Top Five Books of 2018
- Description
- Description: What are your top five reads for 2018? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2018. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: [link to come] Join the discussion on Talk [link to come] 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
9,089 membres
515 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 112.05
Ajouté 2018-12-11, 04:48 PM
- 31 Members
- aquamari, janoorani24, Euryale, SheLovesMaisie, charl08, sipthereader, raidergirl3, troutstreamman, ReluctantTechie, bjappleg8, LDVoorberg, greeneyed_ives, chgstrom, bezzabouza, carolfoisset, dkohler52, Dec31, lothiriel2003, Krisbee, bfkendrick, Tess_W, ahef1963, trlinatl, JenMDB, NoPlanetB, peremees, Sarah.Abbott, MelonieMurray, Letegretsoo, adherskowitx, davidflem1984, ,dianeham ,
- Explications
- ahef1963: Vivid, detailed, alive, heartening. The Count is sentenced to permanent house arrest in a hotel across the street from the Kremlin, and needs to learn how to live in the hotel as passionately as he did in the outside world.
2
- 25 Members
- writerlibrarian, kellyslist, bookworm12, aquamari, bkmcneil, urania1, Cariola, bjappleg8, N1na, knightlight777, dkohler52, michigantrumpet, IrishSue, trlinatl, kjgormley, lorannen, cabockwrites, This-n-That, Marmie7, Aigos.DaVila, BobOseid, windflwr, jbhunter, CMSharkey, TMJCB80
3
4
8,795 membres
531 critiques
4.1
Score 69.2
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 08:53 AM
- 20 Members
- Deedledee, bookworm12, aquamari, murraymint11, raidergirl3, rhian_of_oz, chgstrom, Krisbee, IrishSue, PrueGallagher, olegalCA, This-n-That, Rchlwtsn, Rusty37, Sarah.Abbott, audiencedog, MelonieMurray, jbhunter, CMSharkey, Tosta
5
de Martha Wells
5,495 membres
343 critiques
4.1
Score 38.63
Ajouté 2018-12-16, 11:21 AM
- 11 Members
- writerlibrarian, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, souloftherose, TempleCat, Familiar_Diversions, Marmie7, Nova_Mortem, tldegray, Charon07
6
- 10 Members
- debnance, aquamari, Parker51, arsolot, charl08, msf59, dkohler52, EllsieFind, Sarah.Abbott, BobOseid
7
5,791 membres
334 critiques
3.9
Score 33.97
Ajouté 2018-12-15, 12:16 AM
- 11 Members
- waitingtoderail, sipthereader, Cariola, jeanned, margitc, errata, peterveen, dianeham, BobOseid, chezbob, jbhunter,Kiwiclaire50
8
- 11 Members
- kristenl, Micheller7, IMBOS, N1na, beebeereads, dkohler52, BLBera, Susan.Macura, This-n-That, Marmie7, CMSharkey,JaneAustenNut ,AmourFou ,
9
3,865 membres
199 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 28.97
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:20 PM
- 10 Members
- bkmcneil, karenmarie, nivramkoorb, PrueGallagher, trlinatl, kjgormley, BobOseid, MelonieMurray, chezbob, jbhunter,
10
de Naomi Novik
3,843 membres
200 critiques
4.2
Score 27.48
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 07:25 PM
- 8 Members
- Aquila, rosalita, christina_reads, foggidawn, melmore, martitia, oceancat, souloftherose
11
de Erik Larson
22,149 membres
701 critiques
4
Score 26.67
Ajouté 2018-12-13, 05:52 AM
- 8 Members
- Minthe, Porua, pamdierickx, DWLDE, Travelgem, chezbob, CMSharkey, davidflem1984
- Explications
- Porua: The crimes of H. H. Holmes filled me with a sense of dread and loneliness. Intertwined with this macabre tale is the struggle to bring the spectacular 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to life. That may sound dull, but trust me it isn't!
12
de Jesmyn Ward
3,956 membres
195 critiques
4.1
Score 26.31
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 10:40 AM
- 8 Members
- arsolot, charl08, IrishSue, peterveen, trlinatl, kayanelson, audiencedog, BobOseid
13
- 8 Members
- bookwoman84, yarmando, zhejw, melmore, norabelle414, LDVoorberg, nivramkoorb, sturlington,karenmarie
14
11,171 membres
686 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 23.42
Ajouté 2018-12-11, 01:35 PM
- 7 Members
- mahsdad, martitia, aethercowboy, Dec31, Krisbee, Rchlwtsn, Lauren_Shriver
- Explications
- aethercowboy: This books is both touching and funny, and in the end, it almost made me cry bittersweet tears.
15
18,706 membres
883 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 23.4
Ajouté 2018-12-15, 06:39 PM
- 7 Members
- overthemoon, amerynth, olca02, KarlzFragaz, Francisco_Javier, MelonieMurray, Charon07,Kiwiclaire50
16
17
3,420 membres
166 critiques
4
Score 22.22
Ajouté 2018-12-11, 04:50 PM
- 8 Members
- Deedledee, bookworm12, raidergirl3, bjappleg8, greeneyed_ives, Susan.Macura, Marmie7, jbhunter
18
- 6 Members
- Bookmarque, muehlpfordt, amuskopf, lowelibrary, RaMurray, Francisco_Javier
19
44,408 membres
695 critiques
4.2
Score 20.81
Ajouté 2018-12-29, 12:46 PM
- 6 Members
- overthemoon, rarm, troutstreamman, muehlpfordt, martitia, Francisco_Javier
20
30,304 membres
895 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 19.48
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 06:36 PM
- 7 Members
- overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, bfkendrick, Tess_W, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, ,Kiwiclaire50
21
16,366 membres
475 critiques
4.2
Score 19.42
Ajouté 2018-12-16, 07:41 PM
- 6 Members
- plaugher, overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, DWLDE, Kiwiclaire50
22
de Neil Gaiman
9,046 membres
330 critiques
4
Score 17.08
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:23 PM
- 5 Members
- mahsdad, zmeischa, kristilabrie, peremees, Aigos.DaVila
23
de David Grann
6,095 membres
309 critiques
4.1
Score 16.33
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 03:20 PM
- 5 Members
- lothiriel2003, michigantrumpet, AmourFou, darylanderson, Simontracy
24
de Martha Wells
2,606 membres
167 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 15.75
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 07:26 PM
25
- 5 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, vwinsloe, flying_monkeys, HeatherMoss
- Explications
- HeatherMoss: This was really different, but still within the realm of believable legislation that could befall us. I love her writing style.
26
- 5 Members
- bkmcneil, zhejw, SohoReader, JenMDB, cabockwrites
27
5,359 membres
139 critiques
4
Score 14.73
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 4 Members
- conceptDawg, ccatalfo, pamdierickx, Kiwiclaire50
28
22,833 membres
938 critiques
3.8
Score 14.19
Ajouté 2018-12-23, 05:46 AM
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, a.paravano, Francisco_Javier, Kiwiclaire50
29
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, errata, bfkendrick, Davida.Chazan
30
1,986 membres
110 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 13.66
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, charl08, beebeereads, chezbob
31
1,199 membres
85 critiques
3.9
Score 13.56
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, bookworm12, alphaorder, Tosta
32
7,716 membres
296 critiques
4.2
Score 13.08
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 02:46 PM
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, SohoReader, zmeischa, Travelgem
33
3,049 membres
134 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 12.68
Ajouté 2018-12-14, 11:46 AM
- 4 Members
- proserpinarex, N1na, boo-radley, jtoneill0,aprille
34
- 4 Members
- dara85, rhian_of_oz, bfkendrick, FerneMysteryReader,
35
de Trevor Noah
6,126 membres
361 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 12.23
Ajouté 2018-12-31, 01:31 AM
- 4 Members
- aprille, kristenl, DeltaQueen50, PaperbackPirate
36
de Roxane Gay
2,232 membres
120 critiques
4.2
Score 11.75
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 08:23 AM
- 4 Members
- melmore, sturlington, LyndaInOregon, Tosta
37
1,272 membres
44 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 11.36
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:17 PM
- 3 Members
- timspalding, celaneus, LyndaInOregon
38
de Tayari Jones
3,949 membres
256 critiques
3.9
Score 11.04
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 08:57 PM
- 3 Members
- Micheller7, ultrabookgeek, gburlingham
- Explications
- ultrabookgeek: When you want all the characters to win when they are at odds with each other, then you have an exceptional story.
39
- 3 Members
- onlinealterego, lottpoet, Emilylaura
40
- 3 Members
- Minthe, proserpinarex, JenMDB
41
7,745 membres
368 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 10.68
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:23 PM
- 3 Members
- plaugher, celaneus, kristilabrie
- Explications
- kristilabrie: Test List addition explanation notification, List created by another member.
42
- 3 Members
- overthemoon, KittyFiend, Aigos.DaVila
43
de Delia Owens
14,200 membres
613 critiques
4.1
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2018-12-13, 01:50 PM
- 3 Members
- IMBOS, njinthesun, michelynn2016
44
de Joseph Roth
2,886 membres
76 critiques
4.2
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2018-12-24, 08:47 AM
- 3 Members
- catcarlo, proserpinarex, starbox
45
7,155 membres
315 critiques
3.9
Score 10.19
Ajouté 2018-12-24, 01:17 PM
46
- 3 Members
- proserpinarex, kara.shamy, Susan.Macura
47
de Pat Barker
2,389 membres
103 critiques
3.9
Score 10.09
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 03:54 PM
- 3 Members
- urania1, Cariola, LyndaInOregon
48
- 3 Members
- Cariola, FAMeulstee, BLBera
49
- 3 Members
- flips, TLievens, Francisco_Javier
50
1,125 membres
33 critiques
4.1
Score 9.87
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 3 Members
- ccatalfo, pamdierickx, LyndaInOregon
51
de Angie Thomas
9,258 membres
475 critiques
½ 4.5
Score 9.77
Ajouté 2018-12-23, 07:34 AM
- 3 Members
- arsolot, oceancat, Emilylaura
52
- 3 Members
- Euryale, craso, jsburbidge
53
23,727 membres
330 critiques
4.1
Score 9.5
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 10:57 PM
- 3 Members
- overthemoon, Ciruelo, proserpinarex
54
2,057 membres
133 critiques
3.9
Score 9.35
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 3 Members
- Aquila, ablachly, rhian_of_oz
55
- 3 Members
- Deedledee, sturlington, KeyonnaB.
56
- 3 Members
- vwinsloe, ultrabookgeek, jtoneill0
- Explications
- ultrabookgeek: an amazing and loving family saga that never went the way you expect.
57
- 3 Members
- murraymint11, YSBookRev, katemcangus
58
3,591 membres
147 critiques
4.1
Score 8.75
Ajouté 2018-12-11, 12:55 PM
- 3 Members
- neurokarma, amuskopf, Lille_lara
59
- 3 Members
- Bookmarque, shaunie, JenMDB
60
- 3 Members
- yarmando, tsangal, briarhills
62
de Anne Frank
1,705 membres
22 critiques
4.2
Score 8
Ajouté 2018-12-11, 06:43 PM
- 2 Members
- cbl_tn, JaneAustenNut
63
2,639 membres
104 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 7.81
Ajouté 2018-12-18, 07:31 AM
64
- 3 Members
- Davida.Chazan, Verkruissen, KeyonnaB.,dianeham
65
- 2 Members
- RBeffa, kara.shamy
66
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, Mencius
68
71
23,406 membres
423 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-14, 10:28 PM
72
73
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, amerynth
74
de Barbara Pym
2,738 membres
126 critiques
4
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-30, 08:20 PM
- 2 Members
- debnance, overthemoon
75
2,695 membres
185 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 02:44 PM
- 2 Members
- sipthereader, SohoReader
76
- 2 Members
- alphaorder, kgriffith
77
de Colm Tóibín
1,375 membres
109 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 03:56 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, urania1
79
1,151 membres
69 critiques
3.9
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:13 PM
80
de Beth Macy
1,059 membres
59 critiques
4.1
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-14, 12:39 PM
- 2 Members
- melmore, Susan.Macura
81
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, flips
82
790 membres
33 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 07:21 PM
83
de Lynn Vincent
491 membres
25 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2019-01-01, 05:32 PM
- 2 Members
- janoorani24, BookLizard
84
92 membres
7 critiques
3.8
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 01:35 PM
85
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, FAMeulstee
86
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, ahef1963
- Explications
- ahef1963: My introduction to Willa Cather and I was blown away by the story, the prairie, and the amount of determination that can be rustled up in the middle of nowhere.
87
de Muriel Spark
5,204 membres
169 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2018-12-13, 01:37 PM
- 2 Members
- VW_Williams, HeatherMoss
- Explications
- HeatherMoss: I can't believe I waited so long to read this. I thought it was delightful.
88
3,689 membres
244 critiques
3.8
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2018-12-11, 05:38 PM
- 2 Members
- holly_golightly, celaneus
- Explications
- holly_golightly: I read this in March and I still think about it regularly. It is not an exaggeration to call this book mind-altering.
89
- 2 Members
- sipthereader, SohoReader
90
de J. L. Carr
2,306 membres
118 critiques
4.2
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2018-12-21, 03:22 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, encephalical
91
2,155 membres
114 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2019-01-03, 05:59 PM
- 2 Members
- nivramkoorb, WendyRobyn
92
de Paul Gallico
738 membres
31 critiques
3.9
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 05:15 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, tcereceda
93
703 membres
48 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2018-12-27, 12:30 PM
- 2 Members
- briarhills, Nova_Mortem
94
de Jim Harrison
489 membres
9 critiques
3.9
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2018-12-15, 01:36 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, rocketjk
95
- 2 Members
- plaugher, boo-radley
96
1,037 membres
56 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 6.73
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 11:11 AM
- 2 Members
- bookwoman84, tina1969
97
de Jack London
20,165 membres
321 critiques
3.8
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 09:31 AM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, Mencius
98
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, Rusty37
100
2,242 membres
54 critiques
4.1
Score 6.68
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 09:36 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, techeditor