Top Five Books of 2018

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Description: What are your top five reads for 2018? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2018. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: [link to come] Join the discussion on Talk [link to come] 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
A Gentleman in Moscow
af Amor Towles
9,248 medlemmer
522 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
31 Members
aquamari, janoorani24, Euryale, SheLovesMaisie, charl08, sipthereader, raidergirl3, troutstreamman, ReluctantTechie, bjappleg8, LDVoorberg, greeneyed_ives, chgstrom, bezzabouza, carolfoisset, dkohler52, Dec31, lothiriel2003, Krisbee, bfkendrick, Tess_W, ahef1963, trlinatl, JenMDB, NoPlanetB, peremees, Sarah.Abbott, MelonieMurray, Letegretsoo, adherskowitx, davidflem1984, ,dianeham ,
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ahef1963: Vivid, detailed, alive, heartening. The Count is sentenced to permanent house arrest in a hotel across the street from the Kremlin, and needs to learn how to live in the hotel as passionately as he did in the outside world.
5
All Systems Red
af Martha Wells
5,598 medlemmer
353 anmeldelser
4.1
11 Members
writerlibrarian, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, souloftherose, TempleCat, Familiar_Diversions, Marmie7, Nova_Mortem, tldegray, Charon07
6
The Overstory
af Richard Powers
5,429 medlemmer
248 anmeldelser
4.1
10 Members
debnance, aquamari, Parker51, arsolot, charl08, msf59, dkohler52, EllsieFind, Sarah.Abbott, BobOseid
7
Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
af George Saunders
5,850 medlemmer
338 anmeldelser
3.9
11 Members
waitingtoderail, sipthereader, Cariola, jeanned, margitc, errata, peterveen, dianeham, BobOseid, chezbob, jbhunter,Kiwiclaire50
8
Becoming
af Michelle Obama
8,575 medlemmer
345 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
11 Members
kristenl, Micheller7, IMBOS, N1na, beebeereads, dkohler52, BLBera, Susan.Macura, This-n-That, Marmie7, CMSharkey,JaneAustenNut ,AmourFou ,
9
Less
af Andrew Sean Greer
3,929 medlemmer
201 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
10 Members
bkmcneil, karenmarie, nivramkoorb, PrueGallagher, trlinatl, kjgormley, BobOseid, MelonieMurray, chezbob, jbhunter,
10
Spinning Silver
af Naomi Novik
3,906 medlemmer
203 anmeldelser
4.2
8 Members
Aquila, rosalita, christina_reads, foggidawn, melmore, martitia, oceancat, souloftherose
11
Djævelen i den hvide by
af Erik Larson
22,303 medlemmer
702 anmeldelser
4
8 Members
Minthe, Porua, pamdierickx, DWLDE, Travelgem, chezbob, CMSharkey, davidflem1984
Forklaringer
Porua: The crimes of H. H. Holmes filled me with a sense of dread and loneliness. Intertwined with this macabre tale is the struggle to bring the spectacular 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to life. That may sound dull, but trust me it isn't!
12
Sing, Unburied, Sing
af Jesmyn Ward
3,986 medlemmer
196 anmeldelser
4.1
8 Members
arsolot, charl08, IrishSue, peterveen, trlinatl, kayanelson, audiencedog, BobOseid
13
The Power
af Naomi Alderman
4,799 medlemmer
255 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
8 Members
bookwoman84, yarmando, zhejw, melmore, norabelle414, LDVoorberg, nivramkoorb, sturlington,karenmarie
14
En mand der hedder Ove
af Fredrik Backman
11,321 medlemmer
691 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
7 Members
mahsdad, martitia, aethercowboy, Dec31, Krisbee, Rchlwtsn, Lauren_Shriver
Forklaringer
aethercowboy: This books is both touching and funny, and in the end, it almost made me cry bittersweet tears.
15
Alt det lys vi ikke ser
af Anthony Doerr
18,899 medlemmer
886 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
7 Members
overthemoon, amerynth, olca02, KarlzFragaz, Francisco_Javier, MelonieMurray, Charon07,Kiwiclaire50
16
Home Fire
af Kamila Shamsie
1,760 medlemmer
81 anmeldelser
4.1
7 Members
anglemark, charl08, Cariola, N1na, CarltonC, bfkendrick, Rchlwtsn
17
I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer
af Michelle McNamara
3,475 medlemmer
166 anmeldelser
4
8 Members
Deedledee, bookworm12, raidergirl3, bjappleg8, greeneyed_ives, Susan.Macura, Marmie7, jbhunter
18
The Outsider
af Stephen King
5,188 medlemmer
212 anmeldelser
3.9
6 Members
Bookmarque, muehlpfordt, amuskopf, lowelibrary, RaMurray, Francisco_Javier
19
Hundrede års ensomhed
af Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44,600 medlemmer
697 anmeldelser
4.2
6 Members
overthemoon, rarm, troutstreamman, muehlpfordt, martitia, Francisco_Javier
20
Under en strålende sol
af Khaled Hosseini
30,445 medlemmer
896 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
7 Members
overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, bfkendrick, Tess_W, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, ,Kiwiclaire50
21
Resten af dagen
af Kazuo Ishiguro
16,451 medlemmer
478 anmeldelser
4.2
6 Members
plaugher, overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, DWLDE, Kiwiclaire50
22
Norse Mythology
af Neil Gaiman
9,136 medlemmer
331 anmeldelser
4
5 Members
mahsdad, zmeischa, kristilabrie, peremees, Aigos.DaVila
23
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
af Ottessa Moshfegh
3,106 medlemmer
137 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
5 Members
proserpinarex, N1na, boo-radley, blackhornet, jtoneill0,aprille
24
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
af David Grann
6,232 medlemmer
313 anmeldelser
4.1
5 Members
lothiriel2003, michigantrumpet, AmourFou, darylanderson, Simontracy
25
Exit Strategy
af Martha Wells
2,642 medlemmer
169 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
5 Members
Aquila, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, tldegray
26
Red Clocks
af Leni Zumas
1,133 medlemmer
61 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
5 Members
sturlington, BLBera, vwinsloe, flying_monkeys, HeatherMoss
Forklaringer
HeatherMoss: This was really different, but still within the realm of believable legislation that could befall us. I love her writing style.
27
Exit West
af Mohsin Hamid
3,643 medlemmer
231 anmeldelser
3.8
5 Members
bkmcneil, zhejw, SohoReader, JenMDB, cabockwrites
28
Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow
af Yuval Noah Harari
5,410 medlemmer
139 anmeldelser
4
4 Members
conceptDawg, ccatalfo, pamdierickx, Kiwiclaire50
29
Never Let Me Go
af Kazuo Ishiguro
23,011 medlemmer
941 anmeldelser
3.8
4 Members
overthemoon, a.paravano, Francisco_Javier, Kiwiclaire50
30
Warlight
af Michael Ondaatje
2,060 medlemmer
104 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
4 Members
overthemoon, errata, bfkendrick, Davida.Chazan
31
The Great Believers
af Rebecca Makkai
1,999 medlemmer
110 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
4 Members
ablachly, charl08, beebeereads, chezbob
32
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
af Kathleen Rooney
1,205 medlemmer
85 anmeldelser
3.9
4 Members
ablachly, bookworm12, alphaorder, Tosta
33
Americanah : roman
af Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,790 medlemmer
297 anmeldelser
4.2
4 Members
overthemoon, SohoReader, zmeischa, Travelgem
34
The Alice Network
af Kate Quinn
4,304 medlemmer
218 anmeldelser
4.1
4 Members
dara85, rhian_of_oz, bfkendrick, FerneMysteryReader,
35
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
af Trevor Noah
6,194 medlemmer
362 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
4 Members
aprille, kristenl, DeltaQueen50, PaperbackPirate
36
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
af Roxane Gay
2,258 medlemmer
121 anmeldelser
4.2
4 Members
melmore, sturlington, LyndaInOregon, Tosta
37
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
af John McWhorter
1,284 medlemmer
45 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
timspalding, celaneus, LyndaInOregon
38
An American Marriage
af Tayari Jones
3,982 medlemmer
258 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
Micheller7, ultrabookgeek, gburlingham
Forklaringer
ultrabookgeek: When you want all the characters to win when they are at odds with each other, then you have an exceptional story.
39
Lab Girl
af Hope Jahren
2,650 medlemmer
158 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
onlinealterego, lottpoet, Emilylaura
40
Homegoing
af Yaa Gyasi
5,644 medlemmer
280 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, proserpinarex, JenMDB
41
Between the World and Me
af Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,815 medlemmer
370 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
3 Members
plaugher, celaneus, kristilabrie
Forklaringer
kristilabrie: Test List addition explanation notification, List created by another member.
42
Dracula
af Bram Stoker
35,658 medlemmer
630 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
overthemoon, KittyFiend, Aigos.DaVila
43
Where the Crawdads Sing
af Delia Owens
14,439 medlemmer
623 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
IMBOS, njinthesun, michelynn2016
44
Radetzkymarch : Roman
af Joseph Roth
2,899 medlemmer
76 anmeldelser
4.2
3 Members
catcarlo, proserpinarex, starbox
45
Min geniale veninde : barndom, tidlig ungdom
af Elena Ferrante
7,216 medlemmer
322 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
reesetee, rarm, zmeischa
46
The Fifth Risk
af Michael Lewis
1,462 medlemmer
76 anmeldelser
4
3 Members
proserpinarex, kara.shamy, Susan.Macura
47
The Silence of the Girls
af Pat Barker
2,419 medlemmer
104 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
urania1, Cariola, LyndaInOregon
48
Go, Went, Gone
af Jenny Erpenbeck
727 medlemmer
49 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
Cariola, FAMeulstee, BLBera
49
Ready Player One
af Ernest Cline
18,568 medlemmer
1,283 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
flips, TLievens, Francisco_Javier
50
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
af Adam Rutherford
1,137 medlemmer
33 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
ccatalfo, pamdierickx, LyndaInOregon
51
The Hate U Give
af Angie Thomas
9,374 medlemmer
477 anmeldelser
½ 4.5
3 Members
arsolot, oceancat, Emilylaura
52
Gnomon
af Nick Harkaway
785 medlemmer
30 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
3 Members
Euryale, craso, jsburbidge
53
Vinden i piletræerne
af Kenneth Grahame
23,914 medlemmer
330 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
overthemoon, Ciruelo, proserpinarex
54
The Calculating Stars
af Mary Robinette Kowal
2,070 medlemmer
133 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
Aquila, ablachly, rhian_of_oz
55
American War
af Omar El Akkad
1,845 medlemmer
96 anmeldelser
3.8
3 Members
Deedledee, sturlington, KeyonnaB.
56
Pachinko
af Min Jin Lee
6,543 medlemmer
284 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
vwinsloe, ultrabookgeek, jtoneill0
Forklaringer
ultrabookgeek: an amazing and loving family saga that never went the way you expect.
57
Lethal White
af Robert Galbraith
3,056 medlemmer
154 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
murraymint11, YSBookRev, katemcangus
58
Children of Time
af Adrian Tchaikovsky
3,663 medlemmer
151 anmeldelser
4.1
3 Members
neurokarma, amuskopf, Lille_lara
59
Reservoir 13
af Jon McGregor
888 medlemmer
49 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
Bookmarque, shaunie, JenMDB
60
The Order of Time
af Carlo Rovelli
1,684 medlemmer
49 anmeldelser
3.9
3 Members
yarmando, tsangal, briarhills
61
En halv gul sol
af Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,945 medlemmer
297 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, gypsysmom
62
The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
af Anne Frank
1,720 medlemmer
22 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
cbl_tn, JaneAustenNut
63
The Story of the Lost Child: Neapolitan Novels, Book Four
af Elena Ferrante
2,673 medlemmer
106 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
3 Members
Mirabelle, Dilara86, zmeischa
64
Vox
af Christina Dalcher
1,554 medlemmer
118 anmeldelser
½ 3.5
3 Members
Davida.Chazan, Verkruissen, KeyonnaB.,dianeham
65
The Terror
af Dan Simmons
4,743 medlemmer
204 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
RBeffa, kara.shamy
66
The Fatal Shore
af Robert Hughes
3,899 medlemmer
54 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
overthemoon, Mencius
67
The Wolf and the Watchman
af Niklas Natt och Dag
860 medlemmer
65 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
YSBookRev, bezzabouza
68
Tombland
af C. J. Sansom
692 medlemmer
31 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
marieke54, Leida
69
Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece
af Patrick Leigh Fermor
528 medlemmer
7 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, varielle
70
Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archaeology
af Eric H. Cline
143 medlemmer
3 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, celaneus
71
Øst for paradis
af John Steinbeck
23,518 medlemmer
425 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
2 Members
NoPlanetB, chwiggy
72
Middlemarch
af George Eliot
17,810 medlemmer
331 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
bkmcneil, Rchlwtsn
73
Excellent Women
af Barbara Pym
2,753 medlemmer
126 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
debnance, overthemoon
74
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
af John Carreyrou
2,714 medlemmer
186 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
sipthereader, SohoReader
75
The Poet X
af Elizabeth Acevedo
2,566 medlemmer
167 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
2 Members
alphaorder, kgriffith
76
Survival In Auschwitz
af Primo Levi
2,255 medlemmer
25 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, amerynth
77
The Testament of Mary
af Colm Tóibín
1,357 medlemmer
109 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
overthemoon, urania1
78
Days without End
af Sebastian Barry
1,299 medlemmer
80 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
Ciruelo, bezzabouza
79
An Unkindness of Ghosts
af Rivers Solomon
1,164 medlemmer
70 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
revbean, lorannen
80
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
af Beth Macy
1,067 medlemmer
59 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
melmore, Susan.Macura
81
Lamentation
af C. J. Sansom
1,029 medlemmer
45 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, flips
82
Frankenstein in Baghdad
af Ahmed Saadawi
801 medlemmer
33 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
prima1, rapotter
83
Indianapolis : The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man
af Lynn Vincent
502 medlemmer
25 anmeldelser
½ 4.4
2 Members
janoorani24, BookLizard
84
So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places
af Elinor Burkett
92 medlemmer
7 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
varielle, celaneus
85
Sne
af Orhan Pamuk
7,044 medlemmer
147 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
overthemoon, FAMeulstee
86
O Pioneers!
af Willa Cather
6,381 medlemmer
165 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, ahef1963
Forklaringer
ahef1963: My introduction to Willa Cather and I was blown away by the story, the prairie, and the amount of determination that can be rustled up in the middle of nowhere.
87
The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
af Muriel Spark
5,248 medlemmer
172 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
VW_Williams, HeatherMoss
Forklaringer
HeatherMoss: I can't believe I waited so long to read this. I thought it was delightful.
88
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
af Karen Joy Fowler
3,706 medlemmer
244 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
holly_golightly, celaneus
Forklaringer
holly_golightly: I read this in March and I still think about it regularly. It is not an exaggeration to call this book mind-altering.
89
Grant
af Ron Chernow
2,350 medlemmer
61 anmeldelser
½ 4.5
2 Members
sipthereader, SohoReader
90
A Month in the Country
af J. L. Carr
2,326 medlemmer
120 anmeldelser
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, encephalical
91
Unsheltered
af Barbara Kingsolver
2,177 medlemmer
115 anmeldelser
½ 3.6
2 Members
nivramkoorb, WendyRobyn
92
Mrs. Harris ta'r til Paris
af Paul Gallico
742 medlemmer
31 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, tcereceda
93
In Other Lands
af Sarah Rees Brennan
711 medlemmer
48 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
briarhills, Nova_Mortem
94
True North
af Jim Harrison
491 medlemmer
9 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
overthemoon, rocketjk
95
Washington Black
af Esi Edugyan
2,300 medlemmer
135 anmeldelser
3.9
2 Members
plaugher, boo-radley
96
The Silent Companions
af Laura Purcell
1,050 medlemmer
57 anmeldelser
½ 3.7
2 Members
bookwoman84, tina1969
97
The Call of the Wild
af Jack London
20,280 medlemmer
324 anmeldelser
3.8
2 Members
overthemoon, Mencius
98
Peter Plys
af A. A. Milne
13,554 medlemmer
207 anmeldelser
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, Rusty37
99
Once Upon a River
af Diane Setterfield
2,505 medlemmer
165 anmeldelser
4
2 Members
Carmenere, BookLizard
100
Grøn var min barndoms dal
af Richard Llewellyn
2,251 medlemmer
54 anmeldelser
4.1
2 Members
overthemoon, techeditor