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
7,656 membres
330 critiques
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
Underground railroad
de Colson Whitehead
9,030 membres
455 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
5,632 membres
280 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
11,807 membres
783 critiques
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Orange amère
de Ann Patchett
3,679 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
11,303 membres
689 critiques
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,695 membres
291 critiques
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
La miséricorde de l'ancillaire
de Ann Leckie
2,543 membres
132 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
7,803 membres
370 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
4,438 membres
240 critiques
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,822 membres
95 critiques
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,230 membres
522 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
2,467 membres
153 critiques
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Celle qui fuit et celle qui reste
de Elena Ferrante
2,918 membres
93 critiques
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,732 membres
244 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
189 membres
28 critiques
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis
de Marjane Satrapi
8,531 membres
322 critiques
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
The Goblin Emperor
de Katherine Addison
2,957 membres
198 critiques
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
Tous les oiseaux du ciel
de Charlie Jane Anders
2,887 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
11,565 membres
499 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
1,896 membres
93 critiques
4
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Dark Matter: A Novel
de Blake Crouch
6,252 membres
551 critiques
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
Mon Antonia
de Willa Cather
13,664 membres
287 critiques
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,367 membres
406 critiques
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
La supplication. Tchernobyl, chroniques du monde après l'apocalypse
de Svetlana Alexievich
2,356 membres
78 critiques
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
M pour Mabel
de Helen Macdonald
4,391 membres
283 critiques
3.9
3 Members
Euryale, jeanned, lalbro
28
Dans le grand cercle du monde
de Joseph Boyden
1,026 membres
45 critiques
4.2
3 Members
cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
The Rogue Retrieval
de Dan Koboldt
35 membres
5 critiques
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
Le cirque des rêves
de Erin Morgenstern
18,600 membres
1,268 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
5,546 membres
362 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
338 membres
19 critiques
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur
de Harper Lee
78,840 membres
1,434 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
5,393 membres
262 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
Seul sur Mars
de Andy Weir
18,275 membres
1,251 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
La porte des larmes
de Abraham Verghese
9,567 membres
537 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
7,350 membres
509 critiques
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
de David D. Levine
344 membres
21 critiques
3.8
3 Members
tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
Promenons-nous dans les bois
de Bill Bryson
16,928 membres
475 critiques
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,459 membres
78 critiques
3.8
3 Members
mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
When Breath Becomes Air
de Paul Kalanithi
5,665 membres
314 critiques
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,947 membres
623 critiques
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter et l'enfant maudit
de J. K. Rowling
16,013 membres
570 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Nous qui n'étions rien
de Madeleine Thien
1,295 membres
54 critiques
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
La ménagerie de papier
de Ken Liu
1,592 membres
71 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
L'autre moitié du soleil
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,939 membres
297 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
13,232 membres
514 critiques
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Mille petits riens
de Jodi Picoult
3,820 membres
221 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
The Invisible Library
de Genevieve Cogman
3,451 membres
198 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
Wake up America, Tome 1 : 1940-1960
de John Lewis
2,955 membres
160 critiques
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,792 membres
173 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
imyril, souloftherose
53
The Death of Bees
de Lisa O'Donnell
966 membres
90 critiques
3.9
2 Members
jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
Before the Feast
de Saša Stanišić
284 membres
10 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
55
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,370 membres
239 critiques
½ 4.6
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
La Ville des voleurs
de David Benioff
5,364 membres
316 critiques
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
Fin de ronde
de Stephen King
3,522 membres
140 critiques
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run
de Bruce Springsteen
1,748 membres
74 critiques
4.2
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
de Nick Lane
632 membres
19 critiques
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
de Sofia Samatar
300 membres
18 critiques
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
20,819 membres
615 critiques
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
La fille automate
de Paolo Bacigalupi
6,240 membres
304 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
The Golem and the Jinni
de Helene Wecker
5,457 membres
365 critiques
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
L'homme est un dieu en ruine
de Kate Atkinson
2,975 membres
146 critiques
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
de Robert A. Caro
2,639 membres
45 critiques
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
de Frances Hardinge
1,632 membres
68 critiques
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
de David Howarth
1,525 membres
26 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Did You Ever Have a Family
de Bill Clegg
1,242 membres
98 critiques
3.9
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
de Cynthia Bond
798 membres
113 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
2,175 membres
146 critiques
3.8
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
de Nnedi Okorafor
936 membres
44 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
Ma grand-mère vous passe le bonjour
de Fredrik Backman
4,531 membres
228 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
19,209 membres
347 critiques
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,608 membres
1,282 critiques
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
The Secret Place
de Tana French
2,752 membres
172 critiques
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
de Charlotte Wood
521 membres
31 critiques
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
La Vie Volée de Jun Do
de Adam Johnson
3,968 membres
288 critiques
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
de Seanan McGuire
3,402 membres
293 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
52,944 membres
1,300 critiques
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams
de David McCullough
13,787 membres
200 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
de Jenny Lawson
3,325 membres
198 critiques
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
Avril enchanté
de Elizabeth von Arnim
2,845 membres
124 critiques
4
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
de Thomas Mullen
590 membres
48 critiques
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
de Lucy Parker
279 membres
19 critiques
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
de S. M. Hulse
224 membres
23 critiques
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
de Louise Penny
2,190 membres
123 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
de Lindy West
1,470 membres
87 critiques
4.2
2 Members
k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
LaRose
de Louise Erdrich
1,381 membres
76 critiques
3.9
2 Members
lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
Wild
de Cheryl Strayed
8,749 membres
518 critiques
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
Ceux du Nord-Ouest
de Zadie Smith
2,443 membres
99 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
de Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,619 membres
85 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Les Dossiers Dresden, tome 1 : Avis de tempête
de Jim Butcher
14,635 membres
609 critiques
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Our Souls at Night
de Kent Haruf
2,353 membres
227 critiques
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
de Megan Abbott
1,157 membres
72 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
6,765 membres
287 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
The Girls
de Emma Cline
3,454 membres
252 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
The Japanese Lover
de Isabel Allende
2,025 membres
105 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
1,484 membres
65 critiques
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
Le chardonneret
de Donna Tartt
15,006 membres
803 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen