Top Five Books of 2015

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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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Toute la lumière que nous ne pouvons voir
de Anthony Doerr
18,695 membres
883 critiques
½ 4.3
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.
4
Déracinée
de Naomi Novik
6,418 membres
391 critiques
4.1
12 Members
kbuxton, tardis, christina_reads, crystallyn, Euryale, infjsarah, jjmcgaffey, lkmiller, citygirl, rockinrhombus, TempleCat, PATSEA6
5
Vieux, râleur et suicidaire, la vie selon Ove
de Fredrik Backman
11,166 membres
686 critiques
½ 4.3
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.
6
M pour Mabel
de Helen Macdonald
4,357 membres
279 critiques
3.9
10 Members
conceptDawg, Jambyfool, lauralkeet, charl08, snail49, rodrick, PATSEA6, PollyMig, dadito, uncharry
7
Le chant du rossignol
de Kristin Hannah
9,778 membres
463 critiques
½ 4.3
9 Members
dara85, Micheller7, terran, lindapanzo, vancouverdeb, silverada, JSWBooks, PATSEA6, MrsMathias
8
La fille du train
de Paula Hawkins
17,737 membres
1,114 critiques
½ 3.6
9 Members
erinclark, LynnB, chgstrom, mahrenew, seasonsoflove, tina1969, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, ebrahmstadt
9
Our Souls at Night
de Kent Haruf
2,343 membres
226 critiques
4
8 Members
claireb, DerBuecherwurm, Mallc, novelcommentary, msf59, boo-radley, KatyBee, sharon4
10
Euphoria
de Lily King
2,640 membres
162 critiques
3.9
7 Members
ablachly, zhejw, kxn11, keywestnan, mary2515, Renabur, LisbethE
Explications
Renabur: Wonderful writing, compelling story
11
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
de Atul Gawande
5,253 membres
281 critiques
½ 4.5
7 Members
waitingtoderail, kaulsu, Patient, mahrenew, cmtl, jhoaglin, ronyb
12
Le chardonneret
de Donna Tartt
14,889 membres
803 critiques
3.9
8 Members
sipthereader, snail49, winteralli, KatyBee, Brindle, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, VertOlive
13
L'amie prodigieuse
de Elena Ferrante
7,154 membres
315 critiques
3.9
7 Members
claireb, Mallc, mahrenew, baystateRA, maritimer, Leida, bernie69
14
Lusitania. 1915, la dernière traversée
de Erik Larson
5,089 membres
278 critiques
4.1
7 Members
rosalita, Mallc, MJC1946, lindapanzo, dadito, MrsMathias, DavidDallas
15
L'homme est un dieu en ruine
de Kate Atkinson
2,954 membres
146 critiques
4
7 Members
brewergirl, sunybookworm, Mallc, msf59, maritimer, rodrick, Grasshoppertld
16
La route étroite vers le nord lointain
de Richard Flanagan
3,130 membres
146 critiques
4
6 Members
charl08, novelcommentary, peterveen, Brindle, kara.shamy, PollyMig
17
The Goblin Emperor
de Katherine Addison
2,929 membres
197 critiques
4.1
6 Members
Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, souloftherose, Ignolopi, RavenRing
18
Une colère noire : lettre à mon fils
de Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,743 membres
368 critiques
½ 4.4
6 Members
waitingtoderail, msf59, LFUMC, JSWBooks, gravitysbook, EllsbethB
19
Transatlantic
de Colum McCann
1,820 membres
168 critiques
4
5 Members
innominate, Sockurmum, vwinsloe, Risbom, JenMDB
21
La miséricorde de l'ancillaire
de Ann Leckie
2,521 membres
131 critiques
4.2
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
Le Théorème du Homard
de Graeme Simsion
7,609 membres
550 critiques
4
5 Members
EMS_24, Eowyn1, Brindle, Peace2, DanaSchipporeit
23
The Bone Clocks
de David Mitchell
4,982 membres
290 critiques
3.8
5 Members
SimoneA, mahsdad, katemcangus, Her_Royal_Orangeness, lorannen
24
La justice de l'ancillaire
de Ann Leckie
5,934 membres
365 critiques
4
5 Members
revbean, kxn11, lottpoet, souloftherose, flying_monkeys
25
A Spool of Blue Thread
de Anne Tyler
3,068 membres
209 critiques
½ 3.6
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.
26
Did You Ever Have a Family
de Bill Clegg
1,236 membres
98 critiques
3.9
5 Members
lauralkeet, charl08, terran, novelcommentary, edparks
27
La carrière du mal
de Robert Galbraith
4,395 membres
238 critiques
4
5 Members
DerBuecherwurm, keywestnan, Eowyn1, miketopper, ebrahmstadt
28
Une vie après l'autre
de Kate Atkinson
8,248 membres
589 critiques
4
4 Members
sianpr, dudes22, mahrenew, vwinsloe
29
Le Conseiller, Tome 1 : Dans l'ombre des Tudors
de Hilary Mantel
13,488 membres
651 critiques
4
4 Members
hipdeep, cdowney086, PollyMig, taxonet
30
Nora Webster
de Colm Tóibín
1,470 membres
71 critiques
3.9
4 Members
innominate, anglemark, Leida, peterveen
31
L'oubli
de Emma Healey
1,993 membres
150 critiques
3.8
4 Members
lauralkeet, Ameise1, ahef1963, taxonet
32
The Expanse, Tome 1 : L'éveil du Leviathan
de James S. A. Corey
7,327 membres
358 critiques
4
4 Members
conceptDawg, questionablepotato, Risbom, kennethb97
33
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories
de Lucia Berlin
1,762 membres
60 critiques
4.2
3 Members
claireb, Capybara_99, msf59
34
Etta and Otto and Russell and James
de Emma Hooper
632 membres
55 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
LynnB, pltgsage, LisbethE
35
Seveneves
de Neal Stephenson
4,826 membres
251 critiques
3.9
3 Members
kbuxton, szarka, sunybookworm
36
Fates and Furies
de Lauren Groff
3,770 membres
213 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
ReneeGKC, ebrahmstadt, asrushton
37
Une vie comme les autres
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,489 membres
328 critiques
4.1
3 Members
baystateRA, cmtl, kara.shamy
38
You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost)
de Felicia Day
1,686 membres
146 critiques
4.2
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.
39
L'histoire épatante de M. Fikry & autres trésors
de Gabrielle Zevin
5,933 membres
567 critiques
4
3 Members
Patient, BookLizard, FerneMysteryReader
40
A la grâce des hommes
de Hannah Kent
3,603 membres
273 critiques
4
3 Members
innominate, rarm, kxn11
41
La Peur du Sage (Première Partie)
de Patrick Rothfuss
20,396 membres
789 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
bookworm12, ahef1963, BoekenTrol71
42
Crooked Heart
de Lissa Evans
525 membres
41 critiques
4.1
3 Members
ablachly, kxn11, vancouverdeb
43
La force des discrets
de Susan Cain
11,487 membres
496 critiques
4
3 Members
BookWallah, seasonsoflove, pltgsage
44
L'épée de l'ancillaire
de Ann Leckie
2,973 membres
176 critiques
4
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.
45
Sorcerer to the Crown
de Zen Cho
1,717 membres
107 critiques
3.8
3 Members
imyril, christina_reads, rarm
46
Room
de Emma Donoghue
14,321 membres
977 critiques
4
3 Members
kara.shamy, dianeham, DanaSchipporeit
47
The Nature of the Beast
de Louise Penny
2,090 membres
122 critiques
4
3 Members
kellyslist, kxn11, lindapanzo
48
Jonathan Strange et Mr Norrell
de Susanna Clarke
26,947 membres
775 critiques
3.9
3 Members
szarka, souloftherose, Risbom
49
Les Royaumes du nord
de Philip Pullman
36,195 membres
742 critiques
4.1
2 Members
fannyprice, kristilabrie
50
Les Raisins de la colère
de John Steinbeck
34,271 membres
471 critiques
4.1
2 Members
PaperbackPirate, Turambar
51
Morwenna
de Jo Walton
2,944 membres
250 critiques
4
2 Members
karspeak, lorannen
52
Sodom and Gomorrah
de Marcel Proust
2,613 membres
39 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
proximity1, ReneeGKC
53
The Moor's Account
de Laila Lalami
938 membres
55 critiques
3.9
2 Members
kristenl, Ling.Lass
54
Watership Down
de Richard Adams
24,880 membres
471 critiques
4.2
2 Members
revbean, briarhills
55
Le Tueur aveugle
de Margaret Atwood
16,481 membres
384 critiques
3.9
2 Members
bookwoman84, Dilara86
56
L'océan au bout du chemin
de Neil Gaiman
14,861 membres
962 critiques
4.1
2 Members
terran, Ape
57
Le Moineau de Dieu
de Mary Doria Russell
7,712 membres
406 critiques
4.1
2 Members
dudes22, viktorasd
58
Troubles
de J. G. Farrell
1,449 membres
52 critiques
4
2 Members
plaugher, abbottthomas
59
Benediction
de Kent Haruf
1,124 membres
100 critiques
4.1
2 Members
dara85, lauralkeet
60
The Night Sister
de Jennifer McMahon
826 membres
68 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
seasonsoflove, flying_monkeys
61
La cinquième saison
de N. K. Jemisin
8,000 membres
364 critiques
4.2
2 Members
rarm, TheDivineOomba
62
Le grand livre
de Connie Willis
7,963 membres
374 critiques
4.1
2 Members
MarthaJeanne, cbl_tn
Explications
MarthaJeanne: I read three books by Connie Willis, and all three deserve this spot.
