Top Five Books of 2017

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What are your top five reads for 2017? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2017. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: . Join the discussion on Talk 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
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,085 membres
515 ressenyes
½ 4.4
19 Members
agjuba, snora, kristenl, clue, karenmarie, krazy4katz, hazel1123, lindapanzo, cataloga, BBleil, Devlindusty, sleedev, Tess_W, VintageReader, This-n-That, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, IngerH, Anashana
Explicacions
agjuba: This is perhaps my all-time favorite book -- the writing is smart and clever, the characters are beautifully fleshed-out, and the premise is unusual.
2
Lincoln in the Bardo
de George Saunders
5,782 membres
334 ressenyes
3.9
16 Members
debnance, davidabrams, zhejw, feeling.is.first, melmore, bjappleg8, karenmarie, maritimer, Devlindusty, RiversideReader, kara.shamy, ErinDenver, LisaSHarvey, jtoneill0, cawcat333, bibliotess
Explicacions
RiversideReader: Exceptional, brilliant!
3
Little Fires Everywhere
de Celeste Ng
8,861 membres
373 ressenyes
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Autumn
de Ali Smith
2,028 membres
105 ressenyes
3.9
10 Members
Parker51, RidgewayGirl, PatsyMurray, Cait86, BLBera, yalliejane, JenMDB, missizicks, Emmay, worldisquiet
Explicacions
PatsyMurray: This is the year I discovered Ali Smith.
missizicks: This is as close to perfect as a book gets for me.
6
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
de Trevor Noah
6,117 membres
360 ressenyes
½ 4.4
9 Members
bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
Norse Mythology
de Neil Gaiman
9,047 membres
330 ressenyes
4
8 Members
bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
8
Sortida a Occident
de Mohsin Hamid
3,606 membres
231 ressenyes
3.8
7 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, Simone2, ErinDenver
9
Canteu, esperits, canteu
de Jesmyn Ward
3,954 membres
195 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
lauralkeet, N1na, njinthesun, dmofnd, BLBera, ErinDenver, cawcat333
10
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
de Matthew Desmond
3,329 membres
203 ressenyes
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Kindred
de Octavia E. Butler
8,384 membres
351 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
de Paulette Jiles
2,881 membres
223 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
Homegoing
de Yaa Gyasi
5,583 membres
276 ressenyes
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
de Anthony Horowitz
3,825 membres
234 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Salvatge : Un viatge pel sender de la cresta del Pacífic
de Cheryl Strayed
8,689 membres
517 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
Intèrpret d'emocions
de Jhumpa Lahiri
12,111 membres
268 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
L'amiga genial
de Elena Ferrante
7,154 membres
315 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
dchaikin, Mirabelle, kara.shamy, Laura1124, carol.iam
Explicacions
dchaikin: I love the whole series, my favorite books in a long time. I was swept away.
18
March: Book One
de John Lewis
2,949 membres
160 ressenyes
½ 4.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,693 membres
779 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
The Likeness
de Tana French
5,621 membres
318 ressenyes
4
5 Members
christina_reads, KimarieBee, Ling.Lass, ClaudaJB, Travelgem
21
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
de David Grann
6,086 membres
308 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
Turtles All the Way Down
de John Green
6,718 membres
231 ressenyes
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Home Fire
de Kamila Shamsie
1,736 membres
81 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
The Girl with All the Gifts
de M. R. Carey
5,321 membres
401 ressenyes
4
4 Members
Storeetllr, virginiahomeschooler, peatr, AnnabelHart
Explicacions
peatr: first time in years I have been totally excited and shocked and shaken by a book! stunning.
25
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
de Kate Moore
3,101 membres
190 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
generalkala, lahochstetler, BoundTogetherForGood, kara.shamy
Explicacions
BoundTogetherForGood: I was riveted by this tragic telling of the devastation that befell these young American women.
26
La Belle Sauvage
de Philip Pullman
4,337 membres
140 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Moonglow
de Michael Chabon
2,148 membres
85 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
The Hate U Give
de Angie Thomas
9,249 membres
475 ressenyes
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
El ferrocarril subterrani
de Colson Whitehead
8,912 membres
453 ressenyes
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
de Jennifer Egan
2,727 membres
139 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
de Roxane Gay
2,231 membres
120 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
de Dan Chaon
711 membres
136 ressenyes
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,900 membres
620 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Origin
de Dan Brown
6,056 membres
201 ressenyes
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
The Hating Game
de Sally Thorne
2,950 membres
162 ressenyes
4
3 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
The Animators
de Kayla Rae Whitaker
553 membres
50 ressenyes
4
3 Members
Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
A God in Ruins
de Kate Atkinson
2,953 membres
146 ressenyes
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
The Fifth Season
de N. K. Jemisin
7,996 membres
364 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
Pachinko
de Min Jin Lee
6,433 membres
282 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
The Ballad of Black Tom
de Victor LaValle
1,554 membres
84 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,682 membres
243 ressenyes
½ 4.6
3 Members
ReluctantTechie, vwinsloe, Tosta
Explicacions
ReluctantTechie: A well-written narrative about injustice in our judicial system that I was not aware of. It was also an inspiring example of personal commitment and activism.
42
The Count of Monte Cristo
de Alexandre Dumas
25,496 membres
433 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
Em dic Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,673 membres
289 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
heidialice, Capybara_99, carol.iam
Explicacions
heidialice: A beautifully lyrical meditation on family, relationships and how they change over time and aging. A timeless, utterly believable, faltering voice, Lucy is naive and childlike in so many ways, yet incredibly perceptive when it comes to observing other people and their inner struggles.
44
Swing Time
de Zadie Smith
2,533 membres
98 ressenyes
½ 3.6
3 Members
shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
de Gail Honeyman
8,788 membres
531 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, bibliotess, Tosta
Explicacions
BoundTogetherForGood: This book visits the life of a quirky young woman. The reader is allowed to watch as her life begins to transform into one of greater awareness and occasional delight.
46
Borne
de Jeff VanderMeer
2,109 membres
88 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
de Ron Chernow
8,052 membres
162 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Vida i destí
de Vasily Grossman
3,432 membres
89 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
FAMeulstee, bearymore
Explicacions
bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
49
The Changeling
de Victor LaValle
1,335 membres
77 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Seny i sentiment
de Jane Austen
38,097 membres
526 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,821 membres
938 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
52
Uprooted
de Naomi Novik
6,417 membres
391 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
53
March: Book Three
de John Lewis
1,499 membres
95 ressenyes
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
54
My Absolute Darling
de Gabriel Tallent
1,428 membres
86 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
55
El Llop estepari
de Hermann Hesse
13,503 membres
192 ressenyes
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
56
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
de David Sedaris
1,462 membres
56 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
57
Walkaway
de Cory Doctorow
1,013 membres
41 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
58
When the Moon Was Ours
de Anna-Marie McLemore
798 membres
25 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
kgriffith, flying_monkeys
59
Cassandra
de Christa Wolf
700 membres
14 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Jambyfool, cometahalley
60
El Doctor Givago
de Boris Pasternak
11,375 membres
152 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
61
Anything Is Possible
de Elizabeth Strout
1,915 membres
120 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
62
Ready Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,456 membres
1,276 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
63
Big Little Lies
de Liane Moriarty
7,012 membres
405 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
64
Besar el vellut
de Sarah Waters
5,094 membres
147 ressenyes
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
65
The Orphan Master's Son
de Adam Johnson
3,948 membres
288 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
66
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
de Carrie Vaughn
2,805 membres
158 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
67
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
de Patricia Lockwood
988 membres
56 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
68
Mira'm
de Anita Brookner
627 membres
16 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
69
Amberlough
de Lara Elena Donnelly
518 membres
32 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
70
El cor és un caçador solitari
de Carson McCullers
10,718 membres
243 ressenyes
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Explicacions
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
71
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
de J. D. Vance
6,866 membres
337 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
kristenl, lanewillson
72
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
de Liza Mundy
1,405 membres
52 ressenyes
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
73
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
de Patrick Phillips
379 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
74
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
de Ruth Gilligan
92 membres
7 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
75
Dark Matter: A Novel
de Blake Crouch
6,263 membres
545 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
76
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
de Diana Gabaldon
3,826 membres
118 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
77
If We Were Villains
de M.L. Rio
3,002 membres
87 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
78
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
de Seanan McGuire
1,670 membres
145 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
79
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,445 membres
78 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
revbean, VW_Williams
80
The Enchanted
de Rene Denfeld
962 membres
69 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
njinthesun, angiestahl
81
The Almost Sisters
de Joshilyn Jackson
710 membres
66 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
82
Lab Girl
de Hope Jahren
2,629 membres
157 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
83
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
de Christopher De Hamel
958 membres
16 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
84
In the Woods
de Tana French
10,223 membres
583 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
85
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
de Emil Ferris
1,103 membres
72 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, Euryale
86
A Skinful of Shadows
de Frances Hardinge
578 membres
27 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, briarhills
87
Pel cantó de Swann
de Marcel Proust
11,128 membres
183 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
88
Binti
de Nnedi Okorafor
2,868 membres
242 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
89
Girl Waits With Gun
de Amy Stewart
1,723 membres
147 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
90
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
de Neil deGrasse Tyson
4,001 membres
142 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
91
This Is How It Always Is
de Laurie Frankel
1,683 membres
84 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
92
See What I Have Done
de Sarah Schmidt
842 membres
71 ressenyes
½ 3.3
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
93
La llibreria del senyor Penombra, oberta les 24 hores.
de Robin Sloan
8,305 membres
722 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
Explicacions
BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
94
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,764 membres
169 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
95
American War
de Omar El Akkad
1,832 membres
96 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
96
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
de Kathleen Rooney
1,199 membres
85 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
97
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,886 membres
803 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
98
Orgull i prejudici
de Jane Austen
80,597 membres
1,369 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
alaskaEditor
Explicacions
alaskaEditor: A classic that I'd never read but finally got around to when a neighbor handed me this and the parody, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Read 'em both and loved them.
99
Joc de trons
de George R. R. Martin
42,569 membres
1,121 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399
100
Lolita
de Vladimir Nabokov
31,700 membres
563 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Tinuvia