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.
Utenti
230 utenti hanno contribuito
1
Tutta la luce che non vediamo
di Anthony Doerr
17,516 utenti
854 recensioni
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
di Hanya Yanagihara
6,762 utenti
314 recensioni
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
La ferrovia sotterranea
di Colson Whitehead
8,638 utenti
433 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
5,470 utenti
267 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
11,021 utenti
754 recensioni
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Commonwealth
di Ann Patchett
3,472 utenti
184 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
10,351 utenti
653 recensioni
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
di Elizabeth Strout
3,529 utenti
271 recensioni
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
Ancillary Mercy
di Ann Leckie
2,393 utenti
127 recensioni
4.2
7 Members
revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier
10
Between the World and Me
di Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,401 utenti
353 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
4,217 utenti
231 recensioni
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
The Water Knife
di Paolo Bacigalupi
1,753 utenti
93 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
A Gentleman in Moscow
di Amor Towles
8,444 utenti
486 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
2,341 utenti
150 recensioni
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta
di Elena Ferrante
2,772 utenti
90 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
di Bryan Stevenson
4,391 utenti
236 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
186 utenti
28 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis: storia di un'infanzia
di Marjane Satrapi
8,230 utenti
320 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
The Goblin Emperor
di Katherine Addison
2,760 utenti
185 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
All the Birds in the Sky
di Charlie Jane Anders
2,761 utenti
169 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
11,106 utenti
486 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
1,804 utenti
89 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Dark Matter
di Blake Crouch
5,757 utenti
516 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
La mia Antonia
di Willa Cather
13,309 utenti
279 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
The Girl with All the Gifts
di M. R. Carey
5,081 utenti
387 recensioni
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
Preghiera per Cernobyl': cronaca del futuro
di Svetlana Alexievich
2,240 utenti
75 recensioni
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
H Is for Hawk
di Helen Macdonald
4,178 utenti
269 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
Euryale, jeanned, lalbro
28
The Orenda
di Joseph Boyden
994 utenti
43 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
The Rogue Retrieval
di Dan Koboldt
32 utenti
4 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
Il circo della notte
di Erin Morgenstern
17,670 utenti
1,239 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
5,078 utenti
343 recensioni
4
3 Members
susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
The House by the Lake
di Thomas Harding
325 utenti
17 recensioni
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
Il buio oltre la siepe
di Harper Lee
76,518 utenti
1,418 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
4,956 utenti
247 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
L'uomo di Marte
di Andy Weir
17,313 utenti
1,201 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
La porta delle lacrime
di Abraham Verghese
9,283 utenti
524 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
7,102 utenti
496 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
di David D. Levine
335 utenti
21 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
Una passeggiata nei boschi
di Bill Bryson
16,522 utenti
467 recensioni
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Il dolore è una cosa con le piume
di Max Porter
1,352 utenti
74 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
5,288 utenti
304 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Olive Kitteridge
di Elizabeth Strout
9,679 utenti
606 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
di J. K. Rowling
14,761 utenti
553 recensioni
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
di Madeleine Thien
1,229 utenti
54 recensioni
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
di Ken Liu
1,480 utenti
65 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
Metà di un sole giallo
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,753 utenti
291 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
47
Faithful: Birth of Saints Book Two
di Michelle Hauck
5 utenti
1 recensione
5
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
48
La canzone di Achille
di Madeline Miller
11,740 utenti
478 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Small Great Things
di Jodi Picoult
3,564 utenti
213 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
La biblioteca invisibile
di Genevieve Cogman
3,267 utenti
186 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
March
di John Lewis
2,835 utenti
159 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
di Becky Chambers
2,542 utenti
159 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
imyril, souloftherose
53
ˆLa ‰morte delle api
di Lisa O'Donnell
953 utenti
90 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
Before the Feast
di Saša Stanišić
279 utenti
10 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
55
Lonesome Dove
di Larry McMurtry
8,133 utenti
237 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
La ‰città dei ladri
di David Benioff
5,228 utenti
312 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
End of Watch
di Stephen King
3,296 utenti
134 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run: The Autobiography
di Bruce Springsteen
1,640 utenti
68 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
di Nick Lane
599 utenti
19 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
di Sofia Samatar
279 utenti
18 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
La prima moglie
di Daphne Du Maurier
20,030 utenti
594 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
The Windup Girl
di Paolo Bacigalupi
6,096 utenti
297 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
ˆIl ‰genio e il golem
di Helene Wecker
5,247 utenti
354 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
Un dio in rovina
di Kate Atkinson
2,867 utenti
144 recensioni
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
di Robert A. Caro
2,523 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
di Frances Hardinge
1,543 utenti
66 recensioni
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
di David Howarth
1,493 utenti
26 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Did You Ever Have a Family
di Bill Clegg
1,213 utenti
97 recensioni
4
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
di Cynthia Bond
820 utenti
113 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
2,004 utenti
138 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
di Nnedi Okorafor
894 utenti
42 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
di Fredrik Backman
4,187 utenti
216 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
18,580 utenti
337 recensioni
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Ready Player One
di Ernest Cline
17,627 utenti
1,239 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
Il collegio
di Tana French
2,634 utenti
167 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
di Charlotte Wood
505 utenti
30 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
Il signore degli orfani
di Adam Johnson
3,845 utenti
280 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
di Seanan McGuire
3,173 utenti
277 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
51,877 utenti
1,290 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams
di David McCullough
13,361 utenti
192 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
di Jenny Lawson
3,150 utenti
191 recensioni
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
Un incantevole aprile
di Elizabeth von Arnim
2,706 utenti
121 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
di Thomas Mullen
563 utenti
47 recensioni
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
di Lucy Parker
269 utenti
18 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
di S. M. Hulse
219 utenti
22 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
di Louise Penny
2,085 utenti
119 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
di Lindy West
1,402 utenti
87 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
LaRose
di Louise Erdrich
1,316 utenti
72 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
di Cheryl Strayed
8,384 utenti
507 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
NW
di Zadie Smith
2,369 utenti
96 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
di Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,534 utenti
84 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Storm Front
di Jim Butcher
14,478 utenti
599 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Le nostre anime di notte
di Kent Haruf
2,272 utenti
220 recensioni
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
di Megan Abbott
1,112 utenti
69 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
To Say Nothing of the Dog
di Connie Willis
6,631 utenti
281 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
Le ragazze
di Emma Cline
3,277 utenti
247 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
L'amante giapponese
di Isabel Allende
1,922 utenti
102 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
1,471 utenti
61 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
Il cardellino
di Donna Tartt
14,264 utenti
774 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen