Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years

Descripció
A casual acquaintance is looking for ideas about books to read, but you don't know much about their tastes. Thinking back over your last five years of reading, which books would you recommend?
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Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
20,786 membres
613 ressenyes
4.2
67 Members
stillramona, generalkala, bookworm12, eshaw27, booksinbed, mccin68, bookaholicgirl, fvg, Aerrin99, citygirl, sianpr, mmignano11, goldenlobo, Somateria, hildretha, stephenis, JCBest, skyrad43, sbodmer, myers3, brenzi, perennialreader, kathyann1229, mishy215, pagewright, Simone2, tina1969, katie4098, kappasigma, Winny99, Fjumonvi, Canadian_Down_Under, shutch, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, jan48, Lyn5r, AngelGH, LenoreR, venus.radfordbell, elainemberman, readinglife11, nitascrib1, Minneba, Rdra1962, prof_em, neicybee, HalHinson, TeriAndersonNeedham, ParanoidMaryMarvel, patty6116, Jelissa88, contegobay, MaggieFP, Kiwiclaire50, AmberCA, roojs, AmySKNunez, Eiseley.Staff, La_gatta, Priyanka.6033, RubyJadeG, Venditti, AmyRoden, RanaMohamed, Sscully, P.Stevens, ,grnman ,lorannen ,KerryMcGuire ,
Explicacions
Somateria: My favourite novel of all time, first read at school many years ago, before I'd been to Cornwall. Re-read several times, most recently for a book club.
mishy215: I've read this book twice seen the movie several times. I just love the suspenseful tone of the book.
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El Conte número tretze
de Diane Setterfield
17,228 membres
911 ressenyes
4
27 Members
Morphidae, lahochstetler, artisu, caseylondon, bookaholicgirl, Aerrin99, sianpr, mmignano11, goldenlobo, hammockqueen, honyocker, myers3, Eowyn1, Krisbee, IrishSue, kappasigma, bytheseabchcmbr, vixcoe, HelenGress, hilarykiley, nitascrib1, lauradl, ikomilo, JukieH, jbhunter, Brandy1411, Eiseley.Staff, , , , , ,
Explicacions
: I thought this book was really poorly written.
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Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,758 membres
780 ressenyes
4.1
19 Members
joyceclark, ShelfMonkey, craso, Vaysh, truffles, goldenlobo, zapzap, rdwhitenack, smasler, JenMDB, Jillian_Kay, Peace2, kazzer2u, Femklutz, ChrisWay, TashMason, CharlesTheB, Charon07, nankan
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The Chaperone
de Laura Moriarty
1,808 membres
158 ressenyes
3.8
19 Members
cherylc, rollout4u, fastaxion, artisu, pdebolt, sallypursell, mishy215, Smits, CarterPJ, amyshaff, kappasigma, teeth, Chankie, MaggieFlo, staceyftwo, tricia.devlin, crookedcat, lynnrae523, roojs, ,shutch
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City of Thieves
de David Benioff
5,352 membres
316 ressenyes
4.2
18 Members
klhorn, mhhacker, goldenlobo, honyocker, zapzap, ddh1, amyshaff, LoneS, StefanieGeeks, DougJ110, linlef, marjy.heath, Lynsey2, crookedcat, JukieH, contegobay, CharlesTheB, skid0612
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The Sparrow
de Mary Doria Russell
7,726 membres
406 ressenyes
4.1
20 Members
aprille, SqueakyChu, pammab, bookworm12, goldenmoon, KimarieBee, amysisson, kxn11, goldenlobo, hammockqueen, KatyBee, Jenny1013, IrishSue, Winny99, Penske, KittyTwist, richard_c, WendyRobyn, archanads, nankan,pitjrw , ,aulsmith
Explicacions
: Bad science fiction, terrible dialogue, and really bad theology.
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Anna Karènina
de Leo Tolstoy
38,541 membres
630 ressenyes
4.1
17 Members
ayaeckel, booksinbed, johnpdeever, KrisM, goldenlobo, catiescarlette, honyocker, sbodmer, Lapsus16, amyshaff, ucla70, AmourFou, pseudoeden, rplinke, vanjr, Sherryll, archanads,KerryMcGuire ,
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El llibre del cementiri
de Neil Gaiman
22,228 membres
1,264 ressenyes
4.2
15 Members
donutage, fifthbusy, kootibkiteer, RobinMG, briarhills, smasler, rozymary, Risbom, WhatUsername, HelenGress, Peace2, richard_c, ParanoidMaryMarvel, Jelissa88, SundayN
Explicacions
donutage: An inventive and, by the end, surprisingly moving story of an orphan raised in and by a graveyard. Categorized as a YA title, which is understandable, but I consider it also a meditation on parenthood.
