Top Five Books of 2015
- Description
- What are your top five reads for 2015? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2015. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: TBA To add a book to your list, click the "Add work to list" button in the upper-right corner. This will take you to a search box, where you can search by title, author, keyword, etc. Clicking on the title will add the book to your list. You can reorder your list over on the right-hand side, by dragging and dropping titles in the "Your list" section.
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- 29 Members
- bookwoman84, amarie, conceptDawg, GirlMisanthrope, evilmoose, becbart, foggidawn, lkmiller, kristenl, KimarieBee, BookWallah, raidergirl3, norabelle414, greeneyed_ives, BookLizard, Eowyn1, vwinsloe, Ignolopi, RavenRing, sryder, Peace2, PollyMig, taxonet, EllsbethB, kennethb97, Kristymk18, DanaSchipporeit, DavidDallas, revenientis
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11,752 membres
780 critiques
4.1
Score 68.98
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 02:23 PM
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18,781 membres
885 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 56.35
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 02:46 PM
- 17 Members
- amarie, Micheller7, DerBuecherwurm, Patient, terran, dudes22, Mallc, mahrenew, RBeffa, silverada, rodrick, gypsysmom, a_forester, JenMDB, PATSEA6, LisbethE, PollyMig
- Explications
- a_forester: Inspiring creativity in the use of language, time, plot, and in making everyday observations transform into poetry. This was a story of two people whose lives were torn apart by World War II but who found their way to meaning in living. This is what great writing can do.
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- 12 Members
- kbuxton, tardis, christina_reads, crystallyn, Euryale, infjsarah, jjmcgaffey, lkmiller, citygirl, rockinrhombus, TempleCat, PATSEA6
5
11,221 membres
687 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 35.86
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 05:08 PM
- 10 Members
- kristenl, charl08, terran, whymaggiemay, chgstrom, _debbie_, vancouverdeb, ahef1963, Grasshoppertld, Rchlwtsn
- Explications
- whymaggiemay: An amazing curmudgeon who loves forever and more often than he thinks.
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- 10 Members
- conceptDawg, Jambyfool, lauralkeet, charl08, snail49, rodrick, PATSEA6, PollyMig, dadito, uncharry
7
9,845 membres
466 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 31.75
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 07:05 PM
- 9 Members
- dara85, Micheller7, terran, lindapanzo, vancouverdeb, silverada, JSWBooks, PATSEA6, MrsMathias
8
17,814 membres
1,118 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 28.81
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 02:19 PM
- 9 Members
- erinclark, LynnB, chgstrom, mahrenew, seasonsoflove, tina1969, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, ebrahmstadt
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- 8 Members
- claireb, DerBuecherwurm, Mallc, novelcommentary, msf59, boo-radley, KatyBee, sharon4
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de Atul Gawande
5,291 membres
282 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 24.92
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 09:43 AM
12
- 8 Members
- sipthereader, snail49, winteralli, KatyBee, Brindle, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, VertOlive
13
7,192 membres
319 critiques
3.9
Score 24.12
Ajouté 2015-12-28, 01:24 PM
14
de Erik Larson
5,109 membres
279 critiques
4.1
Score 23.59
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 01:00 PM
- 7 Members
- rosalita, Mallc, MJC1946, lindapanzo, dadito, MrsMathias, DavidDallas
15
2,964 membres
146 critiques
4
Score 21.31
Ajouté 2015-12-27, 12:27 PM
- 7 Members
- brewergirl, sunybookworm, Mallc, msf59, maritimer, rodrick, Grasshoppertld
16
3,130 membres
146 critiques
4
Score 21.08
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 05:47 AM
- 6 Members
- charl08, novelcommentary, peterveen, Brindle, kara.shamy, PollyMig
17
2,936 membres
197 critiques
4.1
Score 19.42
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 03:44 PM
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7,771 membres
369 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 19.21
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 07:49 PM
- 6 Members
- waitingtoderail, msf59, LFUMC, JSWBooks, gravitysbook, EllsbethB
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- 5 Members
- innominate, Sockurmum, vwinsloe, Risbom, JenMDB
20
5,365 membres
262 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 17.66
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 04:06 PM
- 5 Members
- BookWallah, bjappleg8, mdexter, IsolaBlue, MrsMathias
21
de Ann Leckie
2,533 membres
131 critiques
4.2
Score 17.13
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 03:54 PM
- 5 Members
- tardis, Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
- Explications
- Familiar_Diversions: While I hated saying goodbye to the main cast of characters, this was a satisfying ending to the Imperial Radch trilogy and will probably be a comfort read of mine for some time to come.
22
7,627 membres
551 critiques
4
Score 16.81
Ajouté 2015-12-25, 07:11 PM
- 5 Members
- EMS_24, Eowyn1, Brindle, Peace2, DanaSchipporeit
23
5,002 membres
290 critiques
3.8
Score 16.54
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 09:42 AM
- 5 Members
- SimoneA, mahsdad, katemcangus, Her_Royal_Orangeness, lorannen
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de Ann Leckie
5,965 membres
365 critiques
4
Score 15.91
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 02:57 PM
- 5 Members
- revbean, kxn11, lottpoet, souloftherose, flying_monkeys
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de Anne Tyler
3,085 membres
209 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 15.75
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 05:08 PM
- 5 Members
- charl08, whymaggiemay, Leida, vancouverdeb, Rchlwtsn
- Explications
- whymaggiemay: This is deservedly on many "best of" lists for 2015. Tyler makes her family our family and explains our family to us.
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de Bill Clegg
1,238 membres
98 critiques
3.9
Score 15.12
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 07:09 AM
- 5 Members
- lauralkeet, charl08, terran, novelcommentary, edparks
27
4,413 membres
239 critiques
4
Score 14.89
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 09:56 AM
- 5 Members
- DerBuecherwurm, keywestnan, Eowyn1, miketopper, ebrahmstadt
28
8,265 membres
591 critiques
4
Score 14.04
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 05:40 AM
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13,523 membres
652 critiques
4
Score 13.66
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 04:46 PM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, cdowney086, PollyMig, taxonet
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- 4 Members
- innominate, anglemark, Leida, peterveen
31
- 4 Members
- lauralkeet, Ameise1, ahef1963, taxonet
32
7,373 membres
359 critiques
4
Score 12.12
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 10:10 AM
- 4 Members
- conceptDawg, questionablepotato, Risbom, kennethb97
33
de Lucia Berlin
1,763 membres
60 critiques
4.2
Score 11.04
Ajouté 2015-12-28, 06:11 PM
- 3 Members
- claireb, Capybara_99, msf59
34
de Emma Hooper
632 membres
55 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 10.68
Ajouté 2015-12-25, 09:30 PM
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- 3 Members
- kbuxton, szarka, sunybookworm
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- 3 Members
- ReneeGKC, ebrahmstadt, asrushton
37
7,560 membres
328 critiques
4.1
Score 10.19
Ajouté 2017-01-04, 09:39 AM
- 3 Members
- baystateRA, cmtl, kara.shamy
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de Felicia Day
1,688 membres
146 critiques
4.2
Score 10.08
Ajouté 2015-12-28, 06:47 PM
- 3 Members
- norabelle414, rebl, ultrabookgeek
- Explications
- rebl: The selection of You're Never Weird is based on the audio book. The book could have read like an overlong humblebrag. Instead she's engaging, honest and entertaining. She is as genuine as you can get in memoir.
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5,946 membres
568 critiques
4
Score 9.87
Ajouté 2015-12-31, 03:32 AM
- 3 Members
- Patient, BookLizard, FerneMysteryReader
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de Hannah Kent
3,614 membres
273 critiques
4
Score 9.87
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 11:05 PM
- 3 Members
- innominate, rarm, kxn11
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20,461 membres
790 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 9.71
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 05:26 PM
- 3 Members
- bookworm12, ahef1963, BoekenTrol71
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- 3 Members
- ablachly, kxn11, vancouverdeb
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- 3 Members
- BookWallah, seasonsoflove, pltgsage
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de Ann Leckie
2,987 membres
176 critiques
4
Score 9.23
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 08:11 PM
- 3 Members
- infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
- Explications
- Familiar_Diversions: I reread this book several times while waiting for Ancillary Mercy to come out. Breq and Seivarden alone were nice enough, but Breq with a ship and a crew was even better.
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- 3 Members
- imyril, christina_reads, rarm
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- 3 Members
- kara.shamy, dianeham, DanaSchipporeit
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de Louise Penny
2,103 membres
122 critiques
4
Score 8.75
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 12:58 PM
- 3 Members
- kellyslist, kxn11, lindapanzo
48
27,001 membres
775 critiques
3.9
Score 8.03
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 02:51 AM
- 3 Members
- szarka, souloftherose, Risbom
49
36,250 membres
742 critiques
4.1
Score 8
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 10:25 AM
- 2 Members
- fannyprice, kristilabrie
50
34,361 membres
475 critiques
4.1
Score 8
Ajouté 2015-12-31, 11:52 AM
- 2 Members
- PaperbackPirate, Turambar
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- 2 Members
- proximity1, ReneeGKC
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- 2 Members
- revbean, briarhills
55
16,471 membres
384 critiques
3.9
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 01:35 PM
- 2 Members
- bookwoman84, Dilara86
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de Neil Gaiman
14,820 membres
963 critiques
4.1
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2015-12-30, 04:54 PM
57
7,725 membres
406 critiques
4.1
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 05:37 AM
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- 2 Members
- plaugher, abbottthomas
59
- 2 Members
- dara85, lauralkeet
60
829 membres
68 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 08:43 PM
- 2 Members
- seasonsoflove, flying_monkeys
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- 2 Members
- MarthaJeanne, cbl_tn
- Explications
- MarthaJeanne: I read three books by Connie Willis, and all three deserve this spot.
63
6,448 membres
268 critiques
4.1
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 02:46 PM
- 2 Members
- amarie, MrsMathias
- Explications
- amarie: This sweet memoir turned a vague person on the news to a truly admirable young woman.
64
- 2 Members
- dchaikin, sipthereader
65
de Marlon James
2,876 membres
108 critiques
3.8
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2016-01-01, 09:01 PM
66
- 2 Members
- SimoneA, baystateRA
67
3,637 membres
163 critiques
4.1
Score 6.73
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 08:47 PM
69
3,607 membres
248 critiques
4.1
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2015-12-27, 02:53 AM
70
- 2 Members
- questionablepotato, zhejw
71
2,935 membres
249 critiques
4
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 03:56 PM
- 2 Members
- baystateRA, ManWithAnAgenda
72
2,826 membres
112 critiques
3.9
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 04:08 PM
73
de Roz Chast
1,648 membres
119 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2015-12-24, 03:30 PM
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- 2 Members
- BookLizard, asrushton
76
- 2 Members
- Leida, Wassilissa
77
de Anne Brontë
7,514 membres
169 critiques
3.9
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- ursula, bookworm12
78
de Marcus Chown
305 membres
2 critiques
3.8
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2015-12-28, 04:24 AM
- 2 Members
- Renabur, briarhills
- Explications
- Renabur: The wondrous facts reported in this accessible book have brought me joy this year. The story of reality is more wonderful than fiction
79
- 2 Members
- novelcommentary, njinthesun
80
- 2 Members
- saucybetty, TempleCat
81
- 2 Members
- boo-radley, PaperbackPirate
82
1,968 membres
149 critiques
4.2
Score 6.08
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 03:55 PM
83
84
de M. R. Carey
5,336 membres
403 critiques
4
Score 6.04
Ajouté 2015-12-27, 05:25 PM
85
de Peter Heller
2,893 membres
221 critiques
3.9
Score 6.04
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 05:10 PM
- 2 Members
- whymaggiemay, kennethb97
- Explications
- whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
86
72,310 membres
1,171 critiques
3.8
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2015-12-25, 07:12 PM
87
7,737 membres
296 critiques
4.2
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2015-12-31, 11:49 AM
88
2,790 membres
125 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 10:14 AM
- 2 Members
- kgriffith, DanaSchipporeit
89
2,685 membres
116 critiques
4.2
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 10:33 PM
90
- 2 Members
- innominate, kara.shamy
91
de Max Porter
1,454 membres
78 critiques
3.8
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2015-12-28, 06:12 PM
- 2 Members
- claireb, Capybara_99
92
- 2 Members
- edmurbobby, Turambar
93
- 2 Members
- fannyprice, a_forester
- Explications
- a_forester: Writing that takes you into character, place and time and presents us with that rare treat- an individual psyche, with just the right balance of what we can relate to as human beings and what makes us different from one another.
94
4,707 membres
243 critiques
½ 4.6
Score 5.71
Ajouté 2015-12-28, 07:13 PM
95
2,278 membres
89 critiques
½ 3.5
Score 5.71
Ajouté 2015-12-23, 02:56 PM
96
- 2 Members
- edparks, JuliaMaria
- Explications
- JuliaMaria: Aktueller Roman zum Thema Datenschutz, Wikileaks usw. - wie immer verpackt in leidenschaftliche gut erzählte Geschichte.
97
- 2 Members
- foggidawn, jsburbidge
98
99
de Blake Crouch
6,200 membres
547 critiques
3.9
Score 5.66
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 11:47 AM
- 2 Members
- bookworm12, crystallyn
100
de Jandy Nelson
3,547 membres
165 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 5.66
Ajouté 2015-12-31, 10:27 PM
- 2 Members
- christina_reads, foggidawn