Top Five Books of 2015

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What are your top five reads for 2015? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2015. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: TBA To add a book to your list, click the "Add work to list" button in the upper-right corner. This will take you to a search box, where you can search by title, author, keyword, etc. Clicking on the title will add the book to your list. You can reorder your list over on the right-hand side, by dragging and dropping titles in the "Your list" section.
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18,547 membres
873 ressenyes
½ 4.3
17 Members
amarie, Micheller7, DerBuecherwurm, Patient, terran, dudes22, Mallc, mahrenew, RBeffa, silverada, rodrick, gypsysmom, a_forester, JenMDB, PATSEA6, LisbethE, PollyMig
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a_forester: Inspiring creativity in the use of language, time, plot, and in making everyday observations transform into poetry. This was a story of two people whose lives were torn apart by World War II but who found their way to meaning in living. This is what great writing can do.
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6,322 membres
386 ressenyes
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10,990 membres
678 ressenyes
½ 4.3
10 Members
kristenl, charl08, terran, whymaggiemay, chgstrom, _debbie_, vancouverdeb, ahef1963, Grasshoppertld, Rchlwtsn
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whymaggiemay: An amazing curmudgeon who loves forever and more often than he thinks.
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4,303 membres
277 ressenyes
3.9
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9,617 membres
456 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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17,601 membres
1,111 ressenyes
½ 3.6
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2,328 membres
225 ressenyes
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2,624 membres
162 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
ablachly, zhejw, kxn11, keywestnan, mary2515, Renabur, LisbethE
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Renabur: Wonderful writing, compelling story
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5,201 membres
281 ressenyes
½ 4.5
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14,749 membres
796 ressenyes
3.9
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7,111 membres
315 ressenyes
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5,006 membres
277 ressenyes
4.1
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2,928 membres
145 ressenyes
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3,105 membres
145 ressenyes
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2,925 membres
196 ressenyes
4.1
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7,677 membres
366 ressenyes
½ 4.4
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1,808 membres
168 ressenyes
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2,496 membres
131 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
tardis, Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
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Familiar_Diversions: While I hated saying goodbye to the main cast of characters, this was a satisfying ending to the Imperial Radch trilogy and will probably be a comfort read of mine for some time to come.
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7,582 membres
549 ressenyes
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4,965 membres
290 ressenyes
3.8
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5,900 membres
363 ressenyes
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3,038 membres
206 ressenyes
½ 3.6
5 Members
charl08, whymaggiemay, Leida, vancouverdeb, Rchlwtsn
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whymaggiemay: This is deservedly on many "best of" lists for 2015. Tyler makes her family our family and explains our family to us.
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1,229 membres
98 ressenyes
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4,354 membres
237 ressenyes
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8,218 membres
588 ressenyes
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13,414 membres
645 ressenyes
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1,458 membres
70 ressenyes
3.9
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1,974 membres
149 ressenyes
3.8
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7,220 membres
353 ressenyes
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1,750 membres
60 ressenyes
4.2
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627 membres
55 ressenyes
½ 3.7
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4,797 membres
250 ressenyes
3.9
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3,783 membres
210 ressenyes
½ 3.6
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7,299 membres
326 ressenyes
4.1
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1,677 membres
145 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
norabelle414, rebl, ultrabookgeek
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rebl: The selection of You're Never Weird is based on the audio book. The book could have read like an overlong humblebrag. Instead she's engaging, honest and entertaining. She is as genuine as you can get in memoir.
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5,892 membres
567 ressenyes
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3,577 membres
273 ressenyes
4
3 Members
innominate, rarm, kxn11
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20,238 membres
784 ressenyes
½ 4.4
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520 membres
41 ressenyes
4.1
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11,484 membres
495 ressenyes
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2,943 membres
173 ressenyes
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3 Members
infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
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Familiar_Diversions: I reread this book several times while waiting for Ancillary Mercy to come out. Breq and Seivarden alone were nice enough, but Breq with a ship and a crew was even better.
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1,707 membres
106 ressenyes
3.8
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14,239 membres
976 ressenyes
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2,080 membres
121 ressenyes
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26,865 membres
772 ressenyes
3.9
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35,988 membres
740 ressenyes
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34,100 membres
470 ressenyes
4.1
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2,933 membres
249 ressenyes
4
2 Members
karspeak, lorannen
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2,601 membres
38 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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929 membres
55 ressenyes
3.9
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24,732 membres
472 ressenyes
4.2
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16,406 membres
384 ressenyes
3.9
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14,705 membres
960 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
terran, Ape
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7,668 membres
405 ressenyes
4.1
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dudes22, viktorasd
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1,435 membres
51 ressenyes
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1,119 membres
100 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
dara85, lauralkeet
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823 membres
68 ressenyes
½ 3.6
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7,930 membres
373 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
MarthaJeanne, cbl_tn
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MarthaJeanne: I read three books by Connie Willis, and all three deserve this spot.
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7,918 membres
360 ressenyes
4.2
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6,468 membres
268 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
amarie, MrsMathias
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amarie: This sweet memoir turned a vague person on the news to a truly admirable young woman.
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3,007 membres
66 ressenyes
4.2
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2,842 membres
108 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
msf59, gypsysmom
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5,045 membres
247 ressenyes
3.8
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3,581 membres
161 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
Parker51, inge87
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5,033 membres
74 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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3,584 membres
247 ressenyes
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3,376 membres
197 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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2,895 membres
249 ressenyes
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2,809 membres
111 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ursula, mdexter
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1,637 membres
119 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
Parker51, uncharry
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937 membres
61 ressenyes
3.9
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3,295 membres
198 ressenyes
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13,972 membres
1,234 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Members
Leida, Wassilissa
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7,490 membres
166 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ursula, bookworm12
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302 membres
2 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Renabur, briarhills
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Renabur: The wondrous facts reported in this accessible book have brought me joy this year. The story of reality is more wonderful than fiction
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3,287 membres
176 ressenyes
3.9
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1,961 membres
181 ressenyes
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98 membres
16 ressenyes
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1,932 membres
150 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
kbuxton, Euryale
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58 membres
1 ressenya
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5,287 membres
399 ressenyes
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2,869 membres
220 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
whymaggiemay, kennethb97
Explicacions
whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
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71,679 membres
1,160 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Brindle, Turambar
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7,666 membres
294 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
zhejw, Dilara86
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2,742 membres
124 ressenyes
½ 3.6
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2,663 membres
115 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
kbuxton, tardis
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1,565 membres
51 ressenyes
3.8
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1,423 membres
77 ressenyes
3.8
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27,820 membres
385 ressenyes
½ 3.6
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26,341 membres
624 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
fannyprice, a_forester
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a_forester: Writing that takes you into character, place and time and presents us with that rare treat- an individual psyche, with just the right balance of what we can relate to as human beings and what makes us different from one another.
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4,639 membres
243 ressenyes
½ 4.6
2 Members
KatyBee, KimMeyer
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2,291 membres
89 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
revbean, jeanned
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2,240 membres
77 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
edparks, JuliaMaria
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JuliaMaria: Aktueller Roman zum Thema Datenschutz, Wikileaks usw. - wie immer verpackt in leidenschaftliche gut erzählte Geschichte.
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1,032 membres
76 ressenyes
3.8
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870 membres
39 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
plaugher, Parker51
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6,150 membres
538 ressenyes
3.9
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3,503 membres
163 ressenyes
½ 4.3