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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Amerikanah
door Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
7,708 leden
296 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 22
10 Members
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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.
2
Het puttertje
door Donna Tartt
14,885 leden
803 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 2
40 Members
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vwinsloe: Emotionally genuine as well as authentic in its depiction of time and place. Unforgettable characters.
3
Leven na leven
door Kate Atkinson
8,245 leden
589 besprekingen
4
Algemene Rangorde 6
19 Members
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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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De Zamperini legende van olympisch atleet tot oorlogsheld
door Laura Hillenbrand
12,213 leden
594 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 17
11 Members
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NoPlanetB: Compelling story, brilliant writer.
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Al wat schittert
door Eleanor Catton
5,027 leden
248 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 16
11 Members
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Aquila: Do I need to explain my choice? Loved the set up.