Top Five Books of 2019

1
Where the Crawdads Sing
de Delia Owens
14,144 membres
612 ressenyes
4.1
12 Members
dara85, kristenl, Micheller7, raidergirl3, chgstrom, Leida, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, This-n-That, wandaly, SSLMoody, njdcva
2
Becoming
de Michelle Obama
8,430 membres
340 ressenyes
½ 4.4
10 Members
lauralkeet, terran, bjappleg8, chgstrom, njinthesun, Wassilissa, gypsysmom, julesnstu, SSLMoody, njdcva
3
The Dutch House
de Ann Patchett
4,542 membres
273 ressenyes
4.1
10 Members
Micheller7, LDVoorberg, N1na, bolero, Leida, edparks, rozymary, dianeham, Eyriu, njdcva
4
The Overstory
de Richard Powers
5,353 membres
244 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
plaugher, LDVoorberg, EllsieFind, susannah65, kayanelson, Boand, njdcva
Explicacions
Boand: By far and away the most original book I have read this year. It is also totally engaging, full of wondrous and shocking information. It made me cry in places but also smile at the wonders of trees. This book has stayed in my consciousness and remains one of my all time favourite reads, not just this year or decade but my entire life.
5
Els grans optimistes
de Rebecca Makkai
1,981 membres
110 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Members
lauralkeet, kristenl, zhejw, karenmarie, njinthesun, BLBera, kayanelson
6
Olive, Again
de Elizabeth Strout
2,067 membres
130 ressenyes
4.2
7 Members
lauralkeet, raidergirl3, shaunie, Copperskye, brenzi, edparks, KatyBee
7
Milkman
de Anna Burns
2,355 membres
115 ressenyes
½ 3.7
5 Members
zhejw, thorold, raidergirl3, jeanned, susannah65
8
The Lost Man
de Jane Harper
1,769 membres
116 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
rosalita, Bookmarque, rhian_of_oz, tina1969, gypsysmom, ahef1963
9
The Library Book
de Susan Orlean
4,886 membres
283 ressenyes
4.1
5 Members
SeasideBookClub, bjappleg8, chgstrom, Capybara_99, susannah65
10
Gideon the Ninth
de Tamsyn Muir
4,446 membres
180 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
Aquila, ablachly, bolero, KatyBee
11
Girl, Woman, Other
de Bernardine Evaristo
3,175 membres
133 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
mooingzelda, zhejw, Travelgem, 123Bush
12
The Raven Tower
de Ann Leckie
1,492 membres
84 ressenyes
4
4 Members
Euryale, rarm, revbean, souloftherose
13
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
de Ottessa Moshfegh
3,040 membres
133 ressenyes
½ 3.6
4 Members
Capybara_99, sturlington, VW_Williams, Eyriu
14
El que resta del dia
de Kazuo Ishiguro
16,351 membres
475 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
Edward, cbl_tn, gypsysmom, FranButt
15
El nom del vent : crònica de l'Assassí de Reis: primer dia
de Patrick Rothfuss
20,395 membres
786 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Members
ksd2, jeanned, mairzy
16
La carretera
de Cormac McCarthy
34,394 membres
1,405 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
NoPlanetB, kara.shamy, 123Bush
17
Unsheltered
de Barbara Kingsolver
2,153 membres
114 ressenyes
½ 3.6
3 Members
JenMDB, EllsieFind, FranButt
18
Circe
de Madeline Miller
12,401 membres
478 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
KatyBee, vwinsloe, LyndaInOregon
19
The Nickel Boys
de Colson Whitehead
4,043 membres
215 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
KatyBee, kayanelson, kissk0960
20
Warlight
de Michael Ondaatje
2,046 membres
104 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
mdexter, gypsysmom, FranButt
21
The Secret Commonwealth
de Philip Pullman
1,940 membres
63 ressenyes
4
3 Members
mooingzelda, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
22
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
de Kathleen Rooney
1,198 membres
85 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
Minthe, SeasideBookClub, Copperskye
23
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
de Gail Honeyman
8,779 membres
531 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
lauralkeet, jeanned, 123Bush
24
Normal People
de Sally Rooney
6,851 membres
272 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
N1na, susannah65, kissk0960
25
A Place for Us
de Fatima Farheen Mirza
1,041 membres
72 ressenyes
4
3 Members
kristenl, njinthesun, Laura1124
26
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
de N. K. Jemisin
1,433 membres
50 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
Euryale, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
27
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
de Abbi Waxman
1,557 membres
123 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
bearette24, terran, LyndaInOregon
28
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
de Zora Neale Hurston
1,655 membres
66 ressenyes
4
3 Members
oregonobsessionz, karenmarie, Charon07
29
La lladre de llibres
de Markus Zusak
44,803 membres
2,124 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Members
lottpoet, gypsysmom, 123Bush
30
Iza's Ballad
de Magda Szabó
329 membres
14 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
Dilara86, kissk0960
31
The Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,129 membres
225 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
shaunie, gypsysmom, 123Bush
32
Les hores
de Michael Cunningham
12,700 membres
232 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
plaugher, gypsysmom, 123Bush
33
Beartown
de Fredrik Backman
4,154 membres
232 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
gypsysmom, JenMDB, SSLMoody
34
Ask Again, Yes
de Mary Beth Keane
1,986 membres
91 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Micheller7, wandaly
35
Mil sols esplèndids
de Khaled Hosseini
30,291 membres
895 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
gypsysmom, EllsieFind, 123Bush
36
Spinning Silver
de Naomi Novik
3,838 membres
200 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
rhian_of_oz, briarhills
37
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
de Neal Stephenson
1,489 membres
61 ressenyes
½ 3.4
2 Members
jsburbidge, dhm
38
Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain and Ireland
de Kevin Crossley-Holland
117 membres
19 ressenyes
4
2 Members
aethercowboy, Eyriu
Explicacions
aethercowboy: I am a folklore junkie, and I love Crossley-Holland's book on Norse Mythology. Picking this one was a no-brainer.
39
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,077 membres
515 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
rhian_of_oz, chgstrom
40
A Darker Shade of Magic
de V. E. Schwab
7,386 membres
324 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, mairzy
41
Money: A Suicide Note
de Martin Amis
3,295 membres
55 ressenyes
½ 3.6
2 Members
ibinu, kissk0960
42
East of Eden
de John Steinbeck
23,379 membres
423 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
chwiggy, 123Bush
43
The Bees
de Laline Paull
1,731 membres
127 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
bookwoman84, 123Bush
44
Matar un rossinyol
de Harper Lee
78,421 membres
1,433 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
anglemark, ibinu
45
The Priory of the Orange Tree
de Samantha Shannon
5,908 membres
101 ressenyes
4
2 Members
Aquila, tardis
46
My Sister, the Serial Killer
de Oyinkan Braithwaite
3,377 membres
250 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
norabelle414, souloftherose
47
Children of Time
de Adrian Tchaikovsky
3,579 membres
147 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, EllsieFind
48
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,898 membres
619 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Dilara86, gypsysmom
49
A Memory Called Empire
de Arkady Martine
2,793 membres
120 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Aquila, tardis
50
The Silence of the Girls
de Pat Barker
2,385 membres
103 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
RBeffa, Leida
51
The Grammarians
de Cathleen Schine
469 membres
31 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
rosalita, mdexter
52
Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
de Lara Prior-Palmer
204 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
terran, vwinsloe
53
Henry, Himself
de Stewart O'Nan
195 membres
13 ressenyes
4
2 Members
Copperskye, edparks
54
Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague
de David K. Randall
164 membres
11 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
oregonobsessionz, Eyriu
55
Recursion
de Blake Crouch
3,240 membres
199 ressenyes
4
2 Members
terran, wandaly
56
Parable of the Sower
de Octavia E. Butler
8,097 membres
238 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
anglemark, gypsysmom
57
Killing Commendatore
de Haruki Murakami
1,849 membres
54 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
dianeham, kissk0960
58
Another Roadside Attraction
de Tom Robbins
3,634 membres
39 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
gypsysmom, LyndaInOregon
59
Magic for Liars
de Sarah Gailey
1,376 membres
70 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
tardis, ablachly
60
Middle England
de Jonathan Coe
650 membres
27 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Parker51, JenMDB
61
The Topeka School
de Ben Lerner
1,067 membres
47 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
Parker51, Capybara_99
62
Washington Black
de Esi Edugyan
2,284 membres
135 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
gypsysmom, kayanelson
63
Spill Simmer Falter Wither
de Sara Baume
458 membres
33 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
LDVoorberg, gypsysmom
Explicacions
LDVoorberg: So unexpected and interesting! Great nature descriptions and slow unveiling of the protagonist's tale of woe. A story in four parts, as indicated by the title.
64
The Light Brigade
de Kameron Hurley
665 membres
32 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Aquila, gypsysmom
65
The Nightingale
de Kristin Hannah
9,764 membres
463 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
tina1969, gypsysmom
66
Lab Girl
de Hope Jahren
2,629 membres
157 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
gypsysmom, EllsieFind
67
Fleishman Is in Trouble
de Taffy Brodesser-Akner
1,272 membres
75 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Members
ablachly, gypsysmom
68
Les cròniques marcianes
de Ray Bradbury
16,617 membres
323 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
69
Good Omens
de Terry Pratchett
34,755 membres
788 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, gypsysmom
70
Big Sky
de Kate Atkinson
1,374 membres
79 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Copperskye, gypsysmom
71
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
de Kim Michele Richardson
2,697 membres
185 ressenyes
4
2 Members
shomchick, gypsysmom
72
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
de Sy Montgomery
604 membres
33 ressenyes
4
2 Members
gypsysmom, wandaly
73
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,806 membres
938 ressenyes
3.8
Member
Edward
74
Dublinesos
de James Joyce
19,685 membres
226 ressenyes
3.9
Member
Mirabelle
75
Wolf Hall
de Hilary Mantel
13,480 membres
651 ressenyes
4
Member
VW_Williams
76
Maus : relat d'un supervivent
de Art Spiegelman
8,702 membres
258 ressenyes
½ 4.5
Member
Minthe
77
La doctrina del xoc : l'ascens del capitalisme del desastre
de Naomi Klein
5,373 membres
129 ressenyes
4.2
Member
FAMeulstee
78
Lord of Light
de Roger Zelazny
5,171 membres
114 ressenyes
4
Member
SFF1928-1973
79
L'hivern del món
de Ken Follett
4,939 membres
157 ressenyes
4
Member
Wassilissa
80
Canteu, esperits, canteu
de Jesmyn Ward
3,953 membres
195 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Charon07
81
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
de Ocean Vuong
3,769 membres
129 ressenyes
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
82
Falling Angels
de Tracy Chevalier
3,600 membres
83 ressenyes
½ 3.5
Member
Bookmarque
83
A House for Mr Biswas
de V. S. Naipaul
3,452 membres
68 ressenyes
3.8
Member
ahef1963
84
Brothers in Arms
de Lois McMaster Bujold
2,547 membres
46 ressenyes
4.1
Member
soraki
85
Old Filth
de Jane Gardam
2,322 membres
140 ressenyes
4
Member
Laura1124
86
Nothing to See Here
de Kevin Wilson
2,143 membres
133 ressenyes
4
Member
mdexter
87
The Flatshare
de Beth O'Leary
2,062 membres
111 ressenyes
4.1
Member
foggidawn
88
In the Dream House: A Memoir
de Carmen Maria Machado
1,704 membres
63 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Member
sturlington
89
Middlegame
de Seanan McGuire
1,482 membres
70 ressenyes
4
Member
tardis
90
Pavane
de Keith Roberts
1,401 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Member
RBeffa
91
No Exit
de Taylor Adams
1,364 membres
79 ressenyes
3.9
Member
tina1969
92
Machines Like Me
de Ian McEwan
1,283 membres
57 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Member
kayanelson
93
Pumpkinheads
de Rainbow Rowell
1,232 membres
98 ressenyes
4
Member
bearette24
94
La Gavina
de Anton Tschechow
1,116 membres
20 ressenyes
3.9
Member
ibinu
95
Assassin's Fate
de Robin Hobb
1,112 membres
53 ressenyes
½ 4.6
Member
mooingzelda
96
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
de Dani Shapiro
943 membres
55 ressenyes
3.9
Member
Micheller7
97
A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction
de Terry Pratchett
844 membres
46 ressenyes
4
Member
Cynfelyn
Explicacions
Cynfelyn: I could so easily choose five Terry Pratchett books as my five favourite books of this year, or of any year, but I really oughtn't. So I'll take this collection of non-fiction to my desert island.
98
Maps of meaning: the architecture of belief
de Jordan B. Peterson
750 membres
5 ressenyes
3.9
Member
aethercowboy
Explicacions
aethercowboy: As a fan of Jordan Peterson's rational take on things, I had to read his magnum opus. It is like reading 12 Rules for Life with the training wheels off.
99
James Tiptree Jr: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
de Julie Phillips
745 membres
32 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Member
anglemark
100
Les formes del verb anar
de Jenny Erpenbeck
720 membres
49 ressenyes
4.1
Member
Parker51