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.
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509 besprekingen
½ 4.4
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agjuba, snora, kristenl, clue, karenmarie, krazy4katz, hazel1123, lindapanzo, cataloga, BBleil, Devlindusty, sleedev, Tess_W, VintageReader, This-n-That, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, IngerH, Anashana
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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.
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10 Members
Parker51, RidgewayGirl, PatsyMurray, Cait86, BLBera, yalliejane, JenMDB, missizicks, Emmay, worldisquiet
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PatsyMurray: This is the year I discovered Ali Smith.
missizicks: This is as close to perfect as a book gets for me.
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5,541 leden
274 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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3,795 leden
233 besprekingen
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517 besprekingen
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12,068 leden
266 besprekingen
4.1
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7,137 leden
315 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
dchaikin, Mirabelle, kara.shamy, Laura1124, carol.iam
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dchaikin: I love the whole series, my favorite books in a long time. I was swept away.
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2,937 leden
160 besprekingen
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11,568 leden
775 besprekingen
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229 besprekingen
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80 besprekingen
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399 besprekingen
4
4 Members
Storeetllr, virginiahomeschooler, peatr, AnnabelHart
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peatr: first time in years I have been totally excited and shocked and shaken by a book! stunning.
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3,071 leden
190 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
generalkala, lahochstetler, BoundTogetherForGood, kara.shamy
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BoundTogetherForGood: I was riveted by this tragic telling of the devastation that befell these young American women.
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½ 4.5
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451 besprekingen
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½ 3.7
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½ 3.4
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½ 3.6
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278 besprekingen
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83 besprekingen
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4,659 leden
243 besprekingen
½ 4.6
3 Members
ReluctantTechie, vwinsloe, Tosta
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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.
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½ 4.3
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3,658 leden
286 besprekingen
½ 3.7
3 Members
heidialice, Capybara_99, carol.iam
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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.
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½ 3.6
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8,686 leden
530 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, bibliotess, Tosta
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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.
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8,008 leden
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½ 4.3
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3,411 leden
87 besprekingen
½ 4.4
2 Members
FAMeulstee, bearymore
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bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
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386 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
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95 besprekingen
½ 4.6
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3.8
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KatyBee, elphie93
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187 besprekingen
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½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
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151 besprekingen
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3.9
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maritimer, Simone2
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158 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
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978 leden
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3.9
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16 besprekingen
½ 3.7
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517 leden
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3.8
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244 besprekingen
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2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
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missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
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335 besprekingen
½ 3.7
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52 besprekingen
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
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½ 4.4
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65 besprekingen
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4.1
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955 leden
16 besprekingen
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
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½ 4.3
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182 besprekingen
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Tinuvia, jtoneill0
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3.9
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4.2
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terran, njinthesun
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834 leden
71 besprekingen
½ 3.3
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8,265 leden
722 besprekingen
3.8
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BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
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BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
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½ 4.3
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½ 4.4
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alaskaEditor
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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.
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1,118 besprekingen
½ 4.4
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bcrowl399
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557 besprekingen
4.1
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Tinuvia