Looking for the best books of 2018 to read? If yes, then you have landed at the right place. We have prepared a list of the most popular books of 2018 which everyone should read. As we all know that books are the powerhouse of knowledge and wisdom that we get from the experiences of other individuals. But instead of buying any random book, one should choose the selected ones to read which worth your time. This post would help you to choose amongst the popular books of renowned authors from a wide variety of genre to help you meet your reading goals.
“Educated” by Tara Westover
“Educated” perfectly reflects the power of knowledge and the urge of a person to self-invented itself. It is a story of a girl living in the survivalist family who decided to set her foot into the classroom at the age of 17. With her sheer hard work, she landed to Cambridge University from where she took the Ph.D. degree. The memoir shows the pain one feels on detachment from one’s family. “Educated” accounts for the true definition of education and how it can change one’s life.
“The Feather Thief” by Kirk Wallace Johnson
Someone who is interested in the history and crime adventure related books must read “The Feather Thief” by Kirk Wallace Johson. It is the story of a 20-year-old American flautist, Edwin Rist who boarded a train to visit British Museum of Natural History to see ornithological collections. This book shows people who looked for feathers of birds and skin entered the world of darkness at that time. The writer Kirk Wallace Johnson, who was traveling through a river in a Northern New Mexico was told by his fly-fishing guide about the heist. Curious to know about details, he investigated about the crimes related to the subject “feather thief” to tell the world about it.
“The Electric Woman” by Tessa Fontaine
“The Electric Women” is a memoir which puts light on fighting with past fear and the unconditional love a daughter shares with her mother. It is based on the self-discovery and the loss of one’s loved ones. This story is a must read for someone who has ever imagined to be someone else, running away with the circus, wanting his loved ones to stay forever.
“I’ll Be Gone in the Dark” by Michelle McNamara
This book is based on the true crime account of the criminal mastermind, Golden State Killer. His journey from being a rapist to a murderer and how he terrorized California for over a decade is aptly represented by Michelle McNamara. A woman’s obsession to help unveil the truth by exposing the criminal Golden State Killer is excellently portrayed in this book.
“The Overstory” by Richard Powers
“The Overstory” is all about the feelings of trees which they would narrate if they possessed the ability to do so. It is the book for all the enthusiast readers who despair of humanity’s self-imposed separation from the rest of the creation. The essential conflicts taking place between humans and non-humans are shown in this book.
So, these are the top 5 most popular books of 2018 which everyone should give a try. You can buy all these books or other textbooks easily from the various mediums available online.