Top Five Books of 2022

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The year is coming to an end, and our December List of the Month is dedicated to LibraryThing members' Top Five Books of 2022. Please note that books don't need to have been published in 2022, just read this year. You can see the LT Staff picks on the blog: https://blog.librarything.com/2022/12/top-five-books-of-2022/, and you can join the conversation on Talk: https://www.librarything.com/topic/346468
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The House in the Cerulean Sea
de TJ Klune
6,615 membres
335 critiques
½ 4.3
28 Members
fastred, ktoonen, erinclark, Whisper1, roses7184, DidIReallyReadThat, cmtl, ahef1963, bcrowl399, jzin, kristilabrie, Mairsiedoats, felixanta, SOlson096, BMer916, KathyPlank, Brandy1411, Tosta, AthenaR, dndlp, hughesjones, evangelinabriggs, Wynmasterfunk81, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey, Hilisoma
Explications
ahef1963: One of the most beautifully-populated, enriching, inspiring novels I've ever read.
2
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
de Gabrielle Zevin
5,141 membres
216 critiques
4.1
24 Members
timspalding, Euryale, mooingzelda, N1na, BookLizard, edparks, KatyBee, anju04, Her_Royal_Orangeness, megbmore, KathyPlank, jpahl, hughesjones, LesFleming, Vamc, evangelinabriggs, CaschuNut, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey, Willowmoss13, Hilisoma, Suem330
Explications
CaschuNut: Love the combination of friendship, love, tech, and gaming, which I knew nothing about. The rich details about the elements of the games was fascinating!
3
La Sentence
de Louise Erdrich
1,995 membres
105 critiques
4.1
22 Members
reader517, knerd.knitter, lmiller62, jeanned, stephenis, Leida, gypsysmom, noveltea, Haviland, jpahl, nankan, nyowh, LesFleming, ASTribe, Wynmasterfunk81, Craftybilda, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey, Willowmoss13, Hilisoma
Explications
knerd.knitter: This story was very fascinating. It's probably the first book I've read that addresses Covid, so that made it feel very familiar. The characters seemed very real and were well developed, which is one of my favorite things in a book. Another thing I enjoyed in this book was the use of multiple meanings of language, for example the title re-appearing many times throughout the story in different contexts with different meanings.
4
Sea of Tranquility
de Emily St. John Mandel
3,340 membres
168 critiques
4
22 Members
swhite58, craso, mjfisher, terran, lmiller62, Whisper1, N1na, CarltonC, anju04, banjo123, Verkruissen, jzin, timetunnel, felixanta, BMer916, KathyPlank, Wynmasterfunk81, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey, Willowmoss13
Explications
CarltonC: It’s written in that seemingly simple, easy flowing prose, which guides you confidently through leaps in time and space, narrative jumps. It’s knowing and self referential, in a playful way, especially the section about an author on a book tour. But it’s a pandemic novel, because of the awareness of self isolation with a sense of a before and after, the chance and arbitrary nature of life. A good read.
7
Project Hail Mary
de Andy Weir
6,385 membres
347 critiques
½ 4.3
14 Members
zenia, Storeetllr, Narilka, RBeffa, djriave, al.vick, Peace2, Mairsiedoats, TWaits, LesFleming, Vamc, Craftybilda, BeccaGr8t, Hilisoma
8
Lessons in Chemistry
de Bonnie Garmus
5,787 membres
298 critiques
4.2
13 Members
zhejw, alphaorder, bookcookie1920, JenMDB, Mairsiedoats, MM_Jones, baughga, KelAnemone, KathyPlank, nyowh, mikalas, edie23, Csufgirl84
10
Piranesi
de Susanna Clarke
6,009 membres
282 critiques
4.2
10 Members
Edward, fastred, craso, brendaough, jburlinson, jeanned, aethercowboy, Sarielle, Julie_in_the_Library, LesFleming
Explications
aethercowboy: I greatly enjoyed the imaginative nature of this story, the unreliable narrator, and the gradual unfolding of the mystery behind the labyrinth. Almost as good as Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
11
Ce genre de petites choses
de Claire Keegan
2,069 membres
136 critiques
4.2
9 Members
zhejw, alanteder, elkiedee, BLBera, PaulCranswick, ejkinabq, elphie93, jpahl, pstgeorge2
12
The Book of Lost Names
de Kristin Harmel
1,783 membres
85 critiques
4.1
8 Members
al.vick, bcrowl399, MM_Jones, baughga, hughesjones, PatchDog, ErinCooper, edie23
13
Le Murder Club du jeudi
de Richard Osman
5,713 membres
274 critiques
3.9
9 Members
reader517, cmbohn, ejkinabq, AbigailAdams26, Peace2, Jim.Shine, nyowh, hughesjones, Suem330
14
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
de Taylor Jenkins Reid
10,583 membres
388 critiques
4.2
8 Members
Eat_Read_Knit, greeneyed_ives, BookLizard, DidIReallyReadThat, TWaits, Pincurlsandcoffee, edie23, MelCWel
15
Nettle & Bone
de T. Kingfisher
1,800 membres
89 critiques
4.2
7 Members
tardis, reconditereader, roses7184, oceancat, pussreboots, Verkruissen, Brandy1411
Explications
oceancat: by turns dark and funny and bittersweet, this is a fairy tale retelling that still feels like a fairy tale, pulling elements from so many different stories. i want to read everything t. kingfisher has written now!
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La Cité des nuages et des oiseaux
de Anthony Doerr
3,961 membres
169 critiques
4.2
7 Members
agjuba, Storeetllr, sipthereader, almin, Trifolia, hattie_lou, CaschuNut
Explications
CaschuNut: Possibly one of my favorites of all time. Loved the characters and the way they intertwined at the end. So amazingly creative and original.
17
Horse
de Geraldine Brooks
1,705 membres
99 critiques
½ 4.3
7 Members
streamsong, lmiller62, njinthesun, edparks, msjudy, jackplotkin, jpahl
18
Là où chantent les écrevisses
de Delia Owens
14,862 membres
623 critiques
4.1
7 Members
lmiller62, onyx95, dmcoco, Peace2, Yuki-Onna, Craftybilda, MelCWel
19
When Women Were Dragons
de Kelly Barnhill
1,135 membres
32 critiques
4
7 Members
streamsong, justjukka, Her_Royal_Orangeness, megbmore, AthenaR, hughesjones, KeithChaffee
Explications
KeithChaffee: lyrical fantasy laced with righteous anger, about what we risk when we refuse to deal with our personal and collective trauma
20
Nona the Ninth
de Tamsyn Muir
1,348 membres
36 critiques
4.1
6 Members
Aquila, bookwoman84, Sarahsponda, cmbohn, rarm, Narilka
Explications
Aquila: A lot of series books in my top five this year, all ones where you have to read the other books first. Nona was a delight.
21
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
12,044 membres
783 critiques
4.1
6 Members
greeneyed_ives, Verkruissen, acousticmoose, TWaits, shedgeco, Tosta
22
Great Circle
de Maggie Shipstead
1,424 membres
66 critiques
4
6 Members
ablachly, agjuba, mooingzelda, sipthereader, banjo123, djl126
23
Liens de sang
de Octavia E. Butler
8,594 membres
353 critiques
4.2
5 Members
aprille, ktoonen, jahdub, turtletop, Blesley
24
Legends & Lattes
de Travis Baldree
3,536 membres
134 critiques
4.1
6 Members
tardis, ca.bookwyrm, ktoonen, roses7184, SOlson096, Brandy1411
Explications
tardis: This was such a comforting book, I read it twice.
25
Still Life
de Sarah Winman
1,032 membres
49 critiques
4.2
5 Members
ablachly, mdexter, hildretha, almin, nankan
26
Les trois lumières
de Claire Keegan
1,298 membres
83 critiques
½ 4.3
5 Members
booksinbed, almin, dianeham, Ann_R, dndlp
27
The Hands of the Emperor
de Victoria Goddard
262 membres
17 critiques
½ 4.5
5 Members
jillmwo, swhite58, reconditereader, merrystar, Laura.a
Explications
Laura.a: I read this book three times in 2022. That was some good pudding.
28
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
de Kate Beaton
857 membres
51 critiques
½ 4.3
4 Members
jhheart, Euryale, alanteder, allmimsy
29
The Trees
de Percival Everett
792 membres
49 critiques
4.1
4 Members
Bookmarque, zhejw, noveltea, RODNEYP
Explications
Bookmarque: a strange novel, but one that works well to encapsulate how old wrongs can haunt people for a long time.
30
Une colère noire : lettre à mon fils
de Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,987 membres
371 critiques
½ 4.4
4 Members
cmbohn, sturlington, justjukka, ReadHanded
31
Mad Honey
de Jodi Picoult
1,735 membres
78 critiques
4.1
4 Members
Micheller7, terran, cmtl, AthenaR
33
Trop noir, trop blanc
de Trevor Noah
6,328 membres
364 critiques
½ 4.4
4 Members
ReluctantTechie, Andrew-theQM, dacejav, edie23
34
The Candy House
de Jennifer Egan
1,293 membres
64 critiques
½ 3.7
4 Members
meadcl, BLBera, Laura1124, tomboonedotcom
35
The Half Life of Valery K
de Natasha Pulley
264 membres
15 critiques
4.1
4 Members
ablachly, ManWithAnAgenda, KelAnemone, hollythepenguin
36
American Dirt
de Jeanine Cummins
3,735 membres
186 critiques
4.1
4 Members
dara85, lmiller62, ejkinabq, edie23
37
The Midnight Library
de Matt Haig
10,979 membres
451 critiques
3.8
4 Members
Storeetllr, Mairsiedoats, Haviland, Fenano
38
The Lincoln Highway
de Amor Towles
3,531 membres
174 critiques
4.1
4 Members
cornerhouse, terran, dmcoco, RODNEYP
39
The Kaiju Preservation Society
de John Scalzi
1,649 membres
100 critiques
3.9
4 Members
ktoonen, Narilka, pussreboots, SOlson096
40
Emma
de Jane Austen
38,608 membres
508 critiques
4.1
3 Members
Sarielle, Barbsn, Patricia.Ralston
41
The Levant Trilogy
de Olivia Manning
678 membres
15 critiques
4
3 Members
abbottthomas, troutstreamman, shaunie
42
Le Seigneur des anneaux
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,906 membres
453 critiques
½ 4.5
3 Members
djlib, Patricia.Ralston, mirryi
43
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
de Ed Yong
1,318 membres
45 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
reader517, Euryale, Ann_R
44
Une désolation nommée paix
de Arkady Martine
1,204 membres
50 critiques
4.2
3 Members
jillmwo, revbean, bigcurlyloz
45
Mexican Gothic
de Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4,989 membres
239 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
ejkinabq, DoomLuz, Pincurlsandcoffee
46
The Diamond Eye
de Kate Quinn
1,227 membres
64 critiques
4.1
3 Members
Herenya, perennialreader, Ann_R
47
All the Seas of the World
de Guy Gavriel Kay
333 membres
15 critiques
4
3 Members
jsburbidge, merrystar, msjudy
48
The Once and Future King
de T. H. White
15,505 membres
207 critiques
4.1
3 Members
amanda4242, SOlson096, Patricia.Ralston
49
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
de Charlie Mackesy
3,458 membres
129 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
erinclark, almin, SirThomas
50
Upgrade
de Blake Crouch
1,269 membres
83 critiques
½ 3.7
3 Members
yarmando, mjfisher, BookLizard
51
L'Ile aux arbres disparus
de Elif Shafak
1,155 membres
53 critiques
4
3 Members
mdexter, Trifolia, atipsygiraffe
52
The Cold Millions
de Jess Walter
762 membres
43 critiques
4.1
3 Members
mahsdad, MM_Jones, jpahl
53
Killing Commendatore
de Haruki Murakami
1,910 membres
56 critiques
3.8
3 Members
conceptDawg, knerd.knitter, kleo
Explications
knerd.knitter: I saved this book as my last Murakami to read because I love his longer books. This one did not disappoint! It had all the elements I expect from a Murakami book and felt familiar almost from the start. I love reading a long book that is written well and enjoyable. You begin to really feel that you know the characters and the settings. This book made me feel that I wanted it to go on forever.
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Shuggie Bain
de Douglas Stuart
2,557 membres
129 critiques
4.2
3 Members
paroof, booksinbed, DefinitelyUnlikely
55
Solito: A Memoir
de Javier Zamora
586 membres
21 critiques
½ 4.5
3 Members
kristenl, spamblok, AthenaR
56
Crossroads
de Jonathan Franzen
1,403 membres
62 critiques
3.9
3 Members
spamblok, djlib, Laura1124
57
The Colony
de Audrey Magee
317 membres
21 critiques
½ 4.3
3 Members
booksinbed, BLBera, dianeham
58
La Promesse
de Damon Galgut
1,125 membres
60 critiques
4
3 Members
kaixo, shaunie, spamblok
59
The Grief of Stones
de Katherine Addison
377 membres
18 critiques
4.2
3 Members
tardis, swhite58, oceancat
Explications
oceancat: the second book in a trilogy often flags, but not so here. my only complaint is i wish these books were longer, i want to stay in the world they create
60
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
de Siddhartha Mukherjee
805 membres
22 critiques
4
2 Members
meadcl, anju04
61
Ruby Fever
de Ilona Andrews
292 membres
17 critiques
4.2
2 Members
anyother, lizzy50usa
62
La parabole des talents
de Octavia E. Butler
3,669 membres
96 critiques
4.1
2 Members
SimoneA, DoomLuz
63
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
de Sarah Polley
209 membres
7 critiques
4.2
2 Members
LDVoorberg, JenMDB
Explications
LDVoorberg: Amazing essays of her trauma and survival, in a way that is so truly humble. I talked about this book all year.
64
Unprotected: A Memoir
de Billy Porter
162 membres
9 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
nancyewhite, dianeham
65
Le déclin de l'empire Whiting
de Richard Russo
8,833 membres
184 critiques
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, Trifolia
66
Once Upon a River
de Diane Setterfield
2,557 membres
163 critiques
4
2 Members
erinclark, RBeffa
67
Les années
de Annie Ernaux
1,091 membres
54 critiques
4.1
2 Members
blackhornet, Trifolia
68
Other Birds
de Sarah Addison Allen
1,078 membres
37 critiques
4
2 Members
onyx95, N1na
69
Mars la rouge
de Kim Stanley Robinson
8,408 membres
181 critiques
3.8
2 Members
RODNEYP, tomboonedotcom
70
Light From Uncommon Stars
de Ryka Aoki
1,251 membres
67 critiques
4.1
2 Members
ktoonen, Stevil2001
71
True Biz
de Sara Novic
783 membres
41 critiques
4.1
2 Members
ablachly, dacejav
72
Les invisibles
de Roy Jacobsen
533 membres
25 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Trifolia, banjo123
73
The Goblin Emperor
de Katherine Addison
3,010 membres
195 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Storeetllr, Laura.a
Explications
Storeetllr: As someone else said, nothing much happens, yet this coming-of-age-in-a-crucible story is compelling. I love how it handles otherness and the growth of the characters.
Laura.a: I read this book three times in 2022. That was some delicious pudding.
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
de Hallie Rubenhold
1,600 membres
66 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Deedledee, Mirabelle
75
Companion Piece
de Ali Smith
343 membres
19 critiques
4
2 Members
N1na, CarltonC
Explications
CarltonC: Storytelling. Jump straight in, the variation is familiar, anonymous officialdom and borders, wordplay and playfulness, changing time frames, accidentals and historical tales. That was life. Everything suspect. Nothing uncorrupt. Fun and engaging, as ever.
76
Abattoir 5
de Kurt Vonnegut
44,587 membres
710 critiques
4.1
2 Members
TseMoana, RODNEYP
77
La note américaine
de David Grann
6,492 membres
317 critiques
4.1
2 Members
mattries37315, RODNEYP
78
Our Missing Hearts
de Celeste Ng
1,725 membres
84 critiques
3.9
2 Members
terran, vwinsloe
79
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
de Roman Mars
900 membres
20 critiques
3.9
2 Members
conceptDawg, Ciruelo
80
Liberation Day: Stories
de George Saunders
546 membres
24 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Capybara_99, KatyBee
Explications
Capybara_99: If I counted re-reads my No. 1 would be Middlemarch. But George Saunders always lives up to the high bar he has set for his stories.
81
Sundial
de Catriona Ward
500 membres
23 critiques
3.8
2 Members
Bookmarque, sturlington
Explications
Bookmarque: not quite as perfectly executed as Needless Street, but creepy, unsettling, intricate and odd horror tale. But in a good way.
82
Déracinée
de Naomi Novik
6,577 membres
388 critiques
4.1
2 Members
anglemark, sundancer
83
Défaillances systèmes
de Martha Wells
5,762 membres
352 critiques
4.1
2 Members
Deedledee, Tosta
84
Our Wives Under The Sea
de Julia Armfield
929 membres
47 critiques
3.8
2 Members
alanteder, atipsygiraffe
85
Kiki's Delivery Service
de Eiko Kadono
685 membres
19 critiques
4
2 Members
amanda4242, justjukka
86
Remembrance of Earth's Past: The Three-Body Trilogy
de Cixin Liu
203 membres
5 critiques
½ 4.4
2 Members
swhite58, Dwaz
87
Le Silmarillion
de J. R. R. Tolkien
35,508 membres
277 critiques
3.9
2 Members
Patricia.Ralston, mirryi
88
Les cieux pétrifiés
de N. K. Jemisin
3,866 membres
167 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
markon, Her_Royal_Orangeness
89
Un mois à la campagne
de J. L. Carr
2,362 membres
119 critiques
4.2
2 Members
Minthe, VW_Williams
90
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
de David Graeber
2,227 membres
44 critiques
4.2
2 Members
zhejw, timetunnel
91
Siren Queen
de Nghi Vo
548 membres
23 critiques
3.8
2 Members
revbean, bjappleg8
92
Mrs England
de Stacey Halls
346 membres
17 critiques
3.9
2 Members
PaulCranswick, Rusty37
93
De bons présages
de Terry Pratchett
35,265 membres
795 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
SirThomas, chwiggy
94
The Rose Code
de Kate Quinn
2,081 membres
104 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
al.vick, Andrew-theQM
95
Je sais pourquoi chante l'oiseau en cage
de Maya Angelou
14,992 membres
222 critiques
4
2 Members
rarm, Patricia.Ralston
96
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
de Dave Grohl
1,284 membres
46 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
mahsdad, Boand
Explications
Boand: A book I thought might just be interesting enough to read, turned out to be a really engrossing biography full of ambition, loss and love. The dedication, hard slog, and gruelling journey of Dave Grohl is everywhere laced with respect and devotion for those around him.
97
Heaven
de Mieko Kawakami
613 membres
27 critiques
½ 3.7
2 Members
paroof, dianeham
98
Les vestiges du jour
de Kazuo Ishiguro
16,560 membres
476 critiques
4.2
2 Members
kleo, hildretha
99
Les Lions d'Al-Rassan
de Guy Gavriel Kay
3,213 membres
102 critiques
½ 4.3
2 Members
swhite58, mattries37315
100
Un psaume pour les recyclés sauvages
de Becky Chambers
2,410 membres
133 critiques
4.2
2 Members
revbean, Laura.a
Explications
Laura.a: Mind blown, combined with wanting to live in the world of the book.