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

Description
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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La justice de l'ancillaire
de Ann Leckie
5,931 membres
365 critiques
4
Rang global 78
12 Members
Shrike58, Aquila, Euryale, ArieJvdP, dhm, SusiLibrarian, RobinMG, Dilara86, zjakkelien, gypsysmom, lorannen, jpahl,ayaeckel
Explications
Shrike58: Another current example of the best state of the art of modern SF that builds on the traditions of the field (imagine what a collaboration between Le Guin & Cherryh would look like) while trying to extend the state of the art. Some people think this is a bad thing, and I'm not sure that Leckie's tricks of language always work, but this is ultimately a very individual story of how one comes by personal dignity.
3
L'éveil
de Kate Chopin
9,180 membres
179 critiques
½ 3.6
Rang global 380
2 Members
dawnlovesbooks, gypsysmom
4
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
de Atul Gawande
5,250 membres
281 critiques
½ 4.5
Rang global 100
9 Members
pamelad, JooniperD, mahrenew, JSWBooks, gypsysmom, Rozanjeff, Elle10021, Femklutz, mcountr
6
Le parfum de ces livres que nous avons aimés
de Will Schwalbe
2,265 membres
187 critiques
3.9
Rang global 193
5 Members
kristenl, MaryKay1822, MDGentleReader, gypsysmom, agsblend
7
Fifteen Dogs: An Apologue
de André Alexis
872 membres
57 critiques
3.8
Rang global 367
2 Members
unlucky, gypsysmom
8
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
9
À l'ombre des arbres millénaires
de Vaddey Ratner
1,021 membres
68 critiques
4.1
Rang global 440
2 Members
njinthesun, gypsysmom
10
Indian Horse
de Richard Wagamese
790 membres
48 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 487
2 Members
JooniperD, gypsysmom
13
Tess d'Urberville
de Thomas Hardy
19,170 membres
244 critiques
3.8
Rang global 311
3 Members
booklove2, gypsysmom, AmourFou
14
La perte en héritage
de Kiran Desai
6,930 membres
192 critiques
½ 3.4
Rang global 1,493
Member
gypsysmom
15
Dans le grand cercle du monde
de Joseph Boyden
1,026 membres
45 critiques
4.2
Rang global 463
2 Members
cbl_tn, gypsysmom
16
Déclin et survie des grandes villes américaines
de Jane Jacobs
4,216 membres
38 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 420
2 Members
eromsted, gypsysmom
17
MaddAddam
de Margaret Atwood
3,538 membres
153 critiques
3.9
Rang global 492
2 Members
ShelfMonkey, gypsysmom
18
Who Has Seen the Wind
de W.O. Mitchell
651 membres
11 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 1,791
Member
gypsysmom
19
L'Ange de pierre
de Margaret Laurence
1,749 membres
45 critiques
3.8
Rang global 1,838
Member
gypsysmom
20
Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,806 membres
94 critiques
3.8
Rang global 308
3 Members
hipdeep, gypsysmom, dbsovereign