Top Five Books of 2016
- Beskrivning
- What are your top five reads for 2016? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2016. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: To add a book to your list, click the "Add work to list" button in the upper-right corner. This will take you to a search box, where you can search by title, author, keyword, etc. Clicking on the title will add the book to your list. You can reorder your list over on the right-hand side, by dragging and dropping titles in the "Your list" section.
1
18,777 medlemmar
885 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 57.56
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 07:52 PM
- 15 Members
- pmarshall, sipthereader, Jim53, mahsdad, pamur, sianpr, krazy4katz, Tess_W, Maryloo, AmourFou, jcwharton, Lauraborealis, Redheadlib, khouston205, Rorykins75
2
7,577 medlemmar
328 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 43.36
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:06 PM
- 11 Members
- ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
8,971 medlemmar
454 recensioner
4
Rankning 36.82
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 11:32 AM
- 10 Members
- zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
- Förklaringar
- JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
4
- 10 Members
- susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek
5
11,760 medlemmar
780 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 29.79
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:13 PM
- 9 Members
- tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
av Ann Patchett
3,661 medlemmar
191 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 28.62
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 06:12 PM
- 9 Members
- krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham
7
11,238 medlemmar
687 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 28.01
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:30 PM
- 9 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
3,685 medlemmar
290 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 24.87
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 01:36 PM
- 7 Members
- lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
av Ann Leckie
2,533 medlemmar
131 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 23.96
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:01 PM
10
7,773 medlemmar
369 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 22.74
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 01:13 PM
- 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
4,416 medlemmar
239 recensioner
4
Rankning 20.7
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 08:54 AM
- 6 Members
- holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
1,810 medlemmar
95 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 19.85
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 11:59 AM
13
av Amor Towles
9,163 medlemmar
520 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 19.74
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 03:01 PM
- 6 Members
- Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
- Förklaringar
- Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
14
av Tana French
2,457 medlemmar
153 recensioner
4
Rankning 18.74
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:07 PM
- 6 Members
- bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
2,913 medlemmar
93 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 17.87
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:12 PM
16
4,711 medlemmar
243 recensioner
½ 4.6
Rankning 17.08
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 01:12 PM
- 5 Members
- rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
- Förklaringar
- rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
17
av Lisa Carey
188 medlemmar
28 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 15.81
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:10 PM
- 5 Members
- timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
8,510 medlemmar
322 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 15.1
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 07:11 PM
- 5 Members
- Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
2,939 medlemmar
197 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 14.08
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 06:08 PM
- 4 Members
- rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
2,876 medlemmar
178 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 13.08
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 08:01 PM
- 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
av Susan Cain
11,529 medlemmar
496 recensioner
4
Rankning 12.91
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:16 PM
- 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
1,891 medlemmar
93 recensioner
4
Rankning 12.91
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 06:19 PM
- 4 Members
- sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
av Blake Crouch
6,209 medlemmar
550 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 12.87
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:38 AM
- 4 Members
- mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
av Willa Cather
13,625 medlemmar
287 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 12.81
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 02:53 PM
- 4 Members
- LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
av M. R. Carey
5,340 medlemmar
405 recensioner
4
Rankning 12.38
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:08 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
2,350 medlemmar
78 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 11.91
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 11:52 AM
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
4,368 medlemmar
281 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 11.36
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 06:55 PM
28
1,025 medlemmar
45 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 11.36
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 07:30 PM
- 3 Members
- cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
av Dan Koboldt
34 medlemmar
5 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 10.73
Tillagt 2016-12-23, 09:30 AM
- 3 Members
- TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
18,514 medlemmar
1,265 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 10.4
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 08:02 PM
- 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
5,507 medlemmar
360 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 10.4
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 05:56 AM
- 3 Members
- susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
336 medlemmar
19 recensioner
4
Rankning 10.4
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 07:31 PM
33
av Harper Lee
78,649 medlemmar
1,433 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 10.19
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:51 AM
- 3 Members
- karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses
34
5,370 medlemmar
262 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 10.19
Tillagt 2016-12-27, 05:28 PM
- 3 Members
- Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
av Andy Weir
18,180 medlemmar
1,246 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 10.08
Tillagt 2016-12-24, 07:10 AM
36
9,543 medlemmar
537 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 10.08
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 03:13 PM
37
7,317 medlemmar
508 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 9.71
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 08:55 AM
- 3 Members
- karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
342 medlemmar
21 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 9.71
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:08 PM
- 3 Members
- tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
av Bill Bryson
16,901 medlemmar
475 recensioner
4
Rankning 9.66
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:34 PM
- 3 Members
- conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
av Max Porter
1,455 medlemmar
78 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 9.56
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 02:53 PM
- 3 Members
- mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
5,638 medlemmar
313 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 9.4
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:54 PM
- 3 Members
- avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
9,928 medlemmar
622 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 9.08
Tillagt 2016-12-25, 05:20 AM
- 3 Members
- maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
15,929 medlemmar
566 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 9.02
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 05:26 PM
- 3 Members
- Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
1,288 medlemmar
54 recensioner
4
Rankning 8.91
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 06:01 PM
- 3 Members
- charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
av Ken Liu
1,586 medlemmar
70 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 8.88
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:50 AM
- 3 Members
- antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
6,925 medlemmar
297 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 8.71
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 08:50 PM
- 3 Members
- LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
47
4 medlemmar
1 recension
5
Rankning 8.25
Tillagt 2016-12-27, 10:05 AM
- 3 Members
- TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
48
13,134 medlemmar
511 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:18 PM
49
av Jodi Picoult
3,800 medlemmar
221 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:42 AM
- 2 Members
- Micheller7, terran
50
3,429 medlemmar
197 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 08:30 AM
- 2 Members
- Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
av John Lewis
2,953 medlemmar
160 recensioner
½ 4.5
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:01 PM
52
2,781 medlemmar
171 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:50 AM
- 2 Members
- imyril, souloftherose
53
966 medlemmar
90 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2016-12-29, 04:47 PM
- 2 Members
- jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
284 medlemmar
10 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 05:08 AM
55
8,355 medlemmar
239 recensioner
½ 4.6
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 03:32 PM
- 2 Members
- lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
5,353 medlemmar
316 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 10:10 PM
57
av Stephen King
3,502 medlemmar
139 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 12:23 PM
58
1,741 medlemmar
73 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:23 PM
- 2 Members
- waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
av Nick Lane
633 medlemmar
19 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2017-01-04, 12:05 AM
- 2 Members
- jjwilson61, davesmind
60
299 medlemmar
18 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 02:50 AM
61
20,795 medlemmar
613 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 04:37 AM
62
6,237 medlemmar
304 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-27, 06:16 PM
- 2 Members
- Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
5,434 medlemmar
362 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 11:30 PM
- 2 Members
- jjwilson61, craso
64
2,968 medlemmar
146 recensioner
4
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-25, 05:21 PM
- 2 Members
- starfishian, sianpr
65
2,630 medlemmar
45 recensioner
½ 4.6
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-25, 03:56 AM
- 2 Members
- bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
1,625 medlemmar
68 recensioner
4
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-29, 05:15 PM
67
- 2 Members
- Kaffie, bethmariec
68
av Bill Clegg
1,238 medlemmar
98 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:55 PM
- 2 Members
- njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
- 2 Members
- lauralkeet, lahochstetler
70
- 2 Members
- DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
71
2,156 medlemmar
145 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 6.83
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 06:18 PM
- 2 Members
- seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
73
4,499 medlemmar
227 recensioner
4
Rankning 6.73
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 08:11 PM
74
19,177 medlemmar
346 recensioner
4
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 11:50 AM
75
av Ernest Cline
18,542 medlemmar
1,280 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 08:13 AM
76
av Tana French
2,745 medlemmar
172 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2016-12-25, 06:49 AM
- 2 Members
- fannyprice, flips
77
520 medlemmar
31 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2016-12-26, 10:21 AM
- 2 Members
- KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
av Adam Johnson
3,954 medlemmar
288 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 6.4
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 04:37 AM
79
3,385 medlemmar
293 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 6.4
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 08:04 PM
- 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
52,876 medlemmar
1,300 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 6.2
Tillagt 2016-12-23, 05:40 PM
- 2 Members
- bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
13,759 medlemmar
200 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 6.19
Tillagt 2016-12-26, 05:40 PM
- 2 Members
- AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
av Jenny Lawson
3,307 medlemmar
198 recensioner
4
Rankning 6.19
Tillagt 2016-12-25, 05:21 PM
- 2 Members
- starfishian, LAKobow
83
2,828 medlemmar
124 recensioner
4
Rankning 6.19
Tillagt 2017-01-22, 12:40 PM
- 2 Members
- agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
- 2 Members
- charl08, boo-radley
85
- 2 Members
- christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
87
av Louise Penny
2,181 medlemmar
123 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 6.08
Tillagt 2016-12-27, 05:29 PM
- 2 Members
- Jim53, lindapanzo
88
av Lindy West
1,466 medlemmar
87 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 6.08
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:07 PM
- 2 Members
- k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
- 2 Members
- lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
8,722 medlemmar
517 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 6.04
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 06:51 PM
- 2 Members
- holly_golightly, hearshari
91
92
1,612 medlemmar
84 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 5.87
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 11:33 AM
- 2 Members
- Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
av Jim Butcher
14,594 medlemmar
609 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 5.71
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- miketopper, Kindleifier
94
av Kent Haruf
2,349 medlemmar
226 recensioner
4
Rankning 5.71
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:57 PM
- 2 Members
- zhejw, njinthesun
95
av Megan Abbott
1,152 medlemmar
71 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 5.71
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:39 AM
- 2 Members
- fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
6,751 medlemmar
287 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 5.66
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 02:54 PM
- 2 Members
- Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
- 2 Members
- EfEh, katemcangus
98
2,015 medlemmar
105 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 5.66
Tillagt 2016-12-24, 07:10 AM
- 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
1,483 medlemmar
64 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 5.66
Tillagt 2016-12-24, 05:45 AM
- 2 Members
- imyril, bookwormelf
100
- 2 Members
- Minthe, gtimcqueen