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
18,830 medlemmar
886 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
7,622 medlemmar
329 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
8,998 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
11,782 medlemmar
782 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
3,668 medlemmar
192 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
11,268 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
3,692 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
2,539 medlemmar
132 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 23.96
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:01 PM
10
7,782 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
4,432 medlemmar
240 recensioner
4
Rankning 20.7
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 08:54 AM
- 6 Members
- holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
1,815 medlemmar
95 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 19.85
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 11:59 AM
13
av Amor Towles
9,193 medlemmar
521 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
2,458 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
4,720 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
8,521 medlemmar
322 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 15.1
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 07:11 PM
- 5 Members
- Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
2,951 medlemmar
197 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 14.08
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 06:08 PM
- 4 Members
- rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
2,884 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
11,542 medlemmar
499 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
1,894 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
6,235 medlemmar
551 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 12.87
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:38 AM
- 4 Members
- mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
av Willa Cather
13,643 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
5,353 medlemmar
406 recensioner
4
Rankning 12.38
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:08 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
2,355 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
4,380 medlemmar
282 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
18,562 medlemmar
1,266 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
5,531 medlemmar
361 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
78,755 medlemmar
1,434 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 10.19
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:51 AM
- 3 Members
- karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses
34
5,381 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
18,235 medlemmar
1,248 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 10.08
Tillagt 2016-12-24, 07:10 AM
36
9,551 medlemmar
537 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 10.08
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 03:13 PM
37
7,334 medlemmar
509 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
16,913 medlemmar
475 recensioner
4
Rankning 9.66
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:34 PM
- 3 Members
- conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
av Max Porter
1,459 medlemmar
78 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 9.56
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 02:53 PM
- 3 Members
- mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
5,648 medlemmar
313 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 9.4
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:54 PM
- 3 Members
- avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
9,933 medlemmar
623 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 9.08
Tillagt 2016-12-25, 05:20 AM
- 3 Members
- maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
15,967 medlemmar
568 recensioner
½ 3.4
Rankning 9.02
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 05:26 PM
- 3 Members
- Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
1,289 medlemmar
54 recensioner
4
Rankning 8.91
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 06:01 PM
- 3 Members
- charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
av Ken Liu
1,589 medlemmar
70 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 8.88
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:50 AM
- 3 Members
- antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
6,931 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
13,202 medlemmar
514 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:18 PM
49
av Jodi Picoult
3,809 medlemmar
221 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:42 AM
- 2 Members
- Micheller7, terran
50
3,441 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
2,786 medlemmar
173 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
8,364 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
3,514 medlemmar
140 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 12:23 PM
58
1,740 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
298 medlemmar
18 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 02:50 AM
61
20,828 medlemmar
614 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 04:37 AM
62
6,236 medlemmar
304 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-27, 06:16 PM
- 2 Members
- Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
5,446 medlemmar
365 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 11:30 PM
- 2 Members
- jjwilson61, craso
64
2,970 medlemmar
146 recensioner
4
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-25, 05:21 PM
- 2 Members
- starfishian, sianpr
65
2,637 medlemmar
45 recensioner
½ 4.6
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-25, 03:56 AM
- 2 Members
- bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
1,627 medlemmar
68 recensioner
4
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2016-12-29, 05:15 PM
67
- 2 Members
- Kaffie, bethmariec
68
av Bill Clegg
1,239 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
2,165 medlemmar
146 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 6.83
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 06:18 PM
- 2 Members
- seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
73
4,510 medlemmar
227 recensioner
4
Rankning 6.73
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 08:11 PM
74
19,185 medlemmar
346 recensioner
4
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 11:50 AM
75
av Ernest Cline
18,580 medlemmar
1,281 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 08:13 AM
76
av Tana French
2,747 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
3,956 medlemmar
288 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 6.4
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 04:37 AM
79
3,398 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
52,910 medlemmar
1,300 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 6.2
Tillagt 2016-12-23, 05:40 PM
- 2 Members
- bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
13,778 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
3,321 medlemmar
198 recensioner
4
Rankning 6.19
Tillagt 2016-12-25, 05:21 PM
- 2 Members
- starfishian, LAKobow
83
2,836 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
2,184 medlemmar
123 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 6.08
Tillagt 2016-12-27, 05:29 PM
- 2 Members
- Jim53, lindapanzo
88
av Lindy West
1,465 medlemmar
87 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 6.08
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:07 PM
- 2 Members
- k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
- 2 Members
- lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
8,733 medlemmar
517 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 6.04
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 06:51 PM
- 2 Members
- holly_golightly, hearshari
91
92
1,613 medlemmar
84 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 5.87
Tillagt 2016-12-22, 11:33 AM
- 2 Members
- Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
av Jim Butcher
14,618 medlemmar
609 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 5.71
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- miketopper, Kindleifier
94
av Kent Haruf
2,350 medlemmar
226 recensioner
4
Rankning 5.71
Tillagt 2016-12-20, 05:57 PM
- 2 Members
- zhejw, njinthesun
95
av Megan Abbott
1,153 medlemmar
71 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 5.71
Tillagt 2016-12-21, 11:39 AM
- 2 Members
- fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
6,757 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
2,018 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
1,484 medlemmar
65 recensioner
4
Rankning 5.66
Tillagt 2016-12-24, 05:45 AM
- 2 Members
- imyril, bookwormelf
100
- 2 Members
- Minthe, gtimcqueen