Top Five Books of 2018

Descrizione
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
9,082 utenti
515 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
5,486 utenti
343 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
5,358 utenti
244 recensioni
4.1
10 Members
debnance, aquamari, Parker51, arsolot, charl08, msf59, dkohler52, EllsieFind, Sarah.Abbott, BobOseid
7
Lincoln in the Bardo
di George Saunders
5,781 utenti
334 recensioni
3.9
11 Members
waitingtoderail, sipthereader, Cariola, jeanned, margitc, errata, peterveen, dianeham, BobOseid, chezbob, jbhunter,Kiwiclaire50
8
Becoming
di Michelle Obama
8,435 utenti
340 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
3,860 utenti
199 recensioni
½ 3.7
10 Members
bkmcneil, karenmarie, nivramkoorb, PrueGallagher, trlinatl, kjgormley, BobOseid, MelonieMurray, chezbob, jbhunter,
10
Spinning Silver
di Naomi Novik
3,840 utenti
200 recensioni
4.2
8 Members
Aquila, rosalita, christina_reads, foggidawn, melmore, martitia, oceancat, souloftherose
11
La città bianca e il diavolo
di Erik Larson
22,138 utenti
701 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
3,954 utenti
195 recensioni
4.1
8 Members
arsolot, charl08, IrishSue, peterveen, trlinatl, kayanelson, audiencedog, BobOseid
13
Ragazze elettriche
di Naomi Alderman
4,744 utenti
254 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
11,155 utenti
687 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
18,678 utenti
882 recensioni
½ 4.3
7 Members
overthemoon, amerynth, olca02, KarlzFragaz, Francisco_Javier, MelonieMurray, Charon07,Kiwiclaire50
16
Io sono il nemico
di Kamila Shamsie
1,735 utenti
81 recensioni
4.1
7 Members
anglemark, charl08, Cariola, N1na, CarltonC, bfkendrick, Rchlwtsn
17
Dieci brutali delitti
di Michelle McNamara
3,413 utenti
165 recensioni
4
8 Members
Deedledee, bookworm12, raidergirl3, bjappleg8, greeneyed_ives, Susan.Macura, Marmie7, jbhunter
18
The Outsider
di Stephen King
5,098 utenti
211 recensioni
3.9
6 Members
Bookmarque, muehlpfordt, amuskopf, lowelibrary, RaMurray, Francisco_Javier
19
Cent'anni di solitudine
di Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44,413 utenti
693 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
overthemoon, rarm, troutstreamman, muehlpfordt, martitia, Francisco_Javier
20
Mille splendidi soli
di Khaled Hosseini
30,293 utenti
895 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
16,354 utenti
475 recensioni
4.2
6 Members
plaugher, overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, DWLDE, Kiwiclaire50
22
Norse Mythology
di Neil Gaiman
9,044 utenti
330 recensioni
4
5 Members
mahsdad, zmeischa, kristilabrie, peremees, Aigos.DaVila
24
Exit Strategy
di Martha Wells
2,602 utenti
167 recensioni
½ 4.3
5 Members
Aquila, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, tldegray
25
Red Clocks
di Leni Zumas
1,128 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.
26
Exit West
di Mohsin Hamid
3,606 utenti
231 recensioni
3.8
5 Members
bkmcneil, zhejw, SohoReader, JenMDB, cabockwrites
27
Homo deus. Breve storia del futuro
di Yuval Noah Harari
5,356 utenti
139 recensioni
4
4 Members
conceptDawg, ccatalfo, pamdierickx, Kiwiclaire50
28
Non lasciarmi
di Kazuo Ishiguro
22,813 utenti
938 recensioni
3.8
4 Members
overthemoon, a.paravano, Francisco_Javier, Kiwiclaire50
29
Warlight
di Michael Ondaatje
2,047 utenti
104 recensioni
½ 3.7
4 Members
overthemoon, errata, bfkendrick, Davida.Chazan
30
The Great Believers
di Rebecca Makkai
1,982 utenti
110 recensioni
½ 4.3
4 Members
ablachly, charl08, beebeereads, chezbob
31
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
di Kathleen Rooney
1,199 utenti
85 recensioni
3.9
4 Members
ablachly, bookworm12, alphaorder, Tosta
32
Americanah
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,707 utenti
296 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
overthemoon, SohoReader, zmeischa, Travelgem
33
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
di Ottessa Moshfegh
3,042 utenti
133 recensioni
½ 3.6
4 Members
proserpinarex, N1na, boo-radley, jtoneill0,aprille
34
The Alice Network
di Kate Quinn
4,228 utenti
211 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
dara85, rhian_of_oz, bfkendrick, FerneMysteryReader,
35
Nato fuori legge. Storia di un'infanzia sudafricana
di Trevor Noah
6,117 utenti
360 recensioni
½ 4.4
4 Members
aprille, kristenl, DeltaQueen50, PaperbackPirate
36
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
di Roxane Gay
2,231 utenti
120 recensioni
4.2
4 Members
melmore, sturlington, LyndaInOregon, Tosta
37
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
di John McWhorter
1,271 utenti
44 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
timspalding, celaneus, LyndaInOregon
38
An American Marriage
di Tayari Jones
3,946 utenti
256 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
2,629 utenti
157 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
onlinealterego, lottpoet, Emilylaura
40
Non dimenticare chi sei
di Yaa Gyasi
5,580 utenti
276 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, proserpinarex, JenMDB
41
Between the World and Me
di Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,738 utenti
368 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
35,394 utenti
624 recensioni
4
3 Members
overthemoon, KittyFiend, Aigos.DaVila
43
Where the Crawdads Sing
di Delia Owens
14,157 utenti
612 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
IMBOS, njinthesun, michelynn2016
44
La marcia di Radetzky
di Joseph Roth
2,886 utenti
76 recensioni
4.2
3 Members
catcarlo, proserpinarex, starbox
45
L'amica geniale
di Elena Ferrante
7,152 utenti
315 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
reesetee, rarm, zmeischa
46
Il quinto rischio
di Michael Lewis
1,450 utenti
76 recensioni
4
3 Members
proserpinarex, kara.shamy, Susan.Macura
47
Il silenzio delle ragazze
di Pat Barker
2,386 utenti
103 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
urania1, Cariola, LyndaInOregon
48
Go, Went, Gone
di Jenny Erpenbeck
721 utenti
49 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
Cariola, FAMeulstee, BLBera
49
Ready Player One
di Ernest Cline
18,444 utenti
1,275 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
1,125 utenti
33 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
ccatalfo, pamdierickx, LyndaInOregon
51
The Hate U Give. Il coraggio della verità
di Angie Thomas
9,244 utenti
475 recensioni
½ 4.5
3 Members
arsolot, oceancat, Emilylaura
52
Gnomon
di Nick Harkaway
775 utenti
30 recensioni
½ 3.7
3 Members
Euryale, craso, jsburbidge
53
Il vento nei salici
di Kenneth Grahame
23,703 utenti
330 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
overthemoon, Ciruelo, proserpinarex
54
The Calculating Stars
di Mary Robinette Kowal
2,057 utenti
133 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Aquila, ablachly, rhian_of_oz
55
American War
di Omar El Akkad
1,832 utenti
96 recensioni
3.8
3 Members
Deedledee, sturlington, KeyonnaB.
56
La moglie coreana
di Min Jin Lee
6,429 utenti
282 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
3,028 utenti
151 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
murraymint11, YSBookRev, katemcangus
58
I figli del tempo
di Adrian Tchaikovsky
3,580 utenti
147 recensioni
4.1
3 Members
neurokarma, amuskopf, Lille_lara
59
Reservoir 13
di Jon McGregor
885 utenti
49 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
Bookmarque, shaunie, JenMDB
60
L'ordine del tempo
di Carlo Rovelli
1,659 utenti
46 recensioni
3.9
3 Members
yarmando, tsangal, briarhills
61
Metà di un sole giallo
di Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,901 utenti
296 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, gypsysmom
62
The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition
di Anne Frank
1,701 utenti
22 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
cbl_tn, JaneAustenNut
63
Storia della bambina perduta
di Elena Ferrante
2,635 utenti
104 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
Mirabelle, Dilara86, zmeischa
64
Vox
di Christina Dalcher
1,536 utenti
117 recensioni
½ 3.5
3 Members
Davida.Chazan, Verkruissen, KeyonnaB.,dianeham
65
La scomparsa dell'Erebus
di Dan Simmons
4,703 utenti
204 recensioni
4
2 Members
RBeffa, kara.shamy
66
La riva fatale: l'epopea della fondazione dell'Australia
di Robert Hughes
3,884 utenti
54 recensioni
4
2 Members
overthemoon, Mencius
67
1793
di Niklas Natt och Dag
854 utenti
65 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
YSBookRev, bezzabouza
68
Tombland
di C. J. Sansom
677 utenti
31 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
marieke54, Leida
69
Roumeli: Travels in Northern Greece
di Patrick Leigh Fermor
526 utenti
7 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, varielle
70
Tre pietre fanno un muro. La storia dell'archeologia
di Eric H. Cline
142 utenti
3 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, celaneus
71
La valle dell'Eden
di John Steinbeck
23,386 utenti
423 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
NoPlanetB, chwiggy
72
Middlemarch
di George Eliot
17,706 utenti
330 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
bkmcneil, Rchlwtsn
73
Se questo è un uomo
di Primo Levi
6,069 utenti
98 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, amerynth
74
Donne eccellenti
di Barbara Pym
2,735 utenti
126 recensioni
4
2 Members
debnance, overthemoon
75
Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup
di John Carreyrou
2,693 utenti
185 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
sipthereader, SohoReader
76
The Poet X
di Elizabeth Acevedo
2,534 utenti
166 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
alphaorder, kgriffith
77
The Testament of Mary
di Colm Tóibín
1,375 utenti
109 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
overthemoon, urania1
78
Giorni senza fine
di Sebastian Barry
1,285 utenti
80 recensioni
4
2 Members
Ciruelo, bezzabouza
79
An Unkindness of Ghosts
di Rivers Solomon
1,150 utenti
69 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
revbean, lorannen
80
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America
di Beth Macy
1,059 utenti
59 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
melmore, Susan.Macura
81
Lamentation
di C. J. Sansom
1,019 utenti
45 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, flips
82
Frankenstein a Baghdad
di Ahmed Saadawi
789 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
7,025 utenti
147 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
overthemoon, FAMeulstee
86
Pionieri
di Willa Cather
6,339 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
5,204 utenti
169 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
3,687 utenti
244 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
2,305 utenti
61 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
sipthereader, SohoReader
90
Un mese in campagna
di J. L. Carr
2,303 utenti
118 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
overthemoon, encephalical
91
Unsheltered
di Barbara Kingsolver
2,154 utenti
114 recensioni
½ 3.6
2 Members
nivramkoorb, WendyRobyn
92
La signora Harris
di Paul Gallico
738 utenti
31 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, tcereceda
93
In Other Lands
di Sarah Rees Brennan
702 utenti
48 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
briarhills, Nova_Mortem
94
True North
di Jim Harrison
489 utenti
9 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, rocketjk
95
Washington Black
di Esi Edugyan
2,283 utenti
135 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
plaugher, boo-radley
96
The Silent Companions
di Laura Purcell
1,036 utenti
56 recensioni
½ 3.7
2 Members
bookwoman84, tina1969
97
Il richiamo della foresta
di Jack London
20,144 utenti
321 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
overthemoon, Mencius
98
Winnie Puh
di A. A. Milne
13,435 utenti
206 recensioni
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, Rusty37
99
Once Upon a River
di Diane Setterfield
2,479 utenti
164 recensioni
4
2 Members
Carmenere, BookLizard
100
Com'era verde la mia vallata
di Richard Llewellyn
2,242 utenti
54 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
overthemoon, techeditor