Top Five Books of 2021

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Décembre 2021 (see all)
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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
6,229 membres
289 critiques
4.2
25 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, futtee, 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
4,687 membres
236 critiques
4.2
16 Members
holly_golightly, rarm, charl08, Micheller7, bugaderes39, njinthesun, sturlington, ChrisMG, RGilbraith, Andrew.Beck, Mairsiedoats, Boand, steller0707, nankan, futtee, Craftybilda
3
Klara and the Sun
de Kazuo Ishiguro
5,328 membres
245 critiques
3.9
13 Members
ecb06c, jeanned, Milda-TX, sturlington, ChrisMG, KatyBee, AmourFou, KWSVERNON, dianeham, WendyRobyn, nankan, futtee, Maryjane75
4
The Four Winds
de Kristin Hannah
4,412 membres
196 critiques
4.1
12 Members
yesyvonne, dara85, ecb06c, ChrisMG, RGilbraith, KimberlyCombs, RetiredProf, AAAO, Scraphorse, JTolson1970, nankan, Craftybilda
5
Shuggie Bain
de Douglas Stuart
2,638 membres
129 critiques
4.2
11 Members
sipthereader, shaunie, FAMeulstee, njinthesun, skyrad43, gypsysmom, KimberlyCombs, Rchlwtsn, nankan, futtee, Craftybilda
6
Circe
de Madeline Miller
13,346 membres
483 critiques
½ 4.3
9 Members
ecb06c, ChrisMG, katemcangus, Andrew.Beck, Mairsiedoats, steller0707, jackplotkin, futtee, Sarmarhar
7
The House in the Cerulean Sea
de TJ Klune
6,973 membres
340 critiques
½ 4.3
8 Members
SimoneA, yoyogod, Milda-TX, OphelieDepoortere, KWSVERNON, KimberlyCombs, Brandy1411, Sarmarhar
9
La Cité des nuages et des oiseaux
de Anthony Doerr
4,140 membres
172 critiques
4.2
7 Members
mooingzelda, bookmess, RGilbraith, Andrew.Beck, Jjean7, debann6354, KimberlyCombs
10
No home
de Yaa Gyasi
5,845 membres
282 critiques
½ 4.3
6 Members
charl08, ahef1963, KimberlyCombs, shedgeco, steller0707, BEMR595
11
Kafka sur le rivage
de Haruki Murakami
18,446 membres
475 critiques
4.1
5 Members
knerd.knitter, ecb06c, bookmess, KWSVERNON, Maryjane75
Explications
knerd.knitter: This year I discovered a love for the books of Haruki Murakami; I have yet to read one of his books that I don’t like, but this has been my favorite so far!
12
Ne dis rien. Meurtre et mémoire en Irlande du Nord
de Patrick Radden Keefe
2,575 membres
113 critiques
½ 4.4
6 Members
charl08, vwinsloe, AmourFou, Laurenthewise1, AAAO, JorgeousJotts
13
The Prophets
de Robert Jones Jr.
892 membres
28 critiques
4.1
5 Members
Andrew.Beck, Jjean7, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3, charlesloflin
14
The Once and Future Witches
de Alix E. Harrow
2,621 membres
88 critiques
4.1
5 Members
lkmiller, edgewood, lscan2, Cora-R, Sarmarhar
15
Matrix
de Lauren Groff
1,756 membres
95 critiques
3.9
5 Members
zhejw, N1na, KatyBee, RGilbraith, markhopp
16
Crossroads
de Jonathan Franzen
1,447 membres
63 critiques
3.9
4 Members
edparks, KatyBee, JuliaMaria, Maryjane75
17
Migrations
de Charlotte McConaghy
1,225 membres
81 critiques
4.1
4 Members
yesyvonne, njinthesun, Laurenthewise1, Newtonian7
18
A Town Called Solace
de Mary Lawson
518 membres
33 critiques
4.1
4 Members
charl08, terran, bookmess, dianeham
19
Miss Benson's Beetle
de Rachel Joyce
1,008 membres
79 critiques
4
4 Members
bearette24, mdexter, HelenGress, Tosta
20
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
de Becky Chambers
1,479 membres
67 critiques
½ 4.4
4 Members
tardis, charl08, jeanned, Brandy1411
21
The Lincoln Highway
de Amor Towles
3,675 membres
180 critiques
4.1
4 Members
kristenl, edparks, cmtl, Laurenthewise1
22
Défaillances systèmes
de Martha Wells
5,943 membres
364 critiques
4.1
3 Members
kyp, nx74defiant, Charon07
23
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
de Charlie Mackesy
3,629 membres
131 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
perennialreader, Rchlwtsn, Scraphorse
24
The Only Good Indians
de Stephen Graham Jones
2,392 membres
103 critiques
3.8
4 Members
norabelle414, skyrad43, sturlington, sqr3cls3
25
Deacon King Kong
de James McBride
1,797 membres
97 critiques
½ 4.3
4 Members
bjappleg8, jeanned, skyrad43, Mairsiedoats
26
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
de Diana Gabaldon
1,711 membres
36 critiques
4.2
3 Members
bookmess, Tess_W, Laurenthewise1
27
West with Giraffes
de Lynda Rutledge
1,124 membres
72 critiques
4.2
3 Members
guido47, perennialreader, dianeham
28
Sur les Ossements des morts
de Olga Tokarczuk
3,000 membres
144 critiques
3.9
3 Members
holly_golightly, Capybara_99, nonil
29
Nous vivions dans un pays d'été
de Lydia Millet
932 membres
46 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
zhejw, jeanned, Laurenthewise1
30
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
de Robert Kolker
1,613 membres
92 critiques
4.1
3 Members
Milda-TX, IsolaBlue, vwinsloe
31
Les Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,564 membres
227 critiques
4.1
3 Members
SimoneA, rretzler, Rchlwtsn
32
Une vie comme les autres
de Hanya Yanagihara
8,222 membres
340 critiques
4.1
3 Members
SimoneA, FAMeulstee, KWSVERNON
33
Gatsby le magnifique
de F. Scott Fitzgerald
74,003 membres
1,171 critiques
3.8
3 Members
hipdeep, Rchlwtsn, AAAO
Explications
hipdeep: In the audio book version released by Planet Money - which is not as good as if professional actors had done it, but was a darn nice way to celebrate Public Domain Day nonetheless.
34
The Disordered Cosmos: A Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred
de Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
433 membres
9 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Storeetllr, kara.shamy
Explications
Storeetllr: More than *just* astrophysics.
35
One Last Stop
de Casey McQuiston
2,897 membres
89 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, aspirit
36
Interior Chinatown
de Charles Yu
1,491 membres
85 critiques
3.9
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, sqr3cls3
37
Project Hail Mary
de Andy Weir
6,711 membres
356 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
Storeetllr, Cora-R
38
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1941
de William L. Shirer
1,544 membres
18 critiques
4.2
2 Members
CarltonC, MichaelHodges
Explications
CarltonC: History brilliantly recorded in the making, with the immediacy and urgency of journalism, which you don’t encounter in academic history books.
39
Velvet Was the Night
de Silvia Moreno-Garcia
864 membres
26 critiques
½ 3.6
2 Members
avanders, noveltea
40
The Chosen and the Beautiful
de Nghi Vo
863 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
Aquila, ablachly
41
The Secret to Superhuman Strength
de Alison Bechdel
589 membres
26 critiques
4.1
2 Members
libraryhead, Dilara86
42
The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood, Youth, Dependency
de Tove Ditlevsen
492 membres
15 critiques
4.1
2 Members
IsolaBlue, JuliaMaria
43
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
12,135 membres
790 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Edward, sipthereader
44
The Midnight Bargain
de C. L. Polk
642 membres
39 critiques
3.8
2 Members
tardis, lkmiller
45
A l'est d'Eden
de John Steinbeck
23,999 membres
429 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
dhm, chwiggy
Explications
dhm: Once read, couldn’t not be on the list.
47
Le Conseiller, Tome 1 : Dans l'ombre des Tudors
de Hilary Mantel
13,835 membres
659 critiques
4
2 Members
rhian_of_oz, markhopp
48
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
de V. E. Schwab
9,798 membres
302 critiques
4.1
2 Members
toups, Brandy1411
49
Girl, Woman, Other
de Bernardine Evaristo
3,295 membres
138 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Minthe, holly_golightly
50
Le troisième Reich. Tome 3/3 : 1939-1945
de Richard J. Evans
1,363 membres
26 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
timspalding, MichaelHodges
51
Fight Night
de Miriam Toews
530 membres
31 critiques
3.9
2 Members
starfishian, JenMDB
52
Bienvenue dans l'anthropocène
de John Green
2,356 membres
79 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
Emma.June.Lyon, Charon07
53
Across the Green Grass Fields
de Seanan McGuire
671 membres
50 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Storeetllr, ManWithAnAgenda
54
The Every
de Dave Eggers
522 membres
26 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
aethercowboy, AlexThurman
Explications
aethercowboy: A worth follow up to The Circle, showing the dangers and dystopia of letting the tech giants be our gods.
55
Fourier. Le visionnaire et son monde
de Jonathan Beecher
44 membres
1 critique
5
2 Members
paradoxosalpha, MichaelHodges
Explications
paradoxosalpha: A magisterial intellectual biography of a precocious and neglected social theorist.
56
Watership Down
de Richard Adams
25,430 membres
473 critiques
4.2
2 Members
mattries37315, AAAO
57
Trop noir, trop blanc
de Trevor Noah
6,460 membres
368 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
skyrad43, rretzler
58
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
de Alix E. Harrow
3,598 membres
178 critiques
4
2 Members
knerd.knitter, SimoneA
Explications
knerd.knitter: This book is a beautiful, fantastical journey…
59
La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
43,494 membres
1,161 critiques
4.1
2 Members
kristilabrie, steller0707
60
Télémétrie fugitive
de Martha Wells
2,094 membres
127 critiques
4.2
2 Members
tardis, Storeetllr
Explications
Storeetllr: Murderbot. No need to say more.
61
The Sun Down Motel
de Simone St. James
1,907 membres
116 critiques
3.9
2 Members
avanders, Brandy1411
62
The Echo Wife
de Sarah Gailey
1,065 membres
87 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
bookwoman84, zhejw
63
Le Murder Club du jeudi
de Richard Osman
5,965 membres
283 critiques
3.9
2 Members
raidergirl3, Julie_in_the_Library
64
L'arbre-monde
de Richard Powers
5,711 membres
252 critiques
4.1
2 Members
kaixo, sipthereader
65
The Nature of Fragile Things
de Susan Meissner
521 membres
39 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Micheller7, bookofsecrets
66
Bryant & May: London Bridge Is Falling Down
de Christopher Fowler
126 membres
6 critiques
4.2
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.
67
A Thousand Ships
de Natalie Haynes
1,725 membres
52 critiques
4.1
2 Members
zhejw, mdexter
68
Le Seigneur des anneaux
de J. R. R. Tolkien
51,291 membres
461 critiques
½ 4.5
Member
RobtCM
69
Pour qui sonne le glas
de Ernest Hemingway
19,403 membres
187 critiques
3.9
Member
RBeffa
70
L'Equilibre du monde
de Rohinton Mistry
9,314 membres
256 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
Milda-TX
71
Un été prodigue
de Barbara Kingsolver
9,111 membres
197 critiques
4
Member
JenMDB
72
Feu pâle
de Vladimir Nabokov
8,096 membres
141 critiques
4.2
Member
bjappleg8
73
Le conseiller T2 : le pouvoir
de Hilary Mantel
7,159 membres
348 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
rhian_of_oz
74
Lincoln in the Bardo
de George Saunders
6,048 membres
343 critiques
3.9
Member
Minthe
75
Daphné et le duc : roman
de Julia Quinn
6,027 membres
193 critiques
3.8
Member
craso
76
La maison des Hollandais
de Ann Patchett
4,849 membres
276 critiques
4.1
Member
sturlington
77
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
de Isabel Wilkerson
4,555 membres
169 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
Euryale
78
Le Cycle d'Hypérion, tome 3 : Endymion
de Dan Simmons
4,523 membres
64 critiques
4
Member
rretzler
79
Le Troisième policier
de Flann O'Brien
4,294 membres
125 critiques
4
Member
paradoxosalpha
Explications
paradoxosalpha: A darkly funny novel of cosmic justice writ very small. I hate it when that happens.
80
La forêt sombre
de Cixin Liu
3,855 membres
135 critiques
4.1
Member
dhm
Explications
dhm: All three parts of the trilogy are amazing — this middle book I enjoyed especially.
81
La mémoire retrouvée
de Edmund De Waal
3,759 membres
160 critiques
4
Member
anglemark
82
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
de Norman Maclean
3,233 membres
60 critiques
4.2
Member
toups
83
Firekeeper's Daughter
de Angeline Boulley
2,798 membres
118 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
Emma.June.Lyon
84
Grant
de Ron Chernow
2,437 membres
63 critiques
½ 4.5
Member
mattries37315
85
All clear
de Connie Willis
2,324 membres
153 critiques
4.1
Member
cbl_tn
86
Us Against You
de Fredrik Backman
2,018 membres
113 critiques
4.2
Member
LDVoorberg
Explications
LDVoorberg: hats off to Neil Smith (translator) for helping capture the hope and humanity amidst darkness and despair in this novel that so beautifully balances the reality of a community
87
Rock Paper Scissors
de Alice Feeney
1,812 membres
78 critiques
3.8
Member
tina1969
88
La tristesse des éléphants
de Jodi Picoult
1,750 membres
133 critiques
3.8
Member
LyndaInOregon
Explications
LyndaInOregon: Picoult's readers know by now to expect a twist at the end. But this one was so unexpected it literally left me with my mouth hanging open. On re-reading, however, the clues were there.
89
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
de bell hooks
1,619 membres
16 critiques
4.2
Member
hipdeep
90
For the Wolf
de Hannah Whitten
1,619 membres
31 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
Verkruissen
91
The Devil and the Dark Water
de Stuart Turton
1,448 membres
49 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
bookwoman84
92
Les vies de papier
de Rabih Alameddine
1,282 membres
85 critiques
4
Member
karenmarie
93
Une désolation nommée paix
de Arkady Martine
1,253 membres
52 critiques
4.2
Member
Aquila
94
Nomadland
de Jessica Bruder
1,216 membres
52 critiques
4.1
Member
elliepotten
95
Devolution
de Max Brooks
1,211 membres
60 critiques
3.9
Member
Tosta
96
Plain Bad Heroines
de Emily M. Danforth
1,208 membres
61 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
shedgeco
97
La maison d'à côté
de Anne Rivers Siddons
1,199 membres
47 critiques
3.8
Member
bookofsecrets
98
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs? Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
de Caitlin Doughty
1,193 membres
51 critiques
4
Member
Nova_Mortem
99
La Promesse
de Damon Galgut
1,152 membres
59 critiques
4
Member
blackhornet
100
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
de Jordan B. Peterson
973 membres
9 critiques
4
Member
aethercowboy
Explications
aethercowboy: As a follow up to 12 Rules For Life, I found this one a worthy successor to the first.