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
9,118 membres
517 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
8,822 membres
533 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
5,510 membres
345 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
5,801 membres
336 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
3,875 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
3,850 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
22,173 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
3,965 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
11,198 membres
687 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
18,740 membres
884 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
3,422 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
44,440 membres
696 critiques
4.2
Score 20.81
Ajouté 2018-12-29, 12:46 PM
- 6 Members
- overthemoon, rarm, troutstreamman, muehlpfordt, martitia, Francisco_Javier
20
30,332 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
16,388 membres
476 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
9,062 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
6,116 membres
310 critiques
4.1
Score 16.33
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 03:20 PM
- 5 Members
- lothiriel2003, michigantrumpet, AmourFou, darylanderson, Simontracy
24
de Martha Wells
2,612 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
5,360 membres
139 critiques
4
Score 14.73
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 4 Members
- conceptDawg, ccatalfo, pamdierickx, Kiwiclaire50
28
22,865 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
1,979 membres
110 critiques
½ 4.3
Score 13.66
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, charl08, beebeereads, chezbob
31
1,202 membres
85 critiques
3.9
Score 13.56
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, bookworm12, alphaorder, Tosta
32
7,728 membres
296 critiques
4.2
Score 13.08
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 02:46 PM
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, SohoReader, zmeischa, Travelgem
33
3,065 membres
135 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
6,135 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
2,235 membres
120 critiques
4.2
Score 11.75
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 08:23 AM
- 4 Members
- melmore, sturlington, LyndaInOregon, Tosta
37
1,275 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
3,956 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
7,760 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
14,235 membres
616 critiques
4.1
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2018-12-13, 01:50 PM
- 3 Members
- IMBOS, njinthesun, michelynn2016
44
de Joseph Roth
2,889 membres
76 critiques
4.2
Score 10.4
Ajouté 2018-12-24, 08:47 AM
- 3 Members
- catcarlo, proserpinarex, starbox
45
7,175 membres
318 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
1,123 membres
33 critiques
4.1
Score 9.87
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 3 Members
- ccatalfo, pamdierickx, LyndaInOregon
51
de Angie Thomas
9,282 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
23,761 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
3,603 membres
148 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
1,708 membres
22 critiques
4.2
Score 8
Ajouté 2018-12-11, 06:43 PM
- 2 Members
- cbl_tn, JaneAustenNut
63
2,641 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
23,429 membres
424 critiques
½ 4.4
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-14, 10:28 PM
72
73
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, amerynth
74
de Barbara Pym
2,741 membres
126 critiques
4
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-30, 08:20 PM
- 2 Members
- debnance, overthemoon
75
2,698 membres
186 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
1,376 membres
109 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 03:56 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, urania1
79
1,153 membres
69 critiques
3.9
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-10, 04:13 PM
80
de Beth Macy
1,061 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
791 membres
33 critiques
½ 3.6
Score 7.04
Ajouté 2018-12-20, 07:21 PM
83
de Lynn Vincent
495 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
5,210 membres
171 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
3,693 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
2,308 membres
118 critiques
4.2
Score 6.83
Ajouté 2018-12-21, 03:22 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, encephalical
91
2,161 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
1,038 membres
56 critiques
½ 3.7
Score 6.73
Ajouté 2018-12-12, 11:11 AM
- 2 Members
- bookwoman84, tina1969
97
de Jack London
20,194 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