Top Five Books of 2016

Descrição
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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18,546 membros
873 resenhas
½ 4.3
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7,299 membros
326 resenhas
4.1
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8,812 membros
450 resenhas
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10 Members
zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
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JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
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5,522 membros
273 resenhas
½ 4.3
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11,528 membros
775 resenhas
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3,637 membros
188 resenhas
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10,990 membros
678 resenhas
½ 4.3
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3,643 membros
286 resenhas
½ 3.7
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2,494 membros
131 resenhas
4.2
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7,677 membros
366 resenhas
½ 4.4
7 Members
bookwoman84, rosalita, holly_golightly, greeneyed_ives, kara.shamy, jcwharton, aquariumministry
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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 membros
237 resenhas
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1,794 membros
94 resenhas
3.8
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8,931 membros
507 resenhas
½ 4.4
6 Members
Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
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Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
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2,424 membros
151 resenhas
4
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2,870 membros
91 resenhas
4.2
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4,639 membros
243 resenhas
½ 4.6
5 Members
rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
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rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
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187 membros
28 resenhas
3.8
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8,434 membros
321 resenhas
4.2
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2,925 membros
196 resenhas
4.1
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2,846 membros
176 resenhas
½ 3.6
4 Members
lkmiller, norabelle414, flying_monkeys, wolfeyluvr
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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 membros
495 resenhas
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4 Members
ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
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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 membros
91 resenhas
4.1
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6,150 membros
538 resenhas
3.9
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13,537 membros
284 resenhas
3.9
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5,288 membros
399 resenhas
4
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2,314 membros
77 resenhas
½ 4.3
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4,304 membros
277 resenhas
3.9
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1,016 membros
45 resenhas
4.2
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34 membros
5 resenhas
3.8
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18,216 membros
1,261 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
krisa, IrishSue, flying_monkeys
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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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5,403 membros
358 resenhas
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337 membros
17 resenhas
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
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78,039 membros
1,430 resenhas
½ 4.4
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5,261 membros
261 resenhas
½ 4.3
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17,930 membros
1,233 resenhas
½ 4.3
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9,482 membros
537 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaulsu, AmourFou, Laura1124
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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 membros
506 resenhas
3.9
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339 membros
21 resenhas
3.8
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16,789 membros
473 resenhas
4
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1,423 membros
77 resenhas
3.8
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5,518 membros
312 resenhas
4.2
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9,853 membros
615 resenhas
3.9
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15,615 membros
566 resenhas
½ 3.4
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1,271 membros
54 resenhas
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45
1,556 membros
66 resenhas
½ 4.3
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6,900 membros
293 resenhas
4.2
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4 membros
1 resenha
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12,807 membros
501 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
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3,734 membros
220 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
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3,382 membros
197 resenhas
½ 3.7
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2,936 membros
160 resenhas
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
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2,757 membros
167 resenhas
½ 4.3
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963 membros
90 resenhas
3.9
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282 membros
10 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
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8,308 membros
239 resenhas
½ 4.6
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5,304 membros
315 resenhas
4.2
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ursula, krisa
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3,481 membros
138 resenhas
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1,712 membros
73 resenhas
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622 membros
19 resenhas
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295 membros
18 resenhas
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rarm, Jarandel
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20,567 membros
606 resenhas
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rarm, ahef1963
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6,214 membros
304 resenhas
½ 3.7
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5,402 membros
359 resenhas
4.1
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jjwilson61, craso
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2,928 membros
145 resenhas
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2,610 membros
45 resenhas
½ 4.6
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1,601 membros
68 resenhas
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
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1,517 membros
26 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
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1,229 membros
98 resenhas
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789 membros
113 resenhas
½ 3.7
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7 membros
5
71
2,156 membros
144 resenhas
½ 3.7
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928 membros
44 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
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4,423 membros
224 resenhas
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2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Explicações
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
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18,979 membros
343 resenhas
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
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18,320 membros
1,269 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
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2,707 membros
171 resenhas
3.8
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fannyprice, flips
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519 membros
31 resenhas
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3,940 membros
287 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
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3,333 membros
289 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
lkmiller, flying_monkeys
Explicações
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 membros
1,297 resenhas
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13,617 membros
198 resenhas
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198 resenhas
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2,781 membros
124 resenhas
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577 membros
48 resenhas
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272 membros
19 resenhas
3.9
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224 membros
22 resenhas
4.2
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lsh63, katiekrug
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2,150 membros
122 resenhas
½ 4.3
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Jim53, lindapanzo
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1,446 membros
87 resenhas
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1,361 membros
74 resenhas
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8,629 membros
517 resenhas
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2,424 membros
98 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
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1,586 membros
84 resenhas
3.9
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14,844 membros
607 resenhas
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2,328 membros
225 resenhas
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
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1,141 membros
71 resenhas
½ 3.6
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6,719 membros
286 resenhas
4.1
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3,394 membros
251 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
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1,987 membros
103 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
kaulsu, chgstrom
Explicações
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 membros
64 resenhas
3.9
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14,749 membros
796 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen