The best books of the year, according to Amazon
Amazon Books' editors read thousands of pages before settling on their ranking, which includes a number of memoirs as well as books from debut authors.
"The main challenge for us was that there were a number of great books to choose from," Amazon Books Editor Chris Schluep said to Business Insider. "In the end, we picked [the top book] for a few reasons: first, it's a great piece of literature, second, it's the one that stuck with us the most, and third, it's a book you look forward to picking back up."
From a post-apocalyptic thriller to a heartbreaking portrait of modern America, here are Amazon's top 10 books for 2016.
All captions are by the Amazon Books editors.
Disclosure: Jeff Bezos is an investor in Business Insider through hispersonal investment company Bezos Expeditions.
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