Top Five Books of 2015

1

The Martian

af Andy Weir

18,110 medlemmer

1,240 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2

Station Eleven

af Emily St. John Mandel

11,667 medlemmer

777 anmeldelser

4.1

3

Alt det lys vi ikke ser

af Anthony Doerr

18,776 medlemmer

880 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

17 Members: amarie, Micheller7, DerBuecherwurm, Patient, terran, dudes22, Mallc, mahrenew, RBeffa, silverada, rodrick, gypsysmom, a_forester, JenMDB, PATSEA6, LisbethE, PollyMig
Forklaringer: a_forester: Inspiring creativity in the use of language, time, plot, and in making everyday observations transform into poetry. This was a story of two people whose lives were torn apart by World War II but who found their way to meaning in living. This is what great writing can do.

4

Uprooted

af Naomi Novik

6,398 medlemmer

389 anmeldelser

4.1

12 Members: kbuxton, tardis, christina_reads, crystallyn, Euryale, infjsarah, jjmcgaffey, lkmiller, citygirl, rockinrhombus, TempleCat, PATSEA6

5

En mand der hedder Ove

af Fredrik Backman

11,134 medlemmer

685 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

10 Members: kristenl, charl08, terran, whymaggiemay, chgstrom, _debbie_, vancouverdeb, ahef1963, Grasshoppertld, Rchlwtsn
Forklaringer: whymaggiemay: An amazing curmudgeon who loves forever and more often than he thinks.

6

H Is for Hawk

af Helen Macdonald

4,348 medlemmer

278 anmeldelser

3.9

10 Members: conceptDawg, Jambyfool, lauralkeet, charl08, snail49, rodrick, PATSEA6, PollyMig, dadito, uncharry

7

The Nightingale

af Kristin Hannah

9,753 medlemmer

463 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

9 Members: dara85, Micheller7, terran, lindapanzo, vancouverdeb, silverada, JSWBooks, PATSEA6, MrsMathias

8

Kvinden i toget

af Paula Hawkins

17,771 medlemmer

1,112 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

9 Members: erinclark, LynnB, chgstrom, mahrenew, seasonsoflove, tina1969, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, ebrahmstadt

9

Our Souls at Night

af Kent Haruf

2,339 medlemmer

226 anmeldelser

4

8 Members: claireb, DerBuecherwurm, Mallc, novelcommentary, msf59, boo-radley, KatyBee, sharon4

10

Euphoria

af Lily King

2,637 medlemmer

162 anmeldelser

3.9

7 Members: ablachly, zhejw, kxn11, keywestnan, mary2515, Renabur, LisbethE
Forklaringer: Renabur: Wonderful writing, compelling story

11

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End

af Atul Gawande

5,242 medlemmer

281 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

7 Members: waitingtoderail, kaulsu, Patient, mahrenew, cmtl, jhoaglin, ronyb

12

Stillidsen

af Donna Tartt

14,853 medlemmer

799 anmeldelser

3.9

8 Members: sipthereader, snail49, winteralli, KatyBee, Brindle, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, VertOlive

13

Min geniale veninde : barndom, tidlig ungdom

af Elena Ferrante

7,141 medlemmer

315 anmeldelser

3.9

7 Members: claireb, Mallc, mahrenew, baystateRA, maritimer, Leida, bernie69

14

Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania

af Erik Larson

5,082 medlemmer

278 anmeldelser

4.1

7 Members: rosalita, Mallc, MJC1946, lindapanzo, dadito, MrsMathias, DavidDallas

15

En gud i ruiner

af Kate Atkinson

2,950 medlemmer

146 anmeldelser

4

7 Members: brewergirl, sunybookworm, Mallc, msf59, maritimer, rodrick, Grasshoppertld

16

Den smalle vej til det dybe nord : roman

af Richard Flanagan

3,124 medlemmer

146 anmeldelser

4

6 Members: charl08, novelcommentary, peterveen, Brindle, kara.shamy, PollyMig

17

The Goblin Emperor

af Katherine Addison

2,927 medlemmer

197 anmeldelser

4.1

6 Members: Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, souloftherose, Ignolopi, RavenRing

18

Between the World and Me

af Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,734 medlemmer

368 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

6 Members: waitingtoderail, msf59, LFUMC, JSWBooks, gravitysbook, EllsbethB

19

Over Atlanten : roman

af Colum McCann

1,819 medlemmer

168 anmeldelser

4

5 Members: innominate, Sockurmum, vwinsloe, Risbom, JenMDB

20

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

af Daniel James Brown

5,320 medlemmer

261 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

5 Members: BookWallah, bjappleg8, mdexter, IsolaBlue, MrsMathias

21

Ancillary Mercy

af Ann Leckie

2,514 medlemmer

131 anmeldelser

4.2

5 Members: tardis, Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
Forklaringer: Familiar_Diversions: While I hated saying goodbye to the main cast of characters, this was a satisfying ending to the Imperial Radch trilogy and will probably be a comfort read of mine for some time to come.

22

Projekt Rosie

af Graeme Simsion

7,595 medlemmer

550 anmeldelser

4

5 Members: EMS_24, Eowyn1, Brindle, Peace2, DanaSchipporeit

23

The Bone Clocks

af David Mitchell

4,979 medlemmer

290 anmeldelser

3.8

5 Members: SimoneA, mahsdad, katemcangus, Her_Royal_Orangeness, lorannen

24

Ancillary Justice

af Ann Leckie

5,928 medlemmer

365 anmeldelser

4

5 Members: revbean, kxn11, lottpoet, souloftherose, flying_monkeys

25

A Spool of Blue Thread

af Anne Tyler

3,068 medlemmer

209 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

5 Members: charl08, whymaggiemay, Leida, vancouverdeb, Rchlwtsn
Forklaringer: whymaggiemay: This is deservedly on many "best of" lists for 2015. Tyler makes her family our family and explains our family to us.

26

Did You Ever Have a Family

af Bill Clegg

1,235 medlemmer

98 anmeldelser

3.9

5 Members: lauralkeet, charl08, terran, novelcommentary, edparks

27

Ondskabens høst

af Robert Galbraith

4,385 medlemmer

238 anmeldelser

4

5 Members: DerBuecherwurm, keywestnan, Eowyn1, miketopper, ebrahmstadt

28

Life After Life

af Kate Atkinson

8,242 medlemmer

589 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: sianpr, dudes22, mahrenew, vwinsloe

29

Wolf Hall : roman

af Hilary Mantel

13,471 medlemmer

650 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: hipdeep, cdowney086, PollyMig, taxonet

30

Nora Webster

af Colm Tóibín

1,470 medlemmer

71 anmeldelser

3.9

4 Members: innominate, anglemark, Leida, peterveen

31

Elizabeth er forsvundet

af Emma Healey

1,992 medlemmer

150 anmeldelser

3.8

4 Members: lauralkeet, Ameise1, ahef1963, taxonet

32

Leviathan Wakes

af James S. A. Corey

7,304 medlemmer

358 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: conceptDawg, questionablepotato, Risbom, kennethb97

33

A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories

af Lucia Berlin

1,761 medlemmer

60 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: claireb, Capybara_99, msf59

34

Etta and Otto and Russell and James

af Emma Hooper

630 medlemmer

55 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

3 Members: LynnB, pltgsage, LisbethE

35

Seveneves

af Neal Stephenson

4,818 medlemmer

251 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: kbuxton, szarka, sunybookworm

36

Fates and Furies

af Lauren Groff

3,761 medlemmer

212 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

3 Members: ReneeGKC, ebrahmstadt, asrushton

37

A Little Life

af Hanya Yanagihara

7,454 medlemmer

326 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: baystateRA, cmtl, kara.shamy

38

You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost)

af Felicia Day

1,683 medlemmer

145 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: norabelle414, rebl, ultrabookgeek
Forklaringer: rebl: The selection of You're Never Weird is based on the audio book. The book could have read like an overlong humblebrag. Instead she's engaging, honest and entertaining. She is as genuine as you can get in memoir.

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Historien om A.J. Fikrys liv

af Gabrielle Zevin

5,927 medlemmer

567 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: Patient, BookLizard, FerneMysteryReader

40

Uindviet jord

af Hannah Kent

3,601 medlemmer

273 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: innominate, rarm, kxn11

41

Vindens navn

af Patrick Rothfuss

20,386 medlemmer

784 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

3 Members: bookworm12, ahef1963, BoekenTrol71

42

Crooked Heart

af Lissa Evans

524 medlemmer

41 anmeldelser

4.1

3 Members: ablachly, kxn11, vancouverdeb

43

Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

af Susan Cain

11,572 medlemmer

495 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: BookWallah, seasonsoflove, pltgsage

44

Ancillary Sword

af Ann Leckie

2,965 medlemmer

174 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
Forklaringer: Familiar_Diversions: I reread this book several times while waiting for Ancillary Mercy to come out. Breq and Seivarden alone were nice enough, but Breq with a ship and a crew was even better.

45

Sorcerer to the Crown

af Zen Cho

1,714 medlemmer

106 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: imyril, christina_reads, rarm

46

Rum

af Emma Donoghue

14,307 medlemmer

977 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: kara.shamy, dianeham, DanaSchipporeit

47

The Nature of the Beast

af Louise Penny

2,084 medlemmer

122 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: kellyslist, kxn11, lindapanzo

48

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

af Susanna Clarke

26,960 medlemmer

772 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: szarka, souloftherose, Risbom

49

Det Gyldne Kompas

af Philip Pullman

36,153 medlemmer

742 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: fannyprice, kristilabrie

50

Vredens druer

af John Steinbeck

34,259 medlemmer

471 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: PaperbackPirate, Turambar

51

Among Others

af Jo Walton

2,942 medlemmer

250 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: karspeak, lorannen

52

Sodom and Gomorrah

af Marcel Proust

2,610 medlemmer

38 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: proximity1, ReneeGKC

53

The Moor's Account

af Laila Lalami

938 medlemmer

55 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: kristenl, Ling.Lass

54

Kaninbjerget

af Richard Adams

24,863 medlemmer

471 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: revbean, briarhills

55

Den blinde morder

af Margaret Atwood

16,471 medlemmer

384 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: bookwoman84, Dilara86

56

Oceanet hvor grusvejen endte

af Neil Gaiman

14,829 medlemmer

961 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: terran, Ape

57

The Sparrow

af Mary Doria Russell

7,701 medlemmer

406 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: dudes22, viktorasd

58

Irske forviklinger

af J. G. Farrell

1,449 medlemmer

52 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: plaugher, abbottthomas

59

Benediction

af Kent Haruf

1,125 medlemmer

100 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: dara85, lauralkeet

60

The Night Sister

af Jennifer McMahon

826 medlemmer

68 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: seasonsoflove, flying_monkeys

61

The Fifth Season

af N. K. Jemisin

7,961 medlemmer

362 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: rarm, TheDivineOomba

62

Doomsday Book

af Connie Willis

7,956 medlemmer

374 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: MarthaJeanne, cbl_tn
Forklaringer: MarthaJeanne: I read three books by Connie Willis, and all three deserve this spot.

63

Jeg er Malala : pigen, der kæmpede for uddannelse og blev skudt af Taleban

af Malala Yousafzai

6,403 medlemmer

268 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: amarie, MrsMathias
Forklaringer: amarie: This sweet memoir turned a vague person on the news to a truly admirable young woman.

64

Suttree

af Cormac McCarthy

3,023 medlemmer

66 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: dchaikin, sipthereader

65

A Brief History of Seven Killings

af Marlon James

2,858 medlemmer

108 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: msf59, gypsysmom

66

The Luminaries

af Eleanor Catton

5,025 medlemmer

247 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: SimoneA, baystateRA

67

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History

af Elizabeth Kolbert

3,620 medlemmer

163 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: Parker51, inge87

68

Rastløshedens bog af Bernardo Soares

af Fernando Pessoa

5,076 medlemmer

74 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: ursula, VW_Williams

69

Lad ulvene komme

af Carol Rifka Brunt

3,597 medlemmer

247 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: erinclark, _debbie_

70

Nimona

af ND Stevenson

3,420 medlemmer

197 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: questionablepotato, zhejw

71

The Library at Mount Char

af Scott Hawkins

2,923 medlemmer

249 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: baystateRA, ManWithAnAgenda

72

Min kamp : roman

af Karl Ove Knausgård

2,811 medlemmer

112 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: ursula, mdexter

73

Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? A Memoir

af Roz Chast

1,639 medlemmer

119 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: Parker51, uncharry

74

When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II

af Molly Guptill Manning

949 medlemmer

61 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: lindapanzo, MrsMathias

75

Furiously Happy

af Jenny Lawson

3,294 medlemmer

198 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: BookLizard, asrushton

76

Wonder

af R. J. Palacio

14,068 medlemmer

1,239 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

2 Members: Leida, Wassilissa

77

Fruen til Wildfell Hall

af Anne Brontë

7,484 medlemmer

168 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: ursula, bookworm12

78

Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You: A Guide to the Universe

af Marcus Chown

304 medlemmer

2 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: Renabur, briarhills
Forklaringer: Renabur: The wondrous facts reported in this accessible book have brought me joy this year. The story of reality is more wonderful than fiction

79

The Lowland

af Jhumpa Lahiri

3,305 medlemmer

177 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: novelcommentary, njinthesun

80

Circling the Sun

af Paula McLain

1,975 medlemmer

181 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: saucybetty, TempleCat

81

Marvel and a Wonder

af Joe Meno

100 medlemmer

16 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: boo-radley, PaperbackPirate

82

City of Stairs

af Robert Jackson Bennett

1,942 medlemmer

149 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: kbuxton, Euryale

83

Drift

af M. K. Hutchins

58 medlemmer

1 anmeldelse

3.1

2 Members: Ignolopi, RavenRing

84

The Girl with All the Gifts

af M. R. Carey

5,306 medlemmer

399 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: infjsarah, erinclark

85

The Dog Stars

af Peter Heller

2,877 medlemmer

221 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: whymaggiemay, kennethb97
Forklaringer: whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes

86

Den store Gatsby

af F. Scott Fitzgerald

72,051 medlemmer

1,165 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: Brindle, Turambar

87

Americanah : roman

af Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

7,701 medlemmer

296 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: zhejw, Dilara86

88

Dorothy Must Die

af Danielle Paige

2,772 medlemmer

125 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: kgriffith, DanaSchipporeit

89

The Shepherd's Crown

af Terry Pratchett

2,679 medlemmer

116 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: kbuxton, tardis

90

How to Be Both

af Ali Smith

1,571 medlemmer

51 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: innominate, kara.shamy

91

Grief is the Thing with Feathers

af Max Porter

1,444 medlemmer

78 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: claireb, Capybara_99

92

Vejene

af Jack Kerouac

27,928 medlemmer

385 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: edmurbobby, Turambar

93

Soning

af Ian McEwan

26,458 medlemmer

626 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: fannyprice, a_forester
Forklaringer: a_forester: Writing that takes you into character, place and time and presents us with that rare treat- an individual psyche, with just the right balance of what we can relate to as human beings and what makes us different from one another.

94

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

af Bryan Stevenson

4,668 medlemmer

243 anmeldelser

½ 4.6

2 Members: KatyBee, KimMeyer

95

Telegraph Avenue

af Michael Chabon

2,278 medlemmer

89 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

2 Members: revbean, jeanned

96

Purity

af Jonathan Franzen

2,260 medlemmer

78 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

2 Members: edparks, JuliaMaria
Forklaringer: JuliaMaria: Aktueller Roman zum Thema Datenschutz, Wikileaks usw. - wie immer verpackt in leidenschaftliche gut erzählte Geschichte.

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