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
9,451 leden
524 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
5,948 leden
340 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
9,155 leden
378 besprekingen
4
12 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
Herfst
door Ali Smith
2,089 leden
104 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
12,806 leden
386 besprekingen
4.2
10 Members
feeling.is.first, karenmarie, moonwatcher, bugaderes39, blkrk4000, MTCDBIBLIO, elphie93, wildtusker, hihopehere, worldisquiet
6
Kleurenblind
door Trevor Noah
6,328 leden
364 besprekingen
½ 4.4
9 Members
bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
7
Exit West
door Mohsin Hamid
3,713 leden
231 besprekingen
3.8
8 Members
revbean, dhm, N1na, RidgewayGirl, beebeereads, blackhornet, Simone2, ErinDenver
8
Noorse Goden
door Neil Gaiman
9,405 leden
337 besprekingen
4
8 Members
bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
9
Het lied van de geesten
door Jesmyn Ward
4,092 leden
196 besprekingen
4.1
7 Members
lauralkeet, N1na, njinthesun, dmofnd, BLBera, ErinDenver, cawcat333
10
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
door Matthew Desmond
3,433 leden
204 besprekingen
½ 4.4
6 Members
RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
11
Kindred
door Octavia E. Butler
8,594 leden
353 besprekingen
4.2
6 Members
bookwoman84, mooingzelda, Soupdragon, timetunnel, ClaudaJB, armysquirrel
12
News of the World
door Paulette Jiles
3,005 leden
228 besprekingen
4.1
6 Members
debnance, kristenl, clue, ReluctantTechie, mdexter, Tosta
13
Weg naar huis
door Yaa Gyasi
5,727 leden
282 besprekingen
½ 4.3
6 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kgriffith, beebeereads, Devlindusty, yalliejane, angiestahl
14
Magpie Murders
door Anthony Horowitz
3,963 leden
236 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
raidergirl3, seasonsoflove, lindapanzo, ashmolean1, Lapsus16
15
Wild over jezelf verliezen, terugvinden & 1700 kilometer hiken
door Cheryl Strayed
8,838 leden
520 besprekingen
3.9
5 Members
PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
Een tijdelijk ongemak
door Jhumpa Lahiri
12,193 leden
269 besprekingen
4.1
6 Members
JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
De geniale vriendin
door Elena Ferrante
7,368 leden
322 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
3,008 leden
161 besprekingen
½ 4.5
5 Members
_Zoe_, eo206, greeneyed_ives, souloftherose, ClaudaJB
19
Station elf
door Emily St. John Mandel
12,042 leden
783 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
20
De gelijkenis
door Tana French
5,704 leden
321 besprekingen
4
5 Members
christina_reads, KimarieBee, Ling.Lass, ClaudaJB, Travelgem
21
De maand van de bloemendoder
door David Grann
6,491 leden
317 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
Schildpadden tot in het oneindige
door John Green
6,953 leden
234 besprekingen
4
5 Members
lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
23
Huis in brand
door Kamila Shamsie
1,812 leden
79 besprekingen
4.1
5 Members
lauralkeet, elkiedee, Simone2, bibliotess, Travelgem
24
Het meisje met alle gaven
door M. R. Carey
5,423 leden
401 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
3,223 leden
195 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
4,432 leden
140 besprekingen
4.1
4 Members
bookwoman84, rsa, shaunie, ManWithAnAgenda
27
Maangloed
door Michael Chabon
2,196 leden
86 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
rarm, LDVoorberg, BLBera, Travelgem
28
The Hate U Give
door Angie Thomas
9,550 leden
473 besprekingen
½ 4.5
4 Members
debnance, norabelle414, kgriffith, SBoren
29
De ondergrondse spoorweg
door Colson Whitehead
9,196 leden
457 besprekingen
4
4 Members
TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
30
Manhattan Beach
door Jennifer Egan
2,782 leden
140 besprekingen
½ 3.7
4 Members
dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, BLBera, LisaSHarvey
31
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
door Roxane Gay
2,299 leden
121 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
dehelen, KatyBee, kjgormley, Tosta
32
Ill Will
door Dan Chaon
723 leden
136 besprekingen
½ 3.4
4 Members
fannyprice, Capybara_99, sturlington, ErinDenver
33
Winter
door Elizabeth Strout
10,045 leden
623 besprekingen
3.9
4 Members
sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
34
Oorsprong
door Dan Brown
6,255 leden
202 besprekingen
½ 3.6
3 Members
sundance, chgstrom, hazel1123
35
The Hating Game
door Sally Thorne
3,107 leden
159 besprekingen
4
3 Members
christina_reads, greeneyed_ives, Annie_Arnott
36
The Animators
door Kayla Rae Whitaker
557 leden
50 besprekingen
4
3 Members
Bookmarque, RidgewayGirl, bibliotess
37
Gevallen god
door Kate Atkinson
2,988 leden
147 besprekingen
4
3 Members
rstaedter, jeanned, hoddybook
38
Het vijfde seizoen
door N. K. Jemisin
8,286 leden
362 besprekingen
4.2
3 Members
mooingzelda, vwinsloe, TempleCat
39
Pachinko
door Min Jin Lee
6,760 leden
292 besprekingen
4.1
3 Members
dehelen, krazy4katz, beebeereads
40
The Ballad of Black Tom
door Victor LaValle
1,596 leden
85 besprekingen
3.9
3 Members
yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
door Bryan Stevenson
4,841 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
25,981 leden
433 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
Ik heet Lucy Barton
door Elizabeth Strout
3,729 leden
288 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
2,594 leden
100 besprekingen
½ 3.6
3 Members
shaunie, yalliejane, jtoneill0
45
Ik ben Eleanor Oliphant
door Gail Honeyman
9,095 leden
538 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
2,150 leden
87 besprekingen
3.8
3 Members
sturlington, KatyBee, timetunnel
47
Alexander Hamilton
door Ron Chernow
8,216 leden
161 besprekingen
½ 4.3
3 Members
dchaikin, bjappleg8, LisaSHarvey
48
Leven en lot
door Vasily Grossman
3,491 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
1,377 leden
76 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
Euryale, flying_monkeys
50
Verstand en gevoel
door Jane Austen
38,703 leden
524 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
shaunie, Annie_Arnott
51
Reservoir 13
door Jon McGregor
919 leden
50 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
Cait86, blackhornet
52
Laat me nooit alleen
door Kazuo Ishiguro
23,214 leden
939 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
serhatx, Annie_Arnott
53
Ontworteld
door Naomi Novik
6,576 leden
388 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
54
March: Book Three
door John Lewis
1,536 leden
95 besprekingen
½ 4.6
2 Members
Storeetllr, raidergirl3
55
My Absolute Darling
door Gabriel Tallent
1,461 leden
89 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
56
De steppewolf
door Hermann Hesse
13,708 leden
190 besprekingen
4
2 Members
Wolfman08, Annie_Arnott
57
Theft by Finding: Diaries (1977-2002)
door David Sedaris
1,493 leden
56 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
davidabrams, lanewillson
58
Walkaway
door Cory Doctorow
1,040 leden
42 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
59
When the Moon Was Ours
door Anna-Marie McLemore
815 leden
26 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
kgriffith, flying_monkeys
60
Kassandra
door Christa Wolf
714 leden
14 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
Jambyfool, cometahalley
61
Dokter Zjivago
door Boris Pasternak
11,579 leden
152 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
sundance, FAMeulstee
62
Anything Is Possible
door Elizabeth Strout
1,952 leden
122 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
63
Ready Player One
door Ernest Cline
18,845 leden
1,285 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
chgstrom, KerryD1971
64
Grote kleine leugens
door Liane Moriarty
7,236 leden
407 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, tina1969
65
Fluwelen begeerte
door Sarah Waters
5,148 leden
149 besprekingen
4
2 Members
anglemark, kristilabrie
66
Gestolen leven
door Adam Johnson
3,997 leden
289 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
sipthereader, sturlington
67
Kitty and the Midnight Hour
door Carrie Vaughn
2,826 leden
158 besprekingen
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
68
Priestdaddy: A Memoir
door Patricia Lockwood
1,009 leden
55 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
timspalding, RidgewayGirl
69
Kijk naar mij
door Anita Brookner
636 leden
16 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
booksinbed, VW_Williams
70
Amberlough
door Lara Elena Donnelly
520 leden
31 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
71
Het hart is een eenzame jager
door Carson McCullers
10,838 leden
244 besprekingen
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
Verklaringen
missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
72
Hillbilly Blues
door J. D. Vance
7,118 leden
345 besprekingen
½ 3.7
2 Members
kristenl, lanewillson
73
Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II
door Liza Mundy
1,457 leden
52 besprekingen
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
74
Blood at the Root: A Racial Cleansing in America
door Patrick Phillips
392 leden
13 besprekingen
½ 4.4
2 Members
greeneyed_ives, Jumpball
75
Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan
door Ruth Gilligan
100 leden
7 besprekingen
½ 3.4
2 Members
yalliejane, kjgormley
76
Dark Matter
door Blake Crouch
6,406 leden
548 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, kamoorephoto
77
Written in My Own Heart's Blood
door Diana Gabaldon
3,913 leden
118 besprekingen
½ 4.4
2 Members
virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
78
If We Were Villains
door M.L. Rio
3,278 leden
84 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
ablachly, norabelle414
79
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
door Seanan McGuire
1,707 leden
146 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
80
Verdriet is het ding met veren
door Max Porter
1,475 leden
77 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
revbean, VW_Williams
81
The Enchanted
door Rene Denfeld
979 leden
70 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
njinthesun, angiestahl
82
The Almost Sisters
door Joshilyn Jackson
719 leden
66 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
ReluctantTechie, greeneyed_ives
83
Lab Girl
door Hope Jahren
2,699 leden
158 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
Euryale, raidergirl3
84
Meetings with Remarkable Manuscripts: Twelve Journeys into the Medieval World
door Christopher De Hamel
992 leden
15 besprekingen
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
85
De offerplaats
door Tana French
10,378 leden
583 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
cometahalley, kristilabrie
86
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Book One
door Emil Ferris
1,149 leden
72 besprekingen
½ 4.3
2 Members
bookwoman84, Euryale
87
A Skinful of Shadows
door Frances Hardinge
588 leden
27 besprekingen
4.1
2 Members
souloftherose, briarhills
88
En busca del tiempo perdido. Tomo I
door Marcel Proust
11,307 leden
181 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
89
Binti
door Nnedi Okorafor
2,938 leden
246 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
TempleCat, timetunnel
90
Girl Waits With Gun
door Amy Stewart
1,759 leden
148 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
JayHurst, kara.shamy
91
Sterrenkunde voor mensen met haast
door Neil deGrasse Tyson
4,149 leden
144 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
ca.bookwyrm, bcrowl399
92
This Is How It Always Is
door Laurie Frankel
1,742 leden
84 besprekingen
4.2
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
93
See What I Have Done
door Sarah Schmidt
855 leden
73 besprekingen
3.2
2 Members
seasonsoflove, SBoren
94
Het geheim van Penumbra's boekwinkel 24 uur open
door Robin Sloan
8,422 leden
719 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.
95
A Closed and Common Orbit
door Becky Chambers
2,834 leden
173 besprekingen
½ 4.3
2 Members
mooingzelda, elphie93
96
American War
door Omar El Akkad
1,884 leden
96 besprekingen
3.8
2 Members
fannyprice, pan0ramix
97
Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
door Kathleen Rooney
1,221 leden
85 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
debnance, lindapanzo
98
Het puttertje
door Donna Tartt
15,199 leden
802 besprekingen
3.9
2 Members
KerryD1971, yalliejane
99
Trots en vooroordeel
door Jane Austen
81,256 leden
1,373 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.
100
Het Spel der Tronen
door George R. R. Martin
43,238 leden
1,126 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399