Top Five Books of 2014

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What are your top five reads for 2014? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2014.
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The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,843 membros
799 resenhas
3.9
Global Rank 2
40 Members
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Explicações
vwinsloe: Emotionally genuine as well as authentic in its depiction of time and place. Unforgettable characters.
2
The Luminaries
de Eleanor Catton
5,017 membros
247 resenhas
3.8
Global Rank 16
11 Members
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Explicações
Aquila: Do I need to explain my choice? Loved the set up.
3
Burial Rites
de Hannah Kent
3,597 membros
273 resenhas
4
Global Rank 28
8 Members
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Explicações
innominate: A bare description of this novel (the tale of the last woman to be executed in Iceland) doesn't do justice to its complexity and clarity of purpose. A tale of death breathing life into a past society.
4
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena
de Anthony Marra
2,363 membros
183 resenhas
½ 4.3
Global Rank 24
9 Members
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