Episode 65 – Bests & Worsts of 2016 (Part 2, Adult & Graphic Novels)

Tune in to our Bests & Worsts of 2016 episodes to hear us discuss these titles and read excerpts from our favorites and least favorites! Please note:

• We counted things that we read in 2016, regardless of publication year.
• We didn’t count anything that we read specifically for this podcast, so our worst books are aside from those.
• For that reason, we picked top 5 favorites and only 1 least favorite–we have this whole podcast to talk about bad books, so for these episodes we’re choosing to focus on the positive!
• Some of our “worsts” are really just “least best.” Listen to the podcast to hear more detail!

Adult

Kait’s Top 5 Best

5.) The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr by H. W. Brands

4.) Hamilton: The Revolution by Jeremy McCarter & Lin-Manuel Miranda

3.) The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin

2.) Flight by Sherman Alexie

1.) Get in Trouble by Kelly Link

 

Kait’s Worst

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

 

5.) Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

4.) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire

3.) You’ll Grow Out of It by Jessi Klein

2.) You Can’t Touch My Hair by Phoebe Robinson

1.) The Hour of Land by Terry Tempest Williams

 

Renata’s Worst

Spark Joy by Marie Kondo

 

Graphic Novels

Kait’s Top 5 Best

5.) Steve Lichman by Dave Rapoza and Dan Warren

4.) Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur by Brandon Montclare and Amy Reeder, Natacha Bustos, Tamra Bonvillain

3.) We(l)come Back by Christopher Sebela, Claire Roe, Jonathan Brandon Sawyer, Jeremy Lawson

2.) The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Beats Up the Marvel Universe by Ryan North and Erica Henderson

1.) Over the Garden Wall by Pat McHale, Jim Campbell, Danielle Burgos

An excerpt from Over the Garden Wall (click to embiggen)!

Kait’s Worst

Extraordinary X-Men by Jeff Lemire, Humberto Ramos, Victor Olazaba, Edgar Delgado

An excerpt from Extraordinary X-Men (click to embiggen)!

 

Renata’s Top 5 Best

 

5.) Deadpool v Gambit by Ben Acker, Ben Blacker & Denilo Beyruth

4.) Can’t We Talk about Something More Pleasant by Roz Chast

3.) Strange Fruit: Uncelebrated Narratives From Black History, Vol 1 by Joel Christian Gill

2.) March Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, & Nate Powell

1.) All-New Wolverine by Tom Taylor, Marcio Takara, Jordan Boyd, & Cris Peter

An excerpt from All-New Wolverine (click to embiggen)!

 

Renata’s Worst

Civil War by Mark Millar, Steve McNivel, Dexter Vines, & Morry Hollowelll

An excerpt from Civil War (click to embiggen)!

 

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(But no pressure, we’re also happy if you get these items from your local library or independent bookstore.)