in the 1950s.

The High Mountains of Portugal by Yann Martel

This book traces three stories set in three different timelines that are connected to each other by a quest to find an extraordinary artifact with an ability to change the history. Combination of a fable, a quest and a ghost story, The High Mountains of Portugal turns out to be a good read.

Noonday by Pat Barker

The book is the best, both as a novel and an epic end to the ‘Life Class’ trilogy. This Historical Novel by the Man Booker-winning author Pat Barker landscapes ‘London Blitz’ during the Second World War. Noonday has been considered as Pat Barker’s most powerful novel since the Regeneration trilogy.

Innocents and Others by Dana Spiotta

Pass over their views on sex, power, movie-making, and morality, Meadow and Carrie share similar perspectives otherwise. Soon they meet Jelly, a loner who cold calls powerful men to seduce them through listening and not the sex. Dana Spiotta’s new novel is for those who are willing to put their head into the artful and the funny.

Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld

The book is the modern saga of Pride and Prejudice from the New York Times bestselling author Curtis Sittenfeld. Walking through the pages you will be mesmerized with the new versions of the Bennet family and Mr. Darcy.

Everyone Brave Is Forgiven by Chris Cleave

This is the second book in our list with the Second World War and London as its theme. But the story about three individuals searching for their belongings in the besieged London makes it no less readable than any of the others in the list.

Imagine Me Gone by Adam Haslett

The book starts with a decision that changes Margaret's life and then evolves into an unforgettable story about what unfolds when we embrace love and faith. The book has the power to change the prospect about the most important people in our life.

Modern Lovers by Emma Straub

So you have sailed through life starting from enrolling into the college, then work, marriage, kids, and finally to time when they themselves are about to enroll into colleges. It’s the time to hand over the torch as they are all grown up. Yes, this highly entertaining novel rolls around a tight-knit group of friends from college and their own kids now going to college.

End of Watch by Stephen King

In this book the bestselling novelist, Stephen King has combined the detective fiction with supernatural suspense. The book is third to the trilogy that follows the story of an unlikely hero, Detective Bill Hodges. Brace yourself, as Brady Hartsfield, the trilogy's antagonist is making a return in the End of Watch.