Top Five Books of 2016

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What are your top five reads for 2016? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2016. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: 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.
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17,561 medlemmer
854 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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6,796 medlemmer
314 anmeldelser
4.1
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8,459 medlemmer
433 anmeldelser
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10 Members
zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
Forklaringer
JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
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5,486 medlemmer
268 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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11,048 medlemmer
756 anmeldelser
4.1
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3,479 medlemmer
185 anmeldelser
3.9
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10,377 medlemmer
654 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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3,528 medlemmer
272 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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2,397 medlemmer
127 anmeldelser
4.2
10
7,422 medlemmer
353 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
7 Members
bookwoman84, rosalita, holly_golightly, greeneyed_ives, kara.shamy, jcwharton, aquariumministry
Forklaringer
rosalita: A contemporary black man's point of view about race relations in America. Some deeply uncomfortably truths for white Americans here, but so necessary to acknowledge and absorb.
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4,216 medlemmer
231 anmeldelser
4
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1,755 medlemmer
93 anmeldelser
3.8
13
8,472 medlemmer
486 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
6 Members
Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
Forklaringer
Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
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2,348 medlemmer
150 anmeldelser
4
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2,778 medlemmer
90 anmeldelser
4.2
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4,407 medlemmer
236 anmeldelser
½ 4.6
5 Members
rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
Forklaringer
rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
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186 medlemmer
28 anmeldelser
3.8
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8,244 medlemmer
320 anmeldelser
4.2
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2,766 medlemmer
185 anmeldelser
4.1
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2,764 medlemmer
169 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
4 Members
lkmiller, norabelle414, flying_monkeys, wolfeyluvr
Forklaringer
flying_monkeys: Because it's a mash-up of sci-fi and fantasy, and it's the weirdest book I read in 2016. And I mean "weird" in the best possible way.
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11,120 medlemmer
486 anmeldelser
4
4 Members
ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
Forklaringer
highlander6022: Oh, how I wish this book was available 40 years ago. The best adjective I can give it is "rich". Rich in discussion. Rich in research documentation. Rich in providing a wonderful insight into myself, a confirmed introvert but with some extrovert tendencies. Rich in discussion of interactions between intros and extros. Rich in providing guidance on how to raise, teach, encourage intro and extro children. Rich in how to succeed in a business world where extros seem to be the "chosen ones" to lead us to the promised land of success.
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1,807 medlemmer
89 anmeldelser
4.1
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5,771 medlemmer
516 anmeldelser
3.9
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13,324 medlemmer
279 anmeldelser
3.9
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5,096 medlemmer
388 anmeldelser
4
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2,246 medlemmer
75 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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4,184 medlemmer
269 anmeldelser
3.8
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999 medlemmer
44 anmeldelser
4.2
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33 medlemmer
4 anmeldelser
3.8
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17,704 medlemmer
1,242 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
krisa, IrishSue, flying_monkeys
Forklaringer
flying_monkeys: Because I could see that magic, close my eyes and touch it. All my senses were fully engaged. It's a rare book that uses smells and sounds with such clarity and power.
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5,087 medlemmer
344 anmeldelser
4
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325 medlemmer
17 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
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76,591 medlemmer
1,420 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
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4,973 medlemmer
247 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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17,292 medlemmer
1,202 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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9,297 medlemmer
525 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaulsu, AmourFou, Laura1124
Forklaringer
kaulsu: I read little "good" fiction...and this was worth reading. I had it on my iphone for several years, but kept putting it off. Verghese is a marvel. More of his books in my future, I foresee.
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7,120 medlemmer
496 anmeldelser
3.9
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335 medlemmer
21 anmeldelser
3.8
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16,540 medlemmer
467 anmeldelser
4
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1,358 medlemmer
74 anmeldelser
3.8
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5,304 medlemmer
304 anmeldelser
4.2
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9,687 medlemmer
606 anmeldelser
3.9
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14,804 medlemmer
553 anmeldelser
½ 3.4
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1,234 medlemmer
54 anmeldelser
4
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1,482 medlemmer
65 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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6,760 medlemmer
291 anmeldelser
4.2
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5 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
5
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11,797 medlemmer
479 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
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3,574 medlemmer
213 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
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3,273 medlemmer
187 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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2,845 medlemmer
159 anmeldelser
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
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2,552 medlemmer
159 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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955 medlemmer
90 anmeldelser
3.9
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280 medlemmer
10 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
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8,139 medlemmer
237 anmeldelser
½ 4.5
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5,232 medlemmer
312 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
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3,312 medlemmer
134 anmeldelser
3.9
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1,643 medlemmer
68 anmeldelser
4.1
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599 medlemmer
19 anmeldelser
4.2
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279 medlemmer
18 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
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20,066 medlemmer
594 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
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6,078 medlemmer
297 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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5,255 medlemmer
354 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
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2,864 medlemmer
144 anmeldelser
4
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2,528 medlemmer
44 anmeldelser
½ 4.6
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1,548 medlemmer
66 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
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1,487 medlemmer
26 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
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1,213 medlemmer
97 anmeldelser
4
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821 medlemmer
113 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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2,013 medlemmer
139 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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894 medlemmer
42 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
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4,196 medlemmer
216 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Forklaringer
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
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18,606 medlemmer
337 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
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17,662 medlemmer
1,240 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
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2,639 medlemmer
167 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
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505 medlemmer
30 anmeldelser
3.8
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3,848 medlemmer
280 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
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3,181 medlemmer
277 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
lkmiller, flying_monkeys
Forklaringer
flying_monkeys: Because it's beautiful, macabre, diverse. And it speaks to a secret, lifelong quest: to find my door.
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51,925 medlemmer
1,290 anmeldelser
4.2
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13,381 medlemmer
192 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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191 anmeldelser
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2,708 medlemmer
121 anmeldelser
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563 medlemmer
47 anmeldelser
4
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269 medlemmer
18 anmeldelser
3.9
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220 medlemmer
22 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
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2,090 medlemmer
119 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
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1,409 medlemmer
87 anmeldelser
4.2
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1,318 medlemmer
72 anmeldelser
3.9
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8,395 medlemmer
508 anmeldelser
3.9
90
2,372 medlemmer
96 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
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1,535 medlemmer
84 anmeldelser
3.9
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14,496 medlemmer
599 anmeldelser
3.8
93
2,274 medlemmer
220 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
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1,116 medlemmer
69 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
95
6,620 medlemmer
281 anmeldelser
4.1
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3,285 medlemmer
247 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
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1,924 medlemmer
102 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
kaulsu, chgstrom
Forklaringer
kaulsu: I've not previously read anything by Allende. I am told each of her novels is unlike the last. It took me a minute to get into the flash backs, but (I work in a retirement community) I did enjoy it. There were some pieces that didn't ring true (FBI field agents have a mandatory retirement age of 57, for example), but Twain said we shouldn't allow a few facts to spoil a good story. Or something.
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1,471 medlemmer
61 anmeldelser
3.9
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14,295 medlemmer
776 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen
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3,141 medlemmer
127 anmeldelser
3.8