Top Five Books of 2016

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What are your top five reads for 2016? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2016. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: 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.
2
Une vie comme les autres
de Hanya Yanagihara
8,111 membres
336 critiques
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
Underground railroad
de Colson Whitehead
9,311 membres
459 critiques
4
10 Members
zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
Explications
JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
4
No home
de Yaa Gyasi
5,807 membres
286 critiques
½ 4.3
10 Members
susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek
5
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
12,226 membres
793 critiques
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Orange amère
de Ann Patchett
3,765 membres
192 critiques
3.9
9 Members
krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham
7
Vieux, râleur et suicidaire, la vie selon Ove
de Fredrik Backman
11,555 membres
701 critiques
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,765 membres
289 critiques
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
La miséricorde de l'ancillaire
de Ann Leckie
2,609 membres
134 critiques
4.2
7 Members
revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier
10
Une colère noire : lettre à mon fils
de Ta-Nehisi Coates
8,064 membres
375 critiques
½ 4.4
7 Members
bookwoman84, rosalita, holly_golightly, greeneyed_ives, kara.shamy, jcwharton, aquariumministry
Explications
rosalita: A contemporary black man's point of view about race relations in America. Some deeply uncomfortably truths for white Americans here, but so necessary to acknowledge and absorb.
11
La carrière du mal
de Robert Galbraith
4,525 membres
242 critiques
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,861 membres
95 critiques
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,598 membres
531 critiques
½ 4.4
6 Members
Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
Explications
Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
14
The Trespasser
de Tana French
2,529 membres
152 critiques
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Celle qui fuit et celle qui reste
de Elena Ferrante
3,003 membres
96 critiques
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,893 membres
243 critiques
½ 4.6
5 Members
rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
Explications
rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
17
The Stolen Child
de Lisa Carey
192 membres
28 critiques
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis
de Marjane Satrapi
8,713 membres
323 critiques
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
The Goblin Emperor
de Katherine Addison
3,040 membres
197 critiques
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
Tous les oiseaux du ciel
de Charlie Jane Anders
2,934 membres
179 critiques
½ 3.6
4 Members
lkmiller, norabelle414, flying_monkeys, wolfeyluvr
Explications
flying_monkeys: Because it's a mash-up of sci-fi and fantasy, and it's the weirdest book I read in 2016. And I mean "weird" in the best possible way.
21
La force des discrets
de Susan Cain
11,776 membres
504 critiques
4
4 Members
ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
Explications
highlander6022: Oh, how I wish this book was available 40 years ago. The best adjective I can give it is "rich". Rich in discussion. Rich in research documentation. Rich in providing a wonderful insight into myself, a confirmed introvert but with some extrovert tendencies. Rich in discussion of interactions between intros and extros. Rich in providing guidance on how to raise, teach, encourage intro and extro children. Rich in how to succeed in a business world where extros seem to be the "chosen ones" to lead us to the promised land of success.
22
The City of Mirrors
de Justin Cronin
1,956 membres
93 critiques
4
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Dark Matter
de Blake Crouch
6,523 membres
555 critiques
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
Mon Antonia
de Willa Cather
13,893 membres
288 critiques
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,471 membres
405 critiques
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
La supplication. Tchernobyl, chroniques du monde après l'apocalypse
de Svetlana Alexievich
2,418 membres
83 critiques
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
M pour Mabel
de Helen Macdonald
4,507 membres
286 critiques
3.9
3 Members
Euryale, jeanned, lalbro
28
Dans le grand cercle du monde
de Joseph Boyden
1,040 membres
45 critiques
4.2
3 Members
cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
The Rogue Retrieval
de Dan Koboldt
35 membres
4 critiques
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
Le cirque des rêves
de Erin Morgenstern
19,014 membres
1,277 critiques
4.1
3 Members
krisa, IrishSue, flying_monkeys
Explications
flying_monkeys: Because I could see that magic, close my eyes and touch it. All my senses were fully engaged. It's a rare book that uses smells and sounds with such clarity and power.
31
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
de Becky Chambers
5,762 membres
369 critiques
4.1
3 Members
susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
The House by the Lake: One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History
de Thomas Harding
340 membres
19 critiques
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur
de Harper Lee
80,278 membres
1,443 critiques
½ 4.4
3 Members
karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses
34
Ils étaient un seul homme. L'histoire vraie de l'équipe d'aviron qui humilia Hitler
de Daniel James Brown
5,530 membres
264 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
Seul sur Mars
de Andy Weir
18,757 membres
1,254 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
La porte des larmes
de Abraham Verghese
9,696 membres
538 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaulsu, AmourFou, Laura1124
Explications
kaulsu: I read little "good" fiction...and this was worth reading. I had it on my iphone for several years, but kept putting it off. Verghese is a marvel. More of his books in my future, I foresee.
