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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Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
20,707 membres
611 critiques
4.2
67 Members
stillramona, generalkala, bookworm12, eshaw27, booksinbed, mccin68, bookaholicgirl, fvg, Aerrin99, citygirl, sianpr, mmignano11, goldenlobo, Somateria, hildretha, stephenis, JCBest, skyrad43, sbodmer, myers3, brenzi, perennialreader, kathyann1229, mishy215, pagewright, Simone2, tina1969, katie4098, kappasigma, Winny99, Fjumonvi, Canadian_Down_Under, shutch, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, jan48, Lyn5r, AngelGH, LenoreR, venus.radfordbell, elainemberman, readinglife11, nitascrib1, Minneba, Rdra1962, prof_em, neicybee, HalHinson, TeriAndersonNeedham, ParanoidMaryMarvel, patty6116, Jelissa88, contegobay, MaggieFP, Kiwiclaire50, AmberCA, roojs, AmySKNunez, Eiseley.Staff, La_gatta, Priyanka.6033, RubyJadeG, Venditti, AmyRoden, RanaMohamed, Sscully, P.Stevens, ,grnman ,lorannen ,KerryMcGuire ,
Explications
Somateria: My favourite novel of all time, first read at school many years ago, before I'd been to Cornwall. Re-read several times, most recently for a book club.
mishy215: I've read this book twice seen the movie several times. I just love the suspenseful tone of the book.
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Le treizième conte
de Diane Setterfield
17,190 membres
910 critiques
4
27 Members
Morphidae, lahochstetler, artisu, caseylondon, bookaholicgirl, Aerrin99, sianpr, mmignano11, goldenlobo, hammockqueen, honyocker, myers3, Eowyn1, Krisbee, IrishSue, kappasigma, bytheseabchcmbr, vixcoe, HelenGress, hilarykiley, nitascrib1, lauradl, ikomilo, JukieH, jbhunter, Brandy1411, Eiseley.Staff, , , , , ,
Explications
: I thought this book was really poorly written.
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Le Moineau de Dieu
de Mary Doria Russell
7,711 membres
406 critiques
4.1
20 Members
aprille, SqueakyChu, pammab, bookworm12, goldenmoon, KimarieBee, amysisson, kxn11, goldenlobo, hammockqueen, KatyBee, Jenny1013, IrishSue, Winny99, Penske, KittyTwist, richard_c, WendyRobyn, archanads, nankan,pitjrw , ,aulsmith
Explications
: Bad science fiction, terrible dialogue, and really bad theology.
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Anna Karénine
de Leo Tolstoy
38,445 membres
627 critiques
4.1
17 Members
ayaeckel, booksinbed, johnpdeever, KrisM, goldenlobo, catiescarlette, honyocker, sbodmer, Lapsus16, amyshaff, ucla70, AmourFou, pseudoeden, rplinke, vanjr, Sherryll, archanads,KerryMcGuire ,
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L'Étrange Vie de Nobody Owens
de Neil Gaiman
22,175 membres
1,263 critiques
4.2
15 Members
donutage, fifthbusy, kootibkiteer, RobinMG, briarhills, smasler, rozymary, Risbom, WhatUsername, HelenGress, Peace2, richard_c, ParanoidMaryMarvel, Jelissa88, SundayN
Explications
donutage: An inventive and, by the end, surprisingly moving story of an orphan raised in and by a graveyard. Categorized as a YA title, which is understandable, but I consider it also a meditation on parenthood.
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La vie mode d'emploi
de Georges Perec
3,794 membres
55 critiques
½ 4.3
13 Members
vpfluke, thorold, kxn11, accessit, honyocker, EMS_24, Dilara86, Penske, RobinBrz, venus.radfordbell, KerryMcGuire, CharlesTheB, nankan
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Défendre Jacob
de William Landay
4,015 membres
341 critiques
3.9
16 Members
kageeh, NancieLea, LDVoorberg, mmignano11, Mallc, honyocker, myers3, mishy215, CarterPJ, nanlanglois, teeth, KerryMcGuire, dawndouble, baldosmum, crookedcat, JukieH, ,amysisson ,Eliz12
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Le chant du rossignol
de Kristin Hannah
9,772 membres
463 critiques
½ 4.3
13 Members
mahrenew, cmtl, rretzler, Fjumonvi, teeth, caitlindyan, Femklutz, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, TashMason, Brandy1411, SundayN, AmyRoden
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Fahrenheit 451
de Ray Bradbury
53,879 membres
997 critiques
4
13 Members
gilroy, applemcg, brianc6, lordcharles, martensgirl, eclecticdodo, joanra21, Peace2, chwiggy, Femklutz, CharlesTheB, ijamiedee, Kylagm
Explications
lordcharles: Opened my eyes to a number of things - and possibilities. Frightening. On pet.
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Les mille automnes de Jacob de Zoet
de David Mitchell
5,909 membres
315 critiques
4.1
12 Members
pechmerle, rstaedter, Kieln, lillypatti72, Lapsus16, rozymary, peterveen, LoneS, linlef, kazzer2u, Michael_Gibbons, CharlesTheB
Explications
pechmerle: A combination of East Asian history, historical romance, suspense, and writing style that is irresistible. A little knowledge of Japanese history before reading makes it a much richer reading experience.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,081 membres
515 critiques
½ 4.4
13 Members
aprille, bjappleg8, mahrenew, burneyfan, EMS_24, edparks, perennialreader, ahef1963, JenMDB, booksbooks63, CharlesTheB, skid0612, nankan,TashMason
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La justice de l'ancillaire
de Ann Leckie
5,937 membres
365 critiques
4
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.
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La Vie Volée de Jun Do
de Adam Johnson
3,946 membres
288 critiques
4.1
12 Members
booklove2, Osbaldistone, truffles, KatyBee, susanbooks, amyshaff, rozymary, vixcoe, ahef1963, dianeham, dbsovereign, jpahl,
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La main gauche de la nuit
de Ursula K. Le Guin
15,953 membres
385 critiques
4
12 Members
Edward, Euryale, amysisson, andomck, Dilara86, mermind, miller.max, linlef, elainemberman, jpahl, skid0612, buket_jesuis,
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Ceux qui nous sauvent
de Jenna Blum
3,070 membres
166 critiques
4
13 Members
dara85, starfishian, pdebolt, kxn11, njinthesun, cmtl, amyshaff, teeth, frenchmama, lynnrae523, MaggieFP, jpahl, nankan,Luisali
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Le château de Cassandra
de Dodie Smith
9,200 membres
294 critiques
4.1
13 Members
booklove2, bookworm12, pjwest, citygirl, shaunie, catiescarlette, ncgraham, katie4098, Dehinde, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, jpahl, nankan,TashMason ,
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1Q84
de Haruki Murakami
8,920 membres
354 critiques
3.8
11 Members
edparks, LoneS, Volkertvos, DougJ110, kazzer2u, dbsovereign, corleycorrea, CharlesTheB, agsblend, izzy45, CLMor
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Le conseiller T2 : le pouvoir
de Hilary Mantel
6,927 membres
345 critiques
½ 4.3
11 Members
jSummer, Cariola, Vaysh, bjappleg8, dhm, honyocker, peterveen, mermind, starbox, Jim.Shine, TashMason
90
Moby Dick
de Herman Melville
35,558 membres
541 critiques
3.8
11 Members
aprille, donutage, unspuncapricorn, dmsteyn, smasler, tjsween, AmourFou, pseudoeden, CharlesTheB, NidiaMR86, CLMor,KerryMcGuire ,booksbooks63
Explications
donutage: It's a "classic" for a reason. Ambitious, profound, playful, at times bizarre. Like many, I read this back in high school and was somewhat flummoxed by the "boring" "digressions" about whale anatomy and sailing ships. When I re-read it a couple years ago, I was more willing to take the sprawling narrative on its own terms and found it infinitely enjoyable.
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Seul dans Berlin (2013)
de Hans Fallada
3,602 membres
158 critiques
4.2
11 Members
SqueakyChu, digitalmaven, unspuncapricorn, pamelad, KrisM, brianc6, cindyst2000, susanbooks, Dilara86, NoPlanetB, jpahl
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Le premier souffle
de Leif Enger
5,688 membres
164 critiques
4
10 Members
caseylondon, mhhacker, LDVoorberg, Crypto-Willobie, lisatimbers, myers3, Penske, AmourFou, NoPlanetB, JukieH,KarenFunt ,
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Pleure, ô pays bien-aimé
de Alan Paton
9,365 membres
182 critiques
4
10 Members
hipdeep, Osbaldistone, kristenl, johnpdeever, sbodmer, souloftherose, pathogenik, Simone2, Dehinde, jpahl
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Tragédie à l'Everest
de Jon Krakauer
14,069 membres
313 critiques
4.2
9 Members
WylieMaercklein, dara85, oregonobsessionz, dhm, MaryKay1822, amyshaff, Canadian_Down_Under, Jillian_Kay, DanZuke
95
Le Parfum
de Patrick Süskind
18,112 membres
448 critiques
3.9
9 Members
agnesd, brianc6, EMS_24, laurenhynde, Eowyn1, ucla70, joanra21, sadbookgirl, Eiseley.Staff
98
Le Roi Lear
de William Shakespeare
15,064 membres
146 critiques
4.1
9 Members
dmsteyn, johnpdeever, AnnaClaire, Crypto-Willobie, sdunford, lemicnic1227, ucla70, missmaryS, CharlesTheB,KerryMcGuire
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Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
de Atul Gawande
5,240 membres
281 critiques
½ 4.5
9 Members
pamelad, JooniperD, mahrenew, JSWBooks, gypsysmom, Rozanjeff, Elle10021, Femklutz, mcountr