Top Five Books of 2018
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- Description: What are your top five reads for 2018? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2018. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: [link to come] Join the discussion on Talk [link to come] 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
av Amor Towles
9,110 medlemmar
517 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 112.05
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 04:48 PM
- 31 Members
- aquamari, janoorani24, Euryale, SheLovesMaisie, charl08, sipthereader, raidergirl3, troutstreamman, ReluctantTechie, bjappleg8, LDVoorberg, greeneyed_ives, chgstrom, bezzabouza, carolfoisset, dkohler52, Dec31, lothiriel2003, Krisbee, bfkendrick, Tess_W, ahef1963, trlinatl, JenMDB, NoPlanetB, peremees, Sarah.Abbott, MelonieMurray, Letegretsoo, adherskowitx, davidflem1984, ,dianeham ,
- Förklaringar
- ahef1963: Vivid, detailed, alive, heartening. The Count is sentenced to permanent house arrest in a hotel across the street from the Kremlin, and needs to learn how to live in the hotel as passionately as he did in the outside world.
2
12,322 medlemmar
480 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 90.9
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:13 PM
- 25 Members
- writerlibrarian, kellyslist, bookworm12, aquamari, bkmcneil, urania1, Cariola, bjappleg8, N1na, knightlight777, dkohler52, michigantrumpet, IrishSue, trlinatl, kjgormley, lorannen, cabockwrites, This-n-That, Marmie7, Aigos.DaVila, BobOseid, windflwr, jbhunter, CMSharkey, TMJCB80
3
9,792 medlemmar
515 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 71.99
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:19 PM
4
8,813 medlemmar
532 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 69.2
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 08:53 AM
- 20 Members
- Deedledee, bookworm12, aquamari, murraymint11, raidergirl3, rhian_of_oz, chgstrom, Krisbee, IrishSue, PrueGallagher, olegalCA, This-n-That, Rchlwtsn, Rusty37, Sarah.Abbott, audiencedog, MelonieMurray, jbhunter, CMSharkey, Tosta
5
av Martha Wells
5,506 medlemmar
345 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 38.63
Tillagt 2018-12-16, 11:21 AM
- 11 Members
- writerlibrarian, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, souloftherose, TempleCat, Familiar_Diversions, Marmie7, Nova_Mortem, tldegray, Charon07
6
5,366 medlemmar
244 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 34.27
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 10:38 AM
- 10 Members
- debnance, aquamari, Parker51, arsolot, charl08, msf59, dkohler52, EllsieFind, Sarah.Abbott, BobOseid
7
5,797 medlemmar
336 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 33.97
Tillagt 2018-12-15, 12:16 AM
- 11 Members
- waitingtoderail, sipthereader, Cariola, jeanned, margitc, errata, peterveen, dianeham, BobOseid, chezbob, jbhunter,Kiwiclaire50
8
8,455 medlemmar
341 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 29.54
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 07:59 PM
- 11 Members
- kristenl, Micheller7, IMBOS, N1na, beebeereads, dkohler52, BLBera, Susan.Macura, This-n-That, Marmie7, CMSharkey,JaneAustenNut ,AmourFou ,
9
3,873 medlemmar
199 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 28.97
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:20 PM
- 10 Members
- bkmcneil, karenmarie, nivramkoorb, PrueGallagher, trlinatl, kjgormley, BobOseid, MelonieMurray, chezbob, jbhunter,
10
av Naomi Novik
3,847 medlemmar
200 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 27.48
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 07:25 PM
- 8 Members
- Aquila, rosalita, christina_reads, foggidawn, melmore, martitia, oceancat, souloftherose
11
av Erik Larson
22,167 medlemmar
701 recensioner
4
Rankning 26.67
Tillagt 2018-12-13, 05:52 AM
- 8 Members
- Minthe, Porua, pamdierickx, DWLDE, Travelgem, chezbob, CMSharkey, davidflem1984
- Förklaringar
- Porua: The crimes of H. H. Holmes filled me with a sense of dread and loneliness. Intertwined with this macabre tale is the struggle to bring the spectacular 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to life. That may sound dull, but trust me it isn't!
12
av Jesmyn Ward
3,964 medlemmar
195 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 26.31
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 10:40 AM
- 8 Members
- arsolot, charl08, IrishSue, peterveen, trlinatl, kayanelson, audiencedog, BobOseid
13
4,761 medlemmar
254 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 25.31
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 08:23 AM
- 8 Members
- bookwoman84, yarmando, zhejw, melmore, norabelle414, LDVoorberg, nivramkoorb, sturlington,karenmarie
14
11,191 medlemmar
687 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 23.42
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 01:35 PM
- 7 Members
- mahsdad, martitia, aethercowboy, Dec31, Krisbee, Rchlwtsn, Lauren_Shriver
- Förklaringar
- aethercowboy: This books is both touching and funny, and in the end, it almost made me cry bittersweet tears.
15
18,729 medlemmar
884 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 23.4
Tillagt 2018-12-15, 06:39 PM
- 7 Members
- overthemoon, amerynth, olca02, KarlzFragaz, Francisco_Javier, MelonieMurray, Charon07,Kiwiclaire50
16
1,740 medlemmar
81 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 22.31
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 02:12 PM
17
3,421 medlemmar
166 recensioner
4
Rankning 22.22
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 04:50 PM
- 8 Members
- Deedledee, bookworm12, raidergirl3, bjappleg8, greeneyed_ives, Susan.Macura, Marmie7, jbhunter
18
av Stephen King
5,102 medlemmar
211 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 22.04
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 12:55 PM
- 6 Members
- Bookmarque, muehlpfordt, amuskopf, lowelibrary, RaMurray, Francisco_Javier
19
44,425 medlemmar
696 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 20.81
Tillagt 2018-12-29, 12:46 PM
- 6 Members
- overthemoon, rarm, troutstreamman, muehlpfordt, martitia, Francisco_Javier
20
30,322 medlemmar
895 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 19.48
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 06:36 PM
- 7 Members
- overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, bfkendrick, Tess_W, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, ,Kiwiclaire50
21
16,379 medlemmar
476 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 19.42
Tillagt 2018-12-16, 07:41 PM
- 6 Members
- plaugher, overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, DWLDE, Kiwiclaire50
22
av Neil Gaiman
9,056 medlemmar
330 recensioner
4
Rankning 17.08
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:23 PM
- 5 Members
- mahsdad, zmeischa, kristilabrie, peremees, Aigos.DaVila
23
av David Grann
6,109 medlemmar
310 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 16.33
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 03:20 PM
- 5 Members
- lothiriel2003, michigantrumpet, AmourFou, darylanderson, Simontracy
24
av Martha Wells
2,611 medlemmar
167 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 15.75
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 07:26 PM
25
- 5 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, vwinsloe, flying_monkeys, HeatherMoss
- Förklaringar
- HeatherMoss: This was really different, but still within the realm of believable legislation that could befall us. I love her writing style.
26
- 5 Members
- bkmcneil, zhejw, SohoReader, JenMDB, cabockwrites
27
5,364 medlemmar
139 recensioner
4
Rankning 14.73
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 4 Members
- conceptDawg, ccatalfo, pamdierickx, Kiwiclaire50
28
22,850 medlemmar
938 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 14.19
Tillagt 2018-12-23, 05:46 AM
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, a.paravano, Francisco_Javier, Kiwiclaire50
29
2,048 medlemmar
104 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 14.19
Tillagt 2018-12-21, 06:48 AM
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, errata, bfkendrick, Davida.Chazan
30
1,990 medlemmar
110 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 13.66
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, charl08, beebeereads, chezbob
31
1,204 medlemmar
85 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 13.56
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, bookworm12, alphaorder, Tosta
32
7,724 medlemmar
296 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 13.08
Tillagt 2018-12-20, 02:46 PM
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, SohoReader, zmeischa, Travelgem
33
3,059 medlemmar
135 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 12.68
Tillagt 2018-12-14, 11:46 AM
- 4 Members
- proserpinarex, N1na, boo-radley, jtoneill0,aprille
34
av Kate Quinn
4,242 medlemmar
212 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 12.4
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 08:55 AM
- 4 Members
- dara85, rhian_of_oz, bfkendrick, FerneMysteryReader,
35
av Trevor Noah
6,133 medlemmar
361 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 12.23
Tillagt 2018-12-31, 01:31 AM
- 4 Members
- aprille, kristenl, DeltaQueen50, PaperbackPirate
36
av Roxane Gay
2,233 medlemmar
120 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 11.75
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 08:23 AM
- 4 Members
- melmore, sturlington, LyndaInOregon, Tosta
37
1,275 medlemmar
44 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 11.36
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:17 PM
- 3 Members
- timspalding, celaneus, LyndaInOregon
38
av Tayari Jones
3,954 medlemmar
256 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 11.04
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 08:57 PM
- 3 Members
- Micheller7, ultrabookgeek, gburlingham
- Förklaringar
- ultrabookgeek: When you want all the characters to win when they are at odds with each other, then you have an exceptional story.
39
- 3 Members
- onlinealterego, lottpoet, Emilylaura
40
- 3 Members
- Minthe, proserpinarex, JenMDB
41
7,752 medlemmar
368 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 10.68
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:23 PM
- 3 Members
- plaugher, celaneus, kristilabrie
- Förklaringar
- kristilabrie: Test List addition explanation notification, List created by another member.
42
- 3 Members
- overthemoon, KittyFiend, Aigos.DaVila
43
av Delia Owens
14,224 medlemmar
616 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 10.4
Tillagt 2018-12-13, 01:50 PM
- 3 Members
- IMBOS, njinthesun, michelynn2016
44
av Joseph Roth
2,888 medlemmar
76 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 10.4
Tillagt 2018-12-24, 08:47 AM
- 3 Members
- catcarlo, proserpinarex, starbox
45
7,173 medlemmar
317 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 10.19
Tillagt 2018-12-24, 01:17 PM
46
1,453 medlemmar
76 recensioner
4
Rankning 10.19
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 12:08 PM
- 3 Members
- proserpinarex, kara.shamy, Susan.Macura
47
av Pat Barker
2,388 medlemmar
103 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 10.09
Tillagt 2018-12-20, 03:54 PM
- 3 Members
- urania1, Cariola, LyndaInOregon
48
721 medlemmar
49 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 10.08
Tillagt 2018-12-15, 11:34 AM
- 3 Members
- Cariola, FAMeulstee, BLBera
49
av Ernest Cline
18,478 medlemmar
1,277 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 10.04
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 03:48 AM
- 3 Members
- flips, TLievens, Francisco_Javier
50
1,125 medlemmar
33 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 9.87
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 3 Members
- ccatalfo, pamdierickx, LyndaInOregon
51
av Angie Thomas
9,272 medlemmar
475 recensioner
½ 4.5
Rankning 9.77
Tillagt 2018-12-23, 07:34 AM
- 3 Members
- arsolot, oceancat, Emilylaura
52
- 3 Members
- Euryale, craso, jsburbidge
53
23,746 medlemmar
330 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 9.5
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 10:57 PM
- 3 Members
- overthemoon, Ciruelo, proserpinarex
54
2,057 medlemmar
133 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 9.35
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 3 Members
- Aquila, ablachly, rhian_of_oz
55
1,833 medlemmar
96 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 9.23
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 06:55 PM
- 3 Members
- Deedledee, sturlington, KeyonnaB.
56
- 3 Members
- vwinsloe, ultrabookgeek, jtoneill0
- Förklaringar
- ultrabookgeek: an amazing and loving family saga that never went the way you expect.
57
3,040 medlemmar
152 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 9.08
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:19 PM
- 3 Members
- murraymint11, YSBookRev, katemcangus
58
3,598 medlemmar
147 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 8.75
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 12:55 PM
- 3 Members
- neurokarma, amuskopf, Lille_lara
59
- 3 Members
- Bookmarque, shaunie, JenMDB
60
1,664 medlemmar
47 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 8.03
Tillagt 2018-12-13, 07:52 AM
- 3 Members
- yarmando, tsangal, briarhills
61
6,911 medlemmar
296 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2018-12-29, 12:00 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, gypsysmom
62
av Anne Frank
1,707 medlemmar
22 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 8
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 06:43 PM
- 2 Members
- cbl_tn, JaneAustenNut
63
2,639 medlemmar
104 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 7.81
Tillagt 2018-12-18, 07:31 AM
64
- 3 Members
- Davida.Chazan, Verkruissen, KeyonnaB.,dianeham
65
- 2 Members
- RBeffa, kara.shamy
66
3,886 medlemmar
54 recensioner
4
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2018-12-20, 09:29 AM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, Mencius
67
- 2 Members
- YSBookRev, bezzabouza
68
69
526 medlemmar
7 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 01:36 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, varielle
70
142 medlemmar
3 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 7.36
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- timspalding, celaneus
71
23,418 medlemmar
424 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-14, 10:28 PM
72
av George Eliot
17,719 medlemmar
331 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-17, 05:50 PM
73
av Primo Levi
6,070 medlemmar
98 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-30, 06:29 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, amerynth
74
av Barbara Pym
2,740 medlemmar
126 recensioner
4
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-30, 08:20 PM
- 2 Members
- debnance, overthemoon
75
2,698 medlemmar
186 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-20, 02:44 PM
- 2 Members
- sipthereader, SohoReader
76
2,542 medlemmar
167 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 11:52 AM
- 2 Members
- alphaorder, kgriffith
77
av Colm Tóibín
1,376 medlemmar
109 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-20, 03:56 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, urania1
78
1,292 medlemmar
80 recensioner
4
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 10:56 PM
- 2 Members
- Ciruelo, bezzabouza
79
1,153 medlemmar
69 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-10, 04:13 PM
80
av Beth Macy
1,059 medlemmar
59 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-14, 12:39 PM
- 2 Members
- melmore, Susan.Macura
81
av C. J. Sansom
1,022 medlemmar
45 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-15, 08:54 AM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, flips
82
790 medlemmar
33 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-20, 07:21 PM
83
av Lynn Vincent
493 medlemmar
25 recensioner
½ 4.4
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2019-01-01, 05:32 PM
- 2 Members
- janoorani24, BookLizard
84
92 medlemmar
7 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 7.04
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 01:35 PM
85
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, FAMeulstee
86
av Willa Cather
6,347 medlemmar
164 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 6.83
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 10:05 AM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, ahef1963
- Förklaringar
- ahef1963: My introduction to Willa Cather and I was blown away by the story, the prairie, and the amount of determination that can be rustled up in the middle of nowhere.
87
av Muriel Spark
5,207 medlemmar
170 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 6.83
Tillagt 2018-12-13, 01:37 PM
- 2 Members
- VW_Williams, HeatherMoss
- Förklaringar
- HeatherMoss: I can't believe I waited so long to read this. I thought it was delightful.
88
3,691 medlemmar
244 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 6.83
Tillagt 2018-12-11, 05:38 PM
- 2 Members
- holly_golightly, celaneus
- Förklaringar
- holly_golightly: I read this in March and I still think about it regularly. It is not an exaggeration to call this book mind-altering.
89
- 2 Members
- sipthereader, SohoReader
90
av J. L. Carr
2,308 medlemmar
118 recensioner
4.2
Rankning 6.83
Tillagt 2018-12-21, 03:22 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, encephalical
91
2,158 medlemmar
114 recensioner
½ 3.6
Rankning 6.83
Tillagt 2019-01-03, 05:59 PM
- 2 Members
- nivramkoorb, WendyRobyn
92
av Paul Gallico
738 medlemmar
31 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 6.83
Tillagt 2018-12-20, 05:15 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, tcereceda
93
703 medlemmar
48 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 6.83
Tillagt 2018-12-27, 12:30 PM
- 2 Members
- briarhills, Nova_Mortem
94
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, rocketjk
95
av Esi Edugyan
2,290 medlemmar
135 recensioner
3.9
Rankning 6.73
Tillagt 2018-12-15, 11:20 PM
- 2 Members
- plaugher, boo-radley
96
1,038 medlemmar
56 recensioner
½ 3.7
Rankning 6.73
Tillagt 2018-12-12, 11:11 AM
- 2 Members
- bookwoman84, tina1969
97
av Jack London
20,182 medlemmar
321 recensioner
3.8
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2018-12-20, 09:31 AM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, Mencius
98
av A. A. Milne
13,461 medlemmar
207 recensioner
½ 4.3
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2018-12-21, 07:05 AM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, Rusty37
99
2,486 medlemmar
164 recensioner
4
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2018-12-15, 07:44 AM
- 2 Members
- Carmenere, BookLizard
100
2,243 medlemmar
54 recensioner
4.1
Rankning 6.68
Tillagt 2018-12-20, 09:36 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, techeditor