Top Five Books of 2018

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Description: What are your top five reads for 2018? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2018. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: [link to come] Join the discussion on Talk [link to come] 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
9,452 utenti
524 recensioni
½ 4.4
31 Members
aquamari, janoorani24, Euryale, SheLovesMaisie, charl08, sipthereader, raidergirl3, troutstreamman, ReluctantTechie, bjappleg8, LDVoorberg, greeneyed_ives, chgstrom, bezzabouza, carolfoisset, dkohler52, Dec31, lothiriel2003, Krisbee, bfkendrick, Tess_W, ahef1963, trlinatl, JenMDB, NoPlanetB, peremees, Sarah.Abbott, MelonieMurray, Letegretsoo, adherskowitx, davidflem1984, ,dianeham ,
Spiegazioni
ahef1963: Vivid, detailed, alive, heartening. The Count is sentenced to permanent house arrest in a hotel across the street from the Kremlin, and needs to learn how to live in the hotel as passionately as he did in the outside world.
5
All Systems Red
di Martha Wells
5,769 utenti
352 recensioni
4.1
11 Members
writerlibrarian, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, souloftherose, TempleCat, Familiar_Diversions, Marmie7, Nova_Mortem, tldegray, Charon07
6
Il sussurro del mondo
di Richard Powers
5,602 utenti
252 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
debnance, aquamari, Parker51, arsolot, charl08, msf59, dkohler52, EllsieFind, Sarah.Abbott, BobOseid
7
Lincoln in the Bardo
di George Saunders
5,950 utenti
340 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
waitingtoderail, sipthereader, Cariola, jeanned, margitc, errata, peterveen, dianeham, BobOseid, chezbob, jbhunter,Kiwiclaire50
8
Becoming
di Michelle Obama
8,721 utenti
346 recensioni
½ 4.4
11 Members
kristenl, Micheller7, IMBOS, N1na, beebeereads, dkohler52, BLBera, Susan.Macura, This-n-That, Marmie7, CMSharkey,JaneAustenNut ,AmourFou ,
9
Less
di Andrew Sean Greer
4,032 utenti
202 recensioni
½ 3.7
10 Members
bkmcneil, karenmarie, nivramkoorb, PrueGallagher, trlinatl, kjgormley, BobOseid, MelonieMurray, chezbob, jbhunter,
10
Spinning Silver
di Naomi Novik
4,015 utenti
198 recensioni
4.2
8 Members
Aquila, rosalita, christina_reads, foggidawn, melmore, martitia, oceancat, souloftherose
11
La città bianca e il diavolo
di Erik Larson
22,464 utenti
704 recensioni
4
8 Members
Minthe, Porua, pamdierickx, DWLDE, Travelgem, chezbob, CMSharkey, davidflem1984
Spiegazioni
Porua: The crimes of H. H. Holmes filled me with a sense of dread and loneliness. Intertwined with this macabre tale is the struggle to bring the spectacular 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to life. That may sound dull, but trust me it isn't!
12
Sing, Unburied, Sing
di Jesmyn Ward
4,093 utenti
196 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
arsolot, charl08, IrishSue, peterveen, trlinatl, kayanelson, audiencedog, BobOseid
13
Ragazze elettriche
di Naomi Alderman
4,881 utenti
253 recensioni
½ 3.7
8 Members
bookwoman84, yarmando, zhejw, melmore, norabelle414, LDVoorberg, nivramkoorb, sturlington,karenmarie
14
L'uomo che metteva in ordine il mondo
di Fredrik Backman
11,406 utenti
691 recensioni
½ 4.3
7 Members
mahsdad, martitia, aethercowboy, Dec31, Krisbee, Rchlwtsn, Lauren_Shriver
Spiegazioni
aethercowboy: This books is both touching and funny, and in the end, it almost made me cry bittersweet tears.
15
Tutta la luce che non vediamo
di Anthony Doerr
19,213 utenti
889 recensioni
½ 4.3
7 Members
overthemoon, amerynth, olca02, KarlzFragaz, Francisco_Javier, MelonieMurray, Charon07,Kiwiclaire50
16
Io sono il nemico
di Kamila Shamsie
1,812 utenti
79 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
anglemark, charl08, Cariola, N1na, CarltonC, bfkendrick, Rchlwtsn
17
Dieci brutali delitti
di Michelle McNamara
3,551 utenti
166 recensioni
4
8 Members
Deedledee, bookworm12, raidergirl3, bjappleg8, greeneyed_ives, Susan.Macura, Marmie7, jbhunter
18
The Outsider
di Stephen King
5,309 utenti
211 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
Bookmarque, muehlpfordt, amuskopf, lowelibrary, RaMurray, Francisco_Javier
19
Cent'anni di solitudine
di Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44,901 utenti
692 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
overthemoon, rarm, troutstreamman, muehlpfordt, martitia, Francisco_Javier
20
Mille splendidi soli
di Khaled Hosseini
30,633 utenti
898 recensioni
½ 4.3
7 Members
overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, bfkendrick, Tess_W, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, ,Kiwiclaire50
21
Quel che resta del giorno
di Kazuo Ishiguro
16,560 utenti
476 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
plaugher, overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, DWLDE, Kiwiclaire50
22
Norse Mythology
di Neil Gaiman
9,407 utenti
337 recensioni
4
5 Members
mahsdad, zmeischa, kristilabrie, peremees, Aigos.DaVila
23
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
di Ottessa Moshfegh
3,215 utenti
141 recensioni
½ 3.6
5 Members
proserpinarex, N1na, boo-radley, blackhornet, jtoneill0,aprille
25
Exit Strategy
di Martha Wells
2,719 utenti
166 recensioni
½ 4.3
5 Members
Aquila, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, tldegray
26
Red Clocks
di Leni Zumas
1,156 utenti
61 recensioni
½ 3.7
5 Members
sturlington, BLBera, vwinsloe, flying_monkeys, HeatherMoss
Spiegazioni
HeatherMoss: This was really different, but still within the realm of believable legislation that could befall us. I love her writing style.
27
Exit West
di Mohsin Hamid
3,713 utenti
231 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
bkmcneil, zhejw, SohoReader, JenMDB, cabockwrites
28
Homo deus. Breve storia del futuro
di Yuval Noah Harari
5,513 utenti
143 recensioni
4
4 Members
conceptDawg, ccatalfo, pamdierickx, Kiwiclaire50
29
Non lasciarmi
di Kazuo Ishiguro
23,183 utenti
939 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
overthemoon, a.paravano, Francisco_Javier, Kiwiclaire50
30
Warlight
di Michael Ondaatje
2,084 utenti
105 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
overthemoon, errata, bfkendrick, Davida.Chazan
31
The Great Believers
di Rebecca Makkai
2,060 utenti
111 recensioni
½ 4.3
4 Members
ablachly, charl08, beebeereads, chezbob
32
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
di Kathleen Rooney
1,221 utenti
85 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
ablachly, bookworm12, alphaorder, Tosta
33
Americanah
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,912 utenti
296 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
overthemoon, SohoReader, zmeischa, Travelgem
34
The Alice Network
di Kate Quinn
4,391 utenti
220 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
dara85, rhian_of_oz, bfkendrick, FerneMysteryReader,
35
Nato fuori legge. Storia di un'infanzia sudafricana
di Trevor Noah
6,328 utenti
364 recensioni
½ 4.4
4 Members
aprille, kristenl, DeltaQueen50, PaperbackPirate
36
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
di Roxane Gay
2,299 utenti
121 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
melmore, sturlington, LyndaInOregon, Tosta
37
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
di John McWhorter
1,292 utenti
45 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
timspalding, celaneus, LyndaInOregon
38
An American Marriage
di Tayari Jones
4,051 utenti
258 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Micheller7, ultrabookgeek, gburlingham
Spiegazioni
ultrabookgeek: When you want all the characters to win when they are at odds with each other, then you have an exceptional story.
39
Lab Girl
di Hope Jahren
2,700 utenti
158 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
onlinealterego, lottpoet, Emilylaura
40
Non dimenticare chi sei
di Yaa Gyasi
5,727 utenti
282 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, proserpinarex, JenMDB
41
Between the World and Me
di Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,987 utenti
371 recensioni
½ 4.4
3 Members
plaugher, celaneus, kristilabrie
Spiegazioni
kristilabrie: Test List addition explanation notification, List created by another member.
42
Dracula
di Bram Stoker
36,102 utenti
616 recensioni
4
3 Members
overthemoon, KittyFiend, Aigos.DaVila
43
Where the Crawdads Sing
di Delia Owens
14,863 utenti
623 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
IMBOS, njinthesun, michelynn2016
44
La marcia di Radetzky
di Joseph Roth
2,922 utenti
76 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
catcarlo, proserpinarex, starbox
45
L'amica geniale
di Elena Ferrante
7,369 utenti
322 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
reesetee, rarm, zmeischa
46
Il quinto rischio
di Michael Lewis
1,479 utenti
74 recensioni
4
3 Members
proserpinarex, kara.shamy, Susan.Macura
47
Il silenzio delle ragazze
di Pat Barker
2,467 utenti
104 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
urania1, Cariola, LyndaInOregon
48
Go, Went, Gone
di Jenny Erpenbeck
744 utenti
50 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
Cariola, FAMeulstee, BLBera
49
Ready Player One
di Ernest Cline
18,847 utenti
1,285 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
flips, TLievens, Francisco_Javier
50
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
di Adam Rutherford
1,158 utenti
33 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
ccatalfo, pamdierickx, LyndaInOregon
51
The Hate U Give. Il coraggio della verità
di Angie Thomas
9,551 utenti
473 recensioni
½ 4.5
3 Members
arsolot, oceancat, Emilylaura
52
Gnomon
di Nick Harkaway
801 utenti
30 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
Euryale, craso, jsburbidge
53
Il vento nei salici
di Kenneth Grahame
24,213 utenti
329 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
overthemoon, Ciruelo, proserpinarex
54
The Calculating Stars
di Mary Robinette Kowal
2,095 utenti
133 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Aquila, ablachly, rhian_of_oz
55
American War
di Omar El Akkad
1,885 utenti
96 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
Deedledee, sturlington, KeyonnaB.
56
La moglie coreana
di Min Jin Lee
6,760 utenti
292 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
vwinsloe, ultrabookgeek, jtoneill0
Spiegazioni
ultrabookgeek: an amazing and loving family saga that never went the way you expect.
57
Bianco letale
di Robert Galbraith
3,105 utenti
153 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
murraymint11, YSBookRev, katemcangus
58
I figli del tempo
di Adrian Tchaikovsky
3,799 utenti
154 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
neurokarma, amuskopf, Lille_lara
59
Reservoir 13
di Jon McGregor
919 utenti
50 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Bookmarque, shaunie, JenMDB
60
L'ordine del tempo
di Carlo Rovelli
1,726 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
yarmando, tsangal, briarhills
61
Metà di un sole giallo
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,980 utenti
296 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, gypsysmom
62
The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
di Anne Frank
1,780 utenti
23 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
cbl_tn, JaneAustenNut
63
Storia della bambina perduta
di Elena Ferrante
2,717 utenti
105 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Mirabelle, Dilara86, zmeischa
64
Vox
di Christina Dalcher
1,581 utenti
119 recensioni
½ 3.5
3 Members
Davida.Chazan, Verkruissen, KeyonnaB.,dianeham
65
La scomparsa dell'Erebus
di Dan Simmons
4,782 utenti
205 recensioni
4
2 Members
RBeffa, kara.shamy
66
La riva fatale: l'epopea della fondazione dell'Australia
di Robert Hughes
3,931 utenti
54 recensioni
4
2 Members
overthemoon, Mencius
67
1793
di Niklas Natt och Dag
872 utenti
64 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
YSBookRev, bezzabouza
68
Tombland
di C. J. Sansom
703 utenti
29 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
marieke54, Leida
69
Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece
di Patrick Leigh Fermor
531 utenti
7 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, varielle
70
Tre pietre fanno un muro. La storia dell'archeologia
di Eric H. Cline
148 utenti
3 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, celaneus
71
La valle dell'Eden
di John Steinbeck
23,752 utenti
426 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
NoPlanetB, chwiggy
72
Middlemarch
di George Eliot
17,989 utenti
330 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
bkmcneil, Rchlwtsn
73
Donne eccellenti
di Barbara Pym
2,772 utenti
125 recensioni
4
2 Members
debnance, overthemoon
74
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
di John Carreyrou
2,751 utenti
188 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
sipthereader, SohoReader
75
The Poet X
di Elizabeth Acevedo
2,614 utenti
170 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
alphaorder, kgriffith
76
Survival In Auschwitz
di Primo Levi
2,256 utenti
25 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, amerynth
77
The Testament of Mary
di Colm Tóibín
1,366 utenti
108 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
overthemoon, urania1
78
Giorni senza fine
di Sebastian Barry
1,309 utenti
80 recensioni
4
2 Members
Ciruelo, bezzabouza
79
An Unkindness of Ghosts
di Rivers Solomon
1,189 utenti
70 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
revbean, lorannen
80
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
di Beth Macy
1,085 utenti
58 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
melmore, Susan.Macura
81
Lamentation
di C. J. Sansom
1,043 utenti
46 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, flips
82
Frankenstein a Baghdad
di Ahmed Saadawi
822 utenti
33 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
prima1, rapotter
84
So Many Enemies, So Little Time: An American Woman in All the Wrong Places
di Elinor Burkett
92 utenti
7 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
varielle, celaneus
85
Neve
di Orhan Pamuk
7,083 utenti
146 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
overthemoon, FAMeulstee
86
Pionieri
di Willa Cather
6,451 utenti
164 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, ahef1963
Spiegazioni
ahef1963: My introduction to Willa Cather and I was blown away by the story, the prairie, and the amount of determination that can be rustled up in the middle of nowhere.
87
Gli anni fulgenti di miss Brodie
di Muriel Spark
5,315 utenti
175 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
VW_Williams, HeatherMoss
Spiegazioni
HeatherMoss: I can't believe I waited so long to read this. I thought it was delightful.
88
Siamo tutti completamente fuori di noi
di Karen Joy Fowler
3,719 utenti
243 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
holly_golightly, celaneus
Spiegazioni
holly_golightly: I read this in March and I still think about it regularly. It is not an exaggeration to call this book mind-altering.
89
Grant
di Ron Chernow
2,376 utenti
62 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
sipthereader, SohoReader
90
Un mese in campagna
di J. L. Carr
2,362 utenti
119 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, encephalical
91
Unsheltered
di Barbara Kingsolver
2,215 utenti
117 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
nivramkoorb, WendyRobyn
92
La signora Harris
di Paul Gallico
748 utenti
31 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, tcereceda
93
In Other Lands
di Sarah Rees Brennan
722 utenti
48 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
briarhills, Nova_Mortem
94
True North
di Jim Harrison
494 utenti
9 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
overthemoon, rocketjk
95
Washington Black
di Esi Edugyan
2,343 utenti
136 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
plaugher, boo-radley
96
The Silent Companions
di Laura Purcell
1,065 utenti
58 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
bookwoman84, tina1969
97
Il richiamo della foresta
di Jack London
20,566 utenti
323 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
overthemoon, Mencius
98
Winnie Puh
di A. A. Milne
13,743 utenti
206 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, Rusty37
99
Once Upon a River
di Diane Setterfield
2,557 utenti
163 recensioni
4
2 Members
Carmenere, BookLizard
100
Com'era verde la mia vallata
di Richard Llewellyn
2,268 utenti
55 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
overthemoon, techeditor