Top Five Books of 2016

Beschrijving
What are your top five reads for 2016? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2016. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: 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
Als je het licht niet kunt zien
door Anthony Doerr
18,666 leden
881 besprekingen
½ 4.3
15 Members
pmarshall, sipthereader, Jim53, mahsdad, pamur, sianpr, krazy4katz, Tess_W, Maryloo, AmourFou, jcwharton, Lauraborealis, Redheadlib, khouston205, Rorykins75
2
Een klein leven
door Hanya Yanagihara
7,472 leden
327 besprekingen
4.1
11 Members
ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
3
De ondergrondse spoorweg
door Colson Whitehead
8,905 leden
452 besprekingen
4
10 Members
zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
Verklaringen
JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
4
Weg naar huis
door Yaa Gyasi
5,580 leden
276 besprekingen
½ 4.3
10 Members
susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek
5
Station elf
door Emily St. John Mandel
11,684 leden
779 besprekingen
4.1
9 Members
tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
6
Gemeengoed
door Ann Patchett
3,637 leden
189 besprekingen
3.9
9 Members
krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham
7
Een man die Ove heet
door Fredrik Backman
11,151 leden
687 besprekingen
½ 4.3
9 Members
dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
8
Ik heet Lucy Barton
door Elizabeth Strout
3,669 leden
288 besprekingen
½ 3.7
7 Members
lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
9
Ancillary Mercy
door Ann Leckie
2,520 leden
131 besprekingen
4.2
7 Members
revbean, pamur, okeres, lottpoet, vwinsloe, lorannen, Francisco_Javier
10
Tussen de wereld en mij
door Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,737 leden
368 besprekingen
½ 4.4
7 Members
bookwoman84, rosalita, holly_golightly, greeneyed_ives, kara.shamy, jcwharton, aquariumministry
Verklaringen
rosalita: A contemporary black man's point of view about race relations in America. Some deeply uncomfortably truths for white Americans here, but so necessary to acknowledge and absorb.
11
Het slechte pad
door Robert Galbraith
4,389 leden
238 besprekingen
4
6 Members
holly_golightly, KimarieBee, rosylibrarian, jhansen, Wassilissa, lowelibrary
12
The Water Knife
door Paolo Bacigalupi
1,805 leden
94 besprekingen
3.8
6 Members
hipdeep, krisa, mjfisher, Ape, gypsysmom, ClaudaJB
13
Graaf in Moskou
door Amor Towles
9,077 leden
515 besprekingen
½ 4.4
6 Members
Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
Verklaringen
Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
14
The Trespasser
door Tana French
2,443 leden
153 besprekingen
4
6 Members
bjappleg8, Soupdragon, katemcangus, miketopper, honkingcronk, ClaudaJB
15
Wie vlucht en wie blijft
door Elena Ferrante
2,897 leden
91 besprekingen
4.2
5 Members
Parker51, shaunie, EfEh, Leida, Shazaib
16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
door Bryan Stevenson
4,673 leden
243 besprekingen
½ 4.6
5 Members
rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
Verklaringen
rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
17
The Stolen Child
door Lisa Carey
187 leden
28 besprekingen
3.8
5 Members
timspalding, ablachly, kgriffith, Redheadlib, ClaudaJB
18
Persepolis
door Marjane Satrapi
8,481 leden
321 besprekingen
4.2
5 Members
Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
19
The Goblin Emperor
door Katherine Addison
2,930 leden
197 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
20
All the Birds in the Sky
door Charlie Jane Anders
2,862 leden
178 besprekingen
½ 3.6
4 Members
lkmiller, norabelle414, flying_monkeys, wolfeyluvr
Verklaringen
flying_monkeys: Because it's a mash-up of sci-fi and fantasy, and it's the weirdest book I read in 2016. And I mean "weird" in the best possible way.
21
Stil : de kracht van introvert zijn in een wereld die niet ophoudt met kletsen
door Susan Cain
11,580 leden
495 besprekingen
4
4 Members
ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
Verklaringen
highlander6022: Oh, how I wish this book was available 40 years ago. The best adjective I can give it is "rich". Rich in discussion. Rich in research documentation. Rich in providing a wonderful insight into myself, a confirmed introvert but with some extrovert tendencies. Rich in discussion of interactions between intros and extros. Rich in providing guidance on how to raise, teach, encourage intro and extro children. Rich in how to succeed in a business world where extros seem to be the "chosen ones" to lead us to the promised land of success.
22
De stad van spiegels
door Justin Cronin
1,885 leden
93 besprekingen
4
4 Members
sturlington, pixiedark, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Francisco_Javier
23
Dark Matter: A Novel
door Blake Crouch
6,250 leden
545 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
mahsdad, avanders, seasonsoflove, RBeffa
24
My Ántonia
door Willa Cather
13,602 leden
286 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
LoisCK, pamur, Capybara_99, Cynthia_Moses
25
Het meisje met alle gaven
door M. R. Carey
5,311 leden
400 besprekingen
4
4 Members
tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
26
Wij houden van Tsjernobyl: Een kroniek van de toekomst
door Svetlana Alexievich
2,336 leden
78 besprekingen
½ 4.3
4 Members
hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
27
De H is van havik
door Helen Macdonald
4,351 leden
278 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
Euryale, jeanned, lalbro
28
The Orenda
door Joseph Boyden
1,025 leden
45 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
cbl_tn, DeltaQueen50, joroho59
29
The Rogue Retrieval
door Dan Koboldt
34 leden
5 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
30
Het nachtcircus
door Erin Morgenstern
18,417 leden
1,264 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
krisa, IrishSue, flying_monkeys
Verklaringen
flying_monkeys: Because I could see that magic, close my eyes and touch it. All my senses were fully engaged. It's a rare book that uses smells and sounds with such clarity and power.
31
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
door Becky Chambers
5,469 leden
360 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
32
Het huis aan het meer
door Thomas Harding
344 leden
19 besprekingen
4
3 Members
sianpr, cbl_tn, Willoyd
33
Spaar de spotvogels
door Harper Lee
78,420 leden
1,432 besprekingen
½ 4.4
3 Members
karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses
34
De jongens in de boot de legendarische acht van 1936
door Daniel James Brown
5,326 leden
262 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
35
Mars
door Andy Weir
18,129 leden
1,241 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
davesmind, chgstrom, al.vick
36
De heelmeesters
door Abraham Verghese
9,512 leden
537 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
kaulsu, AmourFou, Laura1124
Verklaringen
kaulsu: I read little "good" fiction...and this was worth reading. I had it on my iphone for several years, but kept putting it off. Verghese is a marvel. More of his books in my future, I foresee.
37
Het licht van de zee
door M. L. Stedman
7,292 leden
507 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
38
Arabella of Mars
door David D. Levine
341 leden
21 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
tardis, christina_reads, inge87
39
Terug in Amerika
door Bill Bryson
16,858 leden
473 besprekingen
4
3 Members
conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
40
Verdriet is het ding met veren
door Max Porter
1,445 leden
78 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
41
When Breath Becomes Air
door Paul Kalanithi
5,594 leden
313 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
42
Winter
door Elizabeth Strout
9,898 leden
619 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
maritimer, winteralli, lmbix
43
Harry Potter en Het Vervloekte Kind Deel Een en Twee - Geschreven in scriptvorm
door J. K. Rowling
15,823 leden
566 besprekingen
½ 3.4
3 Members
Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
door Madeleine Thien
1,283 leden
54 besprekingen
4
3 Members
charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
45
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
door Ken Liu
1,574 leden
68 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
46
Een halve gele zon
door Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,900 leden
296 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
47
Faithful: Birth of Saints Book Two
door Michelle Hauck
4 leden
1 bespreking
5
3 Members
TeresaFrohock, DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
48
Een lied voor Achilles
door Madeline Miller
13,038 leden
508 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
kgriffith, asyouth
49
Small Great Things
door Jodi Picoult
3,775 leden
221 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
Micheller7, terran
50
The Invisible Library
door Genevieve Cogman
3,419 leden
197 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ilirwen, marysneedle
51
March: Book One
door John Lewis
2,949 leden
160 besprekingen
½ 4.5
2 Members
charl08, lorannen
52
A Closed and Common Orbit
door Becky Chambers
2,796 leden
169 besprekingen
½ 4.3
2 Members
imyril, souloftherose
53
The Death of Bees
door Lisa O'Donnell
966 leden
90 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
jeanned, DeltaQueen50
54
Nacht voor het feest
door Saša Stanišić
282 leden
10 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
Dilara86, rplinke
55
Lonesome Dove
door Larry McMurtry
8,321 leden
239 besprekingen
½ 4.6
2 Members
lindapanzo, AmourFou
56
Stad der dieven
door David Benioff
5,337 leden
316 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
ursula, krisa
57
Wisseling van de Wacht
door Stephen King
3,479 leden
139 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
chgstrom, pixiedark
58
Born to Run: The Autobiography
door Bruce Springsteen
1,734 leden
73 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
door Nick Lane
629 leden
19 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
jjwilson61, davesmind
60
The Winged Histories
door Sofia Samatar
298 leden
18 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
rarm, Jarandel
61
Rebecca
door Daphne Du Maurier
20,697 leden
610 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
rarm, ahef1963
62
The Windup Girl
door Paolo Bacigalupi
6,218 leden
304 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
Ape, ManWithAnAgenda
63
The Golem and the Jinni
door Helene Wecker
5,421 leden
360 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
jjwilson61, craso
64
Gevallen god
door Kate Atkinson
2,953 leden
146 besprekingen
4
2 Members
starfishian, sianpr
65
The Path to Power
door Robert A. Caro
2,624 leden
45 besprekingen
½ 4.6
2 Members
bjappleg8, kara.shamy
66
The Lie Tree
door Frances Hardinge
1,613 leden
68 besprekingen
4
2 Members
avatiakh, soraki
67
1066
door David Howarth
1,520 leden
26 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
Kaffie, bethmariec
68
Heb je ooit familie gehad roman
door Bill Clegg
1,235 leden
98 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
njinthesun, vwinsloe
69
Ruby
door Cynthia Bond
795 leden
113 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
lauralkeet, lahochstetler
70
The Returned
door Bishop O'Connell
7 leden
5
2 Members
DanKoboldt, Bishop_OConnell
71
A Head Full of Ghosts
door Paul Tremblay
2,132 leden
144 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
seasonsoflove, sturlington
72
Lagoon
door Nnedi Okorafor
931 leden
44 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
okeres, lorannen
73
Oma heeft me gestuurd om te zeggen dat het haar spijt
door Fredrik Backman
4,463 leden
226 besprekingen
4
2 Members
chgstrom, JSWBooks
Verklaringen
JSWBooks: How kindness can change a community.
