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.
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18,767 membres
880 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2
7,448 membres
326 ressenyes
4.1
3
8,885 membres
451 ressenyes
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10 Members
zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
Explicacions
JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
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5,572 membres
276 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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11,658 membres
777 ressenyes
4.1
6
3,631 membres
188 ressenyes
3.9
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11,129 membres
685 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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3,668 membres
287 ressenyes
½ 3.7
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2,514 membres
131 ressenyes
4.2
10
7,728 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.
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4,386 membres
238 ressenyes
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1,803 membres
94 ressenyes
3.8
13
9,054 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.
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2,441 membres
153 ressenyes
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2,892 membres
91 ressenyes
4.2
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4,663 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.
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187 membres
28 ressenyes
3.8
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8,480 membres
321 ressenyes
4.2
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2,926 membres
197 ressenyes
4.1
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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.
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11,571 membres
495 ressenyes
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4 Members
ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
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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.
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1,883 membres
92 ressenyes
4
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6,242 membres
544 ressenyes
3.9
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13,586 membres
285 ressenyes
3.9
25
5,306 membres
399 ressenyes
4
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2,333 membres
78 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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4,345 membres
278 ressenyes
3.9
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1,022 membres
45 ressenyes
4.2
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34 membres
5 ressenyes
3.8
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18,382 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.
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5,458 membres
360 ressenyes
4.1
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344 membres
19 ressenyes
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
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78,341 membres
1,431 ressenyes
½ 4.4
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5,318 membres
261 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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18,106 membres
1,240 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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9,504 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.
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7,288 membres
507 ressenyes
3.9
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341 membres
21 ressenyes
3.8
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16,850 membres
473 ressenyes
4
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1,444 membres
78 ressenyes
3.8
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5,585 membres
313 ressenyes
4.2
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9,888 membres
618 ressenyes
3.9
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15,837 membres
566 ressenyes
½ 3.4
44
1,282 membres
54 ressenyes
4
45
1,568 membres
67 ressenyes
½ 4.3
46
6,894 membres
296 ressenyes
4.2
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4 membres
1 ressenya
5
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12,999 membres
505 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
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3,772 membres
221 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
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3,412 membres
197 ressenyes
½ 3.7
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2,949 membres
160 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
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2,791 membres
168 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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966 membres
90 ressenyes
3.9
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282 membres
10 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
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8,318 membres
239 ressenyes
½ 4.6
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5,331 membres
316 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
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3,475 membres
139 ressenyes
3.9
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1,731 membres
73 ressenyes
4.2
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629 membres
19 ressenyes
4.2
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298 membres
18 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
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20,665 membres
609 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
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6,213 membres
303 ressenyes
½ 3.7
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5,415 membres
359 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
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2,949 membres
146 ressenyes
4
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2,623 membres
45 ressenyes
½ 4.6
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1,610 membres
68 ressenyes
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
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1,519 membres
26 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
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1,233 membres
98 ressenyes
3.9
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793 membres
113 ressenyes
½ 3.7
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7 membres
5
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2,130 membres
144 ressenyes
½ 3.7
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931 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
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4,450 membres
225 ressenyes
4
2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Explicacions
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
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19,097 membres
345 ressenyes
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
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18,415 membres
1,272 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
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2,730 membres
172 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
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521 membres
31 ressenyes
3.8
78
3,941 membres
288 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
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3,355 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.
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52,743 membres
1,300 ressenyes
4.2
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13,690 membres
199 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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3,294 membres
198 ressenyes
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2,802 membres
123 ressenyes
4.1
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587 membres
48 ressenyes
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273 membres
19 ressenyes
3.9
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223 membres
22 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
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2,167 membres
123 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
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1,462 membres
87 ressenyes
4.2
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1,376 membres
74 ressenyes
3.9
90
8,674 membres
517 ressenyes
3.9
91
2,430 membres
98 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
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1,598 membres
84 ressenyes
3.9
93
14,541 membres
607 ressenyes
3.8
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2,339 membres
226 ressenyes
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
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1,147 membres
71 ressenyes
½ 3.6
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6,746 membres
287 ressenyes
4.1
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3,407 membres
251 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
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2,010 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.
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1,482 membres
64 ressenyes
3.9
100
14,846 membres
799 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen