Top Five Books of 2016

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What are your top five reads for 2016? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2016. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: 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.
1
All the Light We Cannot See
de Anthony Doerr
18,780 membres
880 ressenyes
½ 4.3
15 Members
pmarshall, sipthereader, Jim53, mahsdad, pamur, sianpr, krazy4katz, Tess_W, Maryloo, AmourFou, jcwharton, Lauraborealis, Redheadlib, khouston205, Rorykins75
2
A Little Life
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,457 membres
326 ressenyes
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
El ferrocarril subterrani
de Colson Whitehead
8,895 membres
451 ressenyes
4
10 Members
zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
Explicacions
JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
4
Homegoing
de Yaa Gyasi
5,574 membres
276 ressenyes
½ 4.3
10 Members
susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek
5
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,668 membres
778 ressenyes
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Commonwealth
de Ann Patchett
3,631 membres
188 ressenyes
3.9
9 Members
krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham
7
A Man Called Ove
de Fredrik Backman
11,137 membres
685 ressenyes
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
Em dic Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,668 membres
287 ressenyes
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
Ancillary Mercy
de Ann Leckie
2,514 membres
131 ressenyes
4.2
7 Members
revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier
10
Between the World and Me
de Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,734 membres
368 ressenyes
½ 4.4
7 Members
bookwoman84, rosalita, holly_golightly, greeneyed_ives, kara.shamy, jcwharton, aquariumministry
Explicacions
rosalita: A contemporary black man's point of view about race relations in America. Some deeply uncomfortably truths for white Americans here, but so necessary to acknowledge and absorb.
11
Career of Evil
de Robert Galbraith
4,385 membres
238 ressenyes
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
The Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,803 membres
94 ressenyes
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,066 membres
513 ressenyes
½ 4.4
6 Members
Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
Explicacions
Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
14
The Trespasser
de Tana French
2,443 membres
153 ressenyes
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
de Elena Ferrante
2,893 membres
91 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,668 membres
243 ressenyes
½ 4.6
5 Members
rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
Explicacions
rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
17
The Stolen Child
de Lisa Carey
187 membres
28 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
de Marjane Satrapi
8,479 membres
321 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
The Goblin Emperor
de Katherine Addison
2,927 membres
197 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
All the Birds in the Sky
de Charlie Jane Anders
2,860 membres
178 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
lkmiller, norabelle414, flying_monkeys, wolfeyluvr
Explicacions
flying_monkeys: Because it's a mash-up of sci-fi and fantasy, and it's the weirdest book I read in 2016. And I mean "weird" in the best possible way.
21
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
de Susan Cain
11,574 membres
495 ressenyes
4
4 Members
ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
Explicacions
highlander6022: Oh, how I wish this book was available 40 years ago. The best adjective I can give it is "rich". Rich in discussion. Rich in research documentation. Rich in providing a wonderful insight into myself, a confirmed introvert but with some extrovert tendencies. Rich in discussion of interactions between intros and extros. Rich in providing guidance on how to raise, teach, encourage intro and extro children. Rich in how to succeed in a business world where extros seem to be the "chosen ones" to lead us to the promised land of success.
22
The City of Mirrors
de Justin Cronin
1,884 membres
92 ressenyes
4
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Dark Matter: A Novel
de Blake Crouch
6,245 membres
544 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
My Ántonia
de Willa Cather
13,593 membres
286 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
The Girl with All the Gifts
de M. R. Carey
5,306 membres
399 ressenyes
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
de Svetlana Alexievich
2,333 membres
78 ressenyes
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
H Is for Hawk
de Helen Macdonald
4,348 membres
278 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
Euryale, jeanned, lalbro
28
The Orenda
de Joseph Boyden
1,024 membres
45 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
The Rogue Retrieval
de Dan Koboldt
34 membres
5 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
El circ de la nit
de Erin Morgenstern
18,397 membres
1,262 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
krisa, IrishSue, flying_monkeys
Explicacions
flying_monkeys: Because I could see that magic, close my eyes and touch it. All my senses were fully engaged. It's a rare book that uses smells and sounds with such clarity and power.
31
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
de Becky Chambers
5,463 membres
360 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
The House by the Lake
de Thomas Harding
344 membres
19 ressenyes
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
Matar un rossinyol
de Harper Lee
78,381 membres
1,432 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Members
karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses
34
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
de Daniel James Brown
5,321 membres
261 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
The Martian
de Andy Weir
18,115 membres
1,240 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
Cutting for Stone
de Abraham Verghese
9,507 membres
537 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaulsu, AmourFou, Laura1124
Explicacions
kaulsu: I read little "good" fiction...and this was worth reading. I had it on my iphone for several years, but kept putting it off. Verghese is a marvel. More of his books in my future, I foresee.
37
El Far entre oceans
de M. L. Stedman
7,290 membres
507 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
de David D. Levine
341 membres
21 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
de Bill Bryson
16,854 membres
473 ressenyes
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,444 membres
78 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
When Breath Becomes Air
de Paul Kalanithi
5,591 membres
313 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,891 membres
618 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter i el llegat maleït
de J. K. Rowling
15,801 membres
566 ressenyes
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
de Madeleine Thien
1,281 membres
54 ressenyes
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
de Ken Liu
1,570 membres
67 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
Half of a Yellow Sun
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,895 membres
296 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
47
Faithful: Birth of Saints Book Two
de Michelle Hauck
4 membres
1 ressenya
5
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
48
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
13,014 membres
505 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Small Great Things
de Jodi Picoult
3,775 membres
221 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
The Invisible Library
de Genevieve Cogman
3,412 membres
197 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
March: Book One
de John Lewis
2,949 membres
160 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,793 membres
168 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
imyril, souloftherose
53
The Death of Bees
de Lisa O'Donnell
966 membres
90 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
Before the Feast
de Saša Stanišić
282 membres
10 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
55
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,320 membres
239 ressenyes
½ 4.6
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
City of Thieves
de David Benioff
5,335 membres
316 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
End of Watch
de Stephen King
3,476 membres
139 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run: The Autobiography
de Bruce Springsteen
1,732 membres
73 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
de Nick Lane
629 membres
19 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
de Sofia Samatar
298 membres
18 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
20,681 membres
610 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
The Windup Girl
de Paolo Bacigalupi
6,213 membres
303 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
The Golem and the Jinni
de Helene Wecker
5,416 membres
359 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
A God in Ruins
de Kate Atkinson
2,950 membres
146 ressenyes
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
de Robert A. Caro
2,624 membres
45 ressenyes
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
de Frances Hardinge
1,613 membres
68 ressenyes
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
de David Howarth
1,520 membres
26 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Did You Ever Have a Family
de Bill Clegg
1,235 membres
98 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
de Cynthia Bond
793 membres
113 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
lauralkeet, lahochstetler
70
The Returned
de Bishop O'Connell
7 membres
5
2 Members
DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
71
A Head Full of Ghosts
de Paul Tremblay
2,131 membres
144 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
de Nnedi Okorafor
931 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
de Fredrik Backman
4,457 membres
225 ressenyes
4
2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Explicacions
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
74
Their Eyes Were Watching God
de Zora Neale Hurston
19,086 membres
345 ressenyes
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Ready Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,424 membres
1,272 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
The Secret Place
de Tana French
2,731 membres
172 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
de Charlotte Wood
521 membres
31 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
The Orphan Master's Son
de Adam Johnson
3,943 membres
288 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
de Seanan McGuire
3,357 membres
291 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
lkmiller, flying_monkeys
Explicacions
flying_monkeys: Because it's beautiful, macabre, diverse. And it speaks to a secret, lifelong quest: to find my door.
80
El caçador d'estels
de Khaled Hosseini
52,760 membres
1,300 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams
de David McCullough
13,697 membres
199 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
de Jenny Lawson
3,294 membres
198 ressenyes
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
Un abril prodigiós
de Elizabeth von Arnim
2,807 membres
123 ressenyes
4
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
de Thomas Mullen
587 membres
48 ressenyes
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
de Lucy Parker
273 membres
19 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
de S. M. Hulse
223 membres
22 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
de Louise Penny
2,167 membres
123 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
de Lindy West
1,462 membres
87 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
LaRose
de Louise Erdrich
1,379 membres
74 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
Salvatge : Un viatge pel sender de la cresta del Pacífic
de Cheryl Strayed
8,679 membres
517 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
Londres NW
de Zadie Smith
2,432 membres
98 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
de Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,599 membres
84 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Storm Front
de Jim Butcher
14,548 membres
607 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Our Souls at Night
de Kent Haruf
2,340 membres
226 ressenyes
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
de Megan Abbott
1,148 membres
71 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
To Say Nothing of the Dog
de Connie Willis
6,747 membres
287 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
The Girls
de Emma Cline
3,410 membres
251 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
The Japanese Lover
de Isabel Allende
2,014 membres
104 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
kaulsu, chgstrom
Explicacions
kaulsu: I've not previously read anything by Allende. I am told each of her novels is unlike the last. It took me a minute to get into the flash backs, but (I work in a retirement community) I did enjoy it. There were some pieces that didn't ring true (FBI field agents have a mandatory retirement age of 57, for example), but Twain said we shouldn't allow a few facts to spoil a good story. Or something.
99
The Privilege of the Sword
de Ellen Kushner
1,481 membres
64 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,854 membres
799 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen