Top Five Books of 2014

Beskrivning
What are your top five reads for 2014? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2014.
2
14,749 medlemmar
796 recensioner
3.9
3
17,930 medlemmar
1,233 recensioner
½ 4.3
4
44,544 medlemmar
2,118 recensioner
½ 4.4
22 Members
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
5,900 medlemmar
363 recensioner
4
21 Members
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
8,218 medlemmar
588 recensioner
4
19 Members
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
7,582 medlemmar
549 recensioner
4
11
5,892 medlemmar
567 recensioner
4
12
2,491 medlemmar
113 recensioner
4.1
13
6,091 medlemmar
455 recensioner
4
15
6,666 medlemmar
349 recensioner
½ 4.3
16
5,045 medlemmar
247 recensioner
3.8
11 Members
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
12,119 medlemmar
593 recensioner
½ 4.4
11 Members
mzonderm, sipthereader, terran, MJC1946, koalakt, honkcronk, Trudial, gaylebutz, NoPlanetB, elca1946, FireflyLover
Förklaringar
NoPlanetB: Compelling story, brilliant writer.
18
14,706 medlemmar
960 recensioner
4.1
19
8,629 medlemmar
517 recensioner
3.9
20
26,674 medlemmar
1,545 recensioner
4.2
10 Members
booklover3258, RuMuse, crazy4reading, Liciasings, MeganHuntStewart, snookerkitty, mdrcamp4, renbedell, snyd1978, FireflyLover
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.
21
5,119 medlemmar
291 recensioner
½ 4.3
10 Members
tardis, waitingtoderail, barrayaran, SaraHope, Jambyfool, midnightblues, CapitalHackels, amaranthe, MeganHuntStewart, dexterdame
Förklaringar
amaranthe: It is extremely funny, and not in a stupid way.
22
7,666 medlemmar
294 recensioner
4.2
10 Members
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.
23
4,965 medlemmar
290 recensioner
3.8
24
2,379 medlemmar
183 recensioner
½ 4.3
25
7,130 medlemmar
442 recensioner
½ 3.7
26
3,584 medlemmar
247 recensioner
4.1
27
1,887 medlemmar
137 recensioner
3.8
8 Members
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
3,577 medlemmar
273 recensioner
4
8 Members
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
11,528 medlemmar
775 recensioner
4.1
30
18,320 medlemmar
1,269 recensioner
4.1
31
6,887 medlemmar
343 recensioner
½ 4.3
32
8,274 medlemmar
721 recensioner
3.8
33
2,925 medlemmar
196 recensioner
4.1
7 Members
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
1,234 medlemmar
84 recensioner
4
35
1,680 medlemmar
97 recensioner
4.2
36
7,668 medlemmar
405 recensioner
4.1
37
1,479 medlemmar
107 recensioner
3.8
38
2,707 medlemmar
171 recensioner
3.8
39
9,027 medlemmar
635 recensioner
4.1
40
3,184 medlemmar
176 recensioner
½ 4.4
6 Members
rosylibrarian, nancyewhite, Mirabelle, MeridianLRC, copperkid, NoPlanetB
Förklaringar
NoPlanetB: Eye-popping narrative.
41
1,932 medlemmar
150 recensioner
4.2
42
26,342 medlemmar
624 recensioner
3.9
43
7,106 medlemmar
399 recensioner
4
44
1,913 medlemmar
82 recensioner
4.2
45
7,444 medlemmar
476 recensioner
4.1
46
3,646 medlemmar
177 recensioner
½ 4.3
47
4,810 medlemmar
386 recensioner
½ 4.3
48
3,180 medlemmar
199 recensioner
½ 3.6
49
9,853 medlemmar
615 recensioner
3.9
50
1,564 medlemmar
95 recensioner
4
5 Members
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
2,931 medlemmar
153 recensioner
½ 4.3
52
5,402 medlemmar
359 recensioner
4.1
5 Members
chgstrom, Her_Royal_Orangeness, flying_monkeys, brushman, iogrey
Förklaringar
flying_monkeys: Uses two mythological creatures to explore what it means to be human.
53
4,356 medlemmar
292 recensioner
4.1
54
3,220 medlemmar
253 recensioner
3.8
5 Members
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
33,497 medlemmar
929 recensioner
4.1
56
4,879 medlemmar
146 recensioner
½ 4.6
57
19,603 medlemmar
335 recensioner
4.1
58
3,166 medlemmar
175 recensioner
3.8
4 Members
booklover3258, melissarochelle, ToniTobin, pagesaplenty
Förklaringar
booklover3258: Funny story and loved the dysfunctional family.
59
5,201 medlemmar
281 recensioner
½ 4.5
60
4,725 medlemmar
290 recensioner
½ 4.3
4 Members
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
5,980 medlemmar
371 recensioner
3.9
4 Members
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
13,811 medlemmar
299 recensioner
4
63
2,707 medlemmar
111 recensioner
4.1
64
4,396 medlemmar
251 recensioner
4.1
65
6,062 medlemmar
352 recensioner
3.9
66
4,317 medlemmar
134 recensioner
½ 4.3
4 Members
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
3,511 medlemmar
153 recensioner
3.9
69
2,438 medlemmar
132 recensioner
½ 3.7
70
909 medlemmar
33 recensioner
½ 3.7
3 Members
Parker51, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy
Förklaringar
JuliaMaria: Wie Frauen in der Kunstgeschichte unsichtbar gemacht werden. Verpackt in Beschreibung eines spannenden Duells zweier Ķünstler.
71
4,343 medlemmar
280 recensioner
3.9
3 Members
tottman, gaylebutz, miketopper
Förklaringar
tottman: Listened to this book on audio and it absolutely blew me away. Absolute gut-punch. Brilliant writing.
72
956 medlemmar
69 recensioner
4.1
73
3,814 medlemmar
118 recensioner
½ 4.4
3 Members
mzonderm, ikeyjamehoward, Mecaza
Förklaringar
Mecaza: The BEST book I have read this year by far..
74
11,487 medlemmar
271 recensioner
4.2
75
6,518 medlemmar
215 recensioner
4.2
76
3,633 medlemmar
157 recensioner
4
3 Members
tiffin, Peace2, SimiSue75
Förklaringar
tiffin: Fascinating story.
77
1,210 medlemmar
35 recensioner
4.2
78
24,810 medlemmar
574 recensioner
4.1
79
5,288 medlemmar
399 recensioner
4
80
3,582 medlemmar
161 recensioner
4.2
81
6,195 medlemmar
391 recensioner
3.9
82
1,360 medlemmar
43 recensioner
4
83
3,718 medlemmar
139 recensioner
4
84
50,158 medlemmar
450 recensioner
½ 4.5
85
2,191 medlemmar
134 recensioner
½ 3.7
86
4,013 medlemmar
162 recensioner
3.9
87
17,491 medlemmar
269 recensioner
3.9
88
1,637 medlemmar
119 recensioner
½ 4.3
89
1,454 medlemmar
71 recensioner
4
90
33,680 medlemmar
429 recensioner
3.8
91
3,011 medlemmar
140 recensioner
½ 4.3
92
8,871 medlemmar
352 recensioner
3.8
93
2,143 medlemmar
121 recensioner
½ 3.7
94
5,841 medlemmar
419 recensioner
½ 3.4
95
5,427 medlemmar
146 recensioner
½ 4.3
96
12,995 medlemmar
388 recensioner
4.1
97
10,086 medlemmar
437 recensioner
4.2
98
3,765 medlemmar
149 recensioner
4
99
3,662 medlemmar
244 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
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.
100
3,157 medlemmar
283 recensioner
3.8