63
Moi, Malala je lutte pour l'éducation et je résiste aux talibans
de Malala Yousafzai
6,421 membres
268 critiques
4.1
2 Members
amarie, MrsMathias
Explications
amarie: This sweet memoir turned a vague person on the news to a truly admirable young woman.
64
Suttree
de Cormac McCarthy
3,027 membres
67 critiques
4.2
2 Members
dchaikin, sipthereader
65
A Brief History of Seven Killings
de Marlon James
2,862 membres
108 critiques
3.9
2 Members
msf59, gypsysmom
66
Les Luminaires
de Eleanor Catton
5,029 membres
248 critiques
3.8
2 Members
SimoneA, baystateRA
67
La 6e extinction
de Elizabeth Kolbert
3,627 membres
163 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Parker51, inge87
68
Le Livre de l'intranquillité, édition intégrale
de Fernando Pessoa
5,081 membres
74 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
ursula, VW_Williams
69
Dites aux loups que je suis chez moi
de Carol Rifka Brunt
3,603 membres
248 critiques
4.1
2 Members
erinclark, _debbie_
70
Nimona
de ND Stevenson
3,429 membres
197 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
questionablepotato, zhejw
71
La Bibliothèque de Mount Char
de Scott Hawkins
2,935 membres
249 critiques
4
2 Members
baystateRA, ManWithAnAgenda
72
La mort d'un père (Mon combat ; 1)
de Karl Ove Knausgård
2,815 membres
112 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ursula, mdexter
73
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? A Memoir
de Roz Chast
1,639 membres
119 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
Parker51, uncharry
74
When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
de Molly Guptill Manning
952 membres
61 critiques
3.9
2 Members
lindapanzo, MrsMathias
75
Furiously Happy
de Jenny Lawson
3,300 membres
198 critiques
4
2 Members
BookLizard, asrushton
76
Wonder
de R. J. Palacio
14,101 membres
1,247 critiques
½ 4.5
2 Members
Leida, Wassilissa
77
La Recluse de Wildfell Hall
de Anne Brontë
7,496 membres
168 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ursula, bookworm12
78
Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You: A Guide to the Universe
de Marcus Chown
304 membres
2 critiques
3.8
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
The Lowland
de Jhumpa Lahiri
3,306 membres
177 critiques
3.9
2 Members
novelcommentary, njinthesun
80
L'aviatrice
de Paula McLain
1,977 membres
181 critiques
3.9
2 Members
saucybetty, TempleCat
81
Marvel and a Wonder
de Joe Meno
100 membres
16 critiques
3.9
2 Members
boo-radley, PaperbackPirate
82
City of Stairs
de Robert Jackson Bennett
1,944 membres
149 critiques
4.2
2 Members
kbuxton, Euryale
83
Drift
de M. K. Hutchins
58 membres
1 critique
3.1
2 Members
Ignolopi, RavenRing
84
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,323 membres
401 critiques
4
2 Members
infjsarah, erinclark
85
La Constellation du Chien
de Peter Heller
2,880 membres
221 critiques
3.9
2 Members
whymaggiemay, kennethb97
Explications
whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
86
Gatsby le magnifique
de F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,194 membres
1,170 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Brindle, Turambar
87
Americanah
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,711 membres
296 critiques
4.2
2 Members
zhejw, Dilara86
88
Dorothy Must Die
de Danielle Paige
2,779 membres
125 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
kgriffith, DanaSchipporeit
89
La couronne du berger
de Terry Pratchett
2,678 membres
116 critiques
4.2
2 Members
kbuxton, tardis
90
How to Be Both
de Ali Smith
1,573 membres
51 critiques
3.8
2 Members
innominate, kara.shamy
91
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,446 membres
78 critiques
3.8
2 Members
claireb, Capybara_99
92
Sur la route
de Jack Kerouac
27,928 membres
387 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
edmurbobby, Turambar
93
Expiation
de Ian McEwan
26,483 membres
627 critiques
3.9
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
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,684 membres
243 critiques
½ 4.6
2 Members
KatyBee, KimMeyer
95
Telegraph Avenue
de Michael Chabon
2,280 membres
89 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
revbean, jeanned
96
Purity
de Jonathan Franzen
2,262 membres
78 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
edparks, JuliaMaria
Explications
JuliaMaria: Aktueller Roman zum Thema Datenschutz, Wikileaks usw. - wie immer verpackt in leidenschaftliche gut erzählte Geschichte.
97
The Just City
de Jo Walton
1,038 membres
76 critiques
3.8
2 Members
foggidawn, jsburbidge
98
10:04: A Novel
de Ben Lerner
883 membres
39 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
plaugher, Parker51
99
Dark Matter: A Novel
de Blake Crouch
6,267 membres
546 critiques
3.9
2 Members
bookworm12, crystallyn
100
I'll Give You the Sun
de Jandy Nelson
3,536 membres
164 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
christina_reads, foggidawn