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
9,054 membres
513 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
5,773 membres
333 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
8,834 membres
374 ressenyes
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Autumn
de Ali Smith
2,018 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
6,107 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
9,021 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
3,603 membres
231 ressenyes
3.8
7 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, Simone2, ErinDenver
9
Canteu, esperits, canteu
de Jesmyn Ward
3,942 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
3,321 membres
203 ressenyes
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Kindred
de Octavia E. Butler
8,366 membres
350 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
de Paulette Jiles
2,878 membres
223 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
Homegoing
de Yaa Gyasi
5,572 membres
276 ressenyes
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
de Anthony Horowitz
3,819 membres
233 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Salvatge : Un viatge pel sender de la cresta del Pacífic
de Cheryl Strayed
8,674 membres
517 ressenyes
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
Intèrpret d'emocions
de Jhumpa Lahiri
12,097 membres
266 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
L'amiga genial
de Elena Ferrante
7,141 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
11,658 membres
777 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
The Likeness
de Tana French
5,608 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
6,045 membres
306 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
Turtles All the Way Down
de John Green
6,696 membres
230 ressenyes
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Home Fire
de Kamila Shamsie
1,731 membres
81 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
The Girl with All the Gifts
de M. R. Carey
5,306 membres
399 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
3,090 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
4,326 membres
138 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Moonglow
de Michael Chabon
2,145 membres
85 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
The Hate U Give
de Angie Thomas
9,227 membres
475 ressenyes
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
El ferrocarril subterrani
de Colson Whitehead
8,885 membres
451 ressenyes
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
de Jennifer Egan
2,723 membres
137 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
de Roxane Gay
2,226 membres
120 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
de Dan Chaon
710 membres
136 ressenyes
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,889 membres
618 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Origin
de Dan Brown
6,035 membres
201 ressenyes
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
The Hating Game
de Sally Thorne
2,935 membres
160 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
2,949 membres
146 ressenyes
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
The Fifth Season
de N. K. Jemisin
7,958 membres
362 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
Pachinko
de Min Jin Lee
6,418 membres
281 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
The Ballad of Black Tom
de Victor LaValle
1,549 membres
84 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,663 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 père
25,458 membres
431 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
Em dic Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,668 membres
287 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
8,760 membres
530 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
2,103 membres
88 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
de Ron Chernow
8,045 membres
161 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Vida i destí
de Vasily Grossman
3,425 membres
88 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
1,333 membres
77 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Seny i sentiment
de Jane Austen
38,053 membres
524 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,789 membres
937 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
52
Uprooted
de Naomi Novik
6,396 membres
388 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
53
March: Book Three
de John Lewis
1,496 membres
95 ressenyes
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
54
My Absolute Darling
de Gabriel Tallent
1,429 membres
86 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
55
El Llop estepari
de Hermann Hesse
13,481 membres
189 ressenyes
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
56
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
de David Sedaris
1,459 membres
56 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
57
Walkaway
de Cory Doctorow
1,010 membres
41 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
58
When the Moon Was Ours
de Anna-Marie McLemore
797 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
11,368 membres
151 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
61
Anything Is Possible
de Elizabeth Strout
1,912 membres
119 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
62
Ready Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,415 membres
1,272 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
63
Big Little Lies
de Liane Moriarty
6,991 membres
405 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
64
Besar el vellut
de Sarah Waters
5,088 membres
147 ressenyes
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
65
The Orphan Master's Son
de Adam Johnson
3,941 membres
288 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
66
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
de Carrie Vaughn
2,802 membres
158 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
67
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
de Patricia Lockwood
986 membres
56 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
68
Mira'm
de Anita Brookner
626 membres
16 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
69
Amberlough
de Lara Elena Donnelly
517 membres
32 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
70
El cor és un caçador solitari
de Carson McCullers
10,702 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
6,853 membres
335 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
1,402 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
91 membres
6 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
75
Dark Matter: A Novel
de Blake Crouch
6,242 membres
544 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
76
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
de Diana Gabaldon
3,821 membres
118 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
77
If We Were Villains
de M.L. Rio
2,976 membres
86 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
78
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
de Seanan McGuire
1,668 membres
144 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
79
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,444 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
708 membres
66 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
82
Lab Girl
de Hope Jahren
2,627 membres
157 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
83
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
de Christopher De Hamel
956 membres
16 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
84
In the Woods
de Tana French
10,205 membres
583 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
85
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
de Emil Ferris
1,101 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
11,110 membres
182 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
88
Binti
de Nnedi Okorafor
2,862 membres
242 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
89
Girl Waits With Gun
de Amy Stewart
1,721 membres
146 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
90
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
de Neil deGrasse Tyson
3,988 membres
142 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
91
This Is How It Always Is
de Laurie Frankel
1,677 membres
83 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
92
See What I Have Done
de Sarah Schmidt
839 membres
71 ressenyes
½ 3.3
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
93
La llibreria del senyor Penombra, oberta les 24 hores.
de Robin Sloan
8,285 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
2,791 membres
168 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
95
American War
de Omar El Akkad
1,830 membres
96 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
96
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
de Kathleen Rooney
1,197 membres
85 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
97
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,846 membres
799 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
98
Orgull i prejudici
de Jane Austen
80,499 membres
1,365 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
42,508 membres
1,119 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399
100
Lolita
de Vladimir Nabokov
31,680 membres
558 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Tinuvia