Top Five Books of 2016

Descrizione
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.
1
Tutta la luce che non vediamo
di Anthony Doerr
19,213 utenti
889 recensioni
½ 4.3
15 Members
pmarshall, sipthereader, Jim53, mahsdad, pamur, sianpr, krazy4katz, Tess_W, Maryloo, AmourFou, jcwharton, Lauraborealis, Redheadlib, khouston205, Rorykins75
2
Una vita come tante
di Hanya Yanagihara
7,963 utenti
333 recensioni
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
La ferrovia sotterranea
di Colson Whitehead
9,196 utenti
457 recensioni
4
10 Members
zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
Spiegazioni
JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
4
Non dimenticare chi sei
di Yaa Gyasi
5,727 utenti
282 recensioni
½ 4.3
10 Members
susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek
5
Stazione undici
di Emily St. John Mandel
12,044 utenti
783 recensioni
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Commonwealth
di Ann Patchett
3,730 utenti
192 recensioni
3.9
9 Members
krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham
7
L'uomo che metteva in ordine il mondo
di Fredrik Backman
11,405 utenti
691 recensioni
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
di Elizabeth Strout
3,729 utenti
288 recensioni
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
Ancillary Mercy
di Ann Leckie
2,577 utenti
133 recensioni
4.2
7 Members
revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier
10
Between the World and Me
di Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,987 utenti
371 recensioni
½ 4.4
7 Members
bookwoman84, rosalita, holly_golightly, greeneyed_ives, kara.shamy, jcwharton, aquariumministry
Spiegazioni
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
La via del male
di Robert Galbraith
4,485 utenti
241 recensioni
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
The Water Knife
di Paolo Bacigalupi
1,836 utenti
94 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
A Gentleman in Moscow
di Amor Towles
9,451 utenti
524 recensioni
½ 4.4
6 Members
Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
Spiegazioni
Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
14
L'intruso
di Tana French
2,508 utenti
152 recensioni
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta
di Elena Ferrante
2,961 utenti
93 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
di Bryan Stevenson
4,841 utenti
243 recensioni
½ 4.6
5 Members
rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
Spiegazioni
rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
17
The Stolen Child
di Lisa Carey
191 utenti
28 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis: storia di un'infanzia
di Marjane Satrapi
8,641 utenti
322 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
The Goblin Emperor
di Katherine Addison
3,010 utenti
195 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
All the Birds in the Sky
di Charlie Jane Anders
2,911 utenti
177 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
lkmiller, norabelle414, flying_monkeys, wolfeyluvr
Spiegazioni
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: Il potere degli introversi in un mondo che non sa smettere di parlare
di Susan Cain
11,675 utenti
499 recensioni
4
4 Members
ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
Spiegazioni
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
di Justin Cronin
1,933 utenti
91 recensioni
4
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Dark Matter
di Blake Crouch
6,407 utenti
548 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
La mia Antonia
di Willa Cather
13,790 utenti
287 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
The Girl With All the Gifts
di M. R. Carey
5,423 utenti
401 recensioni
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
Preghiera per Černobyl'
di Svetlana Alexievich
2,406 utenti
80 recensioni
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
H Is for Hawk
di Helen Macdonald
4,457 utenti
283 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Euryale, jeanned, lalbro
28
The Orenda
di Joseph Boyden
1,033 utenti
45 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
The Rogue Retrieval
di Dan Koboldt
35 utenti
4 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
Il circo della notte
di Erin Morgenstern
18,828 utenti
1,270 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
krisa, IrishSue, flying_monkeys
Spiegazioni
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
di Becky Chambers
5,654 utenti
363 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
The House by the Lake: One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History
di Thomas Harding
340 utenti
19 recensioni
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
Il buio oltre la siepe
di Harper Lee
79,603 utenti
1,437 recensioni
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
di Daniel James Brown
5,547 utenti
264 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
L'uomo di Marte
di Andy Weir
18,566 utenti
1,246 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
La porta delle lacrime
di Abraham Verghese
9,639 utenti
537 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaulsu, AmourFou, Laura1124
Spiegazioni
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
La luce sugli oceani
di M. L. Stedman
7,407 utenti
511 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
di David D. Levine
343 utenti
21 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
Una passeggiata nei boschi
di Bill Bryson
17,009 utenti
477 recensioni
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Il dolore è una cosa con le piume
di Max Porter
1,475 utenti
77 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
Quando il respiro si fa aria. Un medico, la sua malattia e il vero significato della vita
di Paul Kalanithi
5,824 utenti
318 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Olive Kitteridge
di Elizabeth Strout
10,047 utenti
623 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
di J. K. Rowling
16,381 utenti
576 recensioni
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
di Madeleine Thien
1,306 utenti
54 recensioni
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
di Ken Liu
1,630 utenti
71 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
Metà di un sole giallo
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,014 utenti
296 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
47
Faithful: Birth of Saints Book Two
di Michelle Hauck
4 utenti
1 recensione
5
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
48
La canzone di Achille
di Madeline Miller
13,729 utenti
517 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Small Great Things
di Jodi Picoult
3,894 utenti
223 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
La biblioteca invisibile
di Genevieve Cogman
3,506 utenti
197 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
March
di John Lewis
3,008 utenti
161 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
di Becky Chambers
2,834 utenti
173 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
imyril, souloftherose
53
ˆLa ‰morte delle api
di Lisa O'Donnell
969 utenti
90 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
Before the Feast
di Saša Stanišić
286 utenti
10 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
55
Un volo di colombe
di Larry McMurtry
8,622 utenti
246 recensioni
½ 4.6
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
La ‰città dei ladri
di David Benioff
5,411 utenti
316 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
End of Watch
di Stephen King
3,599 utenti
141 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run: The Autobiography
di Bruce Springsteen
1,779 utenti
73 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
di Nick Lane
645 utenti
20 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
di Sofia Samatar
301 utenti
19 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
La prima moglie
di Daphne Du Maurier
21,053 utenti
618 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
The Windup Girl
di Paolo Bacigalupi
6,281 utenti
302 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
ˆIl ‰genio e il golem
di Helene Wecker
5,505 utenti
368 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
Un dio in rovina
di Kate Atkinson
2,988 utenti
147 recensioni
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
di Robert A. Caro
2,681 utenti
46 recensioni
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
di Frances Hardinge
1,640 utenti
67 recensioni
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
di David Howarth
1,531 utenti
26 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Did You Ever Have a Family
di Bill Clegg
1,254 utenti
96 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
di Cynthia Bond
804 utenti
114 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
lauralkeet, lahochstetler
70
The Returned
di Bishop O'Connell
7 utenti
5
2 Members
DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
71
A Head Full of Ghosts
di Paul Tremblay
2,210 utenti
146 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
di Nnedi Okorafor
945 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
di Fredrik Backman
4,653 utenti
227 recensioni
4
2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Spiegazioni
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
74
Con gli occhi rivolti al cielo
di Zora Neale Hurston
19,420 utenti
348 recensioni
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Ready Player One
di Ernest Cline
18,847 utenti
1,285 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
Il collegio
di Tana French
2,787 utenti
172 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
di Charlotte Wood
530 utenti
31 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
Il signore degli orfani
di Adam Johnson
3,997 utenti
289 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
di Seanan McGuire
3,447 utenti
292 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
lkmiller, flying_monkeys
Spiegazioni
flying_monkeys: Because it's beautiful, macabre, diverse. And it speaks to a secret, lifelong quest: to find my door.
80
Il cacciatore di aquiloni
di Khaled Hosseini
53,307 utenti
1,306 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams
di David McCullough
13,878 utenti
202 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
di Jenny Lawson
3,355 utenti
198 recensioni
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
Un incantevole aprile
di Elizabeth von Arnim
2,891 utenti
124 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
di Thomas Mullen
594 utenti
48 recensioni
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
di Lucy Parker
280 utenti
18 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
di S. M. Hulse
226 utenti
23 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
di Louise Penny
2,215 utenti
124 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
di Lindy West
1,477 utenti
86 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
LaRose
di Louise Erdrich
1,397 utenti
75 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
di Cheryl Strayed
8,839 utenti
520 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
NW
di Zadie Smith
2,462 utenti
97 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
di Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,631 utenti
85 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Storm Front
di Jim Butcher
14,781 utenti
612 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Le nostre anime di notte
di Kent Haruf
2,374 utenti
227 recensioni
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
di Megan Abbott
1,171 utenti
72 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
To Say Nothing of the Dog
di Connie Willis
6,788 utenti
286 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
Le ragazze
di Emma Cline
3,511 utenti
253 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
L'amante giapponese
di Isabel Allende
2,047 utenti
106 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
kaulsu, chgstrom
Spiegazioni
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
di Ellen Kushner
1,485 utenti
63 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
Il cardellino
di Donna Tartt
15,200 utenti
802 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen