Top Five Books of 2017
- Description
- 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
de Amor Towles
9,126 membres
517 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 73.45
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 09:42 AM
- 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
5,798 membres
336 critiques
3.9
Score 55.54
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:47 PM
- 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
- 12 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
- 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.
5
12,424 membres
379 critiques
4.2
Score 35.44
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 05:50 PM
- 10 Members
- feeling.is.first, karenmarie, moonwatcher, bugaderes39, blkrk4000, MTCDBIBLIO, elphie93, wildtusker, hihopehere, worldisquiet
6
de Trevor Noah
6,138 membres
361 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 32.92
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 02:48 PM
- 9 Members
- bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
- 8 Members
- bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
8
- 7 Members
- revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, Simone2, ErinDenver
9
de Jesmyn Ward
3,968 membres
195 critiques
4.1
Score 22.48
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 07:02 PM
- 7 Members
- lauralkeet, N1na, njinthesun, dmofnd, BLBera, ErinDenver, cawcat333
10
3,341 membres
203 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 21.56
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 04:30 PM
- 6 Members
- RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
8,411 membres
354 critiques
4.2
Score 19.63
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 09:35 AM
- 6 Members
- bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
2,885 membres
224 critiques
4.2
Score 19.27
Ajouté 2017-12-21, 04:47 PM
13
- 6 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
3,848 membres
235 critiques
3.9
Score 18.4
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 09:39 AM
- 5 Members
- raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
- 5 Members
- PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
12,122 membres
268 critiques
4.1
Score 17.93
Ajouté 2017-12-21, 06:50 PM
- 6 Members
- JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
7,182 membres
319 critiques
3.9
Score 16.81
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 01:58 PM
18
de John Lewis
2,951 membres
160 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 16.38
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 02:50 PM
- 5 Members
- _Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
11,729 membres
780 critiques
4.1
Score 16.27
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 06:00 PM
- 5 Members
- plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
de Tana French
5,637 membres
318 critiques
4
Score 16.08
Ajouté 2017-12-28, 09:38 PM
- 5 Members
- christina_reads, KimarieBee, Ling.Lass, ClaudaJB, Travelgem
21
de David Grann
6,134 membres
310 critiques
4.1
Score 15.79
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 05:54 PM
- 5 Members
- Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
- 5 Members
- lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
- 5 Members
- lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
de M. R. Carey
5,331 membres
403 critiques
4
Score 15.04
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 11:04 AM
- 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
de Kate Moore
3,115 membres
192 critiques
4.1
Score 15.04
Ajouté 2018-01-02, 10:48 PM
- 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
4,348 membres
141 critiques
4.1
Score 13.56
Ajouté 2017-12-23, 05:30 PM
- 4 Members
- bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
- 4 Members
- rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
de Angie Thomas
9,289 membres
475 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 12.91
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:20 AM
- 4 Members
- debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
8,957 membres
453 critiques
4
Score 12.54
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 06:50 AM
- 4 Members
- TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
2,735 membres
141 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 12.54
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 12:52 PM
- 4 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
de Roxane Gay
2,236 membres
121 critiques
4.2
Score 12.54
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:14 AM
32
- 4 Members
- fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
9,915 membres
621 critiques
3.9
Score 11.53
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:15 AM
- 4 Members
- sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
35
- 3 Members
- christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
- 3 Members
- Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
2,963 membres
146 critiques
4
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2018-01-09, 01:34 PM
38
8,036 membres
364 critiques
4.2
Score 10.19
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 09:34 AM
- 3 Members
- mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
- 3 Members
- dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
1,556 membres
84 critiques
3.9
Score 10.04
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 09:47 AM
- 3 Members
- yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
4,703 membres
243 critiques
½ 4.6
Score 9.87
Ajouté 2017-12-21, 01:30 PM
- 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
25,566 membres
433 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 9.71
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:24 AM
- 3 Members
- Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
3,686 membres
290 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 9.71
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 02:02 PM
