Top Five Books of 2015

Descrizione
What are your top five reads for 2015? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2015. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: TBA 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.
3
Tutta la luce che non vediamo
di Anthony Doerr
18,678 utenti
882 recensioni
½ 4.3
17 Members
amarie, Micheller7, DerBuecherwurm, Patient, terran, dudes22, Mallc, mahrenew, RBeffa, silverada, rodrick, gypsysmom, a_forester, JenMDB, PATSEA6, LisbethE, PollyMig
Spiegazioni
a_forester: Inspiring creativity in the use of language, time, plot, and in making everyday observations transform into poetry. This was a story of two people whose lives were torn apart by World War II but who found their way to meaning in living. This is what great writing can do.
4
Uprooted
di Naomi Novik
6,414 utenti
391 recensioni
4.1
12 Members
kbuxton, tardis, christina_reads, crystallyn, Euryale, infjsarah, jjmcgaffey, lkmiller, citygirl, rockinrhombus, TempleCat, PATSEA6
5
L'uomo che metteva in ordine il mondo
di Fredrik Backman
11,155 utenti
687 recensioni
½ 4.3
10 Members
kristenl, charl08, terran, whymaggiemay, chgstrom, _debbie_, vancouverdeb, ahef1963, Grasshoppertld, Rchlwtsn
Spiegazioni
whymaggiemay: An amazing curmudgeon who loves forever and more often than he thinks.
6
H Is for Hawk
di Helen Macdonald
4,353 utenti
278 recensioni
3.9
10 Members
conceptDawg, Jambyfool, lauralkeet, charl08, snail49, rodrick, PATSEA6, PollyMig, dadito, uncharry
7
The Nightingale
di Kristin Hannah
9,772 utenti
463 recensioni
½ 4.3
9 Members
dara85, Micheller7, terran, lindapanzo, vancouverdeb, silverada, JSWBooks, PATSEA6, MrsMathias
8
La ragazza del treno
di Paula Hawkins
17,729 utenti
1,114 recensioni
½ 3.6
9 Members
erinclark, LynnB, chgstrom, mahrenew, seasonsoflove, tina1969, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, ebrahmstadt
9
Le nostre anime di notte
di Kent Haruf
2,342 utenti
226 recensioni
4
8 Members
claireb, DerBuecherwurm, Mallc, novelcommentary, msf59, boo-radley, KatyBee, sharon4
10
Euforia (Fabula) (Italian Edition)
di Lily King
2,640 utenti
162 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
ablachly, zhejw, kxn11, keywestnan, mary2515, Renabur, LisbethE
Spiegazioni
Renabur: Wonderful writing, compelling story
11
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
di Atul Gawande
5,240 utenti
281 recensioni
½ 4.5
7 Members
waitingtoderail, kaulsu, Patient, mahrenew, cmtl, jhoaglin, ronyb
12
Il cardellino
di Donna Tartt
14,876 utenti
802 recensioni
3.9
8 Members
sipthereader, snail49, winteralli, KatyBee, Brindle, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, VertOlive
13
L'amica geniale
di Elena Ferrante
7,151 utenti
315 recensioni
3.9
7 Members
claireb, Mallc, mahrenew, baystateRA, maritimer, Leida, bernie69
14
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania
di Erik Larson
5,087 utenti
278 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
rosalita, Mallc, MJC1946, lindapanzo, dadito, MrsMathias, DavidDallas
15
Un dio in rovina
di Kate Atkinson
2,952 utenti
146 recensioni
4
7 Members
brewergirl, sunybookworm, Mallc, msf59, maritimer, rodrick, Grasshoppertld
16
La strada stretta verso il profondo Nord
di Richard Flanagan
3,128 utenti
146 recensioni
4
6 Members
charl08, novelcommentary, peterveen, Brindle, kara.shamy, PollyMig
17
The Goblin Emperor
di Katherine Addison
2,930 utenti
197 recensioni
4.1
6 Members
Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, souloftherose, Ignolopi, RavenRing
18
Between the World and Me
di Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,738 utenti
368 recensioni
½ 4.4
6 Members
waitingtoderail, msf59, LFUMC, JSWBooks, gravitysbook, EllsbethB
19
TransAtlantic
di Colum McCann
1,820 utenti
168 recensioni
4
5 Members
innominate, Sockurmum, vwinsloe, Risbom, JenMDB
21
Ancillary Mercy
di Ann Leckie
2,521 utenti
131 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
tardis, Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
Spiegazioni
Familiar_Diversions: While I hated saying goodbye to the main cast of characters, this was a satisfying ending to the Imperial Radch trilogy and will probably be a comfort read of mine for some time to come.
22
L'amore è un difetto meraviglioso
di Graeme Simsion
7,607 utenti
550 recensioni
4
5 Members
EMS_24, Eowyn1, Brindle, Peace2, DanaSchipporeit
23
Le ore invisibili
di David Mitchell
4,985 utenti
290 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
SimoneA, mahsdad, katemcangus, Her_Royal_Orangeness, lorannen
24
Ancillary justice: La vendetta di Breq
di Ann Leckie
5,937 utenti
365 recensioni
4
5 Members
revbean, kxn11, lottpoet, souloftherose, flying_monkeys
25
Una spola di filo blu
di Anne Tyler
3,069 utenti
209 recensioni
½ 3.6
5 Members
charl08, whymaggiemay, Leida, vancouverdeb, Rchlwtsn
Spiegazioni
whymaggiemay: This is deservedly on many "best of" lists for 2015. Tyler makes her family our family and explains our family to us.
26
Did You Ever Have a Family
di Bill Clegg
1,236 utenti
98 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
lauralkeet, charl08, terran, novelcommentary, edparks
27
La via del male
di Robert Galbraith
4,391 utenti
238 recensioni
4
5 Members
DerBuecherwurm, keywestnan, Eowyn1, miketopper, ebrahmstadt
28
Vita dopo vita
di Kate Atkinson
8,249 utenti
589 recensioni
4
4 Members
sianpr, dudes22, mahrenew, vwinsloe
29
Wolf Hall
di Hilary Mantel
13,484 utenti
651 recensioni
4
4 Members
hipdeep, cdowney086, PollyMig, taxonet
30
Nora Webster
di Colm Tóibín
1,470 utenti
71 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
innominate, anglemark, Leida, peterveen
31
Elizabeth Is Missing
di Emma Healey
1,993 utenti
150 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
lauralkeet, Ameise1, ahef1963, taxonet
32
Leviathan - Il risveglio
di James S. A. Corey
7,322 utenti
358 recensioni
4
4 Members
conceptDawg, questionablepotato, Risbom, kennethb97
33
A Manual for Cleaning Women: Selected Stories
di Lucia Berlin
1,761 utenti
60 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
claireb, Capybara_99, msf59
34
Etta and Otto and Russell and James
di Emma Hooper
631 utenti
55 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
LynnB, pltgsage, LisbethE
35
Seveneves
di Neal Stephenson
4,827 utenti
251 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
kbuxton, szarka, sunybookworm
36
Fates and Furies
di Lauren Groff
3,768 utenti
213 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
ReneeGKC, ebrahmstadt, asrushton
37
A Little Life
di Hanya Yanagihara
7,478 utenti
327 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
baystateRA, cmtl, kara.shamy
38
You're Never Weird on the Internet (almost)
di Felicia Day
1,686 utenti
146 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
norabelle414, rebl, ultrabookgeek
Spiegazioni
rebl: The selection of You're Never Weird is based on the audio book. The book could have read like an overlong humblebrag. Instead she's engaging, honest and entertaining. She is as genuine as you can get in memoir.
39
La misura della felicità
di Gabrielle Zevin
5,934 utenti
567 recensioni
4
3 Members
Patient, BookLizard, FerneMysteryReader
40
Burial Rites
di Hannah Kent
3,605 utenti
273 recensioni
4
3 Members
innominate, rarm, kxn11
41
Il nome del vento
di Patrick Rothfuss
20,386 utenti
789 recensioni
½ 4.4
3 Members
bookworm12, ahef1963, BoekenTrol71
42
Cuore di contrabbando
di Lissa Evans
525 utenti
41 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
ablachly, kxn11, vancouverdeb
43
Quiet: Il potere degli introversi in un mondo che non sa smettere di parlare
di Susan Cain
11,585 utenti
495 recensioni
4
3 Members
BookWallah, seasonsoflove, pltgsage
44
Ancillary sword: La stazione di Athoek
di Ann Leckie
2,973 utenti
176 recensioni
4
3 Members
infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
Spiegazioni
Familiar_Diversions: I reread this book several times while waiting for Ancillary Mercy to come out. Breq and Seivarden alone were nice enough, but Breq with a ship and a crew was even better.
45
Sorcerer to the Crown
di Zen Cho
1,717 utenti
107 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
imyril, christina_reads, rarm
46
Stanza, letto, armadio, specchio
di Emma Donoghue
14,317 utenti
977 recensioni
4
3 Members
kara.shamy, dianeham, DanaSchipporeit
47
The Nature of the Beast
di Louise Penny
2,088 utenti
122 recensioni
4
3 Members
kellyslist, kxn11, lindapanzo
48
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
di Susanna Clarke
26,982 utenti
775 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
szarka, souloftherose, Risbom
49
La bussola d'oro
di Philip Pullman
36,178 utenti
742 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
fannyprice, kristilabrie
50
Furore
di John Steinbeck
34,276 utenti
471 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
PaperbackPirate, Turambar
51
Un altro mondo
di Jo Walton
2,945 utenti
250 recensioni
4
2 Members
karspeak, lorannen
52
Sodom and Gomorrah
di Marcel Proust
2,612 utenti
39 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
proximity1, ReneeGKC
53
The Moor's Account
di Laila Lalami
938 utenti
55 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
kristenl, Ling.Lass
54
La collina dei conigli
di Richard Adams
24,892 utenti
471 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
revbean, briarhills
55
L'assassino cieco
di Margaret Atwood
16,477 utenti
384 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
bookwoman84, Dilara86
56
L'oceano in fondo al sentiero
di Neil Gaiman
14,850 utenti
962 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
terran, Ape
57
The Sparrow
di Mary Doria Russell
7,711 utenti
406 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
dudes22, viktorasd
58
Tumulti
di J. G. Farrell
1,449 utenti
52 recensioni
4
2 Members
plaugher, abbottthomas
59
Benedizione
di Kent Haruf
1,125 utenti
100 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
dara85, lauralkeet
60
The Night Sister
di Jennifer McMahon
826 utenti
68 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
seasonsoflove, flying_monkeys
61
The Fifth Season
di N. K. Jemisin
7,994 utenti
364 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
rarm, TheDivineOomba
62
L'anno del contagio
di Connie Willis
7,963 utenti
374 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
MarthaJeanne, cbl_tn
Spiegazioni
MarthaJeanne: I read three books by Connie Willis, and all three deserve this spot.
63
Io sono Malala: la mia battaglia per la libertà e l'istruzione delle donne
di Malala Yousafzai
6,413 utenti
268 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
amarie, MrsMathias
Spiegazioni
amarie: This sweet memoir turned a vague person on the news to a truly admirable young woman.
64
Suttree
di Cormac McCarthy
3,026 utenti
67 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
dchaikin, sipthereader
65
A Brief History of Seven Killings
di Marlon James
2,860 utenti
108 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
msf59, gypsysmom
66
The Luminaries
di Eleanor Catton
5,032 utenti
248 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
SimoneA, baystateRA
67
La sesta estinzione: una storia innaturale
di Elizabeth Kolbert
3,627 utenti
163 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Parker51, inge87
68
Il libro dell'inquietudine di Bernardo Soares
di Fernando Pessoa
5,089 utenti
74 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
ursula, VW_Williams
69
Promettimi che ci sarai
di Carol Rifka Brunt
3,599 utenti
247 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
erinclark, _debbie_
70
Nimona
di ND Stevenson
3,428 utenti
197 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
questionablepotato, zhejw
71
The Library at Mount Char
di Scott Hawkins
2,931 utenti
249 recensioni
4
2 Members
baystateRA, ManWithAnAgenda
72
La mia lotta (1)
di Karl Ove Knausgård
2,811 utenti
112 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
ursula, mdexter
73
Can't We Talk about Something More Pleasant? A Memoir
di Roz Chast
1,640 utenti
119 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
Parker51, uncharry
74
When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II
di Molly Guptill Manning
950 utenti
61 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
lindapanzo, MrsMathias
75
Furiously Happy
di Jenny Lawson
3,298 utenti
198 recensioni
4
2 Members
BookLizard, asrushton
76
Wonder
di R. J. Palacio
14,087 utenti
1,243 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
Leida, Wassilissa
77
La signora di Wildfell Hall
di Anne Brontë
7,492 utenti
168 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
ursula, bookworm12
78
Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You: A Guide to the Universe
di Marcus Chown
304 utenti
2 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Renabur, briarhills
Spiegazioni
Renabur: The wondrous facts reported in this accessible book have brought me joy this year. The story of reality is more wonderful than fiction
79
La moglie
di Jhumpa Lahiri
3,307 utenti
177 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
novelcommentary, njinthesun
80
Tra cielo e terra
di Paula McLain
1,977 utenti
181 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
saucybetty, TempleCat
81
Marvel and a Wonder
di Joe Meno
100 utenti
16 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
boo-radley, PaperbackPirate
82
City of Stairs
di Robert Jackson Bennett
1,943 utenti
149 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
kbuxton, Euryale
83
Drift
di M. K. Hutchins
58 utenti
1 recensione
3.1
2 Members
Ignolopi, RavenRing
84
The Girl with All the Gifts
di M. R. Carey
5,319 utenti
401 recensioni
4
2 Members
infjsarah, erinclark
85
The Dog Stars
di Peter Heller
2,880 utenti
221 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
whymaggiemay, kennethb97
Spiegazioni
whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
86
Il grande Gatsby
di F. Scott Fitzgerald
72,102 utenti
1,168 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Brindle, Turambar
87
Americanah
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,707 utenti
296 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
zhejw, Dilara86
88
Dorothy Must Die
di Danielle Paige
2,775 utenti
125 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
kgriffith, DanaSchipporeit
89
The Shepherd's Crown
di Terry Pratchett
2,678 utenti
116 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
kbuxton, tardis
90
How to Be Both
di Ali Smith
1,573 utenti
51 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
innominate, kara.shamy
91
Il dolore è una cosa con le piume
di Max Porter
1,446 utenti
78 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
claireb, Capybara_99
92
Sulla strada
di Jack Kerouac
27,926 utenti
386 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
edmurbobby, Turambar
93
Espiazione
di Ian McEwan
26,479 utenti
627 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
fannyprice, a_forester
Spiegazioni
a_forester: Writing that takes you into character, place and time and presents us with that rare treat- an individual psyche, with just the right balance of what we can relate to as human beings and what makes us different from one another.
94
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
di Bryan Stevenson
4,675 utenti
243 recensioni
½ 4.6
2 Members
KatyBee, KimMeyer
95
Telegraph Avenue
di Michael Chabon
2,280 utenti
89 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
revbean, jeanned
96
Purity
di Jonathan Franzen
2,261 utenti
78 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
edparks, JuliaMaria
Spiegazioni
JuliaMaria: Aktueller Roman zum Thema Datenschutz, Wikileaks usw. - wie immer verpackt in leidenschaftliche gut erzählte Geschichte.
97
The Just City
di Jo Walton
1,037 utenti
76 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
foggidawn, jsburbidge
98
10:04: A Novel
di Ben Lerner
883 utenti
39 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
plaugher, Parker51
99
Dark Matter: A Novel
di Blake Crouch
6,255 utenti
545 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
bookworm12, crystallyn
100
I'll Give You the Sun
di Jandy Nelson
3,535 utenti
163 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
christina_reads, foggidawn