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
5,705 membres
281 critiques
4.2
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
4,406 membres
232 critiques
4.2
15 Members
holly_golightly, rarm, charl08, Micheller7, bugaderes39, njinthesun, sturlington, ChrisMG, RGilbraith, Andrew.Beck, Mairsiedoats, Boand, steller0707, nankan, Craftybilda
3
The Four Winds
de Kristin Hannah
4,011 membres
187 critiques
4.1
12 Members
yesyvonne, dara85, ecb06c, ChrisMG, RGilbraith, KimberlyCombs, RetiredProf, AAAO, Scraphorse, JTolson1970, nankan, Craftybilda
4
Klara and the Sun
de Kazuo Ishiguro
4,943 membres
237 critiques
3.9
11 Members
ecb06c, jeanned, Milda-TX, sturlington, ChrisMG, KatyBee, AmourFou, KWSVERNON, dianeham, WendyRobyn, nankan
5
Shuggie Bain
de Douglas Stuart
2,483 membres
128 critiques
4.2
10 Members
sipthereader, shaunie, FAMeulstee, njinthesun, skyrad43, gypsysmom, KimberlyCombs, Rchlwtsn, nankan, Craftybilda
6
Circe
de Madeline Miller
12,374 membres
480 critiques
½ 4.3
8 Members
ecb06c, ChrisMG, katemcangus, Andrew.Beck, Mairsiedoats, steller0707, jackplotkin, Sarmarhar
7
The House in the Cerulean Sea
de TJ Klune
6,238 membres
327 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
3,757 membres
172 critiques
4.2
7 Members
mooingzelda, bookmess, RGilbraith, Andrew.Beck, Jjean7, debann6354, KimberlyCombs
10
No home
de Yaa Gyasi
5,597 membres
279 critiques
½ 4.3
6 Members
charl08, ahef1963, KimberlyCombs, shedgeco, steller0707, BEMR595
11
Ne dis rien. Meurtre et mémoire en Irlande du Nord
de Patrick Radden Keefe
2,382 membres
113 critiques
½ 4.4
6 Members
charl08, vwinsloe, AmourFou, Laurenthewise1, AAAO, JorgeousJotts
12
The Prophets
de Robert Jones Jr.
827 membres
26 critiques
4.2
5 Members
Andrew.Beck, Jjean7, ManWithAnAgenda, sqr3cls3, charlesloflin
13
The Once and Future Witches
de Alix E. Harrow
2,416 membres
84 critiques
4.1
5 Members
lkmiller, edgewood, lscan2, Cora-R, Sarmarhar
14
Matrix
de Lauren Groff
1,636 membres
91 critiques
3.9
5 Members
zhejw, N1na, KatyBee, RGilbraith, markhopp
15
Kafka sur le rivage
de Haruki Murakami
18,082 membres
467 critiques
4.1
4 Members
knerd.knitter, ecb06c, bookmess, KWSVERNON
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!
16
Migrations
de Charlotte McConaghy
1,141 membres
75 critiques
4.1
4 Members
yesyvonne, njinthesun, Laurenthewise1, Newtonian7
17
A Town Called Solace
de Mary Lawson
489 membres
31 critiques
4.1
4 Members
charl08, terran, bookmess, dianeham
18
Miss Benson's Beetle
de Rachel Joyce
953 membres
76 critiques
4
4 Members
bearette24, mdexter, HelenGress, Tosta
19
The Galaxy, and the Ground Within
de Becky Chambers
1,378 membres
64 critiques
½ 4.4
4 Members
tardis, charl08, jeanned, Brandy1411
20
The Lincoln Highway
de Amor Towles
3,382 membres
171 critiques
4.1
4 Members
kristenl, edparks, cmtl, Laurenthewise1
21
Défaillances systèmes
de Martha Wells
5,527 membres
346 critiques
4.1
3 Members
kyp, nx74defiant, Charon07
22
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
de Charlie Mackesy
3,264 membres
128 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
perennialreader, Rchlwtsn, Scraphorse
23
The Only Good Indians
de Stephen Graham Jones
2,224 membres
100 critiques
3.9
4 Members
norabelle414, skyrad43, sturlington, sqr3cls3
24
Deacon King Kong
de James McBride
1,679 membres
96 critiques
½ 4.3
4 Members
bjappleg8, jeanned, skyrad43, Mairsiedoats
25
Go Tell the Bees That I Am Gone
de Diana Gabaldon
1,570 membres
35 critiques
4.2
3 Members
bookmess, Tess_W, Laurenthewise1
26
Crossroads
de Jonathan Franzen
1,347 membres
61 critiques
3.9
3 Members
edparks, KatyBee, JuliaMaria
27
West with Giraffes
de Lynda Rutledge
975 membres
57 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
guido47, perennialreader, dianeham
28
Sur les Ossements des morts
de Olga Tokarczuk
2,770 membres
141 critiques
3.9
3 Members
holly_golightly, Capybara_99, nonil
29
Nous vivions dans un pays d'été
de Lydia Millet
875 membres
45 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
zhejw, jeanned, Laurenthewise1
30
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
de Robert Kolker
1,513 membres
91 critiques
4.2
3 Members
Milda-TX, IsolaBlue, vwinsloe
31
Les Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,170 membres
225 critiques
4.1
3 Members
SimoneA, rretzler, Rchlwtsn
32
Une vie comme les autres
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,550 membres
328 critiques
4.1
3 Members
SimoneA, FAMeulstee, KWSVERNON
33
Gatsby le magnifique
de F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,286 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
407 membres
9 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Storeetllr, kara.shamy
Explications
Storeetllr: More than *just* astrophysics.
35
One Last Stop
de Casey McQuiston
2,645 membres
84 critiques
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, aspirit
36
Interior Chinatown
de Charles Yu
1,404 membres
87 critiques
3.9
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, sqr3cls3
37
Project Hail Mary
de Andy Weir
5,994 membres
340 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
Storeetllr, Cora-R
38
Berlin Diary: The Journal of a Foreign Correspondent 1934-1941
de William L. Shirer
1,519 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
816 membres
26 critiques
½ 3.5
2 Members
avanders, noveltea
40
The Chosen and the Beautiful
de Nghi Vo
815 membres
29 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
Aquila, ablachly
41
The Secret to Superhuman Strength
de Alison Bechdel
561 membres
25 critiques
4.1
2 Members
libraryhead, Dilara86
42
The Copenhagen Trilogy: Childhood, Youth, Dependency
de Tove Ditlevsen
434 membres
14 critiques
4.2
2 Members
IsolaBlue, JuliaMaria
43
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,737 membres
780 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Edward, sipthereader
44
The Midnight Bargain
de C. L. Polk
608 membres
41 critiques
3.8
2 Members
tardis, lkmiller
45
A l'est d'Eden
de John Steinbeck
23,450 membres
424 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
13,519 membres
652 critiques
4
2 Members
rhian_of_oz, markhopp
48
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
de V. E. Schwab
8,869 membres
294 critiques
4.1
2 Members
toups, Brandy1411
49
Girl, Woman, Other
de Bernardine Evaristo
3,200 membres
133 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Minthe, holly_golightly
50
Le troisième Reich. Tome 3/3 : 1939-1945
de Richard J. Evans
1,318 membres
28 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
timspalding, MichaelHodges
51
Fight Night
de Miriam Toews
499 membres
31 critiques
3.9
2 Members
starfishian, JenMDB
52
Bienvenue dans l'anthropocène
de John Green
2,135 membres
74 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
Emma.June.Lyon, Charon07
53
Across the Green Grass Fields
de Seanan McGuire
641 membres
50 critiques
4
2 Members
Storeetllr, ManWithAnAgenda
54
The Every
de Dave Eggers
485 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
42 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
24,921 membres
472 critiques
4.2
2 Members
mattries37315, AAAO
57
Trop noir, trop blanc
de Trevor Noah
6,143 membres
361 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
skyrad43, rretzler
58
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
de Alix E. Harrow
3,373 membres
172 critiques
4
2 Members
knerd.knitter, SimoneA
Explications
knerd.knitter: This book is a beautiful, fantastical journey…
59
La servante écarlate
de Margaret Atwood
42,385 membres
1,142 critiques
4.1
2 Members
kristilabrie, steller0707
60
Télémétrie fugitive
de Martha Wells
1,943 membres
122 critiques
4.2
2 Members
tardis, Storeetllr
Explications
Storeetllr: Murderbot. No need to say more.
61
The Sun Down Motel
de Simone St. James
1,775 membres
116 critiques
3.9
2 Members
avanders, Brandy1411
62
The Echo Wife
de Sarah Gailey
989 membres
83 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
bookwoman84, zhejw
63
L'arbre-monde
de Richard Powers
5,380 membres
244 critiques
4.1
2 Members
kaixo, sipthereader
64
Le Murder Club du jeudi
de Richard Osman
5,369 membres
266 critiques
3.9
2 Members
raidergirl3, Julie_in_the_Library
65
The Nature of Fragile Things
de Susan Meissner
496 membres
36 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Micheller7, bookofsecrets
66
Bryant and May: London Bridge Is Falling Down
de Christopher Fowler
118 membres
5 critiques
½ 4.3
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
1,585 membres
48 critiques
4.1
2 Members
zhejw, mdexter
68
Le Seigneur des anneaux
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,451 membres
451 critiques
½ 4.5
Member
RobtCM
69
Pour qui sonne le glas
de Ernest Hemingway
18,996 membres
186 critiques
3.9
Member
RBeffa
70
L'Equilibre du monde
de Rohinton Mistry
9,173 membres
255 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
Milda-TX
71
Un été prodigue
de Barbara Kingsolver
9,001 membres
196 critiques
4
Member
JenMDB
72
Feu pâle
de Vladimir Nabokov
7,955 membres
140 critiques
4.2
Member
bjappleg8
73
Le conseiller T2 : le pouvoir
de Hilary Mantel
6,938 membres
346 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
rhian_of_oz
74
Lincoln in the Bardo
de George Saunders
5,801 membres
336 critiques
3.9
Member
Minthe
75
Daphné et le duc : roman
de Julia Quinn
5,585 membres
186 critiques
3.8
Member
craso
76
La maison des Hollandais
de Ann Patchett
4,577 membres
275 critiques
4.1
Member
sturlington
77
Le Cycle d'Hypérion, tome 3 : Endymion
de Dan Simmons
4,448 membres
64 critiques
4
Member
rretzler
78
Le Troisième policier
de Flann O'Brien
4,244 membres
123 critiques
4
Member
paradoxosalpha
Explications
paradoxosalpha: A darkly funny novel of cosmic justice writ very small. I hate it when that happens.
79
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
de Isabel Wilkerson
4,217 membres
163 critiques
½ 4.4
Member
Euryale
80
La mémoire retrouvée
de Edmund De Waal
3,672 membres
158 critiques
4
Member
anglemark
81
La forêt sombre
de Cixin Liu
3,525 membres
127 critiques
4.1
Member
dhm
Explications
dhm: All three parts of the trilogy are amazing — this middle book I enjoyed especially.
82
A River Runs Through It and Other Stories
de Norman Maclean
3,147 membres
61 critiques
4.2
Member
toups
83
Firekeeper's Daughter
de Angeline Boulley
2,556 membres
113 critiques
½ 4.3
Member
Emma.June.Lyon
84
Grant
de Ron Chernow
2,319 membres
61 critiques
½ 4.5
Member
mattries37315
85
All clear
de Connie Willis
2,286 membres
151 critiques
4.1
Member
cbl_tn
86
Us Against You
de Fredrik Backman
1,915 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
La tristesse des éléphants
de Jodi Picoult
1,692 membres
131 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.
88
Rock Paper Scissors
de Alice Feeney
1,603 membres
72 critiques
3.8
Member
tina1969
89
Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom
de bell hooks
1,572 membres
16 critiques
4.2
Member
hipdeep
90
For the Wolf
de Hannah Whitten
1,443 membres
30 critiques
½ 3.6
Member
Verkruissen
91
The Devil and the Dark Water
de Stuart Turton
1,333 membres
49 critiques
½ 3.7
Member
bookwoman84
92
Les vies de papier
de Rabih Alameddine
1,250 membres
85 critiques
4
Member
karenmarie
93
Une désolation nommée paix
de Arkady Martine
1,165 membres
51 critiques
4.2
Member
Aquila
94
La maison d'à côté
de Anne Rivers Siddons
1,162 membres
45 critiques
3.8
Member
bookofsecrets
95
Nomadland
de Jessica Bruder
1,158 membres
53 critiques
4.1
Member
elliepotten
96
Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre
de Max Brooks
1,123 membres
57 critiques
3.9
Member
Tosta
97
Plain Bad Heroines
de Emily M. Danforth
1,109 membres
55 critiques
½ 3.5
Member
shedgeco
98
Will My Cat Eat My Eyeballs?: Big Questions from Tiny Mortals About Death
de Caitlin Doughty
1,101 membres
48 critiques
4
Member
Nova_Mortem
99
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
de Jordan B. Peterson
871 membres
8 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.
100
Golden Girl
de Elin Hilderbrand
827 membres
32 critiques
3.8
Member
bearette24