Top Five Books of 2014

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What are your top five reads for 2014? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2014.
Medlemmar
397 medlemmar som deltar
2
14,201 medlemmar
770 recensioner
3.9
3
17,001 medlemmar
1,200 recensioner
½ 4.3
4
43,172 medlemmar
2,108 recensioner
½ 4.4
22 medlemmar
lucybrown, spartahiker, Florinda, krazy4katz, MJC1946, Devlindusty, SherylHendrix, MeganHuntStewart, amyshaff, Trudial, cadacada, Barbsn, jan48, lyneaclark, LisaYork, painter1, kenjohnson, MichelleAbel, PaulKelleher, snyd1978, Jonas.Pieters, Tosta
Förklaringar
SherylHendrix: A riveting story that highlights the human emotions of individuals caught in the horrors of war.
5
5,616 medlemmar
348 recensioner
4
21 medlemmar
lorax, tardis, conceptDawg, Vierran, barrayaran, montano, Euryale, lkmiller, earthsinger, Vilakins, dot.zen, jamestream, Devlindusty, zjakkelien, gypsysmom, pjdscca, TempleCat, lorannen, ChristineParker, kenjohnson, SkippyRoxy
Förklaringar
lorannen: By far one of the most original and compelling space novels I've read in recent years.
6
8,063 medlemmar
576 recensioner
4
19 medlemmar
innominate, skyeval, starfishian, ymkahn, mzonderm, sipthereader, rainpebble, nancyewhite, novelcommentary, chaminah, cmtl, JSWBooks, PoetVictoria, hubblegal, kenjohnson, elca1946, canaiden, SkippyRoxy, suerv
Förklaringar
innominate: A novel of time and place, of death and rebirth. Of foxes and not. Historical and ahistorical. A fantastic (in both senses of the word) read.
starfishian: Absolutely brilliant. Kate Atkinson is a gifted writer.
10
7,356 medlemmar
536 recensioner
4
11
5,749 medlemmar
550 recensioner
4
12
2,404 medlemmar
111 recensioner
4
13
5,877 medlemmar
455 recensioner
4
15
6,319 medlemmar
337 recensioner
½ 4.3
16
4,896 medlemmar
242 recensioner
3.8
11 medlemmar
Aquila, snora, zhejw, charl08, lsh63, chgstrom, KymmAC, Picarina, peterveen, gendeg, elca1946
Förklaringar
Aquila: Do I need to explain my choice? Loved the set up.
17
14,109 medlemmar
935 recensioner
4.1
18
8,396 medlemmar
507 recensioner
3.9
19
11,710 medlemmar
581 recensioner
½ 4.4
10 medlemmar
mzonderm, sipthereader, terran, MJC1946, koalakt, honkcronk, Trudial, gaylebutz, NoPlanetB, elca1946
Förklaringar
NoPlanetB: Compelling story, brilliant writer.
20
4,870 medlemmar
286 recensioner
½ 4.3
10 medlemmar
tardis, waitingtoderail, barrayaran, SaraHope, Jambyfool, midnightblues, CapitalHackels, amaranthe, MeganHuntStewart, dexterdame
Förklaringar
amaranthe: It is extremely funny, and not in a stupid way.
21
7,329 medlemmar
287 recensioner
4.2
10 medlemmar
Eat_Read_Knit, novelcommentary, njinthesun, jhaggis, JSWBooks, amyshaff, peterveen, LisaYork, elca1946, canaiden
Förklaringar
JSWBooks: There's so much to this book. One reader quoted The Guardian's review: "There are some novels that tell a great story and others that make you change the way you look at the world. ... Adichie's Americanah is a book that manages to do both." It is about race, immigrants, relationships. Beautiful, provacative writing.
22
25,634 medlemmar
1,533 recensioner
4.2
9 medlemmar
booklover3258, RuMuse, crazy4reading, Liciasings, MeganHuntStewart, snookerkitty, mdrcamp4, renbedell, snyd1978
Förklaringar
booklover3258: Sad story of love and loss. Why wouldn't I love this book?
RuMuse: I didn't expect I'd like this book, much less love it. It's the clear voice of the protagonist, Hazel, with her insights and mordant humor, that make this a great book.
23
4,812 medlemmar
283 recensioner
3.8
24
2,296 medlemmar
177 recensioner
4.2
25
6,633 medlemmar
430 recensioner
½ 3.7
26
3,484 medlemmar
240 recensioner
4.1
27
1,873 medlemmar
137 recensioner
3.8
8 medlemmar
overthemoon, Bookmarque, reader517, spartahiker, pdebolt, EllsieFind, markatpie, painter1
Förklaringar
Bookmarque: Stories of orphans and outsiders usually follow a familiar storyline, but this novel surprised me both in characterization and in plot. Set in an unusual location and time it is an introspective and engrossing novel.
28
3,461 medlemmar
262 recensioner
4
8 medlemmar
innominate, KimarieBee, s2nowy, lsh63, rainpebble, Sharn, Brindle, ElizaBev
Förklaringar
innominate: A bare description of this novel (the tale of the last woman to be executed in Iceland) doesn't do justice to its complexity and clarity of purpose. A tale of death breathing life into a past society.
29
10,833 medlemmar
752 recensioner
4.1
30
17,414 medlemmar
1,233 recensioner
4.1
31
6,673 medlemmar
337 recensioner
½ 4.3
32
8,029 medlemmar
713 recensioner
3.8
33
2,712 medlemmar
182 recensioner
4.1
7 medlemmar
susanj, tardis, mkunruh, Vierran, jsburbidge, amaranthe, pagesaplenty
Förklaringar
amaranthe: Maia unexpectedly becomes emperor after having lived his 18 years as an embarrassment in exile. He must learn to govern effectively without being killed, being manipulated by older members of the government, or becoming like his father. Lots of politics, intrigue, problem-solving, and heart.
34
1,189 medlemmar
84 recensioner
4
35
1,626 medlemmar
94 recensioner
4.2
36
7,534 medlemmar
397 recensioner
4.1
37
1,444 medlemmar
106 recensioner
3.8
38
2,619 medlemmar
169 recensioner
3.8
39
3,111 medlemmar
175 recensioner
½ 4.4
6 medlemmar
rosylibrarian, nancyewhite, Mirabelle, MeridianLRC, copperkid, NoPlanetB
Förklaringar
NoPlanetB: Eye-popping narrative.
40
1,837 medlemmar
145 recensioner
4.2
41
25,831 medlemmar
612 recensioner
3.9
42
6,436 medlemmar
387 recensioner
4
43
1,774 medlemmar
79 recensioner
½ 4.3
44
7,034 medlemmar
466 recensioner
4.1
45
3,558 medlemmar
176 recensioner
½ 4.3
46
4,784 medlemmar
379 recensioner
½ 4.3
47
8,639 medlemmar
619 recensioner
4.1
48
3,096 medlemmar
194 recensioner
½ 3.6
49
9,647 medlemmar
611 recensioner
3.9
50
1,495 medlemmar
89 recensioner
4
5 medlemmar
Aquila, susanj, byzanne, rarm, jsburbidge
Förklaringar
Aquila: Like Rosemary Sutcliff, but with a female protagonist - and a bisexual one at that. Fascinating, integrated, beautifully written.
51
2,835 medlemmar
149 recensioner
½ 4.3
52
5,183 medlemmar
352 recensioner
4.1
5 medlemmar
chgstrom, Her_Royal_Orangeness, flying_monkeys, brushman, iogrey
Förklaringar
flying_monkeys: Uses two mythological creatures to explore what it means to be human.
53
4,245 medlemmar
289 recensioner
4.1
54
3,048 medlemmar
246 recensioner
3.8
5 medlemmar
isis27, boo-radley, flying_monkeys, ChristineParker, ardvisoor
Förklaringar
flying_monkeys: What's scarier than something you can't see but know is right beside you? Eek!
55
32,879 medlemmar
916 recensioner
4.1
56
4,509 medlemmar
133 recensioner
½ 4.6
57
19,019 medlemmar
333 recensioner
4.1
58
3,104 medlemmar
172 recensioner
3.8
4 medlemmar
booklover3258, melissarochelle, ToniTobin, pagesaplenty
Förklaringar
booklover3258: Funny story and loved the dysfunctional family.
59
4,946 medlemmar
270 recensioner
½ 4.5
60
4,494 medlemmar
280 recensioner
½ 4.3
4 medlemmar
Vierran, leahbird, dexterdame, lorannen
Förklaringar
lorannen: Saga finally convinced me to become a regular reader of comics. It's a brilliant story, with artwork to match.
61
5,771 medlemmar
357 recensioner
3.9
4 medlemmar
hailelib, isis27, BookLizard, Tanya-dogearedcopy
Förklaringar
Tanya-dogearedcopy: Urban Fantasy about a RC in modern-day London who discovers that he has wizarding skillz; The author was a scriptwriter for Doctor Who, and the story is very fast, funny, and quintessentially British.
62
13,456 medlemmar
296 recensioner
4
63
2,571 medlemmar
106 recensioner
4.1
64
4,169 medlemmar
242 recensioner
4.1
65
5,762 medlemmar
343 recensioner
3.9
66
4,284 medlemmar
132 recensioner
½ 4.3
4 medlemmar
Picarina, nittnut, lottpoet, Wassilissa
Förklaringar
nittnut: Because it's the first book in a new to me series. It's such a pleasure to find a great new series.
67
3,378 medlemmar
153 recensioner
3.9
68
2,168 medlemmar
47 recensioner
4.2
69
2,365 medlemmar
130 recensioner
½ 3.7
70
877 medlemmar
33 recensioner
½ 3.7
3 medlemmar
Parker51, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy
Förklaringar
JuliaMaria: Wie Frauen in der Kunstgeschichte unsichtbar gemacht werden. Verpackt in Beschreibung eines spannenden Duells zweier Ķünstler.
71
4,248 medlemmar
279 recensioner
3.9
3 medlemmar
tottman, gaylebutz, miketopper
Förklaringar
tottman: Listened to this book on audio and it absolutely blew me away. Absolute gut-punch. Brilliant writing.
72
928 medlemmar
69 recensioner
4.1
73
3,586 medlemmar
114 recensioner
½ 4.4
3 medlemmar
mzonderm, ikeyjamehoward, Mecaza
Förklaringar
Mecaza: The BEST book I have read this year by far..
74
11,054 medlemmar
262 recensioner
4.2
75
6,202 medlemmar
216 recensioner
4.2
76
3,530 medlemmar
153 recensioner
4
3 medlemmar
tiffin, Peace2, SimiSue75
Förklaringar
tiffin: Fascinating story.
77
1,166 medlemmar
37 recensioner
4.2
78
24,313 medlemmar
575 recensioner
4.1
79
5,013 medlemmar
384 recensioner
4
80
3,400 medlemmar
156 recensioner
4.2
81
6,117 medlemmar
386 recensioner
3.9
82
1,334 medlemmar
43 recensioner
4
3 medlemmar
karspeak, lottpoet, gendeg
83
3,624 medlemmar
137 recensioner
4
84
49,123 medlemmar
451 recensioner
½ 4.5
85
2,126 medlemmar
132 recensioner
½ 3.7
86
3,738 medlemmar
164 recensioner
3.8
87
16,988 medlemmar
257 recensioner
3.9
88
1,575 medlemmar
116 recensioner
½ 4.3
89
1,421 medlemmar
71 recensioner
4
90
2,862 medlemmar
138 recensioner
½ 4.3
91
8,496 medlemmar
348 recensioner
3.8
92
2,080 medlemmar
118 recensioner
½ 3.7
93
5,636 medlemmar
409 recensioner
½ 3.4
94
5,314 medlemmar
143 recensioner
½ 4.3
95
12,650 medlemmar
379 recensioner
4.1
2 medlemmar
JolieLouise, EMS_24
96
9,634 medlemmar
425 recensioner
4.2
97
3,647 medlemmar
145 recensioner
4
98
3,569 medlemmar
238 recensioner
3.8
2 medlemmar
Aquila, Laura1124
Förklaringar
Aquila: I read this without reading about it first, which was lucky, and it turned out to be a book exactly right for me.
99
3,032 medlemmar
277 recensioner
3.8
2 medlemmar
avanders, gingercat80
100
2,779 medlemmar
145 recensioner
4.1
2 medlemmar
gbelik, Bellettres