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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18,773 membres
880 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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7,455 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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8,890 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
11,665 membres
777 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
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11,132 membres
685 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
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3,668 membres
287 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
2,515 membres
131 critiques
4.2
Score 23.96
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:01 PM
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7,734 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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4,386 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
9,059 membres
513 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.
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- 6 Members
- bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
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2,892 membres
91 critiques
4.2
Score 17.87
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 05:12 PM
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4,668 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
18
- 5 Members
- Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
2,927 membres
197 critiques
4.1
Score 14.08
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 06:08 PM
- 4 Members
- rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
2,860 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
11,572 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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1,884 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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de Blake Crouch
6,241 membres
544 critiques
3.9
Score 12.87
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 11:38 AM
- 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
5,306 membres
399 critiques
4
Score 12.38
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 05:08 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
2,333 membres
78 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 11.91
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 11:52 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
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1,024 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
18,392 membres
1,262 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
5,459 membres
360 critiques
4.1
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 05:56 AM
- 3 Members
- susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
344 membres
19 critiques
4
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 07:31 PM
33
de Harper Lee
78,369 membres
1,432 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 10.19
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 11:51 AM
- 3 Members
- karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses
34
5,318 membres
261 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 10.19
Ajouté 2016-12-27, 05:28 PM
- 3 Members
- Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
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9,505 membres
537 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 10.08
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 03:13 PM
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7,289 membres
507 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
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de Bill Bryson
16,851 membres
473 critiques
4
Score 9.66
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:34 PM
- 3 Members
- conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
de Max Porter
1,444 membres
78 critiques
3.8
Score 9.56
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 02:53 PM
- 3 Members
- mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
5,589 membres
313 critiques
4.2
Score 9.4
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 05:54 PM
- 3 Members
- avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
9,890 membres
618 critiques
3.9
Score 9.08
Ajouté 2016-12-25, 05:20 AM
- 3 Members
- maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
15,795 membres
566 critiques
½ 3.4
Score 9.02
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 05:26 PM
- 3 Members
- Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
1,281 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
6,895 membres
296 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
13,008 membres
505 critiques
4.2
Score 8
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 04:18 PM
49
- 2 Members
- Micheller7, terran
51
de John Lewis
2,949 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
5,334 membres
316 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
629 membres
19 critiques
4.2
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2017-01-04, 12:05 AM
- 2 Members
- jjwilson61, davesmind
60
298 membres
18 critiques
4.1
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 02:50 AM
61
62
6,213 membres
303 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2016-12-27, 06:16 PM
- 2 Members
- Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
65
2,623 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
1,235 membres
98 critiques
3.9
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
2,131 membres
144 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2016-12-20, 06:18 PM
- 2 Members
- seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
73
4,454 membres
225 critiques
4
Score 6.73
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 08:11 PM
74
19,081 membres
345 critiques
4
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2016-12-22, 11:50 AM
75
76
- 2 Members
- fannyprice, flips
77
521 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
288 critiques
4.1
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2016-12-21, 04:37 AM
79
3,357 membres
291 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
52,753 membres
1,300 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
2,807 membres
123 critiques
4
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
2,167 membres
123 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 6.08
Ajouté 2016-12-27, 05:29 PM
- 2 Members
- Jim53, lindapanzo
88
de Lindy West
1,462 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
14,545 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
6,747 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
2,012 membres
104 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