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
18,684 utenti
882 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
7,479 utenti
327 recensioni
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
La ferrovia sotterranea
di Colson Whitehead
8,911 utenti
453 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
5,581 utenti
276 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
11,691 utenti
779 recensioni
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Commonwealth
di Ann Patchett
3,641 utenti
190 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
11,159 utenti
687 recensioni
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
di Elizabeth Strout
3,671 utenti
289 recensioni
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
Ancillary Mercy
di Ann Leckie
2,522 utenti
131 recensioni
4.2
7 Members
revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier
10
Between the World and Me
di Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,739 utenti
368 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
4,391 utenti
238 recensioni
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
The Water Knife
di Paolo Bacigalupi
1,806 utenti
94 recensioni
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
A Gentleman in Moscow
di Amor Towles
9,083 utenti
515 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
2,444 utenti
153 recensioni
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Storia di chi fugge e di chi resta
di Elena Ferrante
2,898 utenti
91 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
di Bryan Stevenson
4,677 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
187 utenti
28 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis: storia di un'infanzia
di Marjane Satrapi
8,483 utenti
321 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
The Goblin Emperor
di Katherine Addison
2,930 utenti
197 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
All the Birds in the Sky
di Charlie Jane Anders
2,863 utenti
178 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
11,587 utenti
495 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
1,887 utenti
93 recensioni
4
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Dark Matter: A Novel
di Blake Crouch
6,259 utenti
545 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
La mia Antonia
di Willa Cather
13,604 utenti
286 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
The Girl with All the Gifts
di M. R. Carey
5,319 utenti
401 recensioni
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
Preghiera per Černobyl'
di Svetlana Alexievich
2,337 utenti
78 recensioni
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
H Is for Hawk
di Helen Macdonald
4,354 utenti
278 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Euryale, jeanned, lalbro
28
The Orenda
di Joseph Boyden
1,026 utenti
45 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
The Rogue Retrieval
di Dan Koboldt
34 utenti
5 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
Il circo della notte
di Erin Morgenstern
18,423 utenti
1,264 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
5,473 utenti
360 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
The House by the Lake
di Thomas Harding
344 utenti
19 recensioni
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
Il buio oltre la siepe
di Harper Lee
78,437 utenti
1,433 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
5,330 utenti
262 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
L'uomo di Marte
di Andy Weir
18,136 utenti
1,241 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
La porta delle lacrime
di Abraham Verghese
9,517 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
7,296 utenti
507 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
di David D. Levine
341 utenti
21 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
Una passeggiata nei boschi
di Bill Bryson
16,862 utenti
473 recensioni
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Il dolore è una cosa con le piume
di Max Porter
1,446 utenti
78 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
5,597 utenti
313 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Olive Kitteridge
di Elizabeth Strout
9,901 utenti
620 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
di J. K. Rowling
15,842 utenti
566 recensioni
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
di Madeleine Thien
1,283 utenti
54 recensioni
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
di Ken Liu
1,575 utenti
69 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
Metà di un sole giallo
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,901 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
13,056 utenti
508 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Small Great Things
di Jodi Picoult
3,776 utenti
221 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
La biblioteca invisibile
di Genevieve Cogman
3,419 utenti
197 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
March
di John Lewis
2,949 utenti
160 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
di Becky Chambers
2,798 utenti
169 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
imyril, souloftherose
53
ˆLa ‰morte delle api
di Lisa O'Donnell
966 utenti
90 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
Before the Feast
di Saša Stanišić
283 utenti
10 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
55
Lonesome Dove
di Larry McMurtry
8,324 utenti
239 recensioni
½ 4.6
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
La ‰città dei ladri
di David Benioff
5,337 utenti
316 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
End of Watch
di Stephen King
3,482 utenti
139 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run: The Autobiography
di Bruce Springsteen
1,734 utenti
73 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
di Nick Lane
629 utenti
19 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
di Sofia Samatar
299 utenti
18 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
La prima moglie
di Daphne Du Maurier
20,711 utenti
611 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
The Windup Girl
di Paolo Bacigalupi
6,219 utenti
304 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
ˆIl ‰genio e il golem
di Helene Wecker
5,425 utenti
360 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
Un dio in rovina
di Kate Atkinson
2,953 utenti
146 recensioni
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
di Robert A. Caro
2,624 utenti
45 recensioni
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
di Frances Hardinge
1,614 utenti
68 recensioni
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
di David Howarth
1,520 utenti
26 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Did You Ever Have a Family
di Bill Clegg
1,236 utenti
98 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
di Cynthia Bond
795 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
2,133 utenti
144 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
di Nnedi Okorafor
931 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
di Fredrik Backman
4,465 utenti
226 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
19,109 utenti
345 recensioni
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Ready Player One
di Ernest Cline
18,449 utenti
1,275 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
Il collegio
di Tana French
2,734 utenti
172 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
di Charlotte Wood
520 utenti
31 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
Il signore degli orfani
di Adam Johnson
3,946 utenti
288 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
di Seanan McGuire
3,363 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
52,786 utenti
1,300 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams
di David McCullough
13,701 utenti
199 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
di Jenny Lawson
3,299 utenti
198 recensioni
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
Un incantevole aprile
di Elizabeth von Arnim
2,810 utenti
123 recensioni
4
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
di Thomas Mullen
588 utenti
48 recensioni
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
di Lucy Parker
273 utenti
19 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
di S. M. Hulse
223 utenti
22 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
di Louise Penny
2,170 utenti
123 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
di Lindy West
1,463 utenti
87 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
LaRose
di Louise Erdrich
1,381 utenti
76 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
di Cheryl Strayed
8,688 utenti
517 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
NW
di Zadie Smith
2,433 utenti
98 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
di Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,598 utenti
84 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Storm Front
di Jim Butcher
14,552 utenti
609 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Le nostre anime di notte
di Kent Haruf
2,343 utenti
226 recensioni
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
di Megan Abbott
1,149 utenti
71 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
To Say Nothing of the Dog
di Connie Willis
6,754 utenti
287 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
Le ragazze
di Emma Cline
3,418 utenti
251 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
L'amante giapponese
di Isabel Allende
2,015 utenti
104 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
1,481 utenti
64 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
Il cardellino
di Donna Tartt
14,878 utenti
802 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen