Top Five Books of 2019

1
Where the Crawdads Sing
af Delia Owens
14,120 medlemmer
612 anmeldelser
4.1
12 Members
dara85, kristenl, Micheller7, raidergirl3, chgstrom, Leida, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, This-n-That, wandaly, SSLMoody, njdcva
2
Becoming
af Michelle Obama
8,417 medlemmer
340 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
10 Members
lauralkeet, terran, bjappleg8, chgstrom, njinthesun, Wassilissa, gypsysmom, julesnstu, SSLMoody, njdcva
3
The Dutch House
af Ann Patchett
4,532 medlemmer
271 anmeldelser
4.1
10 Members
Micheller7, LDVoorberg, N1na, bolero, Leida, edparks, rozymary, dianeham, Eyriu, njdcva
4
The Overstory
af Richard Powers
5,346 medlemmer
244 anmeldelser
4.1
7 Members
plaugher, LDVoorberg, EllsieFind, susannah65, kayanelson, Boand, njdcva
Forklaringer
Boand: By far and away the most original book I have read this year. It is also totally engaging, full of wondrous and shocking information. It made me cry in places but also smile at the wonders of trees. This book has stayed in my consciousness and remains one of my all time favourite reads, not just this year or decade but my entire life.
5
The Great Believers
af Rebecca Makkai
1,973 medlemmer
109 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
7 Members
lauralkeet, kristenl, zhejw, karenmarie, njinthesun, BLBera, kayanelson
6
Olive, Again
af Elizabeth Strout
2,060 medlemmer
128 anmeldelser
4.2
7 Members
lauralkeet, raidergirl3, shaunie, Copperskye, brenzi, edparks, KatyBee
7
Milkman
af Anna Burns
2,354 medlemmer
115 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
5 Members
zhejw, thorold, raidergirl3, jeanned, susannah65
8
The Lost Man
af Jane Harper
1,768 medlemmer
115 anmeldelser
4.1
6 Members
rosalita, Bookmarque, rhian_of_oz, tina1969, gypsysmom, ahef1963
9
The Library Book
af Susan Orlean
4,878 medlemmer
283 anmeldelser
4.1
5 Members
SeasideBookClub, bjappleg8, chgstrom, Capybara_99, susannah65
10
Gideon the Ninth
af Tamsyn Muir
4,422 medlemmer
180 anmeldelser
4.1
4 Members
Aquila, ablachly, bolero, KatyBee
11
Girl, Woman, Other
af Bernardine Evaristo
3,165 medlemmer
132 anmeldelser
4.2
4 Members
mooingzelda, zhejw, Travelgem, 123Bush
12
The Raven Tower
af Ann Leckie
1,490 medlemmer
84 anmeldelser
4
4 Members
Euryale, rarm, revbean, souloftherose
13
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
af Ottessa Moshfegh
3,032 medlemmer
133 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
4 Members
Capybara_99, sturlington, VW_Williams, Eyriu
14
Resten af dagen
af Kazuo Ishiguro
16,327 medlemmer
475 anmeldelser
4.2
4 Members
Edward, cbl_tn, gypsysmom, FranButt
15
Vindens navn
af Patrick Rothfuss
20,377 medlemmer
784 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
3 Members
ksd2, jeanned, mairzy
16
Vejen : roman
af Cormac McCarthy
34,361 medlemmer
1,404 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
NoPlanetB, kara.shamy, 123Bush
17
Unsheltered
af Barbara Kingsolver
2,147 medlemmer
114 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
3 Members
JenMDB, EllsieFind, FranButt
18
Circe
af Madeline Miller
12,349 medlemmer
476 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
KatyBee, vwinsloe, LyndaInOregon
19
The Nickel Boys
af Colson Whitehead
4,029 medlemmer
214 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
KatyBee, kayanelson, kissk0960
20
Warlight
af Michael Ondaatje
2,042 medlemmer
104 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
mdexter, gypsysmom, FranButt
21
The Secret Commonwealth
af Philip Pullman
1,938 medlemmer
63 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
mooingzelda, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
22
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
af Kathleen Rooney
1,197 medlemmer
85 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
Minthe, SeasideBookClub, Copperskye
23
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
af Gail Honeyman
8,759 medlemmer
530 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
lauralkeet, jeanned, 123Bush
24
Normal People
af Sally Rooney
6,833 medlemmer
270 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
N1na, susannah65, kissk0960
25
A Place for Us
af Fatima Farheen Mirza
1,040 medlemmer
72 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
kristenl, njinthesun, Laura1124
26
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
af N. K. Jemisin
1,430 medlemmer
50 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
Euryale, gypsysmom, ManWithAnAgenda
27
The Bookish Life of Nina Hill
af Abbi Waxman
1,554 medlemmer
123 anmeldelser
3.8
3 Members
bearette24, terran, LyndaInOregon
28
Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
af Zora Neale Hurston
1,650 medlemmer
66 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
oregonobsessionz, karenmarie, Charon07
29
Bogtyven
af Markus Zusak
44,852 medlemmer
2,120 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
3 Members
lottpoet, gypsysmom, 123Bush
30
Iza's Ballad
af Magda Szabó
329 medlemmer
14 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
Dilara86, kissk0960
31
The Testaments
af Margaret Atwood
6,117 medlemmer
224 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
shaunie, gypsysmom, 123Bush
32
Timerne
af Michael Cunningham
12,695 medlemmer
232 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
plaugher, gypsysmom, 123Bush
33
Beartown
af Fredrik Backman
4,140 medlemmer
232 anmeldelser
4.2
3 Members
gypsysmom, JenMDB, SSLMoody
34
Ask Again, Yes
af Mary Beth Keane
1,984 medlemmer
90 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Micheller7, wandaly
35
Under en strålende sol
af Khaled Hosseini
30,277 medlemmer
893 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
gypsysmom, EllsieFind, 123Bush
36
Spinning Silver
af Naomi Novik
3,825 medlemmer
200 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
rhian_of_oz, briarhills
37
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
af Neal Stephenson
1,489 medlemmer
61 anmeldelser
½ 3.4
2 Members
jsburbidge, dhm
38
Between Worlds: Folktales of Britain and Ireland
af Kevin Crossley-Holland
116 medlemmer
19 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
aethercowboy, Eyriu
Forklaringer
aethercowboy: I am a folklore junkie, and I love Crossley-Holland's book on Norse Mythology. Picking this one was a no-brainer.
39
A Gentleman in Moscow
af Amor Towles
9,054 medlemmer
513 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
2 Members
rhian_of_oz, chgstrom
40
A Darker Shade of Magic
af V. E. Schwab
7,368 medlemmer
324 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, mairzy
41
Money: A Suicide Note
af Martin Amis
3,289 medlemmer
55 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
ibinu, kissk0960
42
Øst for paradis
af John Steinbeck
23,355 medlemmer
423 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
2 Members
chwiggy, 123Bush
43
The Bees
af Laline Paull
1,741 medlemmer
127 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
bookwoman84, 123Bush
44
Dræb ikke en sangfugl
af Harper Lee
78,341 medlemmer
1,431 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
2 Members
anglemark, ibinu
45
The Priory of the Orange Tree
af Samantha Shannon
5,874 medlemmer
100 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
Aquila, tardis
46
My Sister, the Serial Killer
af Oyinkan Braithwaite
3,374 medlemmer
250 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
norabelle414, souloftherose
47
Children of Time
af Adrian Tchaikovsky
3,560 medlemmer
146 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, EllsieFind
48
Olive Kitteridge : roman
af Elizabeth Strout
9,888 medlemmer
618 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Dilara86, gypsysmom
49
A Memory Called Empire
af Arkady Martine
2,784 medlemmer
118 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
Aquila, tardis
50
The Silence of the Girls
af Pat Barker
2,382 medlemmer
103 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
RBeffa, Leida
51
The Grammarians
af Cathleen Schine
468 medlemmer
31 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
rosalita, mdexter
52
Rough Magic: Riding the World's Loneliest Horse Race
af Lara Prior-Palmer
204 medlemmer
13 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
terran, vwinsloe
53
Henry, Himself
af Stewart O'Nan
195 medlemmer
13 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
Copperskye, edparks
54
Black Death at the Golden Gate: The Race to Save America from the Bubonic Plague
af David K. Randall
165 medlemmer
11 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
oregonobsessionz, Eyriu
55
Recursion
af Blake Crouch
3,234 medlemmer
199 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
terran, wandaly
56
Parable of the Sower
af Octavia E. Butler
8,080 medlemmer
237 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
anglemark, gypsysmom
57
Killing Commendatore
af Haruki Murakami
1,847 medlemmer
54 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
dianeham, kissk0960
58
Another Roadside Attraction
af Tom Robbins
3,634 medlemmer
39 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
gypsysmom, LyndaInOregon
59
Magic for Liars
af Sarah Gailey
1,376 medlemmer
70 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
tardis, ablachly
60
Middle England
af Jonathan Coe
647 medlemmer
27 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Parker51, JenMDB
61
The Topeka School
af Ben Lerner
1,067 medlemmer
47 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
Parker51, Capybara_99
62
Washington Black
af Esi Edugyan
2,277 medlemmer
134 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
gypsysmom, kayanelson
63
Spill Simmer Falter Wither
af Sara Baume
458 medlemmer
33 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
LDVoorberg, gypsysmom
Forklaringer
LDVoorberg: So unexpected and interesting! Great nature descriptions and slow unveiling of the protagonist's tale of woe. A story in four parts, as indicated by the title.
64
The Light Brigade
af Kameron Hurley
662 medlemmer
32 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Aquila, gypsysmom
65
The Nightingale
af Kristin Hannah
9,748 medlemmer
463 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
tina1969, gypsysmom
66
Lab Girl
af Hope Jahren
2,627 medlemmer
157 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
gypsysmom, EllsieFind
67
Fleishman Is in Trouble
af Taffy Brodesser-Akner
1,271 medlemmer
75 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
ablachly, gypsysmom
68
Krøniker fra Mars
af Ray Bradbury
16,596 medlemmer
322 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
gypsysmom, ahef1963
69
Good Omens
af Terry Pratchett
34,725 medlemmer
787 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, gypsysmom
70
Big Sky
af Kate Atkinson
1,369 medlemmer
78 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Copperskye, gypsysmom
71
The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek
af Kim Michele Richardson
2,692 medlemmer
185 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
shomchick, gypsysmom
72
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals
af Sy Montgomery
604 medlemmer
33 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
gypsysmom, wandaly
73
Never Let Me Go
af Kazuo Ishiguro
22,786 medlemmer
937 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
Edward
74
Dublinfolk
af James Joyce
19,671 medlemmer
226 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
Mirabelle
75
Wolf Hall : roman
af Hilary Mantel
13,466 medlemmer
650 anmeldelser
4
Member
VW_Williams
76
Maus : en overlevende fortæller
af Art Spiegelman
8,690 medlemmer
257 anmeldelser
½ 4.5
Member
Minthe
77
Chokdoktrinen
af Naomi Klein
5,370 medlemmer
128 anmeldelser
4.2
Member
FAMeulstee
78
Lord of Light
af Roger Zelazny
5,172 medlemmer
114 anmeldelser
4
Member
SFF1928-1973
79
Verdens vinter
af Ken Follett
4,935 medlemmer
156 anmeldelser
4
Member
Wassilissa
80
Sing, Unburied, Sing
af Jesmyn Ward
3,942 medlemmer
195 anmeldelser
4.1
Member
Charon07
81
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
af Ocean Vuong
3,756 medlemmer
129 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
ManWithAnAgenda
82
Falling Angels
af Tracy Chevalier
3,599 medlemmer
83 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
Member
Bookmarque
83
A House for Mr Biswas
af V. S. Naipaul
3,447 medlemmer
68 anmeldelser
3.8
Member
ahef1963
84
Brothers in Arms
af Lois McMaster Bujold
2,548 medlemmer
46 anmeldelser
4.1
Member
soraki
85
Old Filth
af Jane Gardam
2,317 medlemmer
140 anmeldelser
4
Member
Laura1124
86
Nothing to See Here
af Kevin Wilson
2,142 medlemmer
133 anmeldelser
4
Member
mdexter
87
The Flatshare
af Beth O'Leary
2,055 medlemmer
110 anmeldelser
4.1
Member
foggidawn
88
In the Dream House: A Memoir
af Carmen Maria Machado
1,702 medlemmer
63 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
Member
sturlington
89
Middlegame
af Seanan McGuire
1,477 medlemmer
70 anmeldelser
4
Member
tardis
90
Pavane
af Keith Roberts
1,402 medlemmer
44 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
Member
RBeffa
91
No Exit
af Taylor Adams
1,360 medlemmer
78 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
tina1969
92
Machines Like Me
af Ian McEwan
1,280 medlemmer
57 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
Member
kayanelson
93
Pumpkinheads
af Rainbow Rowell
1,227 medlemmer
97 anmeldelser
4
Member
bearette24
94
Assassin's Fate
af Robin Hobb
1,116 medlemmer
53 anmeldelser
½ 4.6
Member
mooingzelda
95
Mågen : skuespil i 4 akter
af Anton Tschechow
1,115 medlemmer
20 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
ibinu
96
Inheritance: A Memoir of Genealogy, Paternity, and Love
af Dani Shapiro
943 medlemmer
55 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
Micheller7
97
A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction
af Terry Pratchett
842 medlemmer
46 anmeldelser
4
Member
Cynfelyn
Forklaringer
Cynfelyn: I could so easily choose five Terry Pratchett books as my five favourite books of this year, or of any year, but I really oughtn't. So I'll take this collection of non-fiction to my desert island.
98
Maps of meaning: the architecture of belief
af Jordan B. Peterson
749 medlemmer
5 anmeldelser
3.9
Member
aethercowboy
Forklaringer
aethercowboy: As a fan of Jordan Peterson's rational take on things, I had to read his magnum opus. It is like reading 12 Rules for Life with the training wheels off.
99
James Tiptree Jr: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
af Julie Phillips
745 medlemmer
32 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
Member
anglemark
100
Go, Went, Gone
af Jenny Erpenbeck
719 medlemmer
48 anmeldelser
4.1
Member
Parker51