Top Five Books of 2018

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Description: What are your top five reads for 2018? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2018. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: [link to come] Join the discussion on Talk [link to come] 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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A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,085 membres
515 ressenyes
½ 4.4
31 Members
aquamari, janoorani24, Euryale, SheLovesMaisie, charl08, sipthereader, raidergirl3, troutstreamman, ReluctantTechie, bjappleg8, LDVoorberg, greeneyed_ives, chgstrom, bezzabouza, carolfoisset, dkohler52, Dec31, lothiriel2003, Krisbee, bfkendrick, Tess_W, ahef1963, trlinatl, JenMDB, NoPlanetB, peremees, Sarah.Abbott, MelonieMurray, Letegretsoo, adherskowitx, davidflem1984, ,dianeham ,
Explicacions
ahef1963: Vivid, detailed, alive, heartening. The Count is sentenced to permanent house arrest in a hotel across the street from the Kremlin, and needs to learn how to live in the hotel as passionately as he did in the outside world.
5
All Systems Red
de Martha Wells
5,492 membres
343 ressenyes
4.1
11 Members
writerlibrarian, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, souloftherose, TempleCat, Familiar_Diversions, Marmie7, Nova_Mortem, tldegray, Charon07
6
The Overstory
de Richard Powers
5,352 membres
244 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
debnance, aquamari, Parker51, arsolot, charl08, msf59, dkohler52, EllsieFind, Sarah.Abbott, BobOseid
7
Lincoln in the Bardo
de George Saunders
5,785 membres
334 ressenyes
3.9
11 Members
waitingtoderail, sipthereader, Cariola, jeanned, margitc, errata, peterveen, dianeham, BobOseid, chezbob, jbhunter,Kiwiclaire50
8
Becoming
de Michelle Obama
8,439 membres
340 ressenyes
½ 4.4
11 Members
kristenl, Micheller7, IMBOS, N1na, beebeereads, dkohler52, BLBera, Susan.Macura, This-n-That, Marmie7, CMSharkey,JaneAustenNut ,AmourFou ,
9
Less
de Andrew Sean Greer
3,863 membres
199 ressenyes
½ 3.7
10 Members
bkmcneil, karenmarie, nivramkoorb, PrueGallagher, trlinatl, kjgormley, BobOseid, MelonieMurray, chezbob, jbhunter,
10
Spinning Silver
de Naomi Novik
3,841 membres
200 ressenyes
4.2
8 Members
Aquila, rosalita, christina_reads, foggidawn, melmore, martitia, oceancat, souloftherose
11
The Devil in the White City
de Erik Larson
22,144 membres
701 ressenyes
4
8 Members
Minthe, Porua, pamdierickx, DWLDE, Travelgem, chezbob, CMSharkey, davidflem1984
Explicacions
Porua: The crimes of H. H. Holmes filled me with a sense of dread and loneliness. Intertwined with this macabre tale is the struggle to bring the spectacular 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to life. That may sound dull, but trust me it isn't!
12
Canteu, esperits, canteu
de Jesmyn Ward
3,954 membres
195 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
arsolot, charl08, IrishSue, peterveen, trlinatl, kayanelson, audiencedog, BobOseid
13
The Power
de Naomi Alderman
4,746 membres
254 ressenyes
½ 3.7
8 Members
bookwoman84, yarmando, zhejw, melmore, norabelle414, LDVoorberg, nivramkoorb, sturlington,karenmarie
14
A Man Called Ove
de Fredrik Backman
11,166 membres
686 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Members
mahsdad, martitia, aethercowboy, Dec31, Krisbee, Rchlwtsn, Lauren_Shriver
Explicacions
aethercowboy: This books is both touching and funny, and in the end, it almost made me cry bittersweet tears.
15
All the Light We Cannot See
de Anthony Doerr
18,695 membres
883 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Members
overthemoon, amerynth, olca02, KarlzFragaz, Francisco_Javier, MelonieMurray, Charon07,Kiwiclaire50
16
Home Fire
de Kamila Shamsie
1,735 membres
81 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
anglemark, charl08, Cariola, N1na, CarltonC, bfkendrick, Rchlwtsn
18
The Outsider
de Stephen King
5,098 membres
211 ressenyes
3.9
6 Members
Bookmarque, muehlpfordt, amuskopf, lowelibrary, RaMurray, Francisco_Javier
19
Cent anys de solitud
de Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44,397 membres
695 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
overthemoon, rarm, troutstreamman, muehlpfordt, martitia, Francisco_Javier
20
Mil sols esplèndids
de Khaled Hosseini
30,293 membres
895 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Members
overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, bfkendrick, Tess_W, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, ,Kiwiclaire50
21
El que resta del dia
de Kazuo Ishiguro
16,362 membres
475 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
plaugher, overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, DWLDE, Kiwiclaire50
22
Norse Mythology
de Neil Gaiman
9,049 membres
330 ressenyes
4
5 Members
mahsdad, zmeischa, kristilabrie, peremees, Aigos.DaVila
23
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
de David Grann
6,089 membres
308 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
lothiriel2003, michigantrumpet, AmourFou, darylanderson, Simontracy
24
Exit Strategy
de Martha Wells
2,604 membres
167 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Members
Aquila, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, tldegray
25
Red Clocks
de Leni Zumas
1,128 membres
61 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
sturlington, BLBera, vwinsloe, flying_monkeys, HeatherMoss
Explicacions
HeatherMoss: This was really different, but still within the realm of believable legislation that could befall us. I love her writing style.
26
Sortida a Occident
de Mohsin Hamid
3,606 membres
231 ressenyes
3.8
5 Members
bkmcneil, zhejw, SohoReader, JenMDB, cabockwrites
27
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
de Yuval Noah Harari
5,355 membres
139 ressenyes
4
4 Members
conceptDawg, ccatalfo, pamdierickx, Kiwiclaire50
28
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,826 membres
938 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
overthemoon, a.paravano, Francisco_Javier, Kiwiclaire50
29
Warlight
de Michael Ondaatje
2,048 membres
104 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
overthemoon, errata, bfkendrick, Davida.Chazan
30
Els grans optimistes
de Rebecca Makkai
1,984 membres
110 ressenyes
½ 4.3
4 Members
ablachly, charl08, beebeereads, chezbob
31
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
de Kathleen Rooney
1,198 membres
85 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
ablachly, bookworm12, alphaorder, Tosta
32
Americanah
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,711 membres
296 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
overthemoon, SohoReader, zmeischa, Travelgem
33
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
de Ottessa Moshfegh
3,045 membres
134 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
proserpinarex, N1na, boo-radley, jtoneill0,aprille
34
The Alice Network
de Kate Quinn
4,230 membres
211 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
dara85, rhian_of_oz, bfkendrick, FerneMysteryReader,
35
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
de Trevor Noah
6,119 membres
361 ressenyes
½ 4.4
4 Members
aprille, kristenl, DeltaQueen50, PaperbackPirate
36
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
de Roxane Gay
2,232 membres
120 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
melmore, sturlington, LyndaInOregon, Tosta
37
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
de John McWhorter
1,271 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
timspalding, celaneus, LyndaInOregon
38
An American Marriage
de Tayari Jones
3,948 membres
256 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
Micheller7, ultrabookgeek, gburlingham
Explicacions
ultrabookgeek: When you want all the characters to win when they are at odds with each other, then you have an exceptional story.
39
Lab Girl
de Hope Jahren
2,632 membres
157 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
onlinealterego, lottpoet, Emilylaura
40
Homegoing
de Yaa Gyasi
5,583 membres
276 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, proserpinarex, JenMDB
41
Between the World and Me
de Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,744 membres
368 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Members
plaugher, celaneus, kristilabrie
Explicacions
kristilabrie: Test List addition explanation notification, List created by another member.
42
Dràcula
de Bram Stoker
35,418 membres
624 ressenyes
4
3 Members
overthemoon, KittyFiend, Aigos.DaVila
43
Where the Crawdads Sing
de Delia Owens
14,186 membres
613 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
IMBOS, njinthesun, michelynn2016
44
La Marxa de Radetzky
de Joseph Roth
2,886 membres
76 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
catcarlo, proserpinarex, starbox
45
L'amiga genial
de Elena Ferrante
7,154 membres
315 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
reesetee, rarm, zmeischa
46
The Fifth Risk
de Michael Lewis
1,451 membres
76 ressenyes
4
3 Members
proserpinarex, kara.shamy, Susan.Macura
47
The Silence of the Girls
de Pat Barker
2,387 membres
103 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
urania1, Cariola, LyndaInOregon
48
Les formes del verb anar
de Jenny Erpenbeck
720 membres
49 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
Cariola, FAMeulstee, BLBera
49
Ready Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,463 membres
1,276 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
flips, TLievens, Francisco_Javier
50
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
de Adam Rutherford
1,126 membres
33 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
ccatalfo, pamdierickx, LyndaInOregon
51
The Hate U Give
de Angie Thomas
9,255 membres
475 ressenyes
½ 4.5
3 Members
arsolot, oceancat, Emilylaura
52
Gnomon
de Nick Harkaway
775 membres
30 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
Euryale, craso, jsburbidge
53
El Vent entre els salzes
de Kenneth Grahame
23,718 membres
330 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
overthemoon, Ciruelo, proserpinarex
54
The Calculating Stars
de Mary Robinette Kowal
2,057 membres
133 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
Aquila, ablachly, rhian_of_oz
55
American War
de Omar El Akkad
1,832 membres
96 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
Deedledee, sturlington, KeyonnaB.
56
Pachinko
de Min Jin Lee
6,436 membres
282 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
vwinsloe, ultrabookgeek, jtoneill0
Explicacions
ultrabookgeek: an amazing and loving family saga that never went the way you expect.
57
Lethal White
de Robert Galbraith
3,030 membres
151 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
murraymint11, YSBookRev, katemcangus
58
Children of Time
de Adrian Tchaikovsky
3,588 membres
147 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
neurokarma, amuskopf, Lille_lara
59
Reservoir 13
de Jon McGregor
885 membres
49 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
Bookmarque, shaunie, JenMDB
60
The Order of Time
de Carlo Rovelli
1,659 membres
46 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
yarmando, tsangal, briarhills
61
Half of a Yellow Sun
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,902 membres
296 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, gypsysmom
62
The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
de Anne Frank
1,703 membres
22 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
cbl_tn, JaneAustenNut
63
The Story of the Lost Child
de Elena Ferrante
2,638 membres
104 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
Mirabelle, Dilara86, zmeischa
64
Vox
de Christina Dalcher
1,537 membres
117 ressenyes
½ 3.5
3 Members
Davida.Chazan, Verkruissen, KeyonnaB.,dianeham
65
The Terror
de Dan Simmons
4,707 membres
204 ressenyes
4
2 Members
RBeffa, kara.shamy
66
The Fatal Shore
de Robert Hughes
3,885 membres
54 ressenyes
4
2 Members
overthemoon, Mencius
67
The Wolf and the Watchman
de Niklas Natt och Dag
853 membres
65 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
YSBookRev, bezzabouza
68
Tombland
de C. J. Sansom
677 membres
31 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
marieke54, Leida
69
Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece
de Patrick Leigh Fermor
526 membres
7 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, varielle
70
Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archaeology
de Eric H. Cline
142 membres
3 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, celaneus
71
East of Eden
de John Steinbeck
23,398 membres
423 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
NoPlanetB, chwiggy
72
Middlemarch
de George Eliot
17,715 membres
330 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
bkmcneil, Rchlwtsn
73
Si això és un home
de Primo Levi
6,066 membres
98 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, amerynth
74
Excellent Women
de Barbara Pym
2,738 membres
126 ressenyes
4
2 Members
debnance, overthemoon
75
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
de John Carreyrou
2,695 membres
185 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
sipthereader, SohoReader
76
The Poet X
de Elizabeth Acevedo
2,536 membres
167 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
alphaorder, kgriffith
77
The Testament of Mary
de Colm Tóibín
1,375 membres
109 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
overthemoon, urania1
78
Days without End
de Sebastian Barry
1,286 membres
80 ressenyes
4
2 Members
Ciruelo, bezzabouza
79
An Unkindness of Ghosts
de Rivers Solomon
1,151 membres
69 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
revbean, lorannen
80
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
de Beth Macy
1,059 membres
59 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
melmore, Susan.Macura
81
Lamentation
de C. J. Sansom
1,019 membres
45 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, flips
82
Frankenstein in Baghdad
de Ahmed Saadawi
790 membres
33 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
prima1, rapotter
84
So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places
de Elinor Burkett
92 membres
7 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
varielle, celaneus
85
Neu
de Orhan Pamuk
7,027 membres
147 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
overthemoon, FAMeulstee
86
O Pioneers!
de Willa Cather
6,340 membres
164 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, ahef1963
Explicacions
ahef1963: My introduction to Willa Cather and I was blown away by the story, the prairie, and the amount of determination that can be rustled up in the middle of nowhere.
87
El Punt dolç de la senyoreta Brodie
de Muriel Spark
5,202 membres
169 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
VW_Williams, HeatherMoss
Explicacions
HeatherMoss: I can't believe I waited so long to read this. I thought it was delightful.
88
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
de Karen Joy Fowler
3,688 membres
244 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
holly_golightly, celaneus
Explicacions
holly_golightly: I read this in March and I still think about it regularly. It is not an exaggeration to call this book mind-altering.
89
Grant
de Ron Chernow
2,308 membres
61 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Members
sipthereader, SohoReader
90
Un Mes al camp
de J. L. Carr
2,304 membres
118 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, encephalical
91
Unsheltered
de Barbara Kingsolver
2,155 membres
114 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
nivramkoorb, WendyRobyn
92
Mrs. 'Arris Goes to Paris
de Paul Gallico
738 membres
31 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, tcereceda
93
In Other Lands
de Sarah Rees Brennan
703 membres
48 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
briarhills, Nova_Mortem
94
True North
de Jim Harrison
489 membres
9 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, rocketjk
95
Washington Black
de Esi Edugyan
2,283 membres
135 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
plaugher, boo-radley
96
The Silent Companions
de Laura Purcell
1,037 membres
56 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
bookwoman84, tina1969
97
La Crida del bosc
de Jack London
20,157 membres
321 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
overthemoon, Mencius
98
Winnie-the-Pooh
de A. A. Milne
13,448 membres
207 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, Rusty37
99
Once Upon a River
de Diane Setterfield
2,480 membres
164 ressenyes
4
2 Members
Carmenere, BookLizard
100
How Green Was My Valley
de Richard Llewellyn
2,242 membres
54 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
overthemoon, techeditor