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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18,547 medlemmer
873 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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7,299 medlemmer
326 anmeldelser
4.1
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8,812 medlemmer
450 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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5,521 medlemmer
273 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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11,528 medlemmer
775 anmeldelser
4.1
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3,637 medlemmer
188 anmeldelser
3.9
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10,990 medlemmer
678 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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3,643 medlemmer
286 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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2,496 medlemmer
131 anmeldelser
4.2
10
7,677 medlemmer
366 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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4,354 medlemmer
237 anmeldelser
4
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1,794 medlemmer
94 anmeldelser
3.8
13
8,931 medlemmer
507 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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2,425 medlemmer
151 anmeldelser
4
15
2,870 medlemmer
91 anmeldelser
4.2
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4,639 medlemmer
243 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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187 medlemmer
28 anmeldelser
3.8
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8,434 medlemmer
321 anmeldelser
4.2
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2,924 medlemmer
196 anmeldelser
4.1
20
2,846 medlemmer
176 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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11,484 medlemmer
495 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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1,875 medlemmer
91 anmeldelser
4.1
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6,150 medlemmer
538 anmeldelser
3.9
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13,537 medlemmer
284 anmeldelser
3.9
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5,286 medlemmer
399 anmeldelser
4
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2,314 medlemmer
77 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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4,303 medlemmer
277 anmeldelser
3.9
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1,016 medlemmer
45 anmeldelser
4.2
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34 medlemmer
5 anmeldelser
3.8
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18,217 medlemmer
1,261 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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5,402 medlemmer
358 anmeldelser
4
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337 medlemmer
17 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
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78,041 medlemmer
1,430 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
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5,261 medlemmer
261 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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17,931 medlemmer
1,233 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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9,482 medlemmer
537 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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7,273 medlemmer
506 anmeldelser
3.9
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339 medlemmer
21 anmeldelser
3.8
39
16,789 medlemmer
473 anmeldelser
4
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1,423 medlemmer
77 anmeldelser
3.8
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5,517 medlemmer
312 anmeldelser
4.2
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9,853 medlemmer
615 anmeldelser
3.9
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15,614 medlemmer
566 anmeldelser
½ 3.4
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1,271 medlemmer
54 anmeldelser
4
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1,556 medlemmer
66 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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6,901 medlemmer
293 anmeldelser
4.2
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4 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
5
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12,808 medlemmer
501 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
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3,734 medlemmer
220 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
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3,381 medlemmer
197 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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2,936 medlemmer
160 anmeldelser
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
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2,757 medlemmer
167 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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963 medlemmer
90 anmeldelser
3.9
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282 medlemmer
10 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
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8,308 medlemmer
239 anmeldelser
½ 4.6
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5,304 medlemmer
315 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
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3,481 medlemmer
138 anmeldelser
3.9
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1,712 medlemmer
73 anmeldelser
4.2
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622 medlemmer
19 anmeldelser
4.2
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295 medlemmer
18 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
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20,568 medlemmer
606 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
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6,215 medlemmer
304 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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5,402 medlemmer
359 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
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2,928 medlemmer
145 anmeldelser
4
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2,610 medlemmer
45 anmeldelser
½ 4.6
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1,601 medlemmer
68 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
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1,517 medlemmer
26 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
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1,229 medlemmer
98 anmeldelser
4
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789 medlemmer
113 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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7 medlemmer
5
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2,156 medlemmer
144 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
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928 medlemmer
44 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
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4,423 medlemmer
224 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Forklaringer
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
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18,979 medlemmer
343 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
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18,320 medlemmer
1,269 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
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2,707 medlemmer
171 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
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519 medlemmer
31 anmeldelser
3.8
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3,940 medlemmer
287 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
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3,334 medlemmer
289 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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52,587 medlemmer
1,297 anmeldelser
4.2
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13,617 medlemmer
198 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
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3,295 medlemmer
198 anmeldelser
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2,781 medlemmer
124 anmeldelser
4.1
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577 medlemmer
48 anmeldelser
4
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272 medlemmer
19 anmeldelser
3.9
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224 medlemmer
22 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
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2,150 medlemmer
122 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
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1,446 medlemmer
87 anmeldelser
4.2
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1,361 medlemmer
74 anmeldelser
3.9
90
8,628 medlemmer
517 anmeldelser
3.9
91
2,424 medlemmer
98 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
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1,586 medlemmer
84 anmeldelser
3.9
93
14,844 medlemmer
607 anmeldelser
3.8
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2,328 medlemmer
225 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
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1,141 medlemmer
71 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
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6,718 medlemmer
286 anmeldelser
4.1
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3,394 medlemmer
251 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
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1,987 medlemmer
103 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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1,482 medlemmer
64 anmeldelser
3.9
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14,749 medlemmer
796 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen