Summer Reads 2014

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What are your favorite books you've read this summer? LT staff weighs in:
1
The Book of Life
de Deborah Harkness
4,413 membres
161 ressenyes
4
6 Members
hailelib, ablachly, JBD1, sduff222, bg853, sadiaaa
2
The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry
de Gabrielle Zevin
5,928 membres
567 ressenyes
4
6 Members
kgriffith, baystateRA, motherwright, kara.shamy, mek51946, acstar1966
3
11/22/63
de Stephen King
13,545 membres
761 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
Gatorhater, ahef1963, encycl, matthewbernier, acstar1966
4
A Room with a view
de E. M. Forster
11,155 membres
222 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
holly_golightly, ccatalfo, ahef1963, encycl, kara.shamy
Explicacions
holly_golightly: Italy in the early 20th century is the backdrop for a romantic moment between a young Englishwoman and a young man she will never see again. Astute and witty and romantic, Forster's a fine writer, and I think this is his best.
5
The Martian
de Andy Weir
18,108 membres
1,240 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Members
timspalding, sduff222, tottman, souloftherose, bg853
Explicacions
tottman: One of the most likable protagonists I've ever read.
6
Beautiful Ruins
de Jess Walter
4,223 membres
265 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
booklover3258, holly_golightly, sduff222, KimberlyDA
7
We Were Liars
de E. Lockhart
7,169 membres
442 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
seasonsoflove, katemcangus, motherwright
8
The Girl with All the Gifts
de M. R. Carey
5,306 membres
399 ressenyes
4
3 Members
tottman, kara.shamy, todd68
Explicacions
tottman: Don't read about it before you read it.
9
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
de Neil Gaiman
14,827 membres
961 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
hailelib, blackdove07, ahef1963
10
Where'd You Go, Bernadette
de Maria Semple
7,484 membres
541 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
sduff222, kgriffith, KimberlyDA
11
Words of Radiance
de Brandon Sanderson
4,944 membres
147 ressenyes
½ 4.6
2 Members
bestem, miketopper
12
Matar un rossinyol
de Harper Lee
78,358 membres
1,432 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Members
holly_golightly, ahef1963, EddyT
13
Mirror Dance
de Lois McMaster Bujold
2,710 membres
53 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
hailelib, souloftherose
14
Dangerous Women
de George R. R. Martin
1,121 membres
46 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
hailelib, miketopper
15
From Beirut to Jerusalem
de Thomas L. Friedman
3,510 membres
29 ressenyes
4
2 Members
krazy4katz, isaaxar
Explicacions
krazy4katz: Well written in a conversational style; recommended to me by several people of different backgrounds and it appears to be a even-handed account.
16
Marina
de Carlos Ruiz Zafón
1,970 membres
115 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
JBD1, Bookmarque
Explicacions
Bookmarque: If you like high-flown tragedy filtered through a gothic style with a couple of dreamers for protagonists, this is your book
17
Carta al rei
de Tonke Dragt
1,079 membres
42 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
inge87, avatiakh
18
The Well of Lost Plots
de Jasper Fforde
7,992 membres
181 ressenyes
4
2 Members
sduff222, cbl_tn
19
Saga: Volume 1
de Brian K. Vaughan
4,718 membres
290 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, sduff222
20
Frog Music
de Emma Donoghue
1,465 membres
96 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
holly_golightly, kara.shamy
Explicacions
holly_golightly: It's the long hot summer of 1876 in San Francisco. Can-can dancer Blanche's life is turned upside down when she meets cross-dressing, carefree Jenny Bonnet. And then she's murdered, and Blanche has to piece together not only her own life but the story of Jenny's death. Highly entertaining.
21
The Quick
de Lauren Owen
1,024 membres
130 ressenyes
½ 3.3
2 Members
ablachly, avatiakh
22
The Bones Beneath
de Mark Billingham
251 membres
10 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
tina1969, kara.shamy
23
Transfer of Power
de Vince Flynn
2,732 membres
49 ressenyes
4
2 Members
tottman, matthewbernier
24
El Conte número tretze
de Diane Setterfield
17,182 membres
910 ressenyes
4
2 Members
ahef1963, HelenGress
25
The Vacationers
de Emma Straub
1,436 membres
107 ressenyes
3.2
2 Members
baystateRA, kara.shamy
26
El perfum : història d'un assassí
de Patrick Süskind
18,099 membres
447 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Haandrikman, ahef1963
27
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
de Anthony Marra
2,364 membres
183 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
sduff222, booklovers2
28
Smilla's Sense of Snow
de Peter Høeg
7,368 membres
163 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
charl08, ahef1963
29
The Golem and the Jinni
de Helene Wecker
5,415 membres
359 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Her_Royal_Orangeness, kara.shamy
Explicacions
Her_Royal_Orangeness: Fantastic storytelling. Richly atmospheric. Profound meditation on free will and what it means to be human. 5*
30
Jim i la sort : novel·la
de Kingsley Amis
5,795 membres
155 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
kiparsky, ahef1963
31
Come, Tell Me How You Live
de Agatha Christie
898 membres
22 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
mlfhlibrarian, ahef1963
32
The Lost Sisterhood
de Anne Fortier
386 membres
50 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, booklovers2
33
Texts from Jane Eyre and Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters
de Daniel M. Lavery
722 membres
64 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
sduff222, katemcangus
34
Fracture
de Megan Miranda
560 membres
75 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
kara.shamy, MadiBour
35
Northanger Abbey
de Jane Austen
21,601 membres
418 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
ahef1963, kara.shamy
36
Saga Volume 2
de Brian K. Vaughan
3,053 membres
146 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
bookwoman84, sduff222
37
Autobiography of Mark Twain, volume 2
de Mark Twain
358 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
kiparsky, kara.shamy
38
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
de Charles Yu
2,258 membres
135 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
sduff222, Merryann
Explicacions
Merryann: I'm still thinking about many things that got stirred around in my mind during the reading of this book.
39
Charlie i la fàbrica de xocolata
de Roald Dahl
24,953 membres
449 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
ahef1963, Jillian_Kay
40
Odissea
de Homer
52,986 membres
473 ressenyes
4
2 Members
kjgormley, kara.shamy
41
The Bad Beginning
de Lemony Snicket
21,288 membres
491 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
ahef1963, hannahchristine
42
Looking for Alaska
de John Green
19,110 membres
752 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
ahef1963, CJPG
43
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
de Laurie R. King
5,890 membres
292 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
lottpoet, ahef1963
44
The Magician's Land
de Lev Grossman
2,722 membres
110 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
ShelfMonkey, kara.shamy
45
The Marrying of Chani Kaufman
de Eve Harris
320 membres
21 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
holly_golightly, inge87
46
Jonathan Strange i el senyor Norrell
de Susanna Clarke
26,959 membres
772 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ahef1963, LenitaSheridan
Explicacions
LenitaSheridan: This author has a great sense of humor as well as being a good fantasy writer. She even knows how to make war seem interesting and amusing.
47
La Fundació
de Isaac Asimov
20,550 membres
385 ressenyes
4
2 Members
ahef1963, renbedell
48
Tot se'n va en orris
de Chinua Achebe
20,618 membres
431 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
ahef1963, EddyT
49
Outlander
de Diana Gabaldon
23,733 membres
984 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
booklovers2, kara.shamy
50
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
de Robert C. O'Brien
11,122 membres
170 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
ahef1963, hannahchristine
51
My Cousin Rachel
de Daphne Du Maurier
4,075 membres
143 ressenyes
4
2 Members
souloftherose, ahef1963
52
Chocky
de John Wyndham
1,769 membres
68 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
timspalding, ahef1963
53
Luigi's Freedom Ride
de Alan Murray
27 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
avatiakh, kara.shamy
54
Circle of Friends
de Maeve Binchy
3,794 membres
53 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
ahef1963, Jillian_Kay
55
Life at Blandings
de P. G. Wodehouse
654 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
ahef1963, encycl
56
La lladre de llibres
de Markus Zusak
44,759 membres
2,121 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
ahef1963
57
Kindred
de Octavia E. Butler
8,370 membres
351 ressenyes
4.2
Member
timspalding
58
And the Mountains Echoed
de Khaled Hosseini
7,169 membres
324 ressenyes
4
Member
LB121100
59
City of Heavenly Fire
de Cassandra Clare
6,540 membres
127 ressenyes
4.2
Member
MadiBour
60
Orphan Train
de Christina Baker Kline
6,103 membres
455 ressenyes
4
Member
annwelton
61
Ancillary Justice
de Ann Leckie
5,925 membres
365 ressenyes
4
Member
lorannen
62
Daughter of the Forest
de Juliet Marillier
4,323 membres
134 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Member
lottpoet
63
The Signature of All Things
de Elizabeth Gilbert
3,468 membres
196 ressenyes
3.9
Member
JudyReader
64
Bird Box
de Josh Malerman
3,239 membres
254 ressenyes
3.8
Member
Jillian_Kay
65
One Second After
de William R. Forstchen
2,384 membres
139 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
mcleanbooks
66
The Museum of Extraordinary Things
de Alice Hoffman
2,152 membres
121 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
starfishian
67
Top Secret Twenty-One
de Janet Evanovich
2,037 membres
83 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
jeshakespeare
68
Scorpia Rising
de Anthony Horowitz
1,586 membres
23 ressenyes
4.1
Member
EddyT
69
The Lion
de Nelson DeMille
1,392 membres
38 ressenyes
4
Member
matthewbernier
70
La mujer de papel
de Rabih Alameddine
1,249 membres
84 ressenyes
4
Member
kara.shamy
71
The Vintner's Luck
de Elizabeth Knox
881 membres
31 ressenyes
4
Member
Vaysh
72
The Obituary Writer
de Ann Hood
666 membres
59 ressenyes
3.8
Member
booklovers2
73
Cinnamon and Gunpowder: A Novel
de Eli Brown
549 membres
42 ressenyes
3.9
Member
kjgormley
74
The Bookstore
de Deborah Meyler
525 membres
43 ressenyes
3.1
Member
allenmichie
75
The Next Queen of Heaven
de Gregory Maguire
439 membres
41 ressenyes
3.2
Member
aulsmith
76
Hollow World
de Michael J. Sullivan
359 membres
24 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
renbedell
77
Margaret Fuller: A New American Life
de Megan Marshall
358 membres
13 ressenyes
4
Member
southernbooklady
78
One Fine Day
de Mollie Panter-Downes
350 membres
16 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Member
inge87
79
The Violent Century
de Lavie Tidhar
286 membres
12 ressenyes
3.8
Member
ShelfMonkey
80
A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain
de Adrianne Harun
182 membres
14 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Member
xuesheng
81
The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances
de Ellen Cooney
166 membres
16 ressenyes
3.8
Member
LenitaSheridan
Explicacions
LenitaSheridan: This author really knows about dogs and has a heart for abused ones.
82
The Eaves of Heaven: A Life in Three Wars
de Andrew X. Pham
142 membres
5 ressenyes
4
Member
CJPG
83
The Dalai Lama's Cat and the Art of Purring
de David Michie
116 membres
6 ressenyes
4.1
Member
krazy4katz
Explicacions
krazy4katz: Delightful lessons in mindful living from a cute furry cat with a great sense of humor.
84
A Capital Crime
de Laura Wilson
81 membres
5 ressenyes
3.9
Member
tina1969
85
Don't Feed the Boy
de Irene Latham
61 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
hannahchristine
86
Art and Architecture of Insects
de David M. Phillips
37 membres
8 ressenyes
3.8
Member
Merryann
Explicacions
Merryann: I learned some amazing things and the pictures were outstanding!
87
Leaving Montana
de Thomas Whaley
29 membres
13 ressenyes
3.8
Member
ThomasWhaley
88
Hyperion
de Dan Simmons
11,713 membres
273 ressenyes
4.2
Member
souloftherose
89
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
de Elizabeth George Speare
11,044 membres
207 ressenyes
4
Member
xuesheng
90
L'ampla mar dels Sargassos
de Jean Rhys
8,444 membres
254 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
ahef1963
91
La llibreria del senyor Penombra, oberta les 24 hores.
de Robin Sloan
8,287 membres
722 ressenyes
3.8
Member
kgriffith
92
The Long Walk
de Stephen King
5,195 membres
118 ressenyes
4
Member
Haandrikman
93
The Gargoyle
de Andrew Davidson
4,061 membres
281 ressenyes
4
Member
Her_Royal_Orangeness
Explicacions
Her_Royal_Orangeness: Unique. Entrancing. Stellar writing quality. Love, true love. 5*
94
Burial Rites
de Hannah Kent
3,600 membres
273 ressenyes
4
Member
Vaysh
95
I Am Pilgrim
de Terry Hayes
2,821 membres
174 ressenyes
4
Member
katemcangus
96
Soon I Will Be Invincible
de Austin Grossman
1,938 membres
118 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
lorannen
97
The Bees
de Laline Paull
1,741 membres
127 ressenyes
3.8
Member
JBD1
98
All My Puny Sorrows
de Miriam Toews
1,287 membres
65 ressenyes
4.1
Member
starfishian
99
The Rose Garden
de Susanna Kearsley
1,204 membres
73 ressenyes
3.8
Member
inge87
100
The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible . . . on Schindler's List
de Leon Leyson
1,134 membres
66 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Member
Merryann
Explicacions
Merryann: It's a story I needed to know.