Top Five Books of 2022

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The year is coming to an end, and our December List of the Month is dedicated to LibraryThing members' Top Five Books of 2022. Please note that books don't need to have been published in 2022, just read this year. You can see the LT Staff picks on the blog: https://blog.librarything.com/2022/12/top-five-books-of-2022/, and you can join the conversation on Talk: https://www.librarything.com/topic/346468
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253 membres participants
1
The House in the Cerulean Sea
de TJ Klune
4,098 membres
237 ressenyes
½ 4.3
24 Membres
ktoonen, erinclark, Whisper1, roses7184, DidIReallyReadThat, cmtl, ahef1963, bcrowl399, kristilabrie, Mairsiedoats, felixanta, SOlson096, BMer916, KathyPlank, Tosta, AthenaR, dndlp, hughesjones, evangelinabriggs, Wynmasterfunk81, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey
Explicacions
ahef1963: One of the most beautifully-populated, enriching, inspiring novels I've ever read.
2
The Sentence
de Louise Erdrich
1,321 membres
71 ressenyes
4.1
20 Membres
reader517, knerd.knitter, lmiller62, jeanned, stephenis, Leida, gypsysmom, noveltea, Haviland, jpahl, nankan, nyowh, LesFleming, ASTribe, Wynmasterfunk81, Craftybilda, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey
Explicacions
knerd.knitter: This story was very fascinating. It's probably the first book I've read that addresses Covid, so that made it feel very familiar. The characters seemed very real and were well developed, which is one of my favorite things in a book. Another thing I enjoyed in this book was the use of multiple meanings of language, for example the title re-appearing many times throughout the story in different contexts with different meanings.
3
Sea of Tranquility
de Emily St. John Mandel
1,851 membres
108 ressenyes
4.1
20 Membres
swhite58, craso, mjfisher, terran, lmiller62, Whisper1, N1na, CarltonC, anju04, banjo123, Verkruissen, timetunnel, felixanta, BMer916, KathyPlank, Wynmasterfunk81, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey
Explicacions
CarltonC: It’s written in that seemingly simple, easy flowing prose, which guides you confidently through leaps in time and space, narrative jumps. It’s knowing and self referential, in a playful way, especially the section about an author on a book tour. But it’s a pandemic novel, because of the awareness of self isolation with a sense of a before and after, the chance and arbitrary nature of life. A good read.
4
Demà, i demà, i demà
de Gabrielle Zevin
1,718 membres
92 ressenyes
4.1
20 Membres
timspalding, Euryale, mooingzelda, N1na, BookLizard, edparks, KatyBee, anju04, Her_Royal_Orangeness, megbmore, KathyPlank, hughesjones, LesFleming, Vamc, evangelinabriggs, CaschuNut, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey
Explicacions
CaschuNut: Love the combination of friendship, love, tech, and gaming, which I knew nothing about. The rich details about the elements of the games was fascinating!
