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.
1
Alt det lys vi ikke ser
af Anthony Doerr
18,778 medlemmer
880 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
7,455 medlemmer
326 anmeldelser
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
The Underground Railroad
af Colson Whitehead
8,892 medlemmer
451 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
5,573 medlemmer
276 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
11,667 medlemmer
777 anmeldelser
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Commonwealth
af Ann Patchett
3,631 medlemmer
188 anmeldelser
3.9
9 Members
krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham
7
En mand der hedder Ove
af Fredrik Backman
11,134 medlemmer
685 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
af Elizabeth Strout
3,668 medlemmer
287 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
Ancillary Mercy
af Ann Leckie
2,514 medlemmer
131 anmeldelser
4.2
7 Members
revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier
10
Between the World and Me
af Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,734 medlemmer
368 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
4,385 medlemmer
238 anmeldelser
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
The Water Knife
af Paolo Bacigalupi
1,803 medlemmer
94 anmeldelser
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
A Gentleman in Moscow
af Amor Towles
9,063 medlemmer
513 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
2,443 medlemmer
153 anmeldelser
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Dem der flygter og dem der bliver : tiden i midten
af Elena Ferrante
2,892 medlemmer
91 anmeldelser
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
af Bryan Stevenson
4,668 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.
17
The Stolen Child
af Lisa Carey
187 medlemmer
28 anmeldelser
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis
af Marjane Satrapi
8,479 medlemmer
321 anmeldelser
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
The Goblin Emperor
af Katherine Addison
2,927 medlemmer
197 anmeldelser
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
All the Birds in the Sky
af Charlie Jane Anders
2,860 medlemmer
178 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
11,572 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.
22
The City of Mirrors
af Justin Cronin
1,884 medlemmer
92 anmeldelser
4
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Dark Matter: A Novel
af Blake Crouch
6,243 medlemmer
544 anmeldelser
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
My Ántonia
af Willa Cather
13,592 medlemmer
286 anmeldelser
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
The Girl with All the Gifts
af M. R. Carey
5,306 medlemmer
399 anmeldelser
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
af Svetlana Alexievich
2,333 medlemmer
78 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
H Is for Hawk
af Helen Macdonald
4,348 medlemmer
278 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
Euryale, jeanned, lalbro
28
The Orenda
af Joseph Boyden
1,024 medlemmer
45 anmeldelser
4.2
3 Members
cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
The Rogue Retrieval
af Dan Koboldt
34 medlemmer
5 anmeldelser
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
Nattens cirkus
af Erin Morgenstern
18,394 medlemmer
1,262 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
5,461 medlemmer
360 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
The House by the Lake
af Thomas Harding
344 medlemmer
19 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
Dræb ikke en sangfugl
af Harper Lee
78,374 medlemmer
1,432 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
5,320 medlemmer
261 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
The Martian
af Andy Weir
18,110 medlemmer
1,240 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
Knivens æg : roman
af Abraham Verghese
9,506 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.
37
Lyset i havet
af M. L. Stedman
7,289 medlemmer
507 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
af David D. Levine
341 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
16,852 medlemmer
473 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
af Max Porter
1,444 medlemmer
78 anmeldelser
3.8
3 Members
mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
When Breath Becomes Air
af Paul Kalanithi
5,590 medlemmer
313 anmeldelser
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Olive Kitteridge : roman
af Elizabeth Strout
9,890 medlemmer
618 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
af J. K. Rowling
15,799 medlemmer
566 anmeldelser
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
af Madeleine Thien
1,281 medlemmer
54 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
af Ken Liu
1,570 medlemmer
67 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
En halv gul sol
af Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,895 medlemmer
296 anmeldelser
4.2
3 Members
LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
47
Faithful: Birth of Saints Book Two
af Michelle Hauck
4 medlemmer
1 anmeldelse
5
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
48
The Song of Achilles
af Madeline Miller
13,011 medlemmer
505 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Small Great Things
af Jodi Picoult
3,774 medlemmer
221 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
The Invisible Library
af Genevieve Cogman
3,412 medlemmer
197 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
March: Book One
af John Lewis
2,949 medlemmer
160 anmeldelser
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
af Becky Chambers
2,793 medlemmer
168 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
imyril, souloftherose
53
The Death of Bees
af Lisa O'Donnell
966 medlemmer
90 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
Before the Feast
af Saša Stanišić
282 medlemmer
10 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
55
Lonesome Dove
af Larry McMurtry
8,319 medlemmer
239 anmeldelser
½ 4.6
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
Tyvenes by
af David Benioff
5,335 medlemmer
316 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
End of Watch
af Stephen King
3,476 medlemmer
139 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run: The Autobiography
af Bruce Springsteen
1,732 medlemmer
73 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
af Nick Lane
629 medlemmer
19 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
af Sofia Samatar
298 medlemmer
18 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
Rebecca
af Daphne Du Maurier
20,679 medlemmer
610 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
The Windup Girl
af Paolo Bacigalupi
6,212 medlemmer
303 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
The Golem and the Jinni
af Helene Wecker
5,416 medlemmer
359 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
En gud i ruiner
af Kate Atkinson
2,950 medlemmer
146 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
af Robert A. Caro
2,623 medlemmer
45 anmeldelser
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
af Frances Hardinge
1,613 medlemmer
68 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
af David Howarth
1,520 medlemmer
26 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Did You Ever Have a Family
af Bill Clegg
1,235 medlemmer
98 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
af Cynthia Bond
793 medlemmer
113 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
lauralkeet, lahochstetler
70
The Returned
af Bishop O'Connell
7 medlemmer
5
2 Members
DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
71
A Head Full of Ghosts
af Paul Tremblay
2,131 medlemmer
144 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
af Nnedi Okorafor
931 medlemmer
44 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
Min mormor hilser og siger undskyld
af Fredrik Backman
4,456 medlemmer
225 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Forklaringer
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
74
Their Eyes Were Watching God
af Zora Neale Hurston
19,085 medlemmer
345 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Ready Player One
af Ernest Cline
18,421 medlemmer
1,272 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
The Secret Place
af Tana French
2,731 medlemmer
172 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
af Charlotte Wood
521 medlemmer
31 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
De stjålne liv
af Adam Johnson
3,943 medlemmer
288 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
af Seanan McGuire
3,357 medlemmer
291 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.
80
Drageløberen
af Khaled Hosseini
52,756 medlemmer
1,300 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams
af David McCullough
13,695 medlemmer
199 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
af Jenny Lawson
3,294 medlemmer
198 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
The Enchanted April
af Elizabeth von Arnim
2,807 medlemmer
123 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
af Thomas Mullen
587 medlemmer
48 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
af Lucy Parker
273 medlemmer
19 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
af S. M. Hulse
223 medlemmer
22 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
af Louise Penny
2,167 medlemmer
123 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
af Lindy West
1,462 medlemmer
87 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
LaRose
af Louise Erdrich
1,379 medlemmer
74 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
Wild : en fortælling om at fare vild og finde sig selv igen
af Cheryl Strayed
8,679 medlemmer
517 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
NW
af Zadie Smith
2,432 medlemmer
98 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
af Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,598 medlemmer
84 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Stormfront
af Jim Butcher
14,546 medlemmer
607 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Our Souls at Night
af Kent Haruf
2,339 medlemmer
226 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
af Megan Abbott
1,148 medlemmer
71 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
To Say Nothing of the Dog
af Connie Willis
6,747 medlemmer
287 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
The Girls
af Emma Cline
3,410 medlemmer
251 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
The Japanese Lover
af Isabel Allende
2,013 medlemmer
104 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.
99
The Privilege of the Sword
af Ellen Kushner
1,481 medlemmer
64 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
Stillidsen
af Donna Tartt
14,854 medlemmer
799 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen