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
9,080 membres
515 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
5,781 membres
334 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
8,857 membres
374 critiques
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Autumn
de Ali Smith
2,026 membres
105 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
6,115 membres
360 critiques
½ 4.4
9 Members
bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
La mythologie Viking
de Neil Gaiman
9,040 membres
330 critiques
4
8 Members
bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
8
Exit West
de Mohsin Hamid
3,606 membres
231 critiques
3.8
7 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, Simone2, ErinDenver
9
Le chant des revenants
de Jesmyn Ward
3,955 membres
195 critiques
4.1
7 Members
lauralkeet, N1na, njinthesun, dmofnd, BLBera, ErinDenver, cawcat333
10
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
de Matthew Desmond
3,326 membres
203 critiques
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Liens de sang
de Octavia E. Butler
8,386 membres
351 critiques
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
de Paulette Jiles
2,880 membres
223 critiques
4.2
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
No home
de Yaa Gyasi
5,580 membres
276 critiques
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
de Anthony Horowitz
3,824 membres
234 critiques
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Wild
de Cheryl Strayed
8,685 membres
517 critiques
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
L'interprète des maladies
de Jhumpa Lahiri
12,104 membres
266 critiques
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
L'amie prodigieuse
de Elena Ferrante
7,149 membres
315 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
2,948 membres
160 critiques
½ 4.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,685 membres
779 critiques
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
Comme deux gouttes d'eau
de Tana French
5,620 membres
318 critiques
4
5 Members
christina_reads, KimarieBee, Ling.Lass, ClaudaJB, Travelgem
21
La note américaine
de David Grann
6,079 membres
307 critiques
4.1
5 Members
Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
Tortues à l'infini
de John Green
6,713 membres
231 critiques
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Home Fire
de Kamila Shamsie
1,735 membres
81 critiques
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
Celle qui a tous les dons
de M. R. Carey
5,315 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
3,097 membres
190 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
4,336 membres
140 critiques
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Moonglow
de Michael Chabon
2,146 membres
85 critiques
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
La haine qu'on donne
de Angie Thomas
9,242 membres
475 critiques
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
Underground railroad
de Colson Whitehead
8,908 membres
453 critiques
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
de Jennifer Egan
2,727 membres
139 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
de Roxane Gay
2,230 membres
120 critiques
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
de Dan Chaon
711 membres
136 critiques
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,900 membres
620 critiques
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Origine
de Dan Brown
6,050 membres
201 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
The Hating Game
de Sally Thorne
2,946 membres
162 critiques
4
3 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
The Animators
de Kayla Rae Whitaker
553 membres
50 critiques
4
3 Members
Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
L'homme est un dieu en ruine
de Kate Atkinson
2,953 membres
146 critiques
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
La cinquième saison
de N. K. Jemisin
7,985 membres
364 critiques
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
Pachinko
de Min Jin Lee
6,423 membres
281 critiques
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
La ballade de Black Tom
de Victor LaValle
1,553 membres
84 critiques
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,672 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
25,481 membres
433 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,668 membres
289 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
2,534 membres
98 critiques
½ 3.6
3 Members
shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
de Gail Honeyman
8,781 membres
531 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
2,109 membres
88 critiques
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
de Ron Chernow
8,051 membres
161 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Vie et destin
de Vasily Grossman
3,430 membres
88 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
1,335 membres
77 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Raison et sentiments
de Jane Austen
38,084 membres
525 critiques
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Auprès de moi toujours
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,809 membres
938 critiques
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
52
Déracinée
de Naomi Novik
6,412 membres
391 critiques
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
53
March: Book Three
de John Lewis
1,499 membres
95 critiques
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
54
My Absolute Darling
de Gabriel Tallent
1,429 membres
86 critiques
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
55
Le Loup des steppes
de Hermann Hesse
13,496 membres
192 critiques
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
56
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
de David Sedaris
1,461 membres
56 critiques
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
57
Walkaway
de Cory Doctorow
1,012 membres
41 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
58
When the Moon Was Ours
de Anna-Marie McLemore
798 membres
25 critiques
3.9
2 Members
kgriffith, flying_monkeys
59
Cassandre
de Christa Wolf
700 membres
14 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Jambyfool, cometahalley
60
Le Docteur Jivago
de Boris Pasternak
11,370 membres
152 critiques
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
61
Anything Is Possible
de Elizabeth Strout
1,915 membres
120 critiques
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
62
Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,438 membres
1,275 critiques
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
63
Petits secrets, grands mensonges
de Liane Moriarty
7,006 membres
405 critiques
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
64
Caresser le velours
de Sarah Waters
5,093 membres
147 critiques
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
65
La Vie Volée de Jun Do
de Adam Johnson
3,945 membres
288 critiques
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
66
Kitty et les ondes de minuit
de Carrie Vaughn
2,807 membres
158 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
67
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
de Patricia Lockwood
987 membres
56 critiques
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
68
Regardez-moi
de Anita Brookner
626 membres
16 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
69
Amberlough
de Lara Elena Donnelly
518 membres
32 critiques
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
70
Le coeur est un chasseur solitaire
de Carson McCullers
10,714 membres
243 critiques
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Explications
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
71
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
de J. D. Vance
6,862 membres
337 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
kristenl, lanewillson
72
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
de Liza Mundy
1,405 membres
52 critiques
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
73
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
de Patrick Phillips
379 membres
13 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
74
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
de Ruth Gilligan
92 membres
7 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
75
Dark Matter: A Novel
de Blake Crouch
6,252 membres
545 critiques
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
76
Le Chardon et le Tartan, Tome 8 : Le temps des rêves
de Diana Gabaldon
3,825 membres
118 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
77
If We Were Villains
de M.L. Rio
2,999 membres
87 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
78
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
de Seanan McGuire
1,669 membres
145 critiques
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
79
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,445 membres
78 critiques
3.8
2 Members
revbean, VW_Williams
80
The Enchanted
de Rene Denfeld
962 membres
69 critiques
4.1
2 Members
njinthesun, angiestahl
81
The Almost Sisters
de Joshilyn Jackson
710 membres
66 critiques
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
82
Lab Girl
de Hope Jahren
2,629 membres
157 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
83
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
de Christopher De Hamel
957 membres
16 critiques
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
84
La mort dans les bois
de Tana French
10,221 membres
583 critiques
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
85
Moi, ce que j'aime, c'est les monstres - Livre premier
de Emil Ferris
1,102 membres
72 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, Euryale
86
A Skinful of Shadows
de Frances Hardinge
578 membres
27 critiques
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, briarhills
87
Du côté de chez Swann
de Marcel Proust
11,126 membres
183 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
88
Binti
de Nnedi Okorafor
2,868 membres
242 critiques
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
89
Girl Waits With Gun
de Amy Stewart
1,723 membres
147 critiques
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
90
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
de Neil deGrasse Tyson
3,999 membres
142 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
91
This Is How It Always Is
de Laurie Frankel
1,682 membres
84 critiques
4.2
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
92
See What I Have Done
de Sarah Schmidt
840 membres
71 critiques
½ 3.3
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
93
M. Pénombre libraire ouvert jour et nuit
de Robin Sloan
8,302 membres
722 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.
94
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,797 membres
169 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
95
American War
de Omar El Akkad
1,832 membres
96 critiques
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
96
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
de Kathleen Rooney
1,198 membres
85 critiques
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
97
Le chardonneret
de Donna Tartt
14,874 membres
802 critiques
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
98
Pride and Prejudice (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen)
de Jane Austen
80,573 membres
1,368 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.
99
A Game of Thrones
de George R. R. Martin
42,556 membres
1,121 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399
100
Lolita
de Vladimir Nabokov
31,693 membres
563 critiques
4.1
Member
Tinuvia