74
En ze keken naar God
door Zora Neale Hurston
19,100 leden
345 besprekingen
4
2 Members
hipdeep, AmourFou
75
Ready Player One
door Ernest Cline
18,440 leden
1,275 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
hipdeep, Cecrow
76
The Secret Place
door Tana French
2,733 leden
172 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, flips
77
The Natural Way of Things
door Charlotte Wood
521 leden
31 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, alice_the_goon
78
Gestolen leven
door Adam Johnson
3,943 leden
288 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
mahsdad, ahef1963
79
Every Heart a Doorway
door Seanan McGuire
3,361 leden
291 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
lkmiller, flying_monkeys
Verklaringen
flying_monkeys: Because it's beautiful, macabre, diverse. And it speaks to a secret, lifelong quest: to find my door.
80
De vliegeraar
door Khaled Hosseini
52,778 leden
1,300 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
bookwormelf, fajriy_arunna
81
John Adams : founding father van de Verenigde Staten
door David McCullough
13,699 leden
199 besprekingen
½ 4.3
2 Members
AnnaClaire, kara.shamy
82
Furiously Happy
door Jenny Lawson
3,296 leden
198 besprekingen
4
2 Members
starfishian, LAKobow
83
De betovering van april
door Elizabeth von Arnim
2,809 leden
123 besprekingen
4
2 Members
agjuba, ManWithAnAgenda
84
Darktown
door Thomas Mullen
588 leden
48 besprekingen
4
2 Members
charl08, boo-radley
85
Act Like It
door Lucy Parker
273 leden
19 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives
86
Black River
door S. M. Hulse
223 leden
22 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
lsh63, katiekrug
87
A Great Reckoning
door Louise Penny
2,169 leden
123 besprekingen
½ 4.3
2 Members
Jim53, lindapanzo
88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
door Lindy West
1,462 leden
87 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
k8_not_kate, katemcangus
89
LaRose
door Louise Erdrich
1,380 leden
75 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
lsh63, Sharon.Flesher
90
Wild over jezelf verliezen, terugvinden & 1700 kilometer hiken
door Cheryl Strayed
8,684 leden
517 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
holly_golightly, hearshari
91
NW
door Zadie Smith
2,433 leden
98 besprekingen
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, Laura1124
92
Zijn bloedige plan
door Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,599 leden
84 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
Cariola, gtimcqueen
93
Stormnacht
door Jim Butcher
14,550 leden
609 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
miketopper, Kindleifier
94
Onze zielen bij nacht
door Kent Haruf
2,343 leden
226 besprekingen
4
2 Members
zhejw, njinthesun
95
You Will Know Me
door Megan Abbott
1,149 leden
71 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
fannyprice, seasonsoflove
96
To Say Nothing of the Dog
door Connie Willis
6,751 leden
287 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
Wolfman08, EllsieFind
97
The Girls
door Emma Cline
3,415 leden
251 besprekingen
½ 3.5
2 Members
EfEh, katemcangus
98
De Japanse minnaar
door Isabel Allende
2,015 leden
104 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
kaulsu, chgstrom
Verklaringen
kaulsu: I've not previously read anything by Allende. I am told each of her novels is unlike the last. It took me a minute to get into the flash backs, but (I work in a retirement community) I did enjoy it. There were some pieces that didn't ring true (FBI field agents have a mandatory retirement age of 57, for example), but Twain said we shouldn't allow a few facts to spoil a good story. Or something.
99
Het privilege van het zwaard
door Ellen Kushner
1,481 leden
64 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
imyril, bookwormelf
100
Het puttertje
door Donna Tartt
14,871 leden
801 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
Minthe, gtimcqueen