Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years

1

De boekendief

door Markus Zusak

44,836 leden

2,125 besprekingen

½ 4.4

99 Members: bookworm12, cherylc, dara85, akerr, eshaw27, booksinbed, KimarieBee, artisu, bookaholicgirl, chellerystick, brignogan, klhorn, LDVoorberg, yourotherleft, chgstrom, m_island, catiescarlette, stephenis, JaneAustenNut, myers3, checkaboo, laluna179, critterbug, lmbix, perennialreader, LisaGregory, Krisbee, cmtl, tina1969, askthedust, JPodlaski, marthamwatson, CarterPJ, martensgirl, AeroArne, Begona, Fjumonvi, AvitaCosno, shutch, hgalligher, Risbom, MaggieFlo, Diane-bpcb, kszr, HelenGress, Volkertvos, NoPlanetB, Jillian_Kay, linlef, Peace2, mwinem, 985077MA, LisbethE, melaniejayne, authordanagoodman, Tim.Looney, dawndouble, kamrie, RickyHaas, beckibell, marianoel, lynnrae523, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, Minneba, Prinzessin_Erdbeer, Vicariousz, Rdra1962, ikomilo, JukieH, prof_em, margosneezer, hosehead51, victoriawitthoff, neicybee, TashMason, patty6116, eheld, Jelissa88, contegobay, chezbob, Kiwiclaire50, tmrocks, Jen8888, thelibraryofjess, Brandy1411, roojs, archanads, AmySKNunez, Tosta, agsblend, TheCottonShoe, Priyanka.6033, NidiaMR86, Kylagm, NancyBookwin, Venditti, AmyRoden, jasnajaleel, ,KrisM , , , ,Eowyn1 , , , ,gypsysmom ,lorannen ,kazzer2u ,Femklutz ,
Verklaringen: gypsysmom : Did not like this book but I realize I am in a minority

2

Spaar de spotvogels

door Harper Lee

78,459 leden

1,433 besprekingen

½ 4.4

79 Members: bookworm12, Morphidae, goldenmoon, booksinbed, kristenl, caseylondon, LittleTaiko, bookaholicgirl, klhorn, mmignano11, chgstrom, elliepotten, catiescarlette, Somateria, JaneAustenNut, Eliz12, sbodmer, myers3, sdunford, laluna179, brenzi, perennialreader, CindyKC, bsnbabe68, lordcharles, Jenny1013, devilish2, Penske, cej1027, Canadian_Down_Under, bytheseabchcmbr, shutch, hgalligher, MaggieFlo, StefanieGeeks, oliviabiba, Lyn5r, Jillian_Kay, jeanie0510, linlef, Reenie822, jackanthony, 985077MA, melaniejayne, Tim.Looney, hyrieh, baldosmum, RickyHaas, beckibell, bnbsalvatore, cubsfan3410, Minneba, Vicariousz, kamalsood, Rdra1962, Jbritz, JukieH, DAGray08, mcountr, neicybee, TashMason, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, eheld, Jelissa88, MaggieFP, Kiwiclaire50, kerihudson, roojs, AmySKNunez, Eiseley.Staff, agsblend, izzy45, Priyanka.6033, RubyJadeG, Kylagm, NancyBookwin, Sscully, victorywestfall, , ,grnman , , ,47degreesnorth ,Diane-bpcb ,lorannen , ,KerryMcGuire ,sadbookgirl , ,hestermaree
Verklaringen: lordcharles: In its time and place it was very important in having a white lawyer defend a black man. People had to understand that skin color is not painful. Watching a child caught between worlds was fundamental as well.
Diane-bpcb : never liked this; note sure why

3

Rebecca

door Daphne Du Maurier

20,717 leden

612 besprekingen

4.2

67 Members: stillramona, generalkala, bookworm12, eshaw27, booksinbed, mccin68, bookaholicgirl, fvg, Aerrin99, citygirl, sianpr, mmignano11, goldenlobo, Somateria, hildretha, stephenis, JCBest, skyrad43, sbodmer, myers3, brenzi, perennialreader, kathyann1229, mishy215, pagewright, Simone2, tina1969, katie4098, kappasigma, Winny99, Fjumonvi, Canadian_Down_Under, shutch, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, jan48, Lyn5r, AngelGH, LenoreR, venus.radfordbell, elainemberman, readinglife11, nitascrib1, Minneba, Rdra1962, prof_em, neicybee, HalHinson, TeriAndersonNeedham, ParanoidMaryMarvel, patty6116, Jelissa88, contegobay, MaggieFP, Kiwiclaire50, AmberCA, roojs, AmySKNunez, Eiseley.Staff, La_gatta, Priyanka.6033, RubyJadeG, Venditti, AmyRoden, RanaMohamed, Sscully, P.Stevens, ,grnman ,lorannen ,KerryMcGuire ,
Verklaringen: Somateria: My favourite novel of all time, first read at school many years ago, before I'd been to Cornwall. Re-read several times, most recently for a book club.
mishy215: I've read this book twice seen the movie several times. I just love the suspenseful tone of the book.

4

Het verhaal van de dienstmaagd

door Margaret Atwood

42,273 leden

1,139 besprekingen

4.1

5

Het Literaire Aardappelschiltaart Genootschap van Guernsey

door Mary Ann Shaffer

19,382 leden

1,246 besprekingen

4.2

60 Members: joyceclark, generalkala, unspuncapricorn, Morphidae, NancieLea, mccin68, artisu, caseylondon, johnpdeever, bookaholicgirl, RuMuse, klhorn, mhhacker, mmignano11, chgstrom, catiescarlette, lycaenidae, JaneAustenNut, sbodmer, myers3, sdunford, critterbug, audreyj, perennialreader, CindyKC, mishy215, Eowyn1, pathogenik, Krisbee, dchamp, MDGentleReader, rretzler, Tess_W, JSWBooks, copperkid, Fjumonvi, bytheseabchcmbr, shutch, ucla70, StefanieGeeks, linlef, Peace2, lynnrae523, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, Minneba, richard_c, zhangtaoyuan, kamalsood, Rdra1962, JukieH, margosneezer, patty6116, MakLock, Brandy1411, roojs, Binglit, marielamere, Venditti, AmyRoden, ,aulsmith , ,Eliz12 ,grnman , ,kathyann1229 , ,KarenFunt ,lorannen ,dawndouble ,DAGray08

6

Als je het licht niet kunt zien

door Anthony Doerr

18,695 leden

883 besprekingen

½ 4.3

57 Members: jennyo, cherylc, gbelik, eshaw27, booksinbed, fvg, pdebolt, truffles, klhorn, bookhobbyjapan, catiescarlette, hannekris, njinthesun, sdunford, brenzi, RBeffa, unlucky, RobinMG, susanbooks, cmtl, askthedust, IrishSue, devilish2, rretzler, Tess_W, kappasigma, peterveen, shutch, gypsysmom, LoneS, MaggieFlo, JenMDB, NoPlanetB, DougJ110, Jillian_Kay, mwinem, Femklutz, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, elizabethmkruis, Vicariousz, Rdra1962, booksbooks63, LesleyWebb, hosehead51, neicybee, patty6116, lowellthing, Katenheimer, kerihudson, Brandy1411, Charon07, Stebooks, marielamere, AmyRoden, P.Stevens, victorywestfall,sbodmer ,

7

De vliegeraar

door Khaled Hosseini

52,795 leden

1,300 besprekingen

4.2

8

De verborgen geschiedenis

door Donna Tartt

20,335 leden

556 besprekingen

4.1

9

Kamer

door Emma Donoghue

14,322 leden

977 besprekingen

4

54 Members: ShelfMonkey, _Zoe_, unspuncapricorn, goldenmoon, NancieLea, artisu, bookaholicgirl, fifthbusy, Mallc, bookhobbyjapan, beebeereads, maryzee, njinthesun, myers3, lmbix, pathogenik, tina1969, CarterPJ, nanlanglois, copperkid, peterveen, teeth, ucla70, MaggieFlo, kszr, staceyftwo, mwinem, elainemberman, 985077MA, dawndouble, emmendelson, dianeham, baldosmum, crookedcat, keul, Saultimate, Minneba, Vicariousz, Rdra1962, SBG1962, booksbooks63, edithyau, JukieH, ParanoidMaryMarvel, patty6116, jkrrish001, chezbob, kerihudson, roojs, nankan, Binglit, IdellaHarter, marielamere, NancyBookwin, ,Eliz12 ,grnman , ,KarenFunt ,Krisbee , , , ,kazzer2u ,Eiseley.Staff

10

Harry Potter (Books 1-7)

door J. K. Rowling

12,366 leden

171 besprekingen

½ 4.6

11

22-11-1963

door Stephen King

13,564 leden

762 besprekingen

4.2

43 Members: hailelib, stillramona, joyceclark, generalkala, unspuncapricorn, goldenmoon, jamesabg, bookaholicgirl, bjappleg8, mmignano11, chgstrom, Mallc, sallypursell, myers3, laluna179, RBeffa, fuzzy_pickle, Tess_W, nanlanglois, copperkid, kappasigma, pam933, Winny99, MaggieFlo, HelenGress, Jillian_Kay, jackanthony, PollyMig, kamrie, TLDAV1967, FKQG, Minneba, ikomilo, JukieH, prof_em, TashMason, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, Brandy1411, AlanAndrews33, jpahl, izzy45, NidiaMR86, , ,kathyann1229 , ,JuliaMaria ,jeanie0510 ,dawndouble

12

Trots en vooroordeel

door Jane Austen

80,619 leden

1,369 besprekingen

½ 4.4

13

Het nachtcircus

door Erin Morgenstern

18,430 leden

1,264 besprekingen

4.1

47 Members: bookworm12, Morphidae, starfishian, fastaxion, artisu, caseylondon, mhhacker, LDVoorberg, fifthbusy, Mallc, jdyork74, honyocker, myers3, lmbix, KatyBee, marthamwatson, eclecticdodo, kappasigma, ycr_ycr, HelenGress, niquetteb, DougJ110, Jillian_Kay, Peace2, jackanthony, elainemberman, PollyMig, lauradl, dawndouble, Vulco1, Femklutz, Lagnella, Vicariousz, Rdra1962, ikomilo, JukieH, prof_em, akbookworm33445, patty6116, Jelissa88, contegobay, shefferstroke, thelibraryofjess, roojs, archanads, Charon07, NidiaMR86, , ,pdebolt , ,zapzap ,47degreesnorth ,Eiseley.Staff ,Binglit

14

Leven na leven

door Kate Atkinson

8,248 leden

589 besprekingen

4

38 Members: jennyo, cherylc, unspuncapricorn, lauralkeet, goldenmoon, starfishian, fastaxion, truffles, klhorn, chgstrom, goldenlobo, Mallc, zapzap, brenzi, glade1, smasler, cmtl, Dehinde, vwinsloe, devilish2, JSWBooks, kappasigma, peterveen, smcb, JenMDB, CarolineMCarrico, lauradl, Jim.Shine, FKQG, elizabethmkruis, Rdra1962, booksbooks63, JukieH, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, jbhunter, roojs, jpahl,

15

Charing Cross Road 84

door Helene Hanff

5,845 leden

348 besprekingen

4.2

35 Members: generalkala, kageeh, Morphidae, booksinbed, mccin68, artisu, caseylondon, kxn11, hammockqueen, maryzee, MaryKay1822, merrystar, stephenis, honyocker, sbodmer, myers3, sdunford, lmbix, perennialreader, alpiner, Eowyn1, bsnbabe68, kappasigma, pam933, Winny99, RobinBrz, tugrice, LenoreR, venus.radfordbell, LisbethE, Minneba, Rdra1962, prof_em, patty6116, kindlibrarian, , ,Diane-bpcb

16

De oceaan aan het einde van het pad

door Neil Gaiman

14,861 leden

962 besprekingen

4.1

17

De kunst van het rijden in de regen

door Garth Stein

10,073 leden

592 besprekingen

4

37 Members: cherylc, dawnlovesbooks, eshaw27, fastaxion, artisu, bookaholicgirl, mhhacker, mmignano11, goldenlobo, stephenis, sallypursell, lmbix, susannelson, marthamwatson, CarterPJ, copperkid, pam933, teeth, pearlmath, kszr, HelenGress, frenchmama, LisbethE, authordanagoodman, baldosmum, beckibell, pennyinsole, Rdra1962, booksbooks63, ikomilo, JukieH, patty6116, smt883, Lauren_Shriver, roojs, nankan, lazasuba02, , ,Femklutz ,

18

Donker Hart - Verloren Vrouw

door Gillian Flynn

22,085 leden

1,542 besprekingen

3.9

47 Members: bookaholicgirl, Fyoung, tansymews, mhhacker, chgstrom, Mallc, cindyst2000, laluna179, critterbug, mishy215, tina1969, Jenny1013, rretzler, nanlanglois, teeth, hgalligher, ucla70, Risbom, MaggieFlo, staceyftwo, HelenGress, madhatter73, drobiso, nitascrib1, Tim.Looney, ekelnor, dawndouble, Vulco1, baldosmum, lynnrae523, hestermaree, Saultimate, ChrisWay, Minneba, kamalsood, Rdra1962, neicybee, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, chezbob, jbhunter, Lauren_Shriver, roojs, izzy45, TheCottonShoe, marielamere, NancyBookwin,Morphidae , , , , ,Eliz12 ,zapzap ,grnman ,Eowyn1 ,JuliaMaria ,shutch ,sadbookgirl , ,DAGray08 ,mcountr ,booboo123 , ,Charon07

19

Het puttertje

door Donna Tartt

14,891 leden

803 besprekingen

3.9

46 Members: SqueakyChu, cherylc, goldenmoon, booksinbed, fastaxion, johnpdeever, citygirl, truffles, klhorn, sianpr, Mallc, beebeereads, lmbix, smasler, cmtl, pagewright, vwinsloe, copperkid, pearlmath, LoneS, MaggieFlo, HelenGress, Volkertvos, DougJ110, tricia.devlin, caitlindyan, elainemberman, PollyMig, KittyTwist, dbsovereign, crookedcat, bnbsalvatore, ChrisWay, richard_c, booksbooks63, hosehead51, patty6116, contegobay, MaggieFP, chezbob, Kiwiclaire50, jbhunter, treedavis, Binglit, Venditti, AmyRoden,pdebolt ,zapzap ,thebooklover1 ,Jenny1013 ,Diane-bpcb ,KerryMcGuire , , ,DAGray08 ,TashMason , , ,Charon07
Verklaringen: Diane-bpcb : awful story

20

Een keukenmeidenroman

door Kathryn Stockett

30,519 leden

1,488 besprekingen

½ 4.4

21

De Hongerspelen

door Suzanne Collins

64,479 leden

3,485 besprekingen

½ 4.3

41 Members: schmootc, generalkala, kageeh, dawnlovesbooks, amysisson, bookaholicgirl, Aerrin99, citygirl, iggyjreilly, yourotherleft, mmignano11, chgstrom, elliepotten, jdyork74, myers3, laluna179, Krisbee, Jenny1013, pam933, Jencey, coho8, StefanieGeeks, ekelnor, dawndouble, RickyHaas, beckibell, keul, Saultimate, Minneba, richard_c, Rdra1962, MsButterfly, hosehead51, smt883, Laurajbarbieri, Tosta, TheCottonShoe, lazasuba02, tyronerees, stopherjones, NancyBookwin,ayaeckel , , , , , , , ,fredsmithx , ,KerryMcGuire , ,

22

Een weeffout in onze sterren

door John Green

26,903 leden

1,552 besprekingen

4.2

23

De gifhouten bijbel

door Barbara Kingsolver

26,243 leden

501 besprekingen

4.2

24

Middlemarch

door George Eliot

17,715 leden

330 besprekingen

4.2

25

Lonesome Dove

door Larry McMurtry

8,326 leden

239 besprekingen

½ 4.6

26

Het glazen kasteel

door Jeannette Walls

20,574 leden

795 besprekingen

4.2

33 Members: dara85, NancieLea, bookaholicgirl, fifthbusy, beebeereads, MaryKay1822, sallypursell, lmbix, IrishSue, CarterPJ, JSWBooks, amyshaff, teeth, shutch, MaggieFlo, smcb, madhatter73, frenchmama, CarolineMCarrico, lynnrae523, hestermaree, FKQG, JukieH, FormerLifeBookLover, mcountr, neicybee, TashMason, smt883, jbhunter, treedavis, roojs, Tosta, marielamere,KarenFunt