5
Circe
de Madeline Miller
9,048 membres
404 ressenyes
½ 4.3
16 Membres
conceptDawg, anglemark, kleo, mkmcgraw, kristilabrie, chwiggy, Skye12, KathyPlank, nyowh, dndlp, evangelinabriggs, Wynmasterfunk81, Craftybilda, shecraig, Amy1030, rgiddey
6
Demon Copperhead
de Barbara Kingsolver
1,028 membres
50 ressenyes
½ 4.3
15 Membres
booksinbed, njinthesun, spamblok, edparks, KatyBee, elkiedee, BLBera, anju04, Mairsiedoats, howardsandys, KelAnemone, nyowh, AthenaR, Wynmasterfunk81, Craftybilda
7
Project Hail Mary
de Andy Weir
3,964 membres
247 ressenyes
½ 4.3
13 Membres
zenia, Storeetllr, Narilka, RBeffa, djriave, al.vick, Peace2, Mairsiedoats, TWaits, LesFleming, Vamc, Craftybilda, BeccaGr8t
8
Lessons in Chemistry
de Bonnie Garmus
2,105 membres
133 ressenyes
4.2
12 Membres
zhejw, alphaorder, bookcookie1920, JenMDB, Mairsiedoats, MM_Jones, baughga, KelAnemone, KathyPlank, nyowh, mikalas, edie23
10
Small Things Like These
de Claire Keegan
1,021 membres
72 ressenyes
4.2
8 Membres
zhejw, alanteder, elkiedee, BLBera, PaulCranswick, ejkinabq, elphie93, pstgeorge2
11
The Book of Lost Names
de Kristin Harmel
1,165 membres
71 ressenyes
4.1
8 Membres
al.vick, bcrowl399, MM_Jones, baughga, hughesjones, PatchDog, ErinCooper, edie23
12
Piranesi
de Susanna Clarke
4,078 membres
206 ressenyes
4.2
8 Membres
Edward, craso, jburlinson, jeanned, aethercowboy, Sarielle, Julie_in_the_Library, LesFleming
Explicacions
aethercowboy: I greatly enjoyed the imaginative nature of this story, the unreliable narrator, and the gradual unfolding of the mystery behind the labyrinth. Almost as good as Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
13
Nettle & Bone
de T. Kingfisher
733 membres
46 ressenyes
½ 4.3
7 Membres
tardis, Herenya, reconditereader, roses7184, oceancat, pussreboots, Verkruissen
Explicacions
oceancat: by turns dark and funny and bittersweet, this is a fairy tale retelling that still feels like a fairy tale, pulling elements from so many different stories. i want to read everything t. kingfisher has written now!
14
The Thursday Murder Club
de Richard Osman
3,518 membres
194 ressenyes
3.9
8 Membres
reader517, cmbohn, ejkinabq, AbigailAdams26, Peace2, Jim.Shine, nyowh, hughesjones
15
When Women Were Dragons
de Kelly Barnhill
491 membres
17 ressenyes
3.9
7 Membres
streamsong, justjukka, Her_Royal_Orangeness, megbmore, AthenaR, hughesjones, KeithChaffee
Explicacions
KeithChaffee: lyrical fantasy laced with righteous anger, about what we risk when we refuse to deal with our personal and collective trauma
16
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
de Taylor Jenkins Reid
6,044 membres
292 ressenyes
4.2
7 Membres
Eat_Read_Knit, greeneyed_ives, BookLizard, DidIReallyReadThat, TWaits, Pincurlsandcoffee, edie23
17
Nona the Ninth
de Tamsyn Muir
597 membres
23 ressenyes
4.2
6 Membres
Aquila, bookwoman84, Sarahsponda, cmbohn, rarm, Narilka
Explicacions
Aquila: A lot of series books in my top five this year, all ones where you have to read the other books first. Nona was a delight.
18
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
10,099 membres
733 ressenyes
4.1
6 Membres
greeneyed_ives, Verkruissen, acousticmoose, TWaits, shedgeco, Tosta
19
Great Circle
de Maggie Shipstead
1,049 membres
51 ressenyes
4.1
6 Membres
ablachly, agjuba, mooingzelda, sipthereader, banjo123, djl126
20
Where the Crawdads Sing
de Delia Owens
10,780 membres
540 ressenyes
4.2
6 Membres
lmiller62, onyx95, dmcoco, Peace2, Yuki-Onna, Craftybilda
21
Cloud Cuckoo Land
de Anthony Doerr
2,513 membres
130 ressenyes
4.2
6 Membres
agjuba, Storeetllr, sipthereader, almin, Trifolia, CaschuNut
Explicacions
CaschuNut: Possibly one of my favorites of all time. Loved the characters and the way they intertwined at the end. So amazingly creative and original.
22
Foster
de Claire Keegan
582 membres
37 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Membres
booksinbed, almin, dianeham, Ann_R, dndlp
23
Legends & Lattes
de Travis Baldree
1,079 membres
57 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Membres
tardis, ca.bookwyrm, ktoonen, roses7184, SOlson096
Explicacions
tardis: This was such a comforting book, I read it twice.
24
Kindred
de Octavia E. Butler
7,312 membres
314 ressenyes
4.2
4 Membres
aprille, ktoonen, jahdub, turtletop
25
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
de Kate Beaton
392 membres
25 ressenyes
½ 4.4
4 Membres
jhheart, Euryale, alanteder, allmimsy
26
Between the World and Me
de Ta-Nehisi Coates
6,929 membres
339 ressenyes
½ 4.4
4 Membres
cmbohn, sturlington, justjukka, ReadHanded
27
Mad Honey
de Jodi Picoult
675 membres
36 ressenyes
4.2
4 Membres
Micheller7, terran, cmtl, AthenaR
28
Still Life
de Sarah Winman
700 membres
34 ressenyes
4.2
4 Membres
ablachly, mdexter, hildretha, almin
30
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
de Trevor Noah
5,157 membres
326 ressenyes
½ 4.4
4 Membres
ReluctantTechie, Andrew-theQM, dacejav, edie23
31
The Candy House
de Jennifer Egan
741 membres
41 ressenyes
3.8
4 Membres
meadcl, BLBera, Laura1124, tomboonedotcom
32
The Half Life of Valery K
de Natasha Pulley
154 membres
13 ressenyes
4.2
4 Membres
ablachly, ManWithAnAgenda, KelAnemone, hollythepenguin
33
American Dirt
de Jeanine Cummins
2,918 membres
164 ressenyes
4.1
4 Membres
dara85, lmiller62, ejkinabq, edie23
34
The Midnight Library
de Matt Haig
7,094 membres
331 ressenyes
3.8
4 Membres
Storeetllr, Mairsiedoats, Haviland, Fenano
35
Horse
de Geraldine Brooks
804 membres
51 ressenyes
½ 4.3
4 Membres
streamsong, lmiller62, njinthesun, edparks
36
The Hands of the Emperor
de Victoria Goddard
164 membres
11 ressenyes
½ 4.7
4 Membres
jillmwo, swhite58, reconditereader, merrystar
37
The Kaiju Preservation Society
de John Scalzi
911 membres
70 ressenyes
3.9
4 Membres
ktoonen, Narilka, pussreboots, SOlson096
38
Emma
de Jane Austen
35,254 membres
486 ressenyes
4.1
3 Membres
Sarielle, Barbsn, Patricia.Ralston
39
The Levant Trilogy
de Olivia Manning
642 membres
15 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
abbottthomas, troutstreamman, shaunie
40
The Trees
de Percival Everett
424 membres
27 ressenyes
4.1
3 Membres
Bookmarque, zhejw, noveltea
Explicacions
Bookmarque: a strange novel, but one that works well to encapsulate how old wrongs can haunt people for a long time.
41
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
de Ed Yong
555 membres
17 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Membres
reader517, Euryale, Ann_R
42
Mexican Gothic
de Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3,512 membres
191 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Membres
ejkinabq, DoomLuz, Pincurlsandcoffee
43
The Once and Future King
de T. H. White
14,341 membres
188 ressenyes
4.1
3 Membres
amanda4242, SOlson096, Patricia.Ralston
44
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
de Charlie Mackesy
2,314 membres
96 ressenyes
4.2
3 Membres
erinclark, almin, SirThomas
45
Upgrade
de Blake Crouch
725 membres
61 ressenyes
3.8
3 Membres
yarmando, mjfisher, BookLizard
46
The Island of Missing Trees
de Elif Shafak
663 membres
38 ressenyes
4.1
3 Membres
mdexter, Trifolia, atipsygiraffe
47
The Cold Millions
de Jess Walter
616 membres
39 ressenyes
4.2
3 Membres
mahsdad, MM_Jones, jpahl
48
Killing Commendatore
de Haruki Murakami
1,548 membres
50 ressenyes
3.8
3 Membres
conceptDawg, knerd.knitter, kleo
Explicacions
knerd.knitter: I saved this book as my last Murakami to read because I love his longer books. This one did not disappoint! It had all the elements I expect from a Murakami book and felt familiar almost from the start. I love reading a long book that is written well and enjoyable. You begin to really feel that you know the characters and the settings. This book made me feel that I wanted it to go on forever.
49
Shuggie Bain
de Douglas Stuart
1,926 membres
106 ressenyes
4.2
3 Membres
paroof, booksinbed, DefinitelyUnlikely
50
The Diamond Eye
de Kate Quinn
701 membres
31 ressenyes
4.1
3 Membres
Herenya, perennialreader, Ann_R
51
Solito: A Memoir
de Javier Zamora
194 membres
9 ressenyes
½ 4.7
3 Membres
kristenl, spamblok, AthenaR
52
The Lincoln Highway
de Amor Towles
2,415 membres
129 ressenyes
4.1
3 Membres
cornerhouse, terran, dmcoco
53
The Colony
de Audrey Magee
189 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Membres
booksinbed, BLBera, dianeham
54
The Promise
de Damon Galgut
805 membres
42 ressenyes
4
3 Membres
kaixo, shaunie, spamblok
55
The Grief of Stones
de Katherine Addison
238 membres
15 ressenyes
4.2
3 Membres
tardis, swhite58, oceancat
Explicacions
oceancat: the second book in a trilogy often flags, but not so here. my only complaint is i wish these books were longer, i want to stay in the world they create
56
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
de Siddhartha Mukherjee
345 membres
12 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
meadcl, anju04
57
Ruby Fever
de Ilona Andrews
184 membres
14 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
anyother, lizzy50usa
58
Parable of the Talents
de Octavia E. Butler
3,122 membres
89 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
SimoneA, DoomLuz
59
A Desolation Called Peace
de Arkady Martine
829 membres
41 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
jillmwo, revbean
60
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
de Sarah Polley
111 membres
3 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Membres
LDVoorberg, JenMDB
Explicacions
LDVoorberg: Amazing essays of her trauma and survival, in a way that is so truly humble. I talked about this book all year.
61
Unprotected: A Memoir
de Billy Porter
95 membres
4 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Membres
nancyewhite, dianeham
62
El Senyor dels anells
de J. R. R. Tolkien
47,761 membres
445 ressenyes
½ 4.5
2 Membres
Patricia.Ralston, mirryi
63
Empire Falls
de Richard Russo
8,519 membres
182 ressenyes
3.9
2 Membres
sturlington, Trifolia
64
Once Upon a River
de Diane Setterfield
2,140 membres
147 ressenyes
4
2 Membres
erinclark, RBeffa
65
Other Birds
de Sarah Addison Allen
543 membres
27 ressenyes
4
2 Membres
onyx95, N1na
66
All the Seas of the World
de Guy Gavriel Kay
198 membres
11 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
jsburbidge, merrystar
67
Light From Uncommon Stars
de Ryka Aoki
704 membres
37 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
ktoonen, Stevil2001
68
The Unseen
de Roy Jacobsen
443 membres
23 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
Trifolia, banjo123
69
True Biz
de Sara Novic
396 membres
23 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
ablachly, dacejav
70
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
de Hallie Rubenhold
1,263 membres
57 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
Deedledee, Mirabelle
71
Companion Piece
de Ali Smith
235 membres
15 ressenyes
4
2 Membres
N1na, CarltonC
Explicacions
CarltonC: Storytelling. Jump straight in, the variation is familiar, anonymous officialdom and borders, wordplay and playfulness, changing time frames, accidentals and historical tales. That was life. Everything suspect. Nothing uncorrupt. Fun and engaging, as ever.
72
Our Missing Hearts
de Celeste Ng
824 membres
51 ressenyes
4
2 Membres
terran, vwinsloe
73
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
de Roman Mars
682 membres
15 ressenyes
3.9
2 Membres
conceptDawg, Ciruelo
74
Liberation Day: Stories
de George Saunders
296 membres
13 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
Capybara_99, KatyBee
Explicacions
Capybara_99: If I counted re-reads my No. 1 would be Middlemarch. But George Saunders always lives up to the high bar he has set for his stories.
75
Sundial
de Catriona Ward
269 membres
17 ressenyes
3.8
2 Membres
Bookmarque, sturlington
Explicacions
Bookmarque: not quite as perfectly executed as Needless Street, but creepy, unsettling, intricate and odd horror tale. But in a good way.
76
Uprooted
de Naomi Novik
5,535 membres
362 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
anglemark, sundancer
77
All Systems Red
de Martha Wells
4,234 membres
280 ressenyes
4.1
2 Membres
Deedledee, Tosta
78
Kiki's Delivery Service
de Eiko Kadono
467 membres
17 ressenyes
4
2 Membres
amanda4242, justjukka
79
Our Wives Under The Sea
de Julia Armfield
352 membres
19 ressenyes
3.8
2 Membres
alanteder, atipsygiraffe
80
Remembrance of Earth's Past: The Three-Body Trilogy
de Cixin Liu
129 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
swhite58, Dwaz
81
El Silmaríl·lion
de J. R. R. Tolkien
32,162 membres
253 ressenyes
3.9
2 Membres
Patricia.Ralston, mirryi
82
The Stone Sky
de N. K. Jemisin
3,084 membres
145 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
markon, Her_Royal_Orangeness
83
A Month in the Country
de J. L. Carr
2,087 membres
113 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
Minthe, VW_Williams
84
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
de David Graeber
1,362 membres
32 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
zhejw, timetunnel
85
Siren Queen
de Nghi Vo
323 membres
19 ressenyes
3.8
2 Membres
revbean, bjappleg8
86
Mrs England
de Stacey Halls
220 membres
13 ressenyes
4
2 Membres
PaulCranswick, Rusty37
87
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
de Terry Pratchett
32,190 membres
753 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
SirThomas, chwiggy
88
The Rose Code
de Kate Quinn
1,463 membres
75 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
al.vick, Andrew-theQM
89
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
de Maya Angelou
13,658 membres
211 ressenyes
4
2 Membres
rarm, Patricia.Ralston
90
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
de Dave Grohl
735 membres
21 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
mahsdad, Boand
Explicacions
Boand: A book I thought might just be interesting enough to read, turned out to be a really engrossing biography full of ambition, loss and love. The dedication, hard slog, and gruelling journey of Dave Grohl is everywhere laced with respect and devotion for those around him.
91
Heaven
de Mieko Kawakami
323 membres
18 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Membres
paroof, dianeham
92
El que resta del dia
de Kazuo Ishiguro
15,304 membres
449 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
kleo, hildretha
93
The Lions of al-Rassan
de Guy Gavriel Kay
3,031 membres
96 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
swhite58, mattries37315
94
Crossroads
de Jonathan Franzen
1,104 membres
48 ressenyes
3.9
2 Membres
spamblok, Laura1124
95
Len & Cub: A Queer History
de Meredith Batt
22 membres
2 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
Deedledee, ManWithAnAgenda
96
Vespertine
de Margaret Rogerson
445 membres
13 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Membres
oceancat, briarhills
Explicacions
oceancat: an introvert literally haunted by a cranky demon. what's not to love? it stands alone but i really hope there'll be a sequel
98
No One Is Talking About This
de Patricia Lockwood
868 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 3.5
2 Membres
thewordygecko, shedgeco
99
A Girl's Story
de Annie Ernaux
242 membres
16 ressenyes
3.8
2 Membres
alanteder, thalassa_thalassa
100
The Man Who Died Twice
de Richard Osman
1,715 membres
87 ressenyes
4.2
2 Membres
bookcookie1920, Julie_in_the_Library