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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The House in the Cerulean Sea
de TJ Klune
6,179 membres
321 ressenyes
½ 4.3
28 Members
fastred, ktoonen, erinclark, Whisper1, roses7184, DidIReallyReadThat, cmtl, ahef1963, bcrowl399, jzin, kristilabrie, Mairsiedoats, felixanta, SOlson096, BMer916, KathyPlank, Brandy1411, Tosta, AthenaR, dndlp, hughesjones, evangelinabriggs, Wynmasterfunk81, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey, Hilisoma
Explicacions
ahef1963: One of the most beautifully-populated, enriching, inspiring novels I've ever read.
2
Demà, i demà, i demà
de Gabrielle Zevin
4,569 membres
200 ressenyes
4.1
24 Members
timspalding, Euryale, mooingzelda, N1na, BookLizard, edparks, KatyBee, anju04, Her_Royal_Orangeness, megbmore, KathyPlank, jpahl, hughesjones, LesFleming, Vamc, evangelinabriggs, CaschuNut, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey, Willowmoss13, Hilisoma, Suem330
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!
3
The Sentence
de Louise Erdrich
1,868 membres
98 ressenyes
4.1
22 Members
reader517, knerd.knitter, lmiller62, jeanned, stephenis, Leida, gypsysmom, noveltea, Haviland, jpahl, nankan, nyowh, LesFleming, ASTribe, Wynmasterfunk81, Craftybilda, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey, Willowmoss13, Hilisoma
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.
4
Sea of Tranquility
de Emily St. John Mandel
3,149 membres
161 ressenyes
4
22 Members
swhite58, craso, mjfisher, terran, lmiller62, Whisper1, N1na, CarltonC, anju04, banjo123, Verkruissen, jzin, timetunnel, felixanta, BMer916, KathyPlank, Wynmasterfunk81, shecraig, Amy1030, dburkholder, rgiddey, Willowmoss13
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.
5
Circe
de Madeline Miller
12,398 membres
478 ressenyes
½ 4.3
19 Members
conceptDawg, fastred, anglemark, kleo, mkmcgraw, kristilabrie, chwiggy, Skye12, KathyPlank, nyowh, dndlp, evangelinabriggs, Wynmasterfunk81, Craftybilda, shecraig, Amy1030, rgiddey, Willowmoss13, Hilisoma
6
Demon Copperhead
de Barbara Kingsolver
3,246 membres
139 ressenyes
½ 4.3
15 Members
booksinbed, njinthesun, spamblok, edparks, KatyBee, elkiedee, BLBera, anju04, Mairsiedoats, howardsandys, KelAnemone, nyowh, AthenaR, Wynmasterfunk81, Craftybilda
7
Project Hail Mary
de Andy Weir
5,926 membres
337 ressenyes
½ 4.3
14 Members
zenia, Storeetllr, Narilka, RBeffa, djriave, al.vick, Peace2, Mairsiedoats, TWaits, LesFleming, Vamc, Craftybilda, BeccaGr8t, Hilisoma
8
Lessons in Chemistry
de Bonnie Garmus
5,205 membres
284 ressenyes
4.2
13 Members
zhejw, alphaorder, bookcookie1920, JenMDB, Mairsiedoats, MM_Jones, baughga, KelAnemone, KathyPlank, nyowh, mikalas, edie23, Csufgirl84
10
Piranesi
de Susanna Clarke
5,685 membres
278 ressenyes
4.2
10 Members
Edward, fastred, craso, brendaough, 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.
11
Small Things Like These
de Claire Keegan
1,892 membres
131 ressenyes
4.2
9 Members
zhejw, alanteder, elkiedee, BLBera, PaulCranswick, ejkinabq, elphie93, jpahl, pstgeorge2
12
Nettle and Bone
de T. Kingfisher
1,646 membres
83 ressenyes
4.2
8 Members
tardis, Herenya, reconditereader, roses7184, oceancat, pussreboots, Verkruissen, Brandy1411
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!