27

Mars

door Andy Weir

18,148 leden

1,241 besprekingen

½ 4.3

31 Members: joyceclark, mccin68, ArieJvdP, bookaholicgirl, mlhershey, Nodosaurus, hildretha, sallypursell, rdwhitenack, perennialreader, M.Birostris, vwinsloe, gypsysmom, Alexiou, Jillian_Kay, Peace2, mwinem, elainemberman, kamrie, Vulco1, RickyHaas, cubsfan3410, DanZuke, Vicariousz, smt883, jbhunter, chrisgrim, AlanAndrews33, izzy45, nankan, Venditti, ,Elle10021

28

Water voor de olifanten

door Sara Gruen

28,900 leden

1,180 besprekingen

4.1

35 Members: bookaholicgirl, pdebolt, klhorn, goldenlobo, Mallc, jdyork74, beebeereads, MaryKay1822, sallypursell, JCBest, myers3, lmbix, Eowyn1, meap, IrishSue, nanlanglois, copperkid, bytheseabchcmbr, shutch, HelenGress, crespinpc, Lyn5r, PollyMig, KittyTwist, dawndouble, ikomilo, JukieH, prof_em, margosneezer, hosehead51, TeriAndersonNeedham, ParanoidMaryMarvel, Lauren_Shriver, marielamere, Venditti,unspuncapricorn ,kathyann1229 , , ,

29

Ik mis mezelf

door Lisa Genova

6,437 leden

450 besprekingen

4.2

30 Members: kageeh, dara85, fastaxion, amysisson, LittleTaiko, bookaholicgirl, Mallc, sallypursell, myers3, MJC1946, pathogenik, IrishSue, CarterPJ, eclecticdodo, copperkid, kappasigma, teeth, pearlmath, MaggieFlo, kszr, hawaiiimarg, HelenGress, madhatter73, frenchmama, 985077MA, Elle10021, dawndouble, baldosmum, Rdra1962, nankan, ,

30

Catch-22

door Joseph Heller

40,001 leden

526 besprekingen

4.1

31

De heelmeesters

door Abraham Verghese

9,520 leden

537 besprekingen

½ 4.3

31 Members: NancieLea, fastaxion, ArieJvdP, RuMuse, dhm, klhorn, fifthbusy, bookhobbyjapan, hannekris, beebeereads, sallypursell, lmbix, RobinMG, IrishSue, devilish2, JSWBooks, copperkid, LoneS, MaggieFlo, kszr, smcb, PollyMig, dianeham, Femklutz, hestermaree, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, WendyRobyn, neicybee, jbhunter, AmyRoden,kappasigma ,KerryMcGuire

32

Year of Wonders

door Geraldine Brooks

8,717 leden

414 besprekingen

4

26 Members: _Zoe_, Morphidae, goldenmoon, fastaxion, artisu, ainsleytewce, mmignano11, mlmarcus, bookhobbyjapan, sallypursell, sdunford, gemhawker, mishy215, smasler, kappasigma, rozymary, zumstein, vixcoe, kszr, jackanthony, baldosmum, beckibell, WendyRobyn, booboo123, jbhunter, jpahl

33

De Hobbit

door J. R. R. Tolkien

94,349 leden

1,189 besprekingen

½ 4.3

26 Members: oregonobsessionz, truffles, goldenlobo, bookhobbyjapan, hildretha, merrystar, grnman, sbodmer, briarhills, cej1027, shutch, LoneS, Risbom, MaggieFlo, Peace2, beckibell, Alan1946, richard_c, Vicariousz, hosehead51, TeriAndersonNeedham, Deweydecibook, La_gatta, agsblend, Ari80, tyronerees

34

Het dertiende verhaal

door Diane Setterfield

17,194 leden

910 besprekingen

4

27 Members: Morphidae, lahochstetler, artisu, caseylondon, bookaholicgirl, Aerrin99, sianpr, mmignano11, goldenlobo, hammockqueen, honyocker, myers3, Eowyn1, Krisbee, IrishSue, kappasigma, bytheseabