Top Five Books of 2017

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What are your top five reads for 2017? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2017. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: . Join the discussion on Talk 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
8,931 medlemmar
507 recensioner
½ 4.4
19 Members
agjuba, snora, kristenl, clue, karenmarie, krazy4katz, hazel1123, lindapanzo, cataloga, BBleil, Devlindusty, sleedev, Tess_W, VintageReader, This-n-That, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, IngerH, Anashana
Förklaringar
agjuba: This is perhaps my all-time favorite book -- the writing is smart and clever, the characters are beautifully fleshed-out, and the premise is unusual.
2
5,811 medlemmar
331 recensioner
3.9
3
8,732 medlemmar
372 recensioner
4
4
2,019 medlemmar
105 recensioner
3.9
10 Members
Parker51, RidgewayGirl, PatsyMurray, Cait86, BLBera, yalliejane, JenMDB, missizicks, Emmay, worldisquiet
Förklaringar
PatsyMurray: This is the year I discovered Ali Smith.
missizicks: This is as close to perfect as a book gets for me.
6
6,084 medlemmar
356 recensioner
½ 4.4
7
8,965 medlemmar
328 recensioner
4
8
3,578 medlemmar
231 recensioner
3.8
9
3,914 medlemmar
194 recensioner
4.1
10
3,299 medlemmar
203 recensioner
½ 4.4
11
8,300 medlemmar
349 recensioner
4.2
12
2,860 medlemmar
222 recensioner
4.2
13
5,522 medlemmar
273 recensioner
½ 4.3
14
3,789 medlemmar
233 recensioner
3.9
15
8,629 medlemmar
517 recensioner
3.9
16
12,059 medlemmar
266 recensioner
4.1
17
7,111 medlemmar
315 recensioner
3.9
5 Members
dchaikin, Mirabelle, kara.shamy, Laura1124, carol.iam
Förklaringar
dchaikin: I love the whole series, my favorite books in a long time. I was swept away.
18
2,936 medlemmar
160 recensioner
½ 4.5
19
11,528 medlemmar
775 recensioner
4.1
20
5,581 medlemmar
317 recensioner
4
21
5,909 medlemmar
303 recensioner
4.1
22
6,562 medlemmar
229 recensioner
4
23
1,737 medlemmar
80 recensioner
4.1
24
5,288 medlemmar
399 recensioner
4
4 Members
Storeetllr, virginiahomeschooler, peatr, AnnabelHart
Förklaringar
peatr: first time in years I have been totally excited and shocked and shaken by a book! stunning.
25
3,057 medlemmar
190 recensioner
4.1
4 Members
generalkala, lahochstetler, BoundTogetherForGood, kara.shamy
Förklaringar
BoundTogetherForGood: I was riveted by this tragic telling of the devastation that befell these young American women.
26
4,292 medlemmar
136 recensioner
4.1
27
2,126 medlemmar
85 recensioner
3.9
28
9,162 medlemmar
473 recensioner
½ 4.5
29
8,812 medlemmar
450 recensioner
4
30
2,710 medlemmar
137 recensioner
½ 3.7
31
2,214 medlemmar
120 recensioner
4.2
32
709 medlemmar
136 recensioner
½ 3.4
33
9,853 medlemmar
615 recensioner
3.9
34
5,984 medlemmar
200 recensioner
½ 3.6
35
2,913 medlemmar
159 recensioner
4
36
551 medlemmar
50 recensioner
4
37
2,928 medlemmar
145 recensioner
4
38
7,917 medlemmar
360 recensioner
4.2
39
6,350 medlemmar
278 recensioner
4.1
40
1,539 medlemmar
82 recensioner
3.9
41
4,639 medlemmar
243 recensioner
½ 4.6
3 Members
ReluctantTechie, vwinsloe, Tosta
Förklaringar
ReluctantTechie: A well-written narrative about injustice in our judicial system that I was not aware of. It was also an inspiring example of personal commitment and activism.
42
25,288 medlemmar
430 recensioner
½ 4.3
43
3,643 medlemmar
286 recensioner
½ 3.7
3 Members
heidialice, Capybara_99, carol.iam
Förklaringar
heidialice: A beautifully lyrical meditation on family, relationships and how they change over time and aging. A timeless, utterly believable, faltering voice, Lucy is naive and childlike in so many ways, yet incredibly perceptive when it comes to observing other people and their inner struggles.
44
2,519 medlemmar
97 recensioner
½ 3.6
45
8,650 medlemmar
529 recensioner
4.1
3 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, bibliotess, Tosta
Förklaringar
BoundTogetherForGood: This book visits the life of a quirky young woman. The reader is allowed to watch as her life begins to transform into one of greater awareness and occasional delight.
46
2,084 medlemmar
88 recensioner
3.8
47
7,984 medlemmar
161 recensioner
½ 4.3
48
3,421 medlemmar
87 recensioner
½ 4.4
2 Members
FAMeulstee, bearymore
Förklaringar
bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
49
1,315 medlemmar
76 recensioner
3.8
50
37,892 medlemmar
520 recensioner
4.1
51
22,727 medlemmar
938 recensioner
3.8
52
6,321 medlemmar
386 recensioner
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
53
1,484 medlemmar
95 recensioner
½ 4.6
54
1,417 medlemmar
86 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
55
13,420 medlemmar
187 recensioner
4
56
1,437 medlemmar
56 recensioner
3.9
57
1,002 medlemmar
41 recensioner
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
58
789 medlemmar
25 recensioner
3.9
59
696 medlemmar
14 recensioner
3.9
60
11,315 medlemmar
151 recensioner
3.9
61
1,896 medlemmar
118 recensioner
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
62
18,320 medlemmar
1,269 recensioner
4.1
63
6,995 medlemmar
405 recensioner
4.1
64
5,075 medlemmar
146 recensioner
4
65
3,940 medlemmar
287 recensioner
4.1
66
2,800 medlemmar
158 recensioner
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
67
972 medlemmar
56 recensioner
3.9
68
623 medlemmar
16 recensioner
½ 3.7
69
515 medlemmar
32 recensioner
3.8
70
10,665 medlemmar
244 recensioner
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Förklaringar
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
71
6,832 medlemmar
335 recensioner
½ 3.7
72
1,391 medlemmar
52 recensioner
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
73
376 medlemmar
13 recensioner
½ 4.4
74
91 medlemmar
6 recensioner
½ 3.7
75
6,150 medlemmar
538 recensioner
3.9
76
3,814 medlemmar
118 recensioner
½ 4.4
77
2,939 medlemmar
83 recensioner
3.9
78
1,655 medlemmar
144 recensioner
4.1
79
1,423 medlemmar
77 recensioner
3.8
80
956 medlemmar
69 recensioner
4.1
81
703 medlemmar
65 recensioner
4.1
82
2,610 medlemmar
155 recensioner
4.1
83
953 medlemmar
16 recensioner
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
84
10,128 medlemmar
581 recensioner
3.8
85
1,098 medlemmar
72 recensioner
½ 4.3
86
573 medlemmar
26 recensioner
4.1
87
11,084 medlemmar
182 recensioner
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
88
2,833 medlemmar
240 recensioner
3.9
89
1,713 medlemmar
146 recensioner
3.8
90
3,953 medlemmar
141 recensioner
3.9
91
1,659 medlemmar
83 recensioner
4.2
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
92
833 medlemmar
71 recensioner
½ 3.3
93
8,274 medlemmar
721 recensioner
3.8
2 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
Förklaringar
BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
94
2,757 medlemmar
167 recensioner
½ 4.3
95
1,827 medlemmar
95 recensioner
3.8
96
1,188 medlemmar
84 recensioner
3.9
97
14,749 medlemmar
796 recensioner
3.9
98
80,091 medlemmar
1,363 recensioner
½ 4.4
Member
alaskaEditor
Förklaringar
alaskaEditor: A classic that I'd never read but finally got around to when a neighbor handed me this and the parody, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Read 'em both and loved them.
99
42,279 medlemmar
1,117 recensioner
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399
100
31,588 medlemmar
555 recensioner
4.1
Member
Tinuvia