Top Five Books of 2016
- Description
- 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.
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18,619 membres
876 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 57.56
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 07:52 PM
- 15 Members
- pmarshall, sipthereader, Jim53, mahsdad, pamur, sianpr, krazy4katz, Tess_W, Maryloo, AmourFou, jcwharton, Lauraborealis, Redheadlib, khouston205, Rorykins75
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7,364 membres
326 critiques
4.1
Score 43.36
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:06 PM
- 11 Members
- ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
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8,851 membres
451 critiques
4
Score 36.82
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 11:32 AM
- 10 Members
- zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
- Explications
- JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
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- 10 Members
- susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek
5
11,569 membres
775 critiques
4.1
Score 29.79
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:13 PM
- 9 Members
- tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
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- 9 Members
- krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham
7
11,028 membres
679 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 28.01
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:30 PM
- 9 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
3,658 membres
286 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 24.87
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 01:36 PM
- 7 Members
- lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
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de Ann Leckie
2,504 membres
131 critiques
4.2
Score 23.96
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:01 PM
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7,699 membres
368 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 22.74
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 01:13 PM
- 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.
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4,377 membres
238 critiques
4
Score 20.7
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 08:54 AM
- 6 Members
- holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
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de Amor Towles
8,973 membres
509 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 19.74
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 03:01 PM
- 6 Members
- Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
- Explications
- Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
14
- 6 Members
- bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
2,876 membres
91 critiques
4.2
Score 17.87
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 05:12 PM
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4,660 membres
243 critiques
½ 4.6
Score 17.08
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 01:12 PM
- 5 Members
- rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
- Explications
- rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
17
- 5 Members
- timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
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- 5 Members
- Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
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2,933 membres
196 critiques
4.1
Score 14.08
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 06:08 PM
- 4 Members
- rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
2,852 membres
178 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 13.08
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 08:01 PM
- 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
de Susan Cain
11,506 membres
495 critiques
4
Score 12.91
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:16 PM
- 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.
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1,881 membres
92 critiques
4
Score 12.91
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 06:19 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
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- 4 Members
- mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
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- 4 Members
- LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
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de M. R. Carey
5,302 membres
399 critiques
4
Score 12.38
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 05:08 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
2,316 membres
78 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 11.91
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 11:52 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
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1,019 membres
45 critiques
4.2
Score 11.36
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 07:30 PM
- 3 Members
- cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
- 3 Members
- TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
18,275 membres
1,261 critiques
4.1
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 08:02 PM
- 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
5,418 membres
360 critiques
4.1
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 05:56 AM
- 3 Members
- susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
339 membres
17 critiques
4
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 07:31 PM
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de Harper Lee
78,154 membres
1,431 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 10.19
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 11:51 AM
- 3 Members
- karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses
34
5,276 membres
261 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 10.19
Ajouté 2016-12-27, 05:28 PM
- 3 Members
- Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
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9,481 membres
537 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 10.08
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 03:13 PM
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7,290 membres
506 critiques
3.9
Score 9.71
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 08:55 AM
- 3 Members
- karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
- 3 Members
- tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
de Bill Bryson
16,808 membres
473 critiques
4
Score 9.66
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:34 PM
- 3 Members
- conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
de Max Porter
1,430 membres
77 critiques
3.8
Score 9.56
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 02:53 PM
- 3 Members
- mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
5,537 membres
312 critiques
4.2
Score 9.4
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 05:54 PM
- 3 Members
- avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
9,869 membres
616 critiques
3.9
Score 9.08
Ajouté 2016-12-25, 05:20 AM
- 3 Members
- maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
15,689 membres
566 critiques
½ 3.4
Score 9.02
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 05:26 PM
- 3 Members
- Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
1,277 membres
54 critiques
4
Score 8.91
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 06:01 PM
- 3 Members
- charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
- 3 Members
- antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
6,910 membres
294 critiques
4.2
Score 8.71
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 08:50 PM
- 3 Members
- LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
47
4 membres
1 critique
5
Score 8.25
Ajouté 2016-12-27, 10:05 AM
- 3 Members
- TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
48
12,823 membres
501 critiques
4.2
Score 8
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:18 PM
49
- 2 Members
- Micheller7, terran
51
de John Lewis
2,937 membres
160 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 8
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:01 PM
53
- 2 Members
- jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
55
- 2 Members
- lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
5,311 membres
315 critiques
4.2
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 10:10 PM
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58
- 2 Members
- waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
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de Nick Lane
624 membres
19 critiques
4.2
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2017-01-04, 12:05 AM
- 2 Members
- jjwilson61, davesmind
60
296 membres
18 critiques
4.1
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 02:50 AM
61
62
6,232 membres
304 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2016-12-27, 06:16 PM
- 2 Members
- Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
65
2,613 membres
45 critiques
½ 4.6
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2016-12-25, 03:56 AM
- 2 Members
- bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
67
- 2 Members
- Kaffie, bethmariec
68
de Bill Clegg
1,229 membres
98 critiques
4
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 05:55 PM
- 2 Members
- njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
- 2 Members
- lauralkeet, lahochstetler
70
- 2 Members
- DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
71
2,169 membres
144 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 06:18 PM
- 2 Members
- seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
73
4,439 membres
224 critiques
4
Score 6.73
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 08:11 PM
74
19,017 membres
343 critiques
4
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 11:50 AM
75
76
- 2 Members
- fannyprice, flips
77
519 membres
31 critiques
3.8
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2016-12-26, 10:21 AM
- 2 Members
- KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
de Adam Johnson
3,943 membres
287 critiques
4.1
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 04:37 AM
79
3,340 membres
290 critiques
3.8
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 08:04 PM
- 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
52,640 membres
1,298 critiques
4.2
Score 6.2
Ajouté 2016-12-23, 05:40 PM
- 2 Members
- bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
- 2 Members
- AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
- 2 Members
- starfishian, LAKobow
83
2,787 membres
124 critiques
4.1
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2017-01-22, 12:40 PM
- 2 Members
- agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
- 2 Members
- charl08, boo-radley
85
- 2 Members
- christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
87
de Louise Penny
2,155 membres
123 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 6.08
Ajouté 2016-12-27, 05:29 PM
- 2 Members
- Jim53, lindapanzo
88
de Lindy West
1,451 membres
87 critiques
4.2
Score 6.08
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:07 PM
- 2 Members
- k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
- 2 Members
- lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
- 2 Members
- holly_golightly, hearshari
91
93
de Jim Butcher
14,875 membres
607 critiques
3.8
Score 5.71
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- miketopper, Kindleifier
94
- 2 Members
- zhejw, njinthesun
95
- 2 Members
- fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
6,731 membres
287 critiques
4.1
Score 5.66
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 02:54 PM
- 2 Members
- Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
- 2 Members
- EfEh, katemcangus
98
1,995 membres
103 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 5.66
Ajouté 2016-12-24, 07:10 AM
- 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.
100
- 2 Members
- Minthe, gtimcqueen