Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years

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A casual acquaintance is looking for ideas about books to read, but you don't know much about their tastes. Thinking back over your last five years of reading, which books would you recommend?
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
de Nathaniel Philbrick
6,354 membres
167 critiques
4.2
Rang global 250
3 Members
gbelik, Canadian_Down_Under, NidiaMR86
3
1945. Année zéro
de Ian Buruma
550 membres
25 critiques
3.8
Rang global 691
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The River at the Center of the World: A Journey Up the Yangtze, and Back in Chinese Time
de Simon Winchester
736 membres
16 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 747
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Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I
de Peter Ackroyd
849 membres
18 critiques
4
Rang global 805
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6
Le Monde d'hier
de Stefan Zweig
2,558 membres
75 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 364
2 Members
gbelik, KrisM
7
The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789
de Joseph J. Ellis
866 membres
24 critiques
4.1
Rang global 937
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Ma vie rebelle
de Ayaan Hirsi Ali
4,570 membres
193 critiques
4.2
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9
Death Comes for the Archbishop
de Willa Cather
5,927 membres
147 critiques
4
Rang global 195
5 Members
gbelik, pamelad, MaryKay1822, perennialreader, starbox
10
Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free
de Héctor Tobar
584 membres
34 critiques
4
Rang global 352
2 Members
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11
La mémoire retrouvée
de Edmund De Waal
3,654 membres
157 critiques
4
Rang global 231
4 Members
gbelik, shaunie, devilish2, skid0612
12
Troubles
de J. G. Farrell
1,448 membres
52 critiques
4
Rang global 481
2 Members
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13
Book of Ages: The Life and Opinions of Jane Franklin
de Jill Lepore
709 membres
34 critiques
3.9
Rang global 1,466
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14
Une constellation de phénomènes vitaux
de Anthony Marra
2,364 membres
183 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 160
5 Members
gbelik, lauralkeet, LittleTaiko, iggyjreilly, NoPlanetB
15
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
de Sheri Fink
1,523 membres
168 critiques
4.1
Rang global 96
11 Members
gbelik, kristenl, oregonobsessionz, bjappleg8, honyocker, cindyst2000, smasler, gypsysmom, mcountr, TashMason, jpahl
16
Venice: Pure City
de Peter Ackroyd
619 membres
11 critiques
½ 3.5
Rang global 1,664
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17
Une simple affaire de famille
de Rohinton Mistry
2,556 membres
52 critiques
4
Rang global 1,709
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18
Cléopâtre
de Stacy Schiff
4,373 membres
186 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 1,761
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19
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
de Ben Fountain
1,725 membres
125 critiques
3.9
Rang global 1,839
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20
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves
de Henry Wiencek
212 membres
8 critiques
4.2
Rang global 1,923
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21
Le rêve du Celte
de Mario Vargas Llosa
1,081 membres
48 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 1,932
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22
Mille Soleils Splendides
de Khaled Hosseini
30,271 membres
894 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 174
5 Members
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