Top Five Books of 2017

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What are your top five reads for 2017? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2017. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: . Join the discussion on Talk 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.
1
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,451 membres
524 critiques
½ 4.4
19 Members
agjuba, snora, kristenl, clue, karenmarie, krazy4katz, hazel1123, lindapanzo, cataloga, BBleil, Devlindusty, sleedev, Tess_W, VintageReader, This-n-That, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, IngerH, Anashana
Explications
agjuba: This is perhaps my all-time favorite book -- the writing is smart and clever, the characters are beautifully fleshed-out, and the premise is unusual.
2
Lincoln in the Bardo
de George Saunders
5,948 membres
340 critiques
3.9
16 Members
debnance, davidabrams, zhejw, feeling.is.first, melmore, bjappleg8, karenmarie, maritimer, Devlindusty, RiversideReader, kara.shamy, ErinDenver, LisaSHarvey, jtoneill0, cawcat333, bibliotess
Explications
RiversideReader: Exceptional, brilliant!
3
La saison des feux
de Celeste Ng
9,157 membres
378 critiques
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Autumn
de Ali Smith
2,089 membres
104 critiques
3.9
10 Members
Parker51, RidgewayGirl, PatsyMurray, Cait86, BLBera, yalliejane, JenMDB, missizicks, Emmay, worldisquiet
Explications
PatsyMurray: This is the year I discovered Ali Smith.
missizicks: This is as close to perfect as a book gets for me.
6
Trop noir, trop blanc
de Trevor Noah
6,328 membres
364 critiques
½ 4.4
9 Members
bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
Exit West
de Mohsin Hamid
3,713 membres
231 critiques
3.8
8 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, blackhornet, Simone2, ErinDenver
8
La mythologie Viking
de Neil Gaiman
9,406 membres
337 critiques
4
8 Members
bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
9
Le chant des revenants
de Jesmyn Ward
4,093 membres
196 critiques
4.1
7 Members
lauralkeet, N1na, njinthesun, dmofnd, BLBera, ErinDenver, cawcat333
10
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
de Matthew Desmond
3,433 membres
204 critiques
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Liens de sang
de Octavia E. Butler
8,594 membres
353 critiques
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
de Paulette Jiles
3,005 membres
228 critiques
4.1
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
No home
de Yaa Gyasi
5,727 membres
282 critiques
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
de Anthony Horowitz
3,963 membres
236 critiques
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Wild
de Cheryl Strayed
8,839 membres
520 critiques
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
L'interprète des maladies
de Jhumpa Lahiri
12,193 membres
269 critiques
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
L'amie prodigieuse
de Elena Ferrante
7,368 membres
322 critiques
3.9
5 Members
dchaikin, Mirabelle, kara.shamy, Laura1124, carol.iam
Explications
dchaikin: I love the whole series, my favorite books in a long time. I was swept away.
18
Wake up America, Tome 1 : 1940-1960
de John Lewis
3,008 membres
161 critiques
½ 4.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
12,044 membres
783 critiques
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
Comme deux gouttes d'eau
de Tana French
5,704 membres
321 critiques
4
5 Members
christina_reads, KimarieBee, Ling.Lass, ClaudaJB, Travelgem
21
La note américaine
de David Grann
6,492 membres
317 critiques
4.1
5 Members
Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
Tortues à l'infini
de John Green
6,953 membres
234 critiques
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Home Fire
de Kamila Shamsie
1,812 membres
79 critiques
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,423 membres
401 critiques
4
4 Members
Storeetllr, virginiahomeschooler, peatr, AnnabelHart
Explications
peatr: first time in years I have been totally excited and shocked and shaken by a book! stunning.
25
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
de Kate Moore
3,224 membres
195 critiques
4.1
4 Members
generalkala, lahochstetler, BoundTogetherForGood, kara.shamy
Explications
BoundTogetherForGood: I was riveted by this tragic telling of the devastation that befell these young American women.
26
La Belle Sauvage
de Philip Pullman
4,433 membres
140 critiques
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Moonglow
de Michael Chabon
2,196 membres
86 critiques
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
La haine qu'on donne
de Angie Thomas
9,551 membres
473 critiques
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
Underground railroad
de Colson Whitehead
9,196 membres
457 critiques
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
de Jennifer Egan
2,782 membres
140 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
de Roxane Gay
2,299 membres
121 critiques
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
de Dan Chaon
723 membres
136 critiques
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
10,047 membres
623 critiques
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Origine
de Dan Brown
6,255 membres
202 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
The Hating Game
de Sally Thorne
3,108 membres
159 critiques
4
3 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
The Animators
de Kayla Rae Whitaker
557 membres
50 critiques
4
3 Members
Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
L'homme est un dieu en ruine
de Kate Atkinson
2,988 membres
147 critiques
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
La cinquième saison
de N. K. Jemisin
8,287 membres
362 critiques
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
Pachinko
de Min Jin Lee
6,760 membres
292 critiques
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
La ballade de Black Tom
de Victor LaValle
1,596 membres
85 critiques
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,841 membres
243 critiques
½ 4.6
3 Members
ReluctantTechie, vwinsloe, Tosta
Explications
ReluctantTechie: A well-written narrative about injustice in our judicial system that I was not aware of. It was also an inspiring example of personal commitment and activism.
42
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo
de Alexandre Dumas
25,988 membres
433 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,729 membres
288 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
heidialice, Capybara_99, carol.iam
Explications
heidialice: A beautifully lyrical meditation on family, relationships and how they change over time and aging. A timeless, utterly believable, faltering voice, Lucy is naive and childlike in so many ways, yet incredibly perceptive when it comes to observing other people and their inner struggles.
44
Swing Time
de Zadie Smith
2,594 membres
100 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
de Gail Honeyman
9,095 membres
539 critiques
4.1
3 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, bibliotess, Tosta
Explications
BoundTogetherForGood: This book visits the life of a quirky young woman. The reader is allowed to watch as her life begins to transform into one of greater awareness and occasional delight.
46
Borne
de Jeff VanderMeer
2,150 membres
87 critiques
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
de Ron Chernow
8,217 membres
161 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Vie et destin
de Vasily Grossman
3,491 membres
89 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
FAMeulstee, bearymore
Explications
bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
49
The Changeling
de Victor LaValle
1,377 membres
76 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Raison et sentiments
de Jane Austen
38,705 membres
524 critiques
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Reservoir 13
de Jon McGregor
919 membres
50 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Cait86, blackhornet
52
Auprès de moi toujours
de Kazuo Ishiguro
23,214 membres
939 critiques
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
53
Déracinée
de Naomi Novik
6,577 membres
388 critiques
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
54
March: Book Three
de John Lewis
1,536 membres
95 critiques
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
55
My Absolute Darling
de Gabriel Tallent
1,461 membres
89 critiques
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
56
Le Loup des steppes
de Hermann Hesse
13,708 membres
190 critiques
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
57
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
de David Sedaris
1,493 membres
56 critiques
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
58
Walkaway
de Cory Doctorow
1,040 membres
42 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
59
When the Moon Was Ours
de Anna-Marie McLemore
815 membres
26 critiques
3.9
2 Members
kgriffith, flying_monkeys
60
Cassandre
de Christa Wolf
714 membres
14 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Jambyfool, cometahalley
61
Le Docteur Jivago
de Boris Pasternak
11,579 membres
152 critiques
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
62
Anything Is Possible
de Elizabeth Strout
1,952 membres
122 critiques
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
63
Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,847 membres
1,285 critiques
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
64
Petits secrets, grands mensonges
de Liane Moriarty
7,237 membres
407 critiques
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
65
Caresser le velours
de Sarah Waters
5,148 membres
149 critiques
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
66
La Vie Volée de Jun Do
de Adam Johnson
3,997 membres
289 critiques
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
67
Kitty et les ondes de minuit
de Carrie Vaughn
2,826 membres
158 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
68
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
de Patricia Lockwood
1,009 membres
55 critiques
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
69
Regardez-moi
de Anita Brookner
636 membres
16 critiques
3.8
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
70
Amberlough
de Lara Elena Donnelly
520 membres
31 critiques
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
71
Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire
de Carson McCullers
10,838 membres
244 critiques
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Explications
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
72
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
de J. D. Vance
7,120 membres
345 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
kristenl, lanewillson
73
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
de Liza Mundy
1,457 membres
52 critiques
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
74
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
de Patrick Phillips
393 membres
13 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
75
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
de Ruth Gilligan
100 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.4
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
76
Dark Matter
de Blake Crouch
6,407 membres
548 critiques
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
77
Le Chardon et le Tartan, Tome 8 : Le temps des rêves
de Diana Gabaldon
3,913 membres
118 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
78
If We Were Villains
de M.L. Rio
3,279 membres
84 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
79
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
de Seanan McGuire
1,707 membres
146 critiques
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
80
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,475 membres
77 critiques
3.8
2 Members
revbean, VW_Williams
81
The Enchanted
de Rene Denfeld
979 membres
70 critiques
4.1
2 Members
njinthesun, angiestahl
82
The Almost Sisters
de Joshilyn Jackson
719 membres
66 critiques
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
83
Lab Girl
de Hope Jahren
2,699 membres
158 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
84
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
de Christopher De Hamel
992 membres
15 critiques
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
85
La mort dans les bois
de Tana French
10,379 membres
583 critiques
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
86
Moi, ce que j'aime, c'est les monstres - Livre premier
de Emil Ferris
1,149 membres
72 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, Euryale
87
A Skinful of Shadows
de Frances Hardinge
588 membres
27 critiques
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, briarhills
88
Du côté de chez Swann
de Marcel Proust
11,307 membres
181 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
89
Binti
de Nnedi Okorafor
2,938 membres
246 critiques
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
90
Girl Waits With Gun
de Amy Stewart
1,759 membres
148 critiques
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
91
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
de Neil deGrasse Tyson
4,150 membres
144 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
92
This Is How It Always Is
de Laurie Frankel
1,742 membres
84 critiques
4.2
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
93
See What I Have Done
de Sarah Schmidt
855 membres
73 critiques
3.2
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
94
M. Pénombre libraire ouvert jour et nuit
de Robin Sloan
8,422 membres
719 critiques
3.8
2 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
Explications
BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
95
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,834 membres
173 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
96
American War
de Omar El Akkad
1,885 membres
96 critiques
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
97
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
de Kathleen Rooney
1,221 membres
85 critiques
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
98
Le chardonneret
de Donna Tartt
15,200 membres
802 critiques
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
99
Pride and Prejudice (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen)
de Jane Austen
81,266 membres
1,373 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
alaskaEditor
Explications
alaskaEditor: A classic that I'd never read but finally got around to when a neighbor handed me this and the parody, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Read 'em both and loved them.
100
A Game of Thrones
de George R. R. Martin
43,241 membres
1,126 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399