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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Toda luz que não podemos ver
de Anthony Doerr
18,769 membros
880 resenhas
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
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,455 membros
326 resenhas
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
The Underground Railroad
de Colson Whitehead
8,887 membros
451 resenhas
4
10 Members
zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
Explicações
JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
4
Homegoing
de Yaa Gyasi
5,572 membros
276 resenhas
½ 4.3
10 Members
susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek
5
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,663 membros
777 resenhas
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Commonwealth
de Ann Patchett
3,631 membros
188 resenhas
3.9
9 Members
krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham
7
A Man Called Ove
de Fredrik Backman
11,133 membros
685 resenhas
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,668 membros
287 resenhas
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
Ancillary Mercy
de Ann Leckie
2,515 membros
131 resenhas
4.2
7 Members
revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier
10
Between the World and Me
de Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,734 membros
368 resenhas
½ 4.4
7 Members
bookwoman84, rosalita, holly_golightly, greeneyed_ives, kara.shamy, jcwharton, aquariumministry
Explicações
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
Career of Evil
de Robert Galbraith
4,386 membros
238 resenhas
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
The Water Knife
de Paolo Bacigalupi
1,803 membros
94 resenhas
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,058 membros
513 resenhas
½ 4.4
6 Members
Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
Explicações
Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
14
The Trespasser
de Tana French
2,442 membros
153 resenhas
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
de Elena Ferrante
2,892 membros
91 resenhas
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,667 membros
243 resenhas
½ 4.6
5 Members
rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
Explicações
rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
17
The Stolen Child
de Lisa Carey
187 membros
28 resenhas
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
de Marjane Satrapi
8,480 membros
321 resenhas
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
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The Goblin Emperor
de Katherine Addison
2,927 membros
197 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
All the Birds in the Sky
de Charlie Jane Anders
2,860 membros
178 resenhas
½ 3.6
4 Members
lkmiller, norabelle414, flying_monkeys, wolfeyluvr
Explicações
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
de Susan Cain
11,572 membros
495 resenhas
4
4 Members
ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
Explicações
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
de Justin Cronin
1,884 membros
92 resenhas
4
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Matéria Escura
de Blake Crouch
6,241 membros
544 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
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My Ántonia
de Willa Cather
13,590 membros
286 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
The Girl with All the Gifts
de M. R. Carey
5,306 membros
399 resenhas
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
de Svetlana Alexievich
2,333 membros
78 resenhas
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
H Is for Hawk
de Helen Macdonald
4,348 membros
278 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
Euryale, jeanned, lalbro
28
The Orenda
de Joseph Boyden
1,024 membros
45 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
The Rogue Retrieval
de Dan Koboldt
34 membros
5 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
The Night Circus
de Erin Morgenstern
18,390 membros
1,262 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
krisa, IrishSue, flying_monkeys
Explicações
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
de Becky Chambers
5,459 membros
360 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
The House by the Lake
de Thomas Harding
344 membros
19 resenhas
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
O Sol é para Todos
de Harper Lee
78,358 membros
1,432 resenhas
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
de Daniel James Brown
5,318 membros
261 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
The Martian
de Andy Weir
18,108 membros
1,240 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
Cutting for Stone
de Abraham Verghese
9,505 membros
537 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaulsu, AmourFou, Laura1124
Explicações
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
The Light Between Oceans
de M. L. Stedman
7,289 membros
507 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
de David D. Levine
341 membros
21 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
de Bill Bryson
16,851 membros
473 resenhas
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,444 membros
78 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
When Breath Becomes Air
de Paul Kalanithi
5,588 membros
313 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,891 membros
618 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter e a Criança Amaldiçoada
de J. K. Rowling
15,795 membros
566 resenhas
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
de Madeleine Thien
1,282 membros
54 resenhas
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
de Ken Liu
1,570 membros
67 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
Half of a Yellow Sun
de Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,895 membros
296 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
47
Faithful: Birth of Saints Book Two
de Michelle Hauck
4 membros
1 resenha
5
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
48
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
13,007 membros
505 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Small Great Things
de Jodi Picoult
3,773 membros
221 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
The Invisible Library
de Genevieve Cogman
3,412 membros
197 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
March: Book One
de John Lewis
2,949 membros
160 resenhas
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,792 membros
168 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
imyril, souloftherose
53
The Death of Bees
de Lisa O'Donnell
966 membros
90 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
Before the Feast
de Saša Stanišić
282 membros
10 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
55
Lonesome Dove
de Larry McMurtry
8,318 membros
239 resenhas
½ 4.6
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
City of Thieves
de David Benioff
5,333 membros
316 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
End of Watch
de Stephen King
3,476 membros
139 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run: The Autobiography
de Bruce Springsteen
1,731 membros
73 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
de Nick Lane
629 membros
19 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
de Sofia Samatar
298 membros
18 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
Rebecca
de Daphne Du Maurier
20,670 membros
610 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
The Windup Girl
de Paolo Bacigalupi
6,213 membros
303 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
The Golem and the Jinni
de Helene Wecker
5,415 membros
359 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
A God in Ruins
de Kate Atkinson
2,950 membros
146 resenhas
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
de Robert A. Caro
2,623 membros
45 resenhas
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
de Frances Hardinge
1,612 membros
68 resenhas
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
de David Howarth
1,519 membros
26 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Did You Ever Have a Family
de Bill Clegg
1,235 membros
98 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
de Cynthia Bond
793 membros
113 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
lauralkeet, lahochstetler
70
The Returned
de Bishop O'Connell
7 membros
5
2 Members
DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
71
A Head Full of Ghosts
de Paul Tremblay
2,131 membros
144 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
de Nnedi Okorafor
931 membros
44 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
de Fredrik Backman
4,453 membros
225 resenhas
4
2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Explicações
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
74
Their Eyes Were Watching God
de Zora Neale Hurston
19,080 membros
345 resenhas
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Ready Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,417 membros
1,272 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
The Secret Place
de Tana French
2,731 membros
172 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
de Charlotte Wood
521 membros
31 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
The Orphan Master's Son
de Adam Johnson
3,943 membros
288 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
de Seanan McGuire
3,356 membros
291 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.
80
The Kite Runner
de Khaled Hosseini
52,752 membros
1,300 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams
de David McCullough
13,694 membros
199 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
de Jenny Lawson
3,294 membros
198 resenhas
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
The Enchanted April
de Elizabeth von Arnim
2,807 membros
123 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
de Thomas Mullen
587 membros
48 resenhas
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
de Lucy Parker
273 membros
19 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
de S. M. Hulse
223 membros
22 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
de Louise Penny
2,167 membros
123 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
de Lindy West
1,462 membros
87 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
LaRose
de Louise Erdrich
1,379 membros
74 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
de Cheryl Strayed
8,678 membros
517 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
NW
de Zadie Smith
2,432 membros
98 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
de Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,598 membros
84 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Storm Front
de Jim Butcher
14,545 membros
607 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Our Souls at Night
de Kent Haruf
2,339 membros
226 resenhas
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
de Megan Abbott
1,148 membros
71 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
To Say Nothing of the Dog
de Connie Willis
6,747 membros
287 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
The Girls
de Emma Cline
3,409 membros
251 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
The Japanese Lover
de Isabel Allende
2,012 membros
104 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.
99
The Privilege of the Sword
de Ellen Kushner
1,481 membros
64 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,850 membros
799 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen