Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years

Beskrivning
A casual acquaintance is looking for ideas about books to read, but you don't know much about their tastes. Thinking back over your last five years of reading, which books would you recommend?
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20,605 medlemmar
608 recensioner
4.2
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17,141 medlemmar
910 recensioner
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11,567 medlemmar
775 recensioner
4.1
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1,802 medlemmar
158 recensioner
3.8
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5,311 medlemmar
315 recensioner
4.2
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7,678 medlemmar
406 recensioner
4.1
20 Members
aprille, SqueakyChu, pammab, bookworm12, goldenmoon, KimarieBee, amysisson, kxn11, goldenlobo, hammockqueen, KatyBee, Jenny1013, IrishSue, Winny99, Penske, KittyTwist, richard_c, WendyRobyn, archanads, nankan,pitjrw , ,aulsmith
Förklaringar
: Bad science fiction, terrible dialogue, and really bad theology.
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38,281 medlemmar
622 recensioner
4.1
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22,140 medlemmar
1,262 recensioner
4.2
15 Members
donutage, fifthbusy, kootibkiteer, RobinMG, briarhills, smasler, rozymary, Risbom, WhatUsername, HelenGress, Peace2, richard_c, ParanoidMaryMarvel, Jelissa88, SundayN
Förklaringar
donutage: An inventive and, by the end, surprisingly moving story of an orphan raised in and by a graveyard. Categorized as a YA title, which is understandable, but I consider it also a meditation on parenthood.
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27,829 medlemmar
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4.1
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12,747 medlemmar
335 recensioner
4.1
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38,866 medlemmar
656 recensioner
3.9
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3,782 medlemmar
54 recensioner
½ 4.3
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4,004 medlemmar
341 recensioner
3.9
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40,955 medlemmar
1,045 recensioner
½ 4.3
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9,660 medlemmar
456 recensioner
½ 4.3
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53,596 medlemmar
990 recensioner
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13 Members
gilroy, applemcg, brianc6, lordcharles, martensgirl, eclecticdodo, joanra21, Peace2, chwiggy, Femklutz, CharlesTheB, ijamiedee, Kylagm
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lordcharles: Opened my eyes to a number of things - and possibilities. Frightening. On pet.
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5,892 medlemmar
312 recensioner
4.1
12 Members
pechmerle, rstaedter, Kieln, lillypatti72, Lapsus16, rozymary, peterveen, LoneS, linlef, kazzer2u, Michael_Gibbons, CharlesTheB
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pechmerle: A combination of East Asian history, historical romance, suspense, and writing style that is irresistible. A little knowledge of Japanese history before reading makes it a much richer reading experience.
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5,917 medlemmar
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12 Members
Shrike58, Aquila, Euryale, ArieJvdP, dhm, SusiLibrarian, RobinMG, Dilara86, zjakkelien, gypsysmom, lorannen, jpahl,ayaeckel
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Shrike58: Another current example of the best state of the art of modern SF that builds on the traditions of the field (imagine what a collaboration between Le Guin & Cherryh would look like) while trying to extend the state of the art. Some people think this is a bad thing, and I'm not sure that Leckie's tricks of language always work, but this is ultimately a very individual story of how one comes by personal dignity.
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19,011 medlemmar
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3,943 medlemmar
287 recensioner
4.1
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8,972 medlemmar
509 recensioner
½ 4.4
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3,063 medlemmar
166 recensioner
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4,171 medlemmar
251 recensioner
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85
9,168 medlemmar
292 recensioner
4.1
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8,851 medlemmar
352 recensioner
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15,845 medlemmar
383 recensioner
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89
5,661 medlemmar
163 recensioner
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90
6,904 medlemmar
344 recensioner
½ 4.3
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35,342 medlemmar
539 recensioner
3.8
11 Members
aprille, donutage, unspuncapricorn, dmsteyn, smasler, tjsween, AmourFou, pseudoeden, CharlesTheB, NidiaMR86, CLMor,KerryMcGuire ,booksbooks63
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donutage: It's a "classic" for a reason. Ambitious, profound, playful, at times bizarre. Like many, I read this back in high school and was somewhat flummoxed by the "boring" "digressions" about whale anatomy and sailing ships. When I re-read it a couple years ago, I was more willing to take the sprawling narrative on its own terms and found it infinitely enjoyable.
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9,327 medlemmar
181 recensioner
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18,061 medlemmar
446 recensioner
3.9
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14,998 medlemmar
145 recensioner
4.1
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8,509 medlemmar
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½ 3.7
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5,220 medlemmar
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½ 4.5