Top Five Books of 2021

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The year is coming to an end, and our December List of the Month is dedicated to your Top Five Books of 2021. Please note that books don't need to have been published in 2021, just read this year. You can see the LT Staffer picks at the LT Blog: https://blog.librarything.com/2021/12/top-five-books-of-2021/ And participate in the conversation on Talk: https://www.librarything.com/topic/337286
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Piranesi
de Susanna Clarke
5,694 membres
280 critiques
4.2
Rang global 1
24 Members
bookwoman84, anglemark, raidergirl3, jonathankws, LDVoorberg, bookmess, kaida46, ChrisMG, souloftherose, RGilbraith, Andrew.Beck, OphelieDepoortere, KWSVERNON, nonil, Mairsiedoats, timetunnel, pbeagan, drbobingv, Boand, JulieStielstra, JTolson1970, nankan, AlexThurman, Craftybilda
Explications
kaida46: I've never read anything like this, great fantasy, creative, unusual,descriptive, and an enjoyable ride.
Boand: The most original book I’ve read this year! A truly spellbinding, intriguing and tricksy narrative that never fails to draw you in to the magic of the narrator’s journey. The finale is totally unexpected, shocking and completely blindsided me. This is a book that I will definitely be reading again and that is something I very rarely do. I look forward to being engrossed once again in this glorious fantasy.
2
Hamnet
de Maggie O'Farrell
4,373 membres
230 critiques
4.2
Rang global 2
15 Members
holly_golightly, rarm, charl08, Micheller7, bugaderes39, njinthesun, sturlington, ChrisMG, RGilbraith, Andrew.Beck, Mairsiedoats, Boand, steller0707, nankan, Craftybilda
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Cwen
de Alice Albinia
35 membres
4.2
Rang global 366
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Boand
Explications
Boand: A wonderfully intriguing story about a mythic goddess who is both remembered and forgotten through different ages. Various timelines over thousands of years are woven together in this stark look at the feminine, misogyny and the struggles of a community imploding. Extremely thought provoking and echoing political stances down through the ages.
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Bryant and May: London Bridge Is Falling Down
de Christopher Fowler
118 membres
5 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 66
2 Members
MichaelHodges, Boand
Explications
Boand: A brilliantly told thriller in the Bryant & May canon. Fowler has honed his narrative and characters to a truly sublime level in this addictive page turner. Possibly the last in the series, or perhaps not, the secrets revealed about London and the detective duo continue to enthral and surprise.
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The Midnight Hour
de Elly Griffiths
177 membres
12 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 560
Member
Boand
Explications
Boand: Elly Griffiths continues her detective series based in Brighton in the post war years and moves gracefully into the 1960’s with this compelling foray into the world of Music Hall and Dracula movies. Astutely observed characters provide a multitude of personal flaws and sins but which of them is driven to murder?