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
7,487 membres
328 critiques
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
Underground railroad
de Colson Whitehead
8,912 membres
453 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
5,583 membres
276 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
11,693 membres
779 critiques
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Orange amère
de Ann Patchett
3,641 membres
190 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
11,163 membres
687 critiques
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,673 membres
289 critiques
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
La miséricorde de l'ancillaire
de Ann Leckie
2,520 membres
131 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
7,741 membres
368 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
4,393 membres
238 critiques
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,806 membres
94 critiques
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,085 membres
515 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
2,446 membres
153 critiques
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Celle qui fuit et celle qui reste
de Elena Ferrante
2,899 membres
91 critiques
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,682 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
188 membres
28 critiques
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis
de Marjane Satrapi
8,482 membres
321 critiques
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
The Goblin Emperor
de Katherine Addison
2,930 membres
197 critiques
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
Tous les oiseaux du ciel
de Charlie Jane Anders
2,863 membres
178 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
11,485 membres
496 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
1,886 membres
93 critiques
4
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Dark Matter: A Novel
de Blake Crouch
6,263 membres
545 critiques
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
Mon Antonia
de Willa Cather
13,604 membres
286 critiques
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,321 membres
401 critiques
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
La supplication. Tchernobyl, chroniques du monde après l'apocalypse
de Svetlana Alexievich
2,338 membres
78 critiques
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
M pour Mabel
de Helen Macdonald
4,354 membres
278 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
34 membres
5 critiques
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
Le cirque des rêves
de Erin Morgenstern
18,427 membres
1,264 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
5,474 membres
360 critiques
4.1
3 Members
susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
The House by the Lake
de Thomas Harding
344 membres
19 critiques
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur
de Harper Lee
78,447 membres
1,433 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
5,329 membres
262 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
Seul sur Mars
de Andy Weir
18,138 membres
1,241 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
La porte des larmes
de Abraham Verghese
9,517 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
7,296 membres
507 critiques
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
de David D. Levine
341 membres
21 critiques
3.8
3 Members
tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
Promenons-nous dans les bois
de Bill Bryson
16,863 membres
473 critiques
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,445 membres
78 critiques
3.8
3 Members
mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
When Breath Becomes Air
de Paul Kalanithi
5,597 membres
313 critiques
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,901 membres
620 critiques
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter et l'enfant maudit
de J. K. Rowling
15,847 membres
566 critiques
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
de Madeleine Thien
1,283 membres
54 critiques
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
La ménagerie de papier
de Ken Liu
1,575 membres
69 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
L'autre moitié du soleil
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,902 membres
296 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
13,063 membres
510 critiques
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Mille petits riens
de Jodi Picoult
3,778 membres
221 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
The Invisible Library
de Genevieve Cogman
3,416 membres
197 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
Wake up America, Tome 1 : 1940-1960
de John Lewis
2,949 membres
160 critiques
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,764 membres
169 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
8,325 membres
239 critiques
½ 4.6
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
La Ville des voleurs
de David Benioff
5,338 membres
316 critiques
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
Fin de ronde
de Stephen King
3,482 membres
139 critiques
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run
de Bruce Springsteen
1,736 membres
73 critiques
4.2
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
de Nick Lane
630 membres
19 critiques
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
de Sofia Samatar
299 membres
18 critiques
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
20,711 membres
612 critiques
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
La fille automate
de Paolo Bacigalupi
6,220 membres
304 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
The Golem and the Jinni
de Helene Wecker
5,421 membres
360 critiques
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
L'homme est un dieu en ruine
de Kate Atkinson
2,953 membres
146 critiques
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
de Robert A. Caro
2,624 membres
45 critiques
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
de Frances Hardinge
1,614 membres
68 critiques
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
de David Howarth
1,520 membres
26 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Did You Ever Have a Family
de Bill Clegg
1,236 membres
98 critiques
3.9
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
de Cynthia Bond
795 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
2,135 membres
144 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
de Nnedi Okorafor
931 membres
44 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
Ma grand-mère vous passe le bonjour
de Fredrik Backman
4,465 membres
226 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
19,112 membres
346 critiques
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,456 membres
1,276 critiques
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
The Secret Place
de Tana French
2,735 membres
172 critiques
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
de Charlotte Wood
520 membres
31 critiques
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
La Vie Volée de Jun Do
de Adam Johnson
3,949 membres
288 critiques
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
de Seanan McGuire
3,364 membres
292 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
52,789 membres
1,300 critiques
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams
de David McCullough
13,702 membres
199 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
de Jenny Lawson
3,299 membres
198 critiques
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
Avril enchanté
de Elizabeth von Arnim
2,810 membres
123 critiques
4
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
de Thomas Mullen
588 membres
48 critiques
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
de Lucy Parker
274 membres
19 critiques
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
de S. M. Hulse
223 membres
22 critiques
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
de Louise Penny
2,170 membres
123 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
de Lindy West
1,463 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
8,689 membres
517 critiques
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
Ceux du Nord-Ouest
de Zadie Smith
2,434 membres
98 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
de Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,599 membres
84 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Les Dossiers Dresden, tome 1 : Avis de tempête
de Jim Butcher
14,554 membres
609 critiques
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Our Souls at Night
de Kent Haruf
2,343 membres
226 critiques
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
de Megan Abbott
1,149 membres
71 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
6,755 membres
287 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
The Girls
de Emma Cline
3,415 membres
251 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
The Japanese Lover
de Isabel Allende
2,015 membres
104 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
1,482 membres
64 critiques
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
Le chardonneret
de Donna Tartt
14,886 membres
803 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen