Top Five Books of 2017

Descrição
What are your top five reads for 2017? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2017. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: . Join the discussion on Talk 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
de Amor Towles
9,188 membros
520 resenhas
½ 4.4
19 Members
agjuba, snora, kristenl, clue, karenmarie, krazy4katz, hazel1123, lindapanzo, cataloga, BBleil, Devlindusty, sleedev, Tess_W, VintageReader, This-n-That, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, IngerH, Anashana
Explicações
agjuba: This is perhaps my all-time favorite book -- the writing is smart and clever, the characters are beautifully fleshed-out, and the premise is unusual.
2
Lincoln no Limbo
de George Saunders
5,819 membros
337 resenhas
3.9
16 Members
debnance, davidabrams, zhejw, feeling.is.first, melmore, bjappleg8, karenmarie, maritimer, Devlindusty, RiversideReader, kara.shamy, ErinDenver, LisaSHarvey, jtoneill0, cawcat333, bibliotess
Explicações
RiversideReader: Exceptional, brilliant!
3
Little Fires Everywhere
de Celeste Ng
8,932 membros
375 resenhas
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Autumn
de Ali Smith
2,046 membros
105 resenhas
3.9
10 Members
Parker51, RidgewayGirl, PatsyMurray, Cait86, BLBera, yalliejane, JenMDB, missizicks, Emmay, worldisquiet
Explicações
PatsyMurray: This is the year I discovered Ali Smith.
missizicks: This is as close to perfect as a book gets for me.
5
Sapiens: Uma Breve Historia da Humanidade
de Yuval Noah Harari
12,490 membros
380 resenhas
4.2
10 Members
feeling.is.first, karenmarie, moonwatcher, bugaderes39, blkrk4000, MTCDBIBLIO, elphie93, wildtusker, hihopehere, worldisquiet
6
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood
de Trevor Noah
6,162 membros
361 resenhas
½ 4.4
9 Members
bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
Exit West
de Mohsin Hamid
3,628 membros
231 resenhas
3.8
8 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, blackhornet, Simone2, ErinDenver
8
Mitologia Nórdica
de Neil Gaiman
9,111 membros
331 resenhas
4
8 Members
bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
9
Sing, Unburied, Sing
de Jesmyn Ward
3,974 membros
195 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
lauralkeet, N1na, njinthesun, dmofnd, BLBera, ErinDenver, cawcat333
10
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
de Matthew Desmond
3,349 membros
203 resenhas
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Kindred
de Octavia E. Butler
8,443 membros
354 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
de Paulette Jiles
2,899 membros
224 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
Homegoing
de Yaa Gyasi
5,613 membros
280 resenhas
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
de Anthony Horowitz
3,862 membros
236 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
de Cheryl Strayed
8,730 membros
517 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
Interpreter of Maladies: Stories
de Jhumpa Lahiri
12,132 membros
268 resenhas
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
My Brilliant Friend: Neapolitan Novels, Book One
de Elena Ferrante
7,181 membros
320 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
dchaikin, Mirabelle, kara.shamy, Laura1124, carol.iam
Explicações
dchaikin: I love the whole series, my favorite books in a long time. I was swept away.
18
March: Book One
de John Lewis
2,953 membros
160 resenhas
½ 4.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,777 membros
781 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
The Likeness
de Tana French
5,656 membros
318 resenhas
4
5 Members
christina_reads, KimarieBee, Ling.Lass, ClaudaJB, Travelgem
21
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
de David Grann
6,172 membros
312 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
Turtles All the Way Down
de John Green
6,756 membros
231 resenhas
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Home Fire
de Kamila Shamsie
1,753 membros
81 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
The Girl With All the Gifts
de M. R. Carey
5,350 membros
405 resenhas
4
4 Members
Storeetllr, virginiahomeschooler, peatr, AnnabelHart
Explicações
peatr: first time in years I have been totally excited and shocked and shaken by a book! stunning.
25
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women
de Kate Moore
3,128 membros
192 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
generalkala, lahochstetler, BoundTogetherForGood, kara.shamy
Explicações
BoundTogetherForGood: I was riveted by this tragic telling of the devastation that befell these young American women.
26
La Belle Sauvage
de Philip Pullman
4,363 membros
141 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Moonglow
de Michael Chabon
2,159 membros
86 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
The Hate U Give
de Angie Thomas
9,333 membros
476 resenhas
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
The Underground Railroad
de Colson Whitehead
8,989 membros
454 resenhas
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
de Jennifer Egan
2,742 membros
141 resenhas
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
de Roxane Gay
2,240 membros
121 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
de Dan Chaon
714 membros
136 resenhas
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,930 membros
623 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Origin
de Dan Brown
6,116 membros
201 resenhas
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
The Hating Game
de Sally Thorne
2,997 membros
164 resenhas
4
3 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
The Animators
de Kayla Rae Whitaker
555 membros
50 resenhas
4
3 Members
Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
A God in Ruins
de Kate Atkinson
2,969 membros
146 resenhas
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
The Fifth Season
de N. K. Jemisin
8,061 membros
364 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
Pachinko
de Min Jin Lee
6,501 membros
282 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
The Ballad of Black Tom
de Victor LaValle
1,570 membros
85 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,718 membros
243 resenhas
½ 4.6
3 Members
ReluctantTechie, vwinsloe, Tosta
Explicações
ReluctantTechie: A well-written narrative about injustice in our judicial system that I was not aware of. It was also an inspiring example of personal commitment and activism.
42
The Count of Monte Cristo
de Alexandre Dumas
25,622 membros
435 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,690 membros
290 resenhas
½ 3.7
3 Members
heidialice, Capybara_99, carol.iam
Explicações
heidialice: A beautifully lyrical meditation on family, relationships and how they change over time and aging. A timeless, utterly believable, faltering voice, Lucy is naive and childlike in so many ways, yet incredibly perceptive when it comes to observing other people and their inner struggles.
44
Swing Time
de Zadie Smith
2,543 membros
98 resenhas
½ 3.6
3 Members
shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
de Gail Honeyman
8,892 membros
534 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, bibliotess, Tosta
Explicações
BoundTogetherForGood: This book visits the life of a quirky young woman. The reader is allowed to watch as her life begins to transform into one of greater awareness and occasional delight.
46
Borne
de Jeff VanderMeer
2,124 membros
88 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
de Ron Chernow
8,098 membros
162 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Life and Fate
de Vasily Grossman
3,437 membros
89 resenhas
½ 4.4
2 Members
FAMeulstee, bearymore
Explicações
bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
49
The Changeling
de Victor LaValle
1,344 membros
77 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Sense and Sensibility
de Jane Austen
38,241 membros
529 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Reservoir 13
de Jon McGregor
888 membros
49 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
Cait86, blackhornet
52
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,943 membros
939 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
53
Uprooted
de Naomi Novik
6,477 membros
392 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
54
March: Book Three
de John Lewis
1,510 membros
95 resenhas
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
55
My Absolute Darling
de Gabriel Tallent
1,438 membros
88 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
56
Steppenwolf
de Hermann Hesse
13,546 membros
194 resenhas
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
57
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
de David Sedaris
1,472 membros
56 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
58
Walkaway
de Cory Doctorow
1,017 membros
41 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
59
When the Moon Was Ours
de Anna-Marie McLemore
807 membros
25 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
kgriffith, flying_monkeys
60
Cassandra
de Christa Wolf
705 membros
14 resenhas
4
2 Members
Jambyfool, cometahalley
61
Doctor Zhivago
de Boris Pasternak
11,419 membros
152 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
62
Anything Is Possible
de Elizabeth Strout
1,921 membros
121 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
63
Ready Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,566 membros
1,280 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
64
Big Little Lies
de Liane Moriarty
7,058 membros
405 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
65
Tipping the Velvet
de Sarah Waters
5,109 membros
147 resenhas
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
66
The Orphan Master's Son
de Adam Johnson
3,953 membros
288 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
67
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
de Carrie Vaughn
2,818 membros
158 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
68
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
de Patricia Lockwood
992 membros
56 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
69
Look at Me
de Anita Brookner
632 membros
16 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
70
Amberlough
de Lara Elena Donnelly
519 membros
32 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
71
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
de Carson McCullers
10,745 membros
243 resenhas
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Explicações
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
72
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
de J. D. Vance
6,911 membros
339 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
kristenl, lanewillson
73
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
de Liza Mundy
1,420 membros
52 resenhas
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
74
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
de Patrick Phillips
385 membros
13 resenhas
½ 4.4
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
75
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
de Ruth Gilligan
94 membros
7 resenhas
½ 3.4
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
76
Matéria Escura
de Blake Crouch
6,226 membros
550 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
77
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
de Diana Gabaldon
3,861 membros
118 resenhas
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
78
If We Were Villains
de M.L. Rio
3,068 membros
87 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
79
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
de Seanan McGuire
1,686 membros
146 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
80
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,457 membros
78 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
revbean, VW_Williams
81
The Enchanted
de Rene Denfeld
963 membros
69 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
njinthesun, angiestahl
82
The Almost Sisters
de Joshilyn Jackson
712 membros
66 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
83
Lab Girl
de Hope Jahren
2,645 membros
158 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
84
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
de Christopher De Hamel
965 membros
16 resenhas
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
85
In the Woods
de Tana French
10,282 membros
583 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
86
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
de Emil Ferris
1,114 membros
72 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, Euryale
87
A Skinful of Shadows
de Frances Hardinge
580 membros
27 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, briarhills
88
No Caminho de Swann
de Marcel Proust
11,167 membros
182 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
89
Binti
de Nnedi Okorafor
2,891 membros
244 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
90
Girl Waits With Gun
de Amy Stewart
1,733 membros
148 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
91
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
de Neil deGrasse Tyson
4,031 membros
142 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
92
This Is How It Always Is
de Laurie Frankel
1,697 membros
84 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
93
See What I Have Done
de Sarah Schmidt
844 membros
71 resenhas
½ 3.3
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
94
A Livraria 24 Horas do Mr. Penumbra
de Robin Sloan
8,341 membros
723 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
Explicações
BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
95
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,786 membros
173 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
96
American War
de Omar El Akkad
1,839 membros
96 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
97
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
de Kathleen Rooney
1,205 membros
85 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
98
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,968 membros
803 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
99
Pride and Prejudice
de Jane Austen
80,924 membros
1,372 resenhas
½ 4.4
Member
alaskaEditor
Explicações
alaskaEditor: A classic that I'd never read but finally got around to when a neighbor handed me this and the parody, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Read 'em both and loved them.
100
A guerra dos tronos
de George R. R. Martin
42,772 membros
1,124 resenhas
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399