Barack Obama's favourite books of 2018
The top 3 according to 9 votes from people: Becoming — Michelle Obama · An American Marriage — Tayari Jones · Long Walk to Freedom — Nelson Mandela. (Updated Oct 8, 2022.)
Twenty of the books Barack Obama included in his list of favourite reads of 2018, published on 28 December 2018. A mix of fiction, memoir and non-fiction.
Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original
Top 20
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Becoming — Michelle Obama
The former First Lady's memoir; he put it first.
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2
An American Marriage — Tayari Jones
Novel. A marriage broken by a wrongful conviction.
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3
Long Walk to Freedom — Nelson Mandela
Mandela's autobiography.
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4
Americanah — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A 2013 novel about a Nigerian woman in America.
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5
A Grain of Wheat — Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Classic novel about Kenyan independence.
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6
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden — Denis Johnson
Posthumous short stories.
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7
Educated — Tara Westover
Memoir of a woman raised without schooling in Idaho.
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8
Factfulness — Hans Rosling
Non-fiction: why the world is better than we think.
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A House for Mr. Biswas — V. S. Naipaul
A 1961 novel.
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10
How Democracies Die — Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
Political non-fiction.
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11
The Return — Hisham Matar
Memoir of searching for his father in Libya.
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12
Things Fall Apart — Chinua Achebe
A 1958 novel.
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13
Warlight — Michael Ondaatje
A novel of post-war London.
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14
Why Liberalism Failed — Patrick J. Deneen
Political non-fiction.
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15
The World as It Is — Ben Rhodes
A memoir of the Obama White House by his adviser.
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16
American Prison — Shane Bauer
A reporter goes undercover in a private prison.
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17
Asymmetry — Lisa Halliday
A novel in two parts.
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18
Feel Free — Zadie Smith
Essays.
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19
Florida — Lauren Groff
Short stories.
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20
Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom — David W. Blight
A biography of the abolitionist.
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Comments (20)
The Return de Hisham Matar, durísimo y bello.
Things Fall Apart, imprescindible.
Asymmetry es raro pero interesante.
Ojalá todos los políticos leyeran así.
Educated me impactó muchísimo.
Florida de Lauren Groff, cuentos estupendos.
A House for Mr. Biswas, gran novela.
Apuntadas varias para este año.
How Democracies Die, muy actual.
Long Walk to Freedom, un clásico.
Factfulness de Hans Rosling, todos deberían leerlo.
An American Marriage, muy buena elección.
Becoming encabezando, obviamente 😄
Mucha literatura africana en su lista, me gusta.
Feel Free, Zadie Smith siempre lúcida.
Americanah es una novela preciosa.
Why Liberalism Failed, curioso que lo incluya.
Me encanta que comparta sus lecturas cada año.
Warlight de Ondaatje, atmosférica.
La biografía de Frederick Douglass de Blight ganó el Pulitzer.