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
9,236 utenti
522 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: A Novel
di George Saunders
5,846 utenti
338 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
8,951 utenti
376 recensioni
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Autumn
di Ali Smith
2,062 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
12,540 utenti
382 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
6,191 utenti
362 recensioni
½ 4.4
9 Members
bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
Exit West
di Mohsin Hamid
3,640 utenti
231 recensioni
3.8
8 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, blackhornet, Simone2, ErinDenver
8
Norse Mythology
di Neil Gaiman
9,129 utenti
331 recensioni
4
8 Members
bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
9
Sing, Unburied, Sing
di Jesmyn Ward
3,983 utenti
196 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
lauralkeet, N1na, njinthesun, dmofnd, BLBera, ErinDenver, cawcat333
10
Sfrattati. Miseria e profitti nelle città americane
di Matthew Desmond
3,361 utenti
204 recensioni
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Legami di sangue
di Octavia E. Butler
8,479 utenti
355 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
di Paulette Jiles
2,911 utenti
225 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
Non dimenticare chi sei
di Yaa Gyasi
5,639 utenti
280 recensioni
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
di Anthony Horowitz
3,876 utenti
236 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
di Cheryl Strayed
8,755 utenti
518 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
L'interprete dei malanni
di Jhumpa Lahiri
12,107 utenti
268 recensioni
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
L'amica geniale
di Elena Ferrante
7,207 utenti
322 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
2,956 utenti
160 recensioni
½ 4.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
Stazione undici
di Emily St. John Mandel
11,810 utenti
783 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
La somiglianza
di Tana French
5,668 utenti
319 recensioni
4
5 Members
christina_reads, KimarieBee, Ling.Lass, ClaudaJB, Travelgem
22
Turtles All the Way Down
di John Green
6,778 utenti
231 recensioni
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Io sono il nemico
di Kamila Shamsie
1,757 utenti
81 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
The Girl With All the Gifts
di M. R. Carey
5,369 utenti
406 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
3,137 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
4,376 utenti
141 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Moonglow
di Michael Chabon
2,168 utenti
86 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
The Hate U Give. Il coraggio della verità
di Angie Thomas
9,369 utenti
477 recensioni
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
La ferrovia sotterranea
di Colson Whitehead
9,034 utenti
455 recensioni
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
di Jennifer Egan
2,752 utenti
141 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
di Roxane Gay
2,254 utenti
121 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
di Dan Chaon
717 utenti
136 recensioni
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Olive Kitteridge
di Elizabeth Strout
9,950 utenti
623 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Origin
di Dan Brown
6,132 utenti
201 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
Ti odio, anzi no, ti amo!
di Sally Thorne
3,017 utenti
165 recensioni
4
3 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
The Animators
di Kayla Rae Whitaker
556 utenti
50 recensioni
4
3 Members
Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
Un dio in rovina
di Kate Atkinson
2,974 utenti
146 recensioni
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
La quinta stagione
di N. K. Jemisin
8,094 utenti
365 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
La moglie coreana
di Min Jin Lee
6,537 utenti
284 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
The Ballad of Black Tom
di Victor LaValle
1,576 utenti
85 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
di Bryan Stevenson
4,730 utenti
244 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
25,654 utenti
435 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
My Name Is Lucy Barton
di Elizabeth Strout
3,695 utenti
291 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
2,553 utenti
98 recensioni
½ 3.6
3 Members
shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
Eleanor Oliphant sta benissimo
di Gail Honeyman
8,924 utenti
535 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
2,130 utenti
88 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
di Ron Chernow
8,108 utenti
162 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Vita e destino
di Vasily Grossman
3,446 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
1,355 utenti
77 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Ragione e sentimento
di Jane Austen
38,322 utenti
529 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Reservoir 13
di Jon McGregor
890 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
Cait86, blackhornet
52
Non lasciarmi
di Kazuo Ishiguro
23,000 utenti
941 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
53
Uprooted
di Naomi Novik
6,507 utenti
394 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
54
March: Book Three
di John Lewis
1,512 utenti
95 recensioni
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
55
My Absolute Darling
di Gabriel Tallent
1,445 utenti
89 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
56
Il lupo della steppa
di Hermann Hesse
13,569 utenti
194 recensioni
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
57
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
di David Sedaris
1,477 utenti
56 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
58
Walkaway
di Cory Doctorow
1,020 utenti
42 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
59
When the Moon Was Ours
di Anna-Marie McLemore
808 utenti
25 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
kgriffith, flying_monkeys
60
Cassandra
di Christa Wolf
706 utenti
14 recensioni
4
2 Members
Jambyfool, cometahalley
61
Il dottor Zivago
di Boris Pasternak
11,468 utenti
152 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
62
Anything Is Possible
di Elizabeth Strout
1,927 utenti
123 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
63
Ready Player One
di Ernest Cline
18,616 utenti
1,282 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
64
Big Little Lies
di Liane Moriarty
7,081 utenti
406 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
65
Carezze di velluto
di Sarah Waters
5,116 utenti
147 recensioni
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
66
Il signore degli orfani
di Adam Johnson
3,971 utenti
288 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
67
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
di Carrie Vaughn
2,814 utenti
158 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
68
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
di Patricia Lockwood
1,000 utenti
56 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
69
Look at Me
di Anita Brookner
633 utenti
16 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
70
Amberlough
di Lara Elena Donnelly
519 utenti
32 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
71
Il cuore è un cacciatore solitario
di Carson McCullers
10,768 utenti
244 recensioni
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Spiegazioni
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
72
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis
di J. D. Vance
6,931 utenti
343 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
kristenl, lanewillson
73
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
di Liza Mundy
1,429 utenti
52 recensioni
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
74
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
di Patrick Phillips
386 utenti
13 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
75
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
di Ruth Gilligan
94 utenti
7 recensioni
½ 3.4
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
76
Dark Matter: A Novel
di Blake Crouch
6,261 utenti
551 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
77
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
di Diana Gabaldon
3,864 utenti
118 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
78
If We Were Villains
di M.L. Rio
3,085 utenti
87 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
79
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
di Seanan McGuire
1,690 utenti
146 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
80
Il dolore è una cosa con le piume
di Max Porter
1,460 utenti
78 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
revbean, VW_Williams
81
The Enchanted
di Rene Denfeld
965 utenti
70 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
njinthesun, angiestahl
82
The Almost Sisters
di Joshilyn Jackson
713 utenti
66 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
83
Lab Girl
di Hope Jahren
2,650 utenti
158 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
84
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
di Christopher De Hamel
966 utenti
16 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
85
Nel bosco
di Tana French
10,300 utenti
583 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
86
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
di Emil Ferris
1,117 utenti
72 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, Euryale
87
A Skinful of Shadows
di Frances Hardinge
582 utenti
27 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, briarhills
88
Dalla parte di Swann
di Marcel Proust
11,179 utenti
182 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
89
Binti
di Nnedi Okorafor
2,899 utenti
245 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
90
Girl Waits With Gun
di Amy Stewart
1,742 utenti
148 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
91
Astrofisica per chi va di fretta
di Neil deGrasse Tyson
4,048 utenti
142 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
92
This Is How It Always Is
di Laurie Frankel
1,705 utenti
84 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
93
See What I Have Done
di Sarah Schmidt
846 utenti
71 recensioni
½ 3.3
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
94
Il segreto della libreria sempre aperta: romanzo
di Robin Sloan
8,343 utenti
724 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.
95
A Closed and Common Orbit
di Becky Chambers
2,792 utenti
173 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
96
American War
di Omar El Akkad
1,843 utenti
96 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
97
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
di Kathleen Rooney
1,205 utenti
85 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
98
Il cardellino
di Donna Tartt
15,012 utenti
804 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
99
Orgoglio e pregiudizio
di Jane Austen
81,074 utenti
1,371 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.
100
Cronache del ghiaccio e del fuoco
di George R. R. Martin
42,834 utenti
1,124 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399