Top Five Books of 2014

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What are your top five reads for 2014? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2014.
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764 besprekingen
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lucybrown, spartahiker, Florinda, krazy4katz, MJC1946, Devlindusty, SherylHendrix, MeganHuntStewart, amyshaff, Trudial, cadacada, Barbsn, jan48, lyneaclark, LisaYork, painter1, kenjohnson, MichelleAbel, PaulKelleher, snyd1978, Jonas.Pieters, Tosta
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SherylHendrix: A riveting story that highlights the human emotions of individuals caught in the horrors of war.
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5,386 leden
344 besprekingen
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lorax, tardis, conceptDawg, Vierran, barrayaran, montano, Euryale, lkmiller, earthsinger, Vilakins, dot.zen, jamestream, Devlindusty, zjakkelien, gypsysmom, pjdscca, TempleCat, lorannen, ChristineParker, kenjohnson, SkippyRoxy
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lorannen: By far one of the most original and compelling space novels I've read in recent years.
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7,786 leden
571 besprekingen
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innominate, skyeval, starfishian, ymkahn, mzonderm, sipthereader, rainpebble, nancyewhite, novelcommentary, chaminah, cmtl, JSWBooks, PoetVictoria, hubblegal, kenjohnson, elca1946, canaiden, SkippyRoxy, suerv
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innominate: A novel of time and place, of death and rebirth. Of foxes and not. Historical and ahistorical. A fantastic (in both senses of the word) read.
starfishian: Absolutely brilliant. Kate Atkinson is a gifted writer.
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5,776 leden
450 besprekingen
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6,102 leden
329 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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234 besprekingen
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Aquila, snora, zhejw, charl08, lsh63, chgstrom, KymmAC, Picarina, peterveen, gendeg, elca1946
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Aquila: Do I need to explain my choice? Loved the set up.
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578 besprekingen
½ 4.4
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mzonderm, sipthereader, terran, MJC1946, koalakt, honkcronk, Trudial, gaylebutz, ThoughtPolice, elca1946
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ThoughtPolice: Compelling story, brilliant writer.
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tardis, waitingtoderail, barrayaran, SaraHope, Jambyfool, midnightblues, CapitalHackels, amaranthe, MeganHuntStewart, dexterdame
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amaranthe: It is extremely funny, and not in a stupid way.
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Eat_Read_Knit, novelcommentary, njinthesun, jhaggis, JSWBooks, amyshaff, peterveen, LisaYork, elca1946, canaiden
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JSWBooks: There's so much to this book. One reader quoted The Guardian's review: "There are some novels that tell a great story and others that make you change the way you look at the world. ... Adichie's Americanah is a book that manages to do both." It is about race, immigrants, relationships. Beautiful, provacative writing.
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24,452 leden
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4.2
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booklover3258, RuMuse, crazy4reading, Liciasings, MeganHuntStewart, snookerkitty, mdrcamp4, renbedell, snyd1978
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booklover3258: Sad story of love and loss. Why wouldn't I love this book?
RuMuse: I didn't expect I'd like this book, much less love it. It's the clear voice of the protagonist, Hazel, with her insights and mordant humor, that make this a great book.
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2,254 leden
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½ 4.3
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6,184 leden
431 besprekingen
½ 3.7
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3,386 leden
238 besprekingen
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140 besprekingen
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overthemoon, Bookmarque, reader517, spartahiker, pdebolt, EllsieFind, markatpie, painter1
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Bookmarque: Stories of orphans and outsiders usually follow a familiar storyline, but this novel surprised me both in characterization and in plot. Set in an unusual location and time it is an introspective and engrossing novel.
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innominate, KimarieBee, s2nowy, lsh63, rainpebble, Sharn, Brindle, ElizaBev
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innominate: A bare description of this novel (the tale of the last woman to be executed in Iceland) doesn't do justice to its complexity and clarity of purpose. A tale of death breathing life into a past society.
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743 besprekingen
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331 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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693 besprekingen
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181 besprekingen
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susanj, tardis, mkunruh, Vierran, jsburbidge, amaranthe, pagesaplenty
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amaranthe: Maia unexpectedly becomes emperor after having lived his 18 years as an embarrassment in exile. He must learn to govern effectively without being killed, being manipulated by older members of the government, or becoming like his father. Lots of politics, intrigue, problem-solving, and heart.
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½ 4.4
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rosylibrarian, nancyewhite, Mirabelle, MeridianLRC, copperkid, ThoughtPolice
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ThoughtPolice: Eye-popping narrative.
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612 besprekingen
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79 besprekingen
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6,595 leden
463 besprekingen
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176 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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379 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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613 besprekingen
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193 besprekingen
½ 3.6
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Aquila, susanj, byzanne, rarm, jsburbidge
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Aquila: Like Rosemary Sutcliff, but with a female protagonist - and a bisexual one at that. Fascinating, integrated, beautifully written.
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148 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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340 besprekingen
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chgstrom, Her_Royal_Orangeness, flying_monkeys, brushman, iogrey
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flying_monkeys: Uses two mythological creatures to explore what it means to be human.
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4,137 leden
288 besprekingen
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2,918 leden
241 besprekingen
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isis27, boo-radley, flying_monkeys, ChristineParker, ardvisoor
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flying_monkeys: What's scarier than something you can't see but know is right beside you? Eek!
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booklover3258, melissarochelle, ToniTobin, pagesaplenty
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booklover3258: Funny story and loved the dysfunctional family.
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½ 4.5
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½ 4.3
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Vierran, leahbird, dexterdame, lorannen
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lorannen: Saga finally convinced me to become a regular reader of comics. It's a brilliant story, with artwork to match.
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hailelib, isis27, BookLizard, Tanya-dogearedcopy
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Tanya-dogearedcopy: Urban Fantasy about a RC in modern-day London who discovers that he has wizarding skillz; The author was a scriptwriter for Doctor Who, and the story is very fast, funny, and quintessentially British.
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½ 4.3
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Picarina, nittnut, lottpoet, Wassilissa
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nittnut: Because it's the first book in a new to me series. It's such a pleasure to find a great new series.
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129 besprekingen
½ 3.7
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Parker51, JuliaMaria, kara.shamy
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JuliaMaria: Wie Frauen in der Kunstgeschichte unsichtbar gemacht werden. Verpackt in Beschreibung eines spannenden Duells zweier Ķünstler.
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4,145 leden
274 besprekingen
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tottman, gaylebutz, miketopper
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tottman: Listened to this book on audio and it absolutely blew me away. Absolute gut-punch. Brilliant writing.
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4.1
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3,454 leden
114 besprekingen
½ 4.4
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mzonderm, ikeyjamehoward, Mecaza
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Mecaza: The BEST book I have read this year by far..
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10,668 leden
255 besprekingen
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5,905 leden
195 besprekingen
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tiffin, Peace2, SimiSue75
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tiffin: Fascinating story.
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35 besprekingen
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3,564 leden
141 besprekingen
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48,265 leden
449 besprekingen
½ 4.5
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132 besprekingen
½ 3.7
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154 besprekingen
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1,539 leden
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½ 4.3
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70 besprekingen
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2,731 leden
138 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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8,226 leden
328 besprekingen
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5,459 leden
402 besprekingen
½ 3.4
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5,206 leden
142 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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12,400 leden
373 besprekingen
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3,559 leden
145 besprekingen
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3,496 leden
234 besprekingen
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Aquila, Laura1124
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Aquila: I read this without reading about it first, which was lucky, and it turned out to be a book exactly right for me.
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2,982 leden
278 besprekingen
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2,696 leden
147 besprekingen
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