- 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
- 3 Members
- shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
8,834 membres
533 critiques
4.1
Score 8.75
Ajouté 2017-12-27, 07:11 PM
- 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
- 3 Members
- sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
de Ron Chernow
8,079 membres
162 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 8.39
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 02:00 PM
- 3 Members
- dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
- 2 Members
- FAMeulstee, bearymore
- Explications
- bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
49
- 2 Members
- Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
de Jane Austen
38,163 membres
529 critiques
4.1
Score 7.36
Ajouté 2017-12-27, 06:31 AM
- 2 Members
- shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
22,880 membres
938 critiques
3.8
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-01-15, 10:39 AM
- 2 Members
- serhatx, Annie_Arnott
52
- 2 Members
- KimarieBee, flips
53
- 2 Members
- Storeetllr, raidergirl3
54
1,434 membres
88 critiques
3.8
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2017-12-25, 08:09 PM
55
13,519 membres
193 critiques
4
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2018-01-12, 08:03 PM
- 2 Members
- Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
56
1,468 membres
56 critiques
3.9
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:50 PM
- 2 Members
- davidabrams, lanewillson
57
58
798 membres
25 critiques
3.9
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:19 AM
- 2 Members
- kgriffith, flying_monkeys
59
- 2 Members
- Jambyfool, cometahalley
60
11,404 membres
152 critiques
3.9
Score 6.73
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 11:38 AM
- 2 Members
- sundance, FAMeulstee
61
1,917 membres
121 critiques
3.9
Score 6.73
Ajouté 2018-01-01, 06:22 PM
62
- 2 Members
- chgstrom, KerryD1971
63
7,042 membres
405 critiques
4.1
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2017-12-21, 12:32 PM
- 2 Members
- virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
64
- 2 Members
- anglemark, kristilabrie
65
de Adam Johnson
3,955 membres
288 critiques
4.1
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 06:50 AM
- 2 Members
- sipthereader, sturlington
66
2,806 membres
158 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2017-12-21, 11:45 AM
67
992 membres
56 critiques
3.9
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:13 AM
- 2 Members
- timspalding, RidgewayGirl
68
- 2 Members
- booksinbed, VW_Williams
69
- 2 Members
- ablachly, norabelle414
70
10,733 membres
243 critiques
4
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2017-12-27, 06:32 AM
- 2 Members
- shaunie, missizicks
- Explications
- missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
71
de J. D. Vance
6,899 membres
339 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2017-12-30, 09:43 PM
- 2 Members
- kristenl, lanewillson
72
de Liza Mundy
1,408 membres
52 critiques
4
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 09:59 AM
73
382 membres
13 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 6.4
Ajouté 2017-12-27, 03:47 PM
- 2 Members
- greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
75
de Blake Crouch
6,189 membres
547 critiques
3.9
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2017-12-23, 04:29 AM
- 2 Members
- virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
76
3,845 membres
118 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2017-12-30, 10:24 PM
- 2 Members
- virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
77
- 2 Members
- ablachly, norabelle414
78
1,673 membres
146 critiques
4.1
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2017-12-25, 11:25 AM
- 2 Members
- ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
79
de Max Porter
1,450 membres
78 critiques
3.8
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2017-12-26, 12:01 PM
- 2 Members
- revbean, VW_Williams
80
- 2 Members
- njinthesun, angiestahl
81
710 membres
66 critiques
4.1
Score 6.19
Ajouté 2017-12-25, 11:47 AM
- 2 Members
- ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
82
- 2 Members
- Euryale, raidergirl3
83
960 membres
16 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 6.08
Ajouté 2017-12-23, 11:41 AM
84
de Tana French
10,248 membres
583 critiques
3.8
Score 6.04
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:22 AM
- 2 Members
- cometahalley, kristilabrie
85
de Emil Ferris
1,109 membres
72 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 6.04
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 03:06 PM
- 2 Members
- bookwoman84, Euryale
86
580 membres
27 critiques
4.1
Score 6.04
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 02:52 PM
- 2 Members
- souloftherose, briarhills
87
11,149 membres
183 critiques
4.2
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2018-03-03, 08:32 AM
88
- 2 Members
- TempleCat, timetunnel
89
de Amy Stewart
1,728 membres
148 critiques
3.8
Score 5.87
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 12:18 PM
- 2 Members
- JayHurst, kara.shamy
90
4,012 membres
142 critiques
3.9
Score 5.71
Ajouté 2017-12-23, 01:31 PM
- 2 Members
- ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
93
de Robin Sloan
8,319 membres
723 critiques
3.8
Score 5.66
Ajouté 2018-01-07, 10:28 AM
- 2 Members
- BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
- Explications
- BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
94
2,775 membres
170 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 5.66
Ajouté 2017-12-20, 09:35 AM
- 2 Members
- mooingzelda, elphie93
95
- 2 Members
- fannyprice, pan0ramix
97
- 2 Members
- KerryD1971, yalliejane
98
de Jane Austen
80,753 membres
1,369 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 4
Ajouté 2018-03-03, 03:46 PM
- 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
- Member
- Tinuvia