Top Five Books of 2017

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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
9,111 membros
517 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
5,797 membros
336 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
8,879 membros
375 resenhas
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Autumn
de Ali Smith
2,038 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
12,413 membros
378 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
6,134 membros
361 resenhas
½ 4.4
9 Members
bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
Mitologia Nórdica
de Neil Gaiman
9,057 membros
330 resenhas
4
8 Members
bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
8
Exit West
de Mohsin Hamid
3,615 membros
231 resenhas
3.8
7 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, Simone2, ErinDenver
9
Sing, Unburied, Sing
de Jesmyn Ward
3,964 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
3,337 membros
203 resenhas
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Kindred
de Octavia E. Butler
8,404 membros
353 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
de Paulette Jiles
2,883 membros
224 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
Homegoing
de Yaa Gyasi
5,592 membros
277 resenhas
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
de Anthony Horowitz
3,843 membros
235 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
de Cheryl Strayed
8,695 membros
517 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
Interpreter of Maladies: Stories
de Jhumpa Lahiri
12,120 membros
268 resenhas
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
My Brilliant Friend
de Elena Ferrante
7,175 membros
318 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
2,949 membros
160 resenhas
½ 4.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,719 membros
780 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
The Likeness
de Tana French
5,630 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
6,110 membros
310 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
Turtles All the Way Down
de John Green
6,741 membros
231 resenhas
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Home Fire
de Kamila Shamsie
1,740 membros
81 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
The Girl with All the Gifts
de M. R. Carey
5,328 membros
403 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
3,107 membros
190 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
4,344 membros
141 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Moonglow
de Michael Chabon
2,151 membros
85 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
The Hate U Give
de Angie Thomas
9,275 membros
475 resenhas
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
The Underground Railroad
de Colson Whitehead
8,940 membros
453 resenhas
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
de Jennifer Egan
2,733 membros
140 resenhas
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
de Roxane Gay
2,233 membros
120 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
de Dan Chaon
711 membros
136 resenhas
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Olive Kitteridge
de Elizabeth Strout
9,908 membros
621 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Origin
de Dan Brown
6,071 membros
201 resenhas
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
The Hating Game
de Sally Thorne
2,963 membros
162 resenhas
4
3 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
The Animators
de Kayla Rae Whitaker
554 membros
50 resenhas
4
3 Members
Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
A God in Ruins
de Kate Atkinson
2,958 membros
146 resenhas
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
The Fifth Season
de N. K. Jemisin
8,021 membros
364 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
Pachinko
de Min Jin Lee
6,450 membros
282 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
The Ballad of Black Tom
de Victor LaValle
1,553 membros
84 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,695 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
25,545 membros
433 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
My Name Is Lucy Barton
de Elizabeth Strout
3,677 membros
289 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
2,537 membros
98 resenhas
½ 3.6
3 Members
shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
de Gail Honeyman
8,815 membros
533 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
2,111 membros
88 resenhas
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
de Ron Chernow
8,066 membros
162 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Life and Fate
de Vasily Grossman
3,429 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
1,337 membros
77 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Sense and Sensibility
de Jane Austen
38,130 membros
528 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Never Let Me Go
de Kazuo Ishiguro
22,856 membros
938 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
52
Uprooted
de Naomi Novik
6,424 membros
392 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
53
March: Book Three
de John Lewis
1,502 membros
95 resenhas
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
54
My Absolute Darling
de Gabriel Tallent
1,432 membros
87 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
55
Steppenwolf
de Hermann Hesse
13,515 membros
192 resenhas
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
56
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
de David Sedaris
1,467 membros
56 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
57
Walkaway
de Cory Doctorow
1,015 membros
41 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
58
When the Moon Was Ours
de Anna-Marie McLemore
798 membros
25 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
kgriffith, flying_monkeys
59
Cassandra
de Christa Wolf
702 membros
14 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
Jambyfool, cometahalley
60
Doctor Zhivago
de Boris Pasternak
11,390 membros
152 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
61
Anything Is Possible
de Elizabeth Strout
1,916 membros
121 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
62
Ready Player One
de Ernest Cline
18,479 membros
1,278 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
63
Big Little Lies
de Liane Moriarty
7,032 membros
405 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
64
Tipping the Velvet
de Sarah Waters
5,102 membros
147 resenhas
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
65
The Orphan Master's Son
de Adam Johnson
3,953 membros
288 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
66
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
de Carrie Vaughn
2,805 membros
158 resenhas
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
67
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
de Patricia Lockwood
990 membros
56 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
68
Look at Me
de Anita Brookner
630 membros
16 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
69
Amberlough
de Lara Elena Donnelly
518 membros
32 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
70
The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
de Carson McCullers
10,725 membros
243 resenhas
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Explicações
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
71
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
de J. D. Vance
6,887 membros
339 resenhas
½ 3.7
2 Members
kristenl, lanewillson
72
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
de Liza Mundy
1,407 membros
52 resenhas
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
73
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
de Patrick Phillips
381 membros
13 resenhas
½ 4.4
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
74
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
de Ruth Gilligan
93 membros
7 resenhas
½ 3.5
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
75
Matéria Escura
de Blake Crouch
6,279 membros
547 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
76
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
de Diana Gabaldon
3,838 membros
118 resenhas
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
77
If We Were Villains
de M.L. Rio
3,022 membros
87 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
78
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
de Seanan McGuire
1,672 membros
145 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
79
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
de Max Porter
1,448 membros
78 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
revbean, VW_Williams
80
The Enchanted
de Rene Denfeld
961 membros
69 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
njinthesun, angiestahl
81
The Almost Sisters
de Joshilyn Jackson
710 membros
66 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
82
Lab Girl
de Hope Jahren
2,637 membros
158 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
83
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
de Christopher De Hamel
959 membros
16 resenhas
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
84
In the Woods
de Tana French
10,241 membros
583 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
85
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
de Emil Ferris
1,107 membros
72 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, Euryale
86
A Skinful of Shadows
de Frances Hardinge
578 membros
27 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, briarhills
87
No Caminho de Swann
de Marcel Proust
11,143 membros
183 resenhas
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
88
Binti
de Nnedi Okorafor
2,874 membros
243 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
89
Girl Waits With Gun
de Amy Stewart
1,728 membros
147 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
90
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
de Neil deGrasse Tyson
4,011 membros
142 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
91
This Is How It Always Is
de Laurie Frankel
1,687 membros
84 resenhas
4.1
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
92
See What I Have Done
de Sarah Schmidt
842 membros
71 resenhas
½ 3.3
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
93
A Livraria 24 Horas do Mr. Penumbra
de Robin Sloan
8,310 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.
94
A Closed and Common Orbit
de Becky Chambers
2,772 membros
169 resenhas
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
95
American War
de Omar El Akkad
1,833 membros
96 resenhas
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
96
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
de Kathleen Rooney
1,204 membros
85 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
97
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,912 membros
804 resenhas
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
98
Pride and Prejudice
de Jane Austen
80,685 membros
1,369 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.
99
A guerra dos tronos
de George R. R. Martin
42,628 membros
1,122 resenhas
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399
100
Lolita
de Vladimir Nabokov
31,713 membros
564 resenhas
4.1
Member
Tinuvia