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La dona de blanc
de Wilkie Collins
12,845 membres
336 ressenyes
4.1
16 Members
cpg, eshaw27, kxn11, ainsleytewce, sianpr, mmignano11, ncgraham, susanbooks, Krisbee, Simone2, bytheseabchcmbr, crookedcat, richard_c, mcountr, neicybee, Eiseley.Staff,KerryMcGuire
68
Homes i ratolins
de John Steinbeck
39,148 membres
665 ressenyes
3.9
17 Members
johnpdeever, truffles, KrisM, bookhobbyjapan, EMS_24, martensgirl, bytheseabchcmbr, LoneS, RobinBrz, smcb, oliviabiba, Peace2, PollyMig, friedrb, CharlesTheB, izzy45, tyronerees,grnman
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La vida manual d'ús: novel.les
de Georges Perec
3,800 membres
55 ressenyes
½ 4.3
13 Members
vpfluke, thorold, kxn11, accessit, honyocker, EMS_24, Dilara86, Penske, RobinBrz, venus.radfordbell, KerryMcGuire, CharlesTheB, nankan
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Defending Jacob
de William Landay
4,021 membres
341 ressenyes
3.9
16 Members
kageeh, NancieLea, LDVoorberg, mmignano11, Mallc, honyocker, myers3, mishy215, CarterPJ, nanlanglois, teeth, KerryMcGuire, dawndouble, baldosmum, crookedcat, JukieH, ,amysisson ,Eliz12
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El joc de l'Ender
de Orson Scott Card
41,223 membres
1,047 ressenyes
½ 4.3
16 Members
gilroy, bookworm12, Morphidae, kxn11, mhhacker, iggyjreilly, jdyork74, honyocker, zuvendis, ValLloyd, RobinBrz, marjy.heath, ekelnor, friedrb, Vicariousz, Kylagm,ayaeckel , ,sadbookgirl ,ManWithAnAgenda
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The Nightingale
de Kristin Hannah
9,848 membres
467 ressenyes
½ 4.3
13 Members
mahrenew, cmtl, rretzler, Fjumonvi, teeth, caitlindyan, Femklutz, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, TashMason, Brandy1411, SundayN, AmyRoden
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Fahrenheit 451
de Ray Bradbury
54,041 membres
999 ressenyes
4
13 Members
gilroy, applemcg, brianc6, lordcharles, martensgirl, eclecticdodo, joanra21, Peace2, chwiggy, Femklutz, CharlesTheB, ijamiedee, Kylagm
Explicacions
lordcharles: Opened my eyes to a number of things - and possibilities. Frightening. On pet.
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The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
de David Mitchell
5,921 membres
316 ressenyes
4.1
12 Members
pechmerle, rstaedter, Kieln, lillypatti72, Lapsus16, rozymary, peterveen, LoneS, linlef, kazzer2u, Michael_Gibbons, CharlesTheB
Explicacions
pechmerle: A combination of East Asian history, historical romance, suspense, and writing style that is irresistible. A little knowledge of Japanese history before reading makes it a much richer reading experience.
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A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,156 membres
519 ressenyes
½ 4.4
13 Members
aprille, bjappleg8, mahrenew, burneyfan, EMS_24, edparks, perennialreader, ahef1963, JenMDB, booksbooks63, CharlesTheB, skid0612, nankan,TashMason
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Ancillary Justice
de Ann Leckie
5,968 membres
365 ressenyes
4
12 Members
Shrike58, Aquila, Euryale, ArieJvdP, dhm, SusiLibrarian, RobinMG, Dilara86, zjakkelien, gypsysmom, lorannen, jpahl,ayaeckel
Explicacions
Shrike58: Another current example of the best state of the art of modern SF that builds on the traditions of the field (imagine what a collaboration between Le Guin & Cherryh would look like) while trying to extend the state of the art. Some people think this is a bad thing, and I'm not sure that Leckie's tricks of language always work, but this is ultimately a very individual story of how one comes by personal dignity.
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Their Eyes Were Watching God
de Zora Neale Hurston
19,175 membres
346 ressenyes
4
13 Members
aprille, hipdeep, NancieLea, truffles, lillypatti72, Crypto-Willobie, sdunford, lemicnic1227, Jenny1013, JSWBooks, Jelissa88, CharlesTheB, jpahl
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The Orphan Master's Son
de Adam Johnson
3,953 membres
288 ressenyes
4.1
12 Members
booklove2, Osbaldistone, truffles, KatyBee, susanbooks, amyshaff, rozymary, vixcoe, ahef1963, dianeham, dbsovereign, jpahl,
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La mà esquerra de la foscor
de Ursula K. Le Guin
15,961 membres
384 ressenyes
4
12 Members
Edward, Euryale, amysisson, andomck, Dilara86, mermind, miller.max, linlef, elainemberman, jpahl, skid0612, buket_jesuis,
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Those Who Save Us
de Jenna Blum
3,076 membres
166 ressenyes
4
13 Members
dara85, starfishian, pdebolt, kxn11, njinthesun, cmtl, amyshaff, teeth, frenchmama, lynnrae523, MaggieFP, jpahl, nankan,Luisali
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The Art of Fielding
de Chad Harbach
4,190 membres
252 ressenyes
4
13 Members
jennyo, pdebolt, chgstrom, goldenlobo, edparks, laurenhynde, AnjaMeta, smasler, vwinsloe, rozymary, peterveen, Volkertvos, ikomilo
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I Capture the Castle
de Dodie Smith
9,218 membres
294 ressenyes
4.1
13 Members
booklove2, bookworm12, pjwest, citygirl, shaunie, catiescarlette, ncgraham, katie4098, Dehinde, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, jpahl, nankan,TashMason ,
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1Q84
de Haruki Murakami
8,945 membres
354 ressenyes
3.8
11 Members
edparks, LoneS, Volkertvos, DougJ110, kazzer2u, dbsovereign, corleycorrea, CharlesTheB, agsblend, izzy45, CLMor
89
Bring Up the Bodies
de Hilary Mantel
6,943 membres
346 ressenyes
½ 4.3
11 Members
jSummer, Cariola, Vaysh, bjappleg8, dhm, honyocker, peterveen, mermind, starbox, Jim.Shine, TashMason
90
Moby Dick
de Herman Melville
35,650 membres
543 ressenyes
3.8
11 Members
aprille, donutage, unspuncapricorn, dmsteyn, smasler, tjsween, AmourFou, pseudoeden, CharlesTheB, NidiaMR86, CLMor,KerryMcGuire ,booksbooks63
Explicacions
donutage: It's a "classic" for a reason. Ambitious, profound, playful, at times bizarre. Like many, I read this back in high school and was somewhat flummoxed by the "boring" "digressions" about whale anatomy and sailing ships. When I re-read it a couple years ago, I was more willing to take the sprawling narrative on its own terms and found it infinitely enjoyable.
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Sol a Berlín
de Hans Fallada
3,614 membres
159 ressenyes
4.2
11 Members
SqueakyChu, digitalmaven, unspuncapricorn, pamelad, KrisM, brianc6, cindyst2000, susanbooks, Dilara86, NoPlanetB, jpahl
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Peace Like a River
de Leif Enger
5,705 membres
164 ressenyes
4
10 Members
caseylondon, mhhacker, LDVoorberg, Crypto-Willobie, lisatimbers, myers3, Penske, AmourFou, NoPlanetB, JukieH,KarenFunt ,
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Plora, pàtria estimada
de Alan Paton
9,398 membres
183 ressenyes
4
10 Members
hipdeep, Osbaldistone, kristenl, johnpdeever, sbodmer, souloftherose, pathogenik, Simone2, Dehinde, jpahl
95
El perfum : història d'un assassí
de Patrick Süskind
18,153 membres
448 ressenyes
3.9
9 Members
agnesd, brianc6, EMS_24, laurenhynde, Eowyn1, ucla70, joanra21, sadbookgirl, Eiseley.Staff
98
El Rei Lear
de William Shakespeare
15,087 membres
146 ressenyes
4.1
9 Members
dmsteyn, johnpdeever, AnnaClaire, Crypto-Willobie, sdunford, lemicnic1227, ucla70, missmaryS, CharlesTheB,KerryMcGuire
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
de David Wroblewski
8,538 membres
412 ressenyes
½ 3.7
13 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kxn11, klhorn, fifthbusy, mmignano11, cindyst2000, laluna179, CarterPJ, copperkid, amyshaff, ucla70, jpahl, IdellaHarter,LDVoorberg ,grnman , ,Femklutz
100
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
de Atul Gawande
5,291 membres
282 ressenyes
½ 4.5
9 Members
pamelad, JooniperD, mahrenew, JSWBooks, gypsysmom, Rozanjeff, Elle10021, Femklutz, mcountr