I read a lot in 2024, which makes coming up with the 10 best even harder. Seriously, I had 33 five-star fiction reads.

You can also check out my top 10 nonfiction and my reading stats.

Some of those may have been five stars in the excitement of the moment, and a few were re-reads, but still, it makes it hard to put together a list. With the backstop of honorable mentions, I’m pretty confident about my top 10 list, but not at all confident about the order. Rather than agonize over each plac...