37
Une vie entre deux océans
de M. L. Stedman
7,449 membres
512 critiques
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
de David D. Levine
347 membres
21 critiques
3.9
3 Members
tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
Promenons-nous dans les bois
de Bill Bryson
17,095 membres
479 critiques
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,497 membres
78 critiques
3.8
3 Members
mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
When Breath Becomes Air
de Paul Kalanithi
5,925 membres
318 critiques
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
10,116 membres
624 critiques
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter et l'enfant maudit
de J. K. Rowling
16,669 membres
577 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Nous qui n'étions rien
de Madeleine Thien
1,315 membres
54 critiques
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
La ménagerie de papier
de Ken Liu
1,657 membres
73 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
L'autre moitié du soleil
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,033 membres
300 critiques
4.2
3 Members
LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
47
Faithful: Birth of Saints Book Two
de Michelle Hauck
4 membres
1 critique
5
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
48
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
14,051 membres
521 critiques
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Mille petits riens
de Jodi Picoult
3,944 membres
226 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
The Invisible Library
de Genevieve Cogman
3,551 membres
198 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
Wake up America, Tome 1 : 1940-1960
de John Lewis
3,045 membres
162 critiques
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,884 membres
177 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
imyril, souloftherose
53
The Death of Bees
de Lisa O'Donnell
969 membres
90 critiques
3.9
2 Members
jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
Before the Feast
de Saša Stanišić
288 membres
10 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
55
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,692 membres
248 critiques
½ 4.6
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
La Ville des voleurs
de David Benioff
5,421 membres
317 critiques
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
Fin de ronde
de Stephen King
3,649 membres
142 critiques
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run
de Bruce Springsteen
1,794 membres
74 critiques
4.1
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
de Nick Lane
653 membres
20 critiques
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
de Sofia Samatar
303 membres
19 critiques
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
21,232 membres
622 critiques
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
La fille automate
de Paolo Bacigalupi
6,326 membres
304 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
The Golem and the Jinni
de Helene Wecker
5,545 membres
370 critiques
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
L'homme est un dieu en ruine
de Kate Atkinson
3,012 membres
149 critiques
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
de Robert A. Caro
2,710 membres
46 critiques
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
de Frances Hardinge
1,655 membres
68 critiques
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
de David Howarth
1,546 membres
26 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Did You Ever Have a Family
de Bill Clegg
1,259 membres
96 critiques
3.9
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
de Cynthia Bond
807 membres
114 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
lauralkeet, lahochstetler
70
The Returned
de Bishop O'Connell
7 membres
5
2 Members
DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
71
A Head Full of Ghosts
de Paul Tremblay
2,238 membres
147 critiques
3.8
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
de Nnedi Okorafor
953 membres
45 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
Ma grand-mère vous passe le bonjour
de Fredrik Backman
4,685 membres
229 critiques
4
2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Explications
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
74
Mais leurs yeux dardaient sur Dieu
de Zora Neale Hurston
19,614 membres
350 critiques
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Player One
de Ernest Cline
19,037 membres
1,289 critiques
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
The Secret Place
de Tana French
2,803 membres
174 critiques
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
de Charlotte Wood
534 membres
31 critiques
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
La Vie Volée de Jun Do
de Adam Johnson
4,020 membres
289 critiques
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
de Seanan McGuire
3,487 membres
294 critiques
3.8
2 Members
lkmiller, flying_monkeys
Explications
flying_monkeys: Because it's beautiful, macabre, diverse. And it speaks to a secret, lifelong quest: to find my door.
80
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
de Khaled Hosseini
53,625 membres
1,309 critiques
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams
de David McCullough
13,973 membres
202 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
de Jenny Lawson
3,412 membres
198 critiques
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
Avril enchanté
de Elizabeth von Arnim
2,920 membres
129 critiques
4
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
de Thomas Mullen
594 membres
48 critiques
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
de Lucy Parker
281 membres
18 critiques
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
de S. M. Hulse
228 membres
23 critiques
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
de Louise Penny
2,231 membres
124 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
de Lindy West
1,486 membres
87 critiques
4.2
2 Members
k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
LaRose
de Louise Erdrich
1,404 membres
76 critiques
3.9
2 Members
lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
Wild
de Cheryl Strayed
8,913 membres
521 critiques
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
Ceux du Nord-Ouest
de Zadie Smith
2,479 membres
97 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
de Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,641 membres
85 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Les Dossiers Dresden, tome 1 : Avis de tempête
de Jim Butcher
14,913 membres
615 critiques
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Our Souls at Night
de Kent Haruf
2,387 membres
228 critiques
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
de Megan Abbott
1,184 membres
74 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
Sans parler du chien ou Comment nous retrouvâmes la potiche de l'évèque
de Connie Willis
6,815 membres
289 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
The Girls
de Emma Cline
3,544 membres
253 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
The Japanese Lover
de Isabel Allende
2,068 membres
107 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
kaulsu, chgstrom
Explications
kaulsu: I've not previously read anything by Allende. I am told each of her novels is unlike the last. It took me a minute to get into the flash backs, but (I work in a retirement community) I did enjoy it. There were some pieces that didn't ring true (FBI field agents have a mandatory retirement age of 57, for example), but Twain said we shouldn't allow a few facts to spoil a good story. Or something.
99
The Privilege of the Sword
de Ellen Kushner
1,494 membres
64 critiques
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
Le chardonneret
de Donna Tartt
15,367 membres
808 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen