Persistent

These are the ones I read this year that I almost abandoned, mid-read, for something less sparkly, less despondent, less wearing, less dysfunctional, and, well, less quirky. But persistence paid off. The Rhinestone Sisterhood: A Journey Through Small Town America, One Tiara at a Time by David Valdes Greenwood New World Monkeys by Nancy Mauro Solar by Ian McEwan Nothing Right: Short Stories by Antonya Nelson A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan