Top Five Books of 2017

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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
Graaf in Moskou
door Amor Towles
9,153 leden
519 besprekingen
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
Verklaringen
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 de bardo
door George Saunders
5,805 leden
336 besprekingen
3.9
16 Members
debnance, davidabrams, zhejw, feeling.is.first, melmore, bjappleg8, karenmarie, maritimer, Devlindusty, RiversideReader, kara.shamy, ErinDenver, LisaSHarvey, jtoneill0, cawcat333, bibliotess
Verklaringen
RiversideReader: Exceptional, brilliant!
3
Kleine brandjes overal
door Celeste Ng
8,902 leden
375 besprekingen
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Herfst
door Ali Smith
2,043 leden
105 besprekingen
3.9
10 Members
Parker51, RidgewayGirl, PatsyMurray, Cait86, BLBera, yalliejane, JenMDB, missizicks, Emmay, worldisquiet
Verklaringen
PatsyMurray: This is the year I discovered Ali Smith.
missizicks: This is as close to perfect as a book gets for me.
5
Sapiens
door Yuval Noah Harari
12,451 leden
379 besprekingen
4.2
10 Members
feeling.is.first, karenmarie, moonwatcher, bugaderes39, blkrk4000, MTCDBIBLIO, elphie93, wildtusker, hihopehere, worldisquiet
6
Kleurenblind
door Trevor Noah
6,148 leden
361 besprekingen
½ 4.4
9 Members
bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
Noorse Goden
door Neil Gaiman
9,086 leden
330 besprekingen
4
8 Members
bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
8
Exit West
door Mohsin Hamid
3,617 leden
231 besprekingen
3.8
7 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, Simone2, ErinDenver
9
Het lied van de geesten
door Jesmyn Ward
3,972 leden
195 besprekingen
4.1
7 Members
lauralkeet, N1na, njinthesun, dmofnd, BLBera, ErinDenver, cawcat333
10
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
door Matthew Desmond
3,344 leden
203 besprekingen
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Kindred
door Octavia E. Butler
8,418 leden
354 besprekingen
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
door Paulette Jiles
2,891 leden
224 besprekingen
4.2
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
Weg naar huis
door Yaa Gyasi
5,602 leden
280 besprekingen
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
door Anthony Horowitz
3,854 leden
236 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Wild over jezelf verliezen, terugvinden & 1700 kilometer hiken
door Cheryl Strayed
8,719 leden
517 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
Een tijdelijk ongemak
door Jhumpa Lahiri
12,127 leden
268 besprekingen
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
De geniale vriendin
door Elena Ferrante
7,194 leden
319 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
dchaikin, Mirabelle, kara.shamy, Laura1124, carol.iam
Verklaringen
dchaikin: I love the whole series, my favorite books in a long time. I was swept away.
18
March: Book One
door John Lewis
2,953 leden
160 besprekingen
½ 4.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
Station elf
door Emily St. John Mandel
11,755 leden
780 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
De gelijkenis
door Tana French
5,642 leden
318 besprekingen
4
5 Members
christina_reads, KimarieBee, Ling.Lass, ClaudaJB, Travelgem
21
De maand van de bloemendoder
door David Grann
6,148 leden
310 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
Schildpadden tot in het oneindige
door John Green
6,771 leden
231 besprekingen
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Huis in brand
door Kamila Shamsie
1,743 leden
81 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
Het meisje met alle gaven
door M. R. Carey
5,339 leden
403 besprekingen
4
4 Members
Storeetllr, virginiahomeschooler, peatr, AnnabelHart
Verklaringen
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
door Kate Moore
3,117 leden
192 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
generalkala, lahochstetler, BoundTogetherForGood, kara.shamy
Verklaringen
BoundTogetherForGood: I was riveted by this tragic telling of the devastation that befell these young American women.
26
La Belle Sauvage
door Philip Pullman
4,352 leden
141 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Maangloed
door Michael Chabon
2,153 leden
86 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
The Hate U Give
door Angie Thomas
9,307 leden
475 besprekingen
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
De ondergrondse spoorweg
door Colson Whitehead
8,973 leden
454 besprekingen
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
door Jennifer Egan
2,737 leden
141 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
door Roxane Gay
2,239 leden
121 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
door Dan Chaon
715 leden
136 besprekingen
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Winter
door Elizabeth Strout
9,925 leden
622 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Oorsprong
door Dan Brown
6,096 leden
201 besprekingen
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
The Hating Game
door Sally Thorne
2,980 leden
162 besprekingen
4
3 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
The Animators
door Kayla Rae Whitaker
555 leden
50 besprekingen
4
3 Members
Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
Gevallen god
door Kate Atkinson
2,965 leden
146 besprekingen
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
Het vijfde seizoen
door N. K. Jemisin
8,046 leden
364 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
Pachinko
door Min Jin Lee
6,480 leden
282 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
The Ballad of Black Tom
door Victor LaValle
1,561 leden
84 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
door Bryan Stevenson
4,708 leden
243 besprekingen
½ 4.6
3 Members
ReluctantTechie, vwinsloe, Tosta
Verklaringen
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
De graaf van Monte-Cristo
door Alexandre Dumas
25,565 leden
433 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
Ik heet Lucy Barton
door Elizabeth Strout
3,683 leden
290 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
heidialice, Capybara_99, carol.iam
Verklaringen
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
door Zadie Smith
2,543 leden
98 besprekingen
½ 3.6
3 Members
shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
Ik ben Eleanor Oliphant
door Gail Honeyman
8,863 leden
534 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, bibliotess, Tosta
Verklaringen
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
door Jeff VanderMeer
2,113 leden
88 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
door Ron Chernow
8,082 leden
162 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Leven en lot
door Vasily Grossman
3,435 leden
89 besprekingen
½ 4.4
2 Members
FAMeulstee, bearymore
Verklaringen
bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
49
The Changeling
door Victor LaValle
1,341 leden
77 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Verstand en gevoel
door Jane Austen
38,186 leden
529 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Laat me nooit alleen
door Kazuo Ishiguro
22,904 leden
938 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
52
Ontworteld
door Naomi Novik
6,448 leden
392 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
53
March: Book Three
door John Lewis
1,507 leden
95 besprekingen
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
54
My Absolute Darling
door Gabriel Tallent
1,436 leden
88 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
55
De steppewolf
door Hermann Hesse
13,531 leden
193 besprekingen
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
56
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
door David Sedaris
1,468 leden
56 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
57
Walkaway
door Cory Doctorow
1,015 leden
41 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
58
When the Moon Was Ours
door Anna-Marie McLemore
801 leden
25 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
kgriffith, flying_monkeys
59
Kassandra
door Christa Wolf
703 leden
14 besprekingen
4
2 Members
Jambyfool, cometahalley
60
Dokter Zjivago
door Boris Pasternak
11,406 leden
152 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
61
Anything Is Possible
door Elizabeth Strout
1,917 leden
121 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
62
Ready Player One
door Ernest Cline
18,535 leden
1,278 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
63
Grote kleine leugens
door Liane Moriarty
7,049 leden
405 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
64
Fluwelen begeerte
door Sarah Waters
5,108 leden
147 besprekingen
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
65
Gestolen leven
door Adam Johnson
3,958 leden
288 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
66
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
door Carrie Vaughn
2,808 leden
158 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
67
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
door Patricia Lockwood
992 leden
56 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
68
Kijk naar mij
door Anita Brookner
631 leden
16 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
69
Amberlough
door Lara Elena Donnelly
518 leden
32 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
70
Het hart is een eenzame jager
door Carson McCullers
10,737 leden
243 besprekingen
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Verklaringen
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
71
Hillbilly Blues
door J. D. Vance
6,905 leden
339 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
kristenl, lanewillson
72
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
door Liza Mundy
1,415 leden
52 besprekingen
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
73
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
door Patrick Phillips
384 leden
13 besprekingen
½ 4.4
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
74
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
door Ruth Gilligan
94 leden
7 besprekingen
½ 3.4
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
75
Dark Matter: A Novel
door Blake Crouch
6,203 leden
548 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
76
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
door Diana Gabaldon
3,851 leden
118 besprekingen
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
77
If We Were Villains
door M.L. Rio
3,043 leden
87 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
78
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
door Seanan McGuire
1,681 leden
146 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
79
Verdriet is het ding met veren
door Max Porter
1,454 leden
78 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
revbean, VW_Williams
80
The Enchanted
door Rene Denfeld
962 leden
69 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
njinthesun, angiestahl
81
The Almost Sisters
door Joshilyn Jackson
711 leden
66 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
82
Lab Girl
door Hope Jahren
2,641 leden
158 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
83
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
door Christopher De Hamel
962 leden
16 besprekingen
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
84
De offerplaats
door Tana French
10,258 leden
583 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
85
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters
door Emil Ferris
1,112 leden
72 besprekingen
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, Euryale
86
A Skinful of Shadows
door Frances Hardinge
580 leden
27 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, briarhills
87
En busca del tiempo perdido. Tomo I
door Marcel Proust
11,157 leden
182 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
88
Binti
door Nnedi Okorafor
2,884 leden
243 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
89
Girl Waits With Gun
door Amy Stewart
1,732 leden
148 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
90
Sterrenkunde voor mensen met haast
door Neil deGrasse Tyson
4,019 leden
142 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
91
This Is How It Always Is
door Laurie Frankel
1,690 leden
84 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
92
See What I Have Done
door Sarah Schmidt
843 leden
71 besprekingen
½ 3.3
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
93
Het geheim van Penumbra's boekwinkel 24 uur open
door Robin Sloan
8,326 leden
723 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
Verklaringen
BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
94
A Closed and Common Orbit
door Becky Chambers
2,781 leden
170 besprekingen
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
95
American War
door Omar El Akkad
1,836 leden
96 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
96
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
door Kathleen Rooney
1,206 leden
85 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
97
Het puttertje
door Donna Tartt
14,932 leden
803 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
98
Trots en vooroordeel
door Jane Austen
80,807 leden
1,370 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Member
alaskaEditor
Verklaringen
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
Het Spel der Tronen
door George R. R. Martin
42,727 leden
1,122 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399
100
Lolita
door Vladimir Nabokov
31,745 leden
563 besprekingen
4.1
Member
Tinuvia