Top Five Books of 2016

1

Ljuset vi inte ser

av Anthony Doerr

18,799 medlemmar

885 recensioner

½ 4.3

15 Members: pmarshall, sipthereader, Jim53, mahsdad, pamur, sianpr, krazy4katz, Tess_W, Maryloo, AmourFou, jcwharton, Lauraborealis, Redheadlib, khouston205, Rorykins75

2

Ett litet liv

av Hanya Yanagihara

7,577 medlemmar

328 recensioner

4.1

11 Members: ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205

3

Den underjordiska järnvägen

av Colson Whitehead

8,971 medlemmar

454 recensioner

4

10 Members: zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
Förklaringar: JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!

4

Vända hem

av Yaa Gyasi

5,602 medlemmar

280 recensioner

½ 4.3

10 Members: susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek

5

Station elva

av Emily St. John Mandel

11,760 medlemmar

780 recensioner

4.1

9 Members: tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier

6

Commonwealth

av Ann Patchett

3,661 medlemmar

191 recensioner

3.9

9 Members: krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham

7

En man som heter Ove

av Fredrik Backman

11,237 medlemmar

687 recensioner

½ 4.3

9 Members: dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib

8

Mitt namn är Lucy Barton

av Elizabeth Strout

3,685 medlemmar

290 recensioner

½ 3.7

7 Members: lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354

9

Ancillary Mercy

av Ann Leckie

2,533 medlemmar

131 recensioner

4.2

7 Members: revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier

10

Between the World and Me

av Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,773 medlemmar

369 recensioner

½ 4.4

7 Members: bookwoman84, rosalita, holly_golightly, greeneyed_ives, kara.shamy, jcwharton, aquariumministry
Förklaringar: rosalita: A contemporary black man's point of view about race relations in America. Some deeply uncomfortably truths for white Americans here, but so necessary to acknowledge and absorb.

11

Career of Evil

av Robert Galbraith

4,416 medlemmar

239 recensioner

4

6 Members: holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary

12

The Water Knife

av Paolo Bacigalupi

1,810 medlemmar

95 recensioner

3.8

6 Members: hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB

13

En gentleman i Moskva

av Amor Towles

9,163 medlemmar

520 recensioner

½ 4.4

6 Members: Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
Förklaringar: Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.

14

The Trespasser

av Tana French

2,457 medlemmar

153 recensioner

4

6 Members: bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB

15

Den som stannar, den som går

av Elena Ferrante

2,913 medlemmar

93 recensioner

4.2

5 Members: Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib

16

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

av Bryan Stevenson

4,711 medlemmar

243 recensioner

½ 4.6

5 Members: rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
Förklaringar: rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.

17

The Stolen Child

av Lisa Carey

188 medlemmar

28 recensioner

3.8

5 Members: timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB

18

Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood

av Marjane Satrapi

8,510 medlemmar

322 recensioner

4.2

5 Members: Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB

19

The Goblin Emperor

av Katherine Addison

2,938 medlemmar

197 recensioner

4.1

4 Members: rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions

20

All the Birds in the Sky

av Charlie Jane Anders

2,876 medlemmar

178 recensioner

½ 3.6

4 Members: lkmiller, norabelle414, flying_monkeys, wolfeyluvr
Förklaringar: flying_monkeys: Because it's a mash-up of sci-fi and fantasy, and it's the weirdest book I read in 2016. And I mean "weird" in the best possible way.

21

Tyst. De introvertas betydelse i ett samhälle där alla hörs och syns

av Susan Cain

11,529 medlemmar

496 recensioner

4

4 Members: ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
Förklaringar: highlander6022: Oh, how I wish this book was available 40 years ago. The best adjective I can give it is "rich". Rich in discussion. Rich in research documentation. Rich in providing a wonderful insight into myself, a confirmed introvert but with some extrovert tendencies. Rich in discussion of interactions between intros and extros. Rich in providing guidance on how to raise, teach, encourage intro and extro children. Rich in how to succeed in a business world where extros seem to be the "chosen ones" to lead us to the promised land of success.

22

The City of Mirrors

av Justin Cronin

1,891 medlemmar

93 recensioner

4

4 Members: sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier

23

Dark Matter: A Novel

av Blake Crouch

6,209 medlemmar

550 recensioner

3.9

4 Members: mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa

24

Min Antonia

av Willa Cather

13,625 medlemmar

287 recensioner

3.9

4 Members: LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses

25

Flickan med gåvorna

av M. R. Carey

5,339 medlemmar

405 recensioner

4

4 Members: tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier

26

Bön för Tjernobyl

av Svetlana Alexievich

2,350 medlemmar

78 recensioner

½ 4.3

4 Members: hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier

27

H som i hök

av Helen Macdonald

4,368 medlemmar

281 recensioner

3.9

3 Members: Euryale, jeanned, lalbro

28

The Orenda

av Joseph Boyden

1,025 medlemmar

45 recensioner

4.2

3 Members: cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59

29

The Rogue Retrieval

av Dan Koboldt

34 medlemmar

5 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell

30

Nattens cirkus

av Erin Morgenstern

18,514 medlemmar

1,265 recensioner

4.1

3 Members: krisa, IrishSue, flying_monkeys
Förklaringar: flying_monkeys: Because I could see that magic, close my eyes and touch it. All my senses were fully engaged. It's a rare book that uses smells and sounds with such clarity and power.

31

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

av Becky Chambers

5,507 medlemmar

360 recensioner

4.1

3 Members: susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda

32

The House by the Lake: One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History

av Thomas Harding

336 medlemmar

19 recensioner

4

3 Members: sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd

33

Dödssynden

av Harper Lee

78,646 medlemmar

1,433 recensioner

½ 4.4

3 Members: karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses

34

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

av Daniel James Brown

5,370 medlemmar

262 recensioner

½ 4.3

3 Members: Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That

35

Ensam på Mars

av Andy Weir

18,180 medlemmar

1,246 recensioner

½ 4.3

3 Members: davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick

36

Skära för sten

av Abraham Verghese

9,543 medlemmar

537 recensioner

½ 4.3

3 Members: kaulsu, AmourFou, Laura1124
Förklaringar: kaulsu: I read little "good" fiction...and this was worth reading. I had it on my iphone for several years, but kept putting it off. Verghese is a marvel. More of his books in my future, I foresee.

37

Fyren mellan haven : roman

av M. L. Stedman

7,317 medlemmar

508 recensioner

3.9

3 Members: karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib

38

Arabella of Mars

av David D. Levine

342 medlemmar

21 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: tardis, christina_reads, inge87

39

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

av Bill Bryson

16,901 medlemmar

475 recensioner

4

3 Members: conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari

40

Grief is the Thing with Feathers

av Max Porter

1,455 medlemmar

78 recensioner

3.8

3 Members: mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere

41

When Breath Becomes Air

av Paul Kalanithi

5,638 medlemmar

313 recensioner

4.2

3 Members: avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom

42

Olive Kitteridge

av Elizabeth Strout

9,928 medlemmar

622 recensioner

3.9

3 Members: maritimer, winteralli, lmbix

43

Harry Potter och Det fördömda barnet : Del ett och två

av J. K. Rowling

15,928 medlemmar

566 recensioner

½ 3.4

3 Members: Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary

44

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

av Madeleine Thien

1,288 medlemmar

54 recensioner

4

3 Members: charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek

45

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

av Ken Liu

1,585 medlemmar

70 recensioner

½ 4.3

3 Members: antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose

46

En halv gul sol

av Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

6,925 medlemmar

297 recensioner

4.2

3 Members: LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth

47

Faithful: Birth of Saints Book Two

av Michelle Hauck

4 medlemmar

1 recension

5

3 Members: TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell

48

The Song of Achilles

av Madeline Miller

13,134 medlemmar

511 recensioner

4.2

2 Members: kgriffith, asyouth

49

Small Great Things

av Jodi Picoult

3,800 medlemmar

221 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: Micheller7, terran

50

The Invisible Library

av Genevieve Cogman

3,429 medlemmar

197 recensioner

½ 3.6

2 Members: Ilirwen, marysneedle

51

March: Book One

av John Lewis

2,953 medlemmar

160 recensioner

½ 4.5

2 Members: charl08, lorannen

52

A Closed and Common Orbit

av Becky Chambers

2,781 medlemmar

171 recensioner

½ 4.3

2 Members: imyril, souloftherose

53

The Death of Bees

av Lisa O'Donnell

966 medlemmar

90 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: jeanned, DeltaQueen50

54

Before the Feast

av Saša Stanišić

284 medlemmar

10 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: Dilara86, rplinke

55

Lonesome Dove

av Larry McMurtry

8,355 medlemmar

239 recensioner

½ 4.6

2 Members: lindapanzo, AmourFou

56

Tjuvarnas stad

av David Benioff

5,353 medlemmar

316 recensioner

4.2

2 Members: ursula, krisa

57

End of Watch

av Stephen King

3,502 medlemmar

139 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: chgstrom, pixiedark

58

Born to Run: The Autobiography

av Bruce Springsteen

1,741 medlemmar

73 recensioner

4.2

2 Members: waitingtoderail, artturnerjr

59

The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life

av Nick Lane

633 medlemmar

19 recensioner

4.2

2 Members: jjwilson61, davesmind

60

The Winged Histories

av Sofia Samatar

299 medlemmar

18 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: rarm, Jarandel

61

Rebecca

av Daphne Du Maurier

20,794 medlemmar

613 recensioner

4.2

2 Members: rarm, ahef1963

62

The Windup Girl

av Paolo Bacigalupi

6,237 medlemmar

304 recensioner

½ 3.7

2 Members: Ape, ManWithAnAgenda

63

The Golem and the Jinni

av Helene Wecker

5,433 medlemmar

362 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: jjwilson61, craso

64

En gud i spillror

av Kate Atkinson

2,968 medlemmar

146 recensioner

4

2 Members: starfishian, sianpr

65

The Path to Power

av Robert A. Caro

2,630 medlemmar

45 recensioner

½ 4.6

2 Members: bjappleg8, kara.shamy

66

Lögnernas träd

av Frances Hardinge

1,625 medlemmar

68 recensioner

4

2 Members: avatiakh, soraki

67

1066

av David Howarth

1,520 medlemmar

26 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: Kaffie, bethmariec

68

Familjen jag hade

av Bill Clegg

1,238 medlemmar

98 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: njinthesun, vwinsloe

69

Ruby

av Cynthia Bond

796 medlemmar

113 recensioner

½ 3.7

2 Members: lauralkeet, lahochstetler

70

The Returned

av Bishop O'Connell

7 medlemmar

5

2 Members: DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell

71

A Head Full of Ghosts

av Paul Tremblay

2,156 medlemmar

145 recensioner

½ 3.7

2 Members: seasonsoflove, sturlington

72

Lagoon

av Nnedi Okorafor

932 medlemmar

44 recensioner

½ 3.6

2 Members: okeres, lorannen

73

Min mormor hälsar och säger förlåt

av Fredrik Backman

4,499 medlemmar

227 recensioner

4

2 Members: chgstrom, JSWBooks
Förklaringar: JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.

74

Their Eyes Were Watching God

av Zora Neale Hurston

19,177 medlemmar

346 recensioner

4

2 Members: hipdeep, AmourFou

75

Ready Player One

av Ernest Cline

18,541 medlemmar

1,280 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: hipdeep, Cecrow

76

En hemlig plats

av Tana French

2,745 medlemmar

172 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: fannyprice, flips

77

The Natural Way of Things

av Charlotte Wood

520 medlemmar

31 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: KimarieBee, alice_the_goon

78

The Orphan Master's Son

av Adam Johnson

3,954 medlemmar

288 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: mahsdad, ahef1963

79

Every Heart a Doorway

av Seanan McGuire

3,385 medlemmar

293 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: lkmiller, flying_monkeys
Förklaringar: flying_monkeys: Because it's beautiful, macabre, diverse. And it speaks to a secret, lifelong quest: to find my door.

80

Flyga drake

av Khaled Hosseini

52,876 medlemmar

1,300 recensioner

4.2

2 Members: bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna

81

John Adams

av David McCullough

13,759 medlemmar

200 recensioner

½ 4.3

2 Members: AnnaClaire, kara.shamy

82

Furiously Happy

av Jenny Lawson

3,307 medlemmar

198 recensioner

4

2 Members: starfishian, LAKobow

83

The Enchanted April

av Elizabeth von Arnim

2,828 medlemmar

124 recensioner

4

2 Members: agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda

84

Darktown

av Thomas Mullen

589 medlemmar

48 recensioner

4

2 Members: charl08, boo-radley

85

Act Like It

av Lucy Parker

276 medlemmar

19 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: christina_reads, greeneyed_ives

86

Black River

av S. M. Hulse

223 medlemmar

22 recensioner

4.2

2 Members: lsh63, katiekrug

87

A Great Reckoning

av Louise Penny

2,180 medlemmar

123 recensioner

½ 4.3

2 Members: Jim53, lindapanzo

88

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

av Lindy West

1,466 medlemmar

87 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: k8_not_kate, katemcangus

89

LaRose

av Louise Erdrich

1,388 medlemmar

76 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: lsh63, Sharon.Flesher

90

Vild : Hur jag gick vilse och hittade mig själv

av Cheryl Strayed

8,722 medlemmar

517 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: holly_golightly, hearshari

91

NW

av Zadie Smith

2,436 medlemmar

99 recensioner

½ 3.5

2 Members: EfEh, Laura1124

92

His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

av Graeme Macrae Burnet

1,612 medlemmar

84 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: Cariola, gtimcqueen

93

Storm Front

av Jim Butcher

14,594 medlemmar

609 recensioner

3.8

2 Members: miketopper, Kindleifier

94

Our Souls at Night

av Kent Haruf

2,349 medlemmar

226 recensioner

4

2 Members: zhejw, njinthesun

95

You Will Know Me

av Megan Abbott

1,152 medlemmar

71 recensioner

½ 3.6

2 Members: fannyprice, seasonsoflove

96

To Say Nothing of the Dog

av Connie Willis

6,751 medlemmar

287 recensioner

4.1

2 Members: Wolfman08, EllsieFind

97

The Girls

av Emma Cline

3,431 medlemmar

251 recensioner

½ 3.5

2 Members: EfEh, katemcangus

98

Den japanske älskaren

av Isabel Allende

2,015 medlemmar

105 recensioner

½ 3.7

2 Members: kaulsu, chgstrom
Förklaringar: kaulsu: I've not previously read anything by Allende. I am told each of her novels is unlike the last. It took me a minute to get into the flash backs, but (I work in a retirement community) I did enjoy it. There were some pieces that didn't ring true (FBI field agents have a mandatory retirement age of 57, for example), but Twain said we shouldn't allow a few facts to spoil a good story. Or something.

99

The Privilege of the Sword

av Ellen Kushner

1,483 medlemmar

64 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: imyril, bookwormelf

100

Steglitsan

av Donna Tartt

14,940 medlemmar

803 recensioner

3.9

2 Members: Minthe, gtimcqueen

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