13
The Book of Lost Names
de Kristin Harmel
1,641 membres
83 ressenyes
4.1
8 Members
al.vick, bcrowl399, MM_Jones, baughga, hughesjones, PatchDog, ErinCooper, edie23
14
The Thursday Murder Club
de Richard Osman
5,286 membres
263 ressenyes
3.9
9 Members
reader517, cmbohn, ejkinabq, AbigailAdams26, Peace2, Jim.Shine, nyowh, hughesjones, Suem330
15
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
de Taylor Jenkins Reid
9,777 membres
375 ressenyes
4.2
8 Members
Eat_Read_Knit, greeneyed_ives, BookLizard, DidIReallyReadThat, TWaits, Pincurlsandcoffee, edie23, MelCWel
16
Cloud Cuckoo Land
de Anthony Doerr
3,717 membres
170 ressenyes
4.2
7 Members
agjuba, Storeetllr, sipthereader, almin, Trifolia, hattie_lou, 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.
17
Horse
de Geraldine Brooks
1,539 membres
91 ressenyes
4.2
7 Members
streamsong, lmiller62, njinthesun, edparks, msjudy, jackplotkin, jpahl
18
Where the Crawdads Sing
de Delia Owens
14,144 membres
612 ressenyes
4.1
7 Members
lmiller62, onyx95, dmcoco, Peace2, Yuki-Onna, Craftybilda, MelCWel
19
When Women Were Dragons
de Kelly Barnhill
1,013 membres
29 ressenyes
4
7 Members
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
20
Nona the Ninth
de Tamsyn Muir
1,253 membres
35 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
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.
21
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,683 membres
779 ressenyes
4.1
6 Members
greeneyed_ives, Verkruissen, acousticmoose, TWaits, shedgeco, Tosta
22
Great Circle
de Maggie Shipstead
1,350 membres
65 ressenyes
4
6 Members
ablachly, agjuba, mooingzelda, sipthereader, banjo123, djl126
23
Kindred
de Octavia E. Butler
8,383 membres
351 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
aprille, ktoonen, jahdub, turtletop, Blesley
24
Legends & Lattes
de Travis Baldree
3,116 membres
118 ressenyes
4.2
6 Members
tardis, ca.bookwyrm, ktoonen, roses7184, SOlson096, Brandy1411
Explicacions
tardis: This was such a comforting book, I read it twice.
25
Still Life
de Sarah Winman
962 membres
49 ressenyes
4.2
5 Members
ablachly, mdexter, hildretha, almin, nankan
26
Foster
de Claire Keegan
1,193 membres
77 ressenyes
½ 4.3
5 Members
booksinbed, almin, dianeham, Ann_R, dndlp
27
The Hands of the Emperor
de Victoria Goddard
251 membres
15 ressenyes
½ 4.5
5 Members
jillmwo, swhite58, reconditereader, merrystar, Laura.a
Explicacions
Laura.a: I read this book three times in 2022. That was some good pudding.
28
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands
de Kate Beaton
797 membres
49 ressenyes
½ 4.3
4 Members
jhheart, Euryale, alanteder, allmimsy
29
The Trees
de Percival Everett
700 membres
46 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
Bookmarque, zhejw, noveltea, RODNEYP
Explicacions
Bookmarque: a strange novel, but one that works well to encapsulate how old wrongs can haunt people for a long time.
30
Between the World and Me
de Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,738 membres
368 ressenyes
½ 4.4
4 Members
cmbohn, sturlington, justjukka, ReadHanded
31
Mad Honey
de Jodi Picoult
1,538 membres
76 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
Micheller7, terran, cmtl, AthenaR
33
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
de Trevor Noah
6,115 membres
360 ressenyes
½ 4.4
4 Members
ReluctantTechie, Andrew-theQM, dacejav, edie23
34
The Candy House
de Jennifer Egan
1,238 membres
65 ressenyes
½ 3.7
4 Members
meadcl, BLBera, Laura1124, tomboonedotcom
35
The Half Life of Valery K
de Natasha Pulley
240 membres
15 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
ablachly, ManWithAnAgenda, KelAnemone, hollythepenguin
36
American Dirt
de Jeanine Cummins
3,589 membres
181 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
dara85, lmiller62, ejkinabq, edie23
37
The Midnight Library
de Matt Haig
10,331 membres
447 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
Storeetllr, Mairsiedoats, Haviland, Fenano
38
The Lincoln Highway
de Amor Towles
3,351 membres
169 ressenyes
4.1
4 Members
cornerhouse, terran, dmcoco, RODNEYP
39
The Kaiju Preservation Society
de John Scalzi
1,546 membres
99 ressenyes
3.9
4 Members
ktoonen, Narilka, pussreboots, SOlson096
40
Emma
de Jane Austen
37,934 membres
505 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
Sarielle, Barbsn, Patricia.Ralston
41
The Levant Trilogy
de Olivia Manning
671 membres
15 ressenyes
4
3 Members
abbottthomas, troutstreamman, shaunie
42
The Lord of the Rings
de J. R. R. Tolkien
50,356 membres
450 ressenyes
½ 4.5
3 Members
djlib, Patricia.Ralston, mirryi
43
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us
de Ed Yong
1,221 membres
43 ressenyes
½ 4.4
3 Members
reader517, Euryale, Ann_R
44
A Desolation Called Peace
de Arkady Martine
1,151 membres
49 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
jillmwo, revbean, bigcurlyloz
45
Mexican Gothic
de Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4,722 membres
233 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
ejkinabq, DoomLuz, Pincurlsandcoffee
46
All the Seas of the World
de Guy Gavriel Kay
302 membres
15 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
jsburbidge, merrystar, msjudy
47
The Once and Future King
de T. H. White
15,326 membres
205 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
amanda4242, SOlson096, Patricia.Ralston
48
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse
de Charlie Mackesy
3,231 membres
127 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
erinclark, almin, SirThomas
49
Upgrade
de Blake Crouch
1,194 membres
84 ressenyes
½ 3.7
3 Members
yarmando, mjfisher, BookLizard
50
The Island of Missing Trees
de Elif Shafak
1,084 membres
50 ressenyes
4
3 Members
mdexter, Trifolia, atipsygiraffe
51
The Cold Millions
de Jess Walter
750 membres
43 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
mahsdad, MM_Jones, jpahl
52
Killing Commendatore
de Haruki Murakami
1,849 membres
54 ressenyes
3.8
3 Members
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.
53
Shuggie Bain
de Douglas Stuart
2,463 membres
126 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
paroof, booksinbed, DefinitelyUnlikely
54
The Diamond Eye
de Kate Quinn
1,129 membres
54 ressenyes
4.1
3 Members
Herenya, perennialreader, Ann_R
55
Solito: A Memoir
de Javier Zamora
526 membres
18 ressenyes
½ 4.5
3 Members
kristenl, spamblok, AthenaR
56
Crossroads
de Jonathan Franzen
1,340 membres
59 ressenyes
3.9
3 Members
spamblok, djlib, Laura1124
57
The Colony
de Audrey Magee
295 membres
21 ressenyes
½ 4.3
3 Members
booksinbed, BLBera, dianeham
58
The Promise
de Damon Galgut
1,070 membres
56 ressenyes
4
3 Members
kaixo, shaunie, spamblok
59
The Grief of Stones
de Katherine Addison
358 membres
18 ressenyes
4.2
3 Members
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
60
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
de Siddhartha Mukherjee
724 membres
22 ressenyes
4
2 Members
meadcl, anju04
61
Ruby Fever
de Ilona Andrews
277 membres
16 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
anyother, lizzy50usa
62
Parable of the Talents
de Octavia E. Butler
3,547 membres
96 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
SimoneA, DoomLuz
63
Run Towards the Danger: Confrontations with a Body of Memory
de Sarah Polley
192 membres
6 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
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.
64
Unprotected: A Memoir
de Billy Porter
151 membres
8 ressenyes
½ 4.4
2 Members
nancyewhite, dianeham
65
Empire Falls
de Richard Russo
8,773 membres
182 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
sturlington, Trifolia
66
Once Upon a River
de Diane Setterfield
2,477 membres
164 ressenyes
4
2 Members
erinclark, RBeffa
67
Other Birds
de Sarah Addison Allen
985 membres
37 ressenyes
4
2 Members
onyx95, N1na
68
Red Mars
de Kim Stanley Robinson
8,306 membres
183 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
RODNEYP, tomboonedotcom
69
Light From Uncommon Stars
de Ryka Aoki
1,173 membres
65 ressenyes
4
2 Members
ktoonen, Stevil2001
70
True Biz
de Sara Novic
724 membres
40 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
ablachly, dacejav
71
The Unseen
de Roy Jacobsen
523 membres
25 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
Trifolia, banjo123
72
The Goblin Emperor
de Katherine Addison
2,930 membres
197 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Storeetllr, Laura.a
Explicacions
Storeetllr: As someone else said, nothing much happens, yet this coming-of-age-in-a-crucible story is compelling. I love how it handles otherness and the growth of the characters.
Laura.a: I read this book three times in 2022. That was some delicious pudding.
73
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
de Hallie Rubenhold
1,539 membres
67 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
Deedledee, Mirabelle
74
Companion Piece
de Ali Smith
326 membres
19 ressenyes
4
2 Members
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.
75
Escorxador-5
de Kurt Vonnegut
43,990 membres
704 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
TseMoana, RODNEYP
76
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
de David Grann
6,077 membres
307 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
mattries37315, RODNEYP
77
Our Missing Hearts
de Celeste Ng
1,581 membres
80 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
terran, vwinsloe
78
The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design
de Roman Mars
862 membres
19 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
conceptDawg, Ciruelo
79
Liberation Day: Stories
de George Saunders
515 membres
23 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
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.
80
Sundial
de Catriona Ward
462 membres
20 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
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.
81
Uprooted
de Naomi Novik
6,409 membres
391 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
anglemark, sundancer
82
All Systems Red
de Martha Wells
5,483 membres
343 ressenyes
4.1
2 Members
Deedledee, Tosta
83
Our Wives Under The Sea
de Julia Armfield
834 membres
46 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
alanteder, atipsygiraffe
84
Kiki's Delivery Service
de Eiko Kadono
646 membres
20 ressenyes
4
2 Members
amanda4242, justjukka
85
Remembrance of Earth's Past: The Three-Body Trilogy
de Cixin Liu
182 membres
5 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
swhite58, Dwaz
86
El Silmaríl·lion
de J. R. R. Tolkien
34,915 membres
272 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
Patricia.Ralston, mirryi
87
The Stone Sky
de N. K. Jemisin
3,726 membres
169 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
markon, Her_Royal_Orangeness
88
Un Mes al camp
de J. L. Carr
2,302 membres
118 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
Minthe, VW_Williams
89
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
de David Graeber
2,092 membres
43 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
zhejw, timetunnel
90
Siren Queen
de Nghi Vo
517 membres
22 ressenyes
3.8
2 Members
revbean, bjappleg8
91
Mrs England
de Stacey Halls
330 membres
16 ressenyes
3.9
2 Members
PaulCranswick, Rusty37
92
Good Omens
de Terry Pratchett
34,753 membres
787 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
SirThomas, chwiggy
93
The Rose Code
de Kate Quinn
1,985 membres
97 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
al.vick, Andrew-theQM
94
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
de Maya Angelou
14,794 membres
224 ressenyes
4
2 Members
rarm, Patricia.Ralston
95
The Storyteller: Tales of Life and Music
de Dave Grohl
1,181 membres
44 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
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.
96
Heaven
de Mieko Kawakami
554 membres
27 ressenyes
½ 3.7
2 Members
paroof, dianeham
97
El que resta del dia
de Kazuo Ishiguro
16,351 membres
475 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
kleo, hildretha
98
The Lions of al-Rassan
de Guy Gavriel Kay
3,192 membres
103 ressenyes
½ 4.3
2 Members
swhite58, mattries37315
99
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
de Becky Chambers
2,217 membres
129 ressenyes
4.2
2 Members
revbean, Laura.a
Explicacions
Laura.a: Mind blown, combined with wanting to live in the world of the book.
100
Writers & Lovers
de Lily King
1,591 membres
99 ressenyes
4
2 Members
jeanned, cmtl