Top Five Books of 2017

Descrizione
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
di Amor Towles
9,123 utenti
517 recensioni
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
Spiegazioni
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 in the Bardo
di George Saunders
5,797 utenti
336 recensioni
3.9
16 Members
debnance, davidabrams, zhejw, feeling.is.first, melmore, bjappleg8, karenmarie, maritimer, Devlindusty, RiversideReader, kara.shamy, ErinDenver, LisaSHarvey, jtoneill0, cawcat333, bibliotess
Spiegazioni
RiversideReader: Exceptional, brilliant!
3
Little Fires Everywhere
di Celeste Ng
8,889 utenti
375 recensioni
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Autumn
di Ali Smith
2,040 utenti
105 recensioni
3.9
10 Members
Parker51, RidgewayGirl, PatsyMurray, Cait86, BLBera, yalliejane, JenMDB, missizicks, Emmay, worldisquiet
Spiegazioni
PatsyMurray: This is the year I discovered Ali Smith.
missizicks: This is as close to perfect as a book gets for me.
5
Sapiens : a brief history of humankind
di Yuval Noah Harari
12,423 utenti
379 recensioni
4.2
10 Members
feeling.is.first, karenmarie, moonwatcher, bugaderes39, blkrk4000, MTCDBIBLIO, elphie93, wildtusker, hihopehere, worldisquiet
6
Nato fuori legge. Storia di un'infanzia sudafricana
di Trevor Noah
6,136 utenti
361 recensioni
½ 4.4
9 Members
bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
Norse Mythology
di Neil Gaiman
9,070 utenti
330 recensioni
4
8 Members
bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
8
Exit West
di Mohsin Hamid
3,617 utenti
231 recensioni
3.8
7 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, Simone2, ErinDenver
9
Sing, Unburied, Sing
di Jesmyn Ward
3,965 utenti
195 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
lauralkeet, N1na, njinthesun, dmofnd, BLBera, ErinDenver, cawcat333
10
Sfrattati. Miseria e profitti nelle città americane
di Matthew Desmond
3,340 utenti
203 recensioni
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Legami di sangue
di Octavia E. Butler
8,410 utenti
353 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
di Paulette Jiles
2,885 utenti
224 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
Non dimenticare chi sei
di Yaa Gyasi
5,595 utenti
277 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
di Anthony Horowitz
3,848 utenti
235 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
di Cheryl Strayed
8,713 utenti
517 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
L'interprete dei malanni
di Jhumpa Lahiri
12,122 utenti
268 recensioni
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
L'amica geniale
di Elena Ferrante
7,177 utenti
318 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
dchaikin, Mirabelle, kara.shamy, Laura1124, carol.iam
Spiegazioni
dchaikin: I love the whole series, my favorite books in a long time. I was swept away.
18
March
di John Lewis
2,950 utenti
160 recensioni
½ 4.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
Stazione undici
di Emily St. John Mandel
11,728 utenti
780 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
La somiglianza
di Tana French
5,637 utenti
318 recensioni
4
5 Members
christina_reads, KimarieBee, Ling.Lass, ClaudaJB, Travelgem
22
Turtles All the Way Down
di John Green
6,757 utenti
231 recensioni
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Io sono il nemico
di Kamila Shamsie
1,737 utenti
81 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
The Girl with All the Gifts
di M. R. Carey
5,330 utenti
403 recensioni
4
4 Members
Storeetllr, virginiahomeschooler, peatr, AnnabelHart
Spiegazioni
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
di Kate Moore
3,114 utenti
192 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
generalkala, lahochstetler, BoundTogetherForGood, kara.shamy
Spiegazioni
BoundTogetherForGood: I was riveted by this tragic telling of the devastation that befell these young American women.
26
La Belle Sauvage
di Philip Pullman
4,348 utenti
141 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Moonglow
di Michael Chabon
2,152 utenti
85 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
The Hate U Give. Il coraggio della verità
di Angie Thomas
9,288 utenti
475 recensioni
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
La ferrovia sotterranea
di Colson Whitehead
8,957 utenti
453 recensioni
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
di Jennifer Egan
2,734 utenti
140 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
di Roxane Gay
2,235 utenti
120 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
di Dan Chaon
712 utenti
136 recensioni
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Olive Kitteridge
di Elizabeth Strout
9,913 utenti
621 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Origin
di Dan Brown
6,089 utenti
201 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
Ti odio, anzi no, ti amo!
di Sally Thorne
2,974 utenti
162 recensioni
4
3 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
The Animators
di Kayla Rae Whitaker
555 utenti
50 recensioni
4
3 Members
Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
Un dio in rovina
di Kate Atkinson
2,960 utenti
146 recensioni
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
La quinta stagione
di N. K. Jemisin
8,034 utenti
364 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
La moglie coreana
di Min Jin Lee
6,462 utenti
282 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
The Ballad of Black Tom
di Victor LaValle
1,555 utenti
84 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
di Bryan Stevenson
4,702 utenti
243 recensioni
½ 4.6
3 Members
ReluctantTechie, vwinsloe, Tosta
Spiegazioni
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
Il conte di Montecristo
di Alexandre Dumas
25,565 utenti
433 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
My Name Is Lucy Barton
di Elizabeth Strout
3,685 utenti
289 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
heidialice, Capybara_99, carol.iam
Spiegazioni
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
di Zadie Smith
2,541 utenti
98 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
Eleanor Oliphant sta benissimo
di Gail Honeyman
8,832 utenti
533 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, bibliotess, Tosta
Spiegazioni
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
di Jeff VanderMeer
2,113 utenti
88 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
di Ron Chernow
8,078 utenti
162 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Vita e destino
di Vasily Grossman
3,434 utenti
89 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
FAMeulstee, bearymore
Spiegazioni
bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
49
The Changeling
di Victor LaValle
1,338 utenti
77 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Ragione e sentimento
di Jane Austen
38,161 utenti
529 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Non lasciarmi
di Kazuo Ishiguro
22,879 utenti
938 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
52
Uprooted
di Naomi Novik
6,432 utenti
392 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
53
March: Book Three
di John Lewis
1,504 utenti
95 recensioni
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
54
My Absolute Darling
di Gabriel Tallent
1,433 utenti
87 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
55
Il lupo della steppa
di Hermann Hesse
13,519 utenti
193 recensioni
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
56
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
di David Sedaris
1,468 utenti
56 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
57
Walkaway
di Cory Doctorow
1,015 utenti
41 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
58
When the Moon Was Ours
di Anna-Marie McLemore
798 utenti
25 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
kgriffith, flying_monkeys
59
Cassandra
di Christa Wolf
703 utenti
14 recensioni
4
2 Members
Jambyfool, cometahalley
60
Il dottor Zivago
di Boris Pasternak
11,402 utenti
152 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
61
Anything Is Possible
di Elizabeth Strout
1,917 utenti
121 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
62
Ready Player One
di Ernest Cline
18,508 utenti
1,278 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
63
Big Little Lies
di Liane Moriarty
7,042 utenti
405 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
64
Carezze di velluto
di Sarah Waters
5,104 utenti
147 recensioni
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
65
Il signore degli orfani
di Adam Johnson
3,954 utenti
288 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
66
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
di Carrie Vaughn
2,806 utenti
158 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
67
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
di Patricia Lockwood
991 utenti
56 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
68
Look at Me
di Anita Brookner
630 utenti
16 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
69
Amberlough
di Lara Elena Donnelly
518 utenti
32 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
70
Il cuore è un cacciatore solitario
di Carson McCullers
10,731 utenti
243 recensioni
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Spiegazioni
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
71
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
di J. D. Vance
6,897 utenti
339 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
kristenl, lanewillson
72
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
di Liza Mundy
1,408 utenti
52 recensioni
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
73
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
di Patrick Phillips
382 utenti
13 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
74
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
di Ruth Gilligan
94 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.5
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
75
Dark Matter: A Novel
di Blake Crouch
6,187 utenti
547 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
76
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
di Diana Gabaldon
3,845 utenti
118 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
77
If We Were Villains
di M.L. Rio
3,029 utenti
87 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
78
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
di Seanan McGuire
1,673 utenti
146 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
79
Il dolore è una cosa con le piume
di Max Porter
1,449 utenti
78 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
revbean, VW_Williams
80
The Enchanted
di Rene Denfeld
961 utenti
69 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
njinthesun, angiestahl
81
The Almost Sisters
di Joshilyn Jackson
710 utenti
66 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
82
Lab Girl
di Hope Jahren
2,638 utenti
158 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
83
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
di Christopher De Hamel
960 utenti
16 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
84
Nel bosco
di Tana French
10,246 utenti
583 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
85
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
di Emil Ferris
1,109 utenti
72 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, Euryale
86
A Skinful of Shadows
di Frances Hardinge
580 utenti
27 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, briarhills
87
Dalla parte di Swann
di Marcel Proust
11,149 utenti
183 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
88
Binti
di Nnedi Okorafor
2,878 utenti
243 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
89
Girl Waits With Gun
di Amy Stewart
1,727 utenti
148 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
90
Astrofisica per chi va di fretta
di Neil deGrasse Tyson
4,011 utenti
142 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
91
This Is How It Always Is
di Laurie Frankel
1,687 utenti
84 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
92
See What I Have Done
di Sarah Schmidt
842 utenti
71 recensioni
½ 3.3
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
93
Il segreto della libreria sempre aperta: romanzo
di Robin Sloan
8,319 utenti
723 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
Spiegazioni
BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
94
A Closed and Common Orbit
di Becky Chambers
2,775 utenti
170 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
95
American War
di Omar El Akkad
1,836 utenti
96 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
96
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
di Kathleen Rooney
1,202 utenti
85 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
97
Il cardellino
di Donna Tartt
14,921 utenti
804 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
98
Orgoglio e pregiudizio
di Jane Austen
80,750 utenti
1,369 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
alaskaEditor
Spiegazioni
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
Cronache del ghiaccio e del fuoco
di George R. R. Martin
42,670 utenti
1,122 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399
100
Lolita
di Vladimir Nabokov
31,725 utenti
564 recensioni
4.1
Member
Tinuvia