Top Five Books of 2016

1

Alt det lys vi ikke ser

af Anthony Doerr

17,561 medlemmer

854 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

15 Members: pmarshall, sipthereader, Jim53, mahsdad, pamur, sianpr, krazy4katz, Tess_W, Maryloo, AmourFou, jcwharton, Lauraborealis, Redheadlib, khouston205, Rorykins75

2

A Little Life

af Hanya Yanagihara

6,796 medlemmer

314 anmeldelser

4.1

11 Members: ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205

3

The Underground Railroad

af Colson Whitehead

8,459 medlemmer

433 anmeldelser

4

10 Members: zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
Forklaringer: JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!

4

Homegoing

af Yaa Gyasi

5,486 medlemmer

268 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

10 Members: susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek

5

Station Eleven

af Emily St. John Mandel

11,048 medlemmer

756 anmeldelser

4.1

9 Members: tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier

6

Commonwealth

af Ann Patchett

3,479 medlemmer

185 anmeldelser

3.9

9 Members: krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham

7

En mand der hedder Ove

af Fredrik Backman

10,377 medlemmer

654 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

9 Members: dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib

8

My Name Is Lucy Barton

af Elizabeth Strout

3,528 medlemmer

272 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

7 Members: lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354

9

Ancillary Mercy

af Ann Leckie

2,397 medlemmer

127 anmeldelser

4.2

7 Members: revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier

10

Between the World and Me

af Ta-Nehisi Coates

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.

11

Ondskabens høst

af Robert Galbraith

4,216 medlemmer

231 anmeldelser

4

6 Members: holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary

12

The Water Knife

af Paolo Bacigalupi

1,755 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

3.8

6 Members: hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB

13

A Gentleman in Moscow

af Amor Towles

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.

14

The Trespasser

af Tana French

2,348 medlemmer

150 anmeldelser

4

6 Members: bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB

15

Dem der flygter og dem der bliver : tiden i midten

af Elena Ferrante

2,778 medlemmer

90 anmeldelser

4.2

5 Members: Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib

16

Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption

af Bryan Stevenson

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.

17

The Stolen Child

af Lisa Carey

186 medlemmer

28 anmeldelser

3.8

5 Members: timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB

18

Persepolis

af Marjane Satrapi

8,244 medlemmer

320 anmeldelser

4.2

5 Members: Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB

19

The Goblin Emperor

af Katherine Addison

2,766 medlemmer

185 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions

20

All the Birds in the Sky

af Charlie Jane Anders

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.

21

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

af Susan Cain

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.

22

The City of Mirrors

af Justin Cronin

1,807 medlemmer

89 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier

23

Dark Matter

af Blake Crouch

5,771 medlemmer

516 anmeldelser

3.9

4 Members: mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa

24

My Ántonia

af Willa Cather

13,324 medlemmer

279 anmeldelser

3.9

4 Members: LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses

25

The Girl with All the Gifts

af M. R. Carey

5,096 medlemmer

388 anmeldelser

4

4 Members: tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier

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Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster

af Svetlana Alexievich

2,246 medlemmer

75 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

4 Members: hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier

27

H Is for Hawk

af Helen Macdonald

4,184 medlemmer

269 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: Euryale, jeanned, lalbro

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The Orenda

af Joseph Boyden

999 medlemmer

44 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59

29

The Rogue Retrieval

af Dan Koboldt

33 medlemmer

4 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell

30

Nattens cirkus

af Erin Morgenstern

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.

31

The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet

af Becky Chambers

5,087 medlemmer

344 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda

32

The House by the Lake

af Thomas Harding

325 medlemmer

17 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd

33

Dræb ikke en sangfugl

af Harper Lee

76,591 medlemmer

1,420 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

3 Members: karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses

34

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

af Daniel James Brown

4,973 medlemmer

247 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

3 Members: Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That

35

The Martian

af Andy Weir

17,292 medlemmer

1,202 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

3 Members: davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick

36

Knivens æg : roman

af Abraham Verghese

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.

37

Lyset i havet

af M. L. Stedman

7,120 medlemmer

496 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib

38

Arabella of Mars

af David D. Levine

335 medlemmer

21 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: tardis, christina_reads, inge87

39

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

af Bill Bryson

16,540 medlemmer

467 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari

40

Grief is the Thing with Feathers

af Max Porter

1,358 medlemmer

74 anmeldelser

3.8

3 Members: mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere

41

When Breath Becomes Air

af Paul Kalanithi

5,304 medlemmer

304 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom

42

Olive Kitteridge : roman

af Elizabeth Strout

9,687 medlemmer

606 anmeldelser

3.9

3 Members: maritimer, winteralli, lmbix

43

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

af J. K. Rowling

14,804 medlemmer

553 anmeldelser

½ 3.4

3 Members: Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary

44

Do Not Say We Have Nothing

af Madeleine Thien

1,234 medlemmer

54 anmeldelser

4

3 Members: charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek

45

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

af Ken Liu

1,482 medlemmer

65 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

3 Members: antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose

46

En halv gul sol

af Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

6,760 medlemmer

291 anmeldelser

4.2

3 Members: LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth

47

Faithful: Birth of Saints Book Two

af Michelle Hauck

5 medlemmer

1 anmeldelse

5

3 Members: TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell

48

Achilleus' sang

af Madeline Miller

11,797 medlemmer

479 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: kgriffith, asyouth

49

Small Great Things

af Jodi Picoult

3,574 medlemmer

213 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: Micheller7, terran

50

The Invisible Library

af Genevieve Cogman

3,273 medlemmer

187 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: Ilirwen, marysneedle

51

March: Book One

af John Lewis

2,845 medlemmer

159 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

2 Members: charl08, lorannen

52

A Closed and Common Orbit

af Becky Chambers

2,552 medlemmer

159 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: imyril, souloftherose

53

The Death of Bees

af Lisa O'Donnell

955 medlemmer

90 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: jeanned, DeltaQueen50

54

Before the Feast

af Saša Stanišić

280 medlemmer

10 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: Dilara86, rplinke

55

Lonesome Dove

af Larry McMurtry

8,139 medlemmer

237 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

2 Members: lindapanzo, AmourFou

56

Tyvenes by

af David Benioff

5,232 medlemmer

312 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: ursula, krisa

57

End of Watch

af Stephen King

3,312 medlemmer

134 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: chgstrom, pixiedark

58

Born to Run: The Autobiography

af Bruce Springsteen

1,643 medlemmer

68 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: waitingtoderail, artturnerjr

59

The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life

af Nick Lane

599 medlemmer

19 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: jjwilson61, davesmind

60

The Winged Histories

af Sofia Samatar

279 medlemmer

18 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: rarm, Jarandel

61

Rebecca

af Daphne Du Maurier

20,066 medlemmer

594 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: rarm, ahef1963

62

The Windup Girl

af Paolo Bacigalupi

6,078 medlemmer

297 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: Ape, ManWithAnAgenda

63

The Golem and the Jinni

af Helene Wecker

5,255 medlemmer

354 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: jjwilson61, craso

64

A God in Ruins

af Kate Atkinson

2,864 medlemmer

144 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: starfishian, sianpr

65

The Path to Power

af Robert A. Caro

2,528 medlemmer

44 anmeldelser

½ 4.6

2 Members: bjappleg8, kara.shamy

66

The Lie Tree

af Frances Hardinge

1,548 medlemmer

66 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: avatiakh, soraki

67

1066

af David Howarth

1,487 medlemmer

26 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: Kaffie, bethmariec

68

Did You Ever Have a Family

af Bill Clegg

1,213 medlemmer

97 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: njinthesun, vwinsloe

69

Ruby

af Cynthia Bond

821 medlemmer

113 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: lauralkeet, lahochstetler

70

A Head Full of Ghosts

af Paul Tremblay

2,013 medlemmer

139 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

2 Members: seasonsoflove, sturlington

71

Lagoon

af Nnedi Okorafor

894 medlemmer

42 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: okeres, lorannen

72

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

af Fredrik Backman

4,196 medlemmer

216 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: chgstrom, JSWBooks
Forklaringer: JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.

73

Their Eyes Were Watching God

af Zora Neale Hurston

18,606 medlemmer

337 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: hipdeep, AmourFou

74

Ready Player One

af Ernest Cline

17,662 medlemmer

1,240 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: hipdeep, Cecrow

75

The Secret Place

af Tana French

2,639 medlemmer

167 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: fannyprice, flips

76

The Natural Way of Things

af Charlotte Wood

505 medlemmer

30 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: KimarieBee, alice_the_goon

77

De stjålne liv

af Adam Johnson

3,848 medlemmer

280 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: mahsdad, ahef1963

78

Every Heart a Doorway

af Seanan McGuire

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.

79

Drageløberen

af Khaled Hosseini

51,925 medlemmer

1,290 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna

80

John Adams

af David McCullough

13,381 medlemmer

192 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: AnnaClaire, kara.shamy

81

Furiously Happy

af Jenny Lawson

3,156 medlemmer

191 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: starfishian, LAKobow

82

The Enchanted April

af Elizabeth von Arnim

2,708 medlemmer

121 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda

83

Darktown

af Thomas Mullen

563 medlemmer

47 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: charl08, boo-radley

84

Act Like It

af Lucy Parker

269 medlemmer

18 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: christina_reads, greeneyed_ives

85

Black River

af S. M. Hulse

220 medlemmer

22 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: lsh63, katiekrug

86

A Great Reckoning

af Louise Penny

2,090 medlemmer

119 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

2 Members: Jim53, lindapanzo

87

Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman

af Lindy West

1,409 medlemmer

87 anmeldelser

4.2

2 Members: k8_not_kate, katemcangus

88

LaRose

af Louise Erdrich

1,318 medlemmer

72 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: lsh63, Sharon.Flesher

89

Wild : en fortælling om at fare vild og finde sig selv igen

af Cheryl Strayed

8,395 medlemmer

508 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: holly_golightly, hearshari

90

NW

af Zadie Smith

2,372 medlemmer

96 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

2 Members: EfEh, Laura1124

91

His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae

af Graeme Macrae Burnet

1,535 medlemmer

84 anmeldelser

3.9

2 Members: Cariola, gtimcqueen

92

Stormfront

af Jim Butcher

14,496 medlemmer

599 anmeldelser

3.8

2 Members: miketopper, Kindleifier

93

Our Souls at Night

af Kent Haruf

2,274 medlemmer

220 anmeldelser

4

2 Members: zhejw, njinthesun

94

You Will Know Me

af Megan Abbott

1,116 medlemmer

69 anmeldelser

½ 3.6

2 Members: fannyprice, seasonsoflove

95

To Say Nothing of the Dog

af Connie Willis

6,620 medlemmer

281 anmeldelser

4.1

2 Members: Wolfman08, EllsieFind

96

The Girls

af Emma Cline

3,285 medlemmer

247 anmeldelser

½ 3.5

2 Members: EfEh, katemcangus

97

The Japanese Lover

af Isabel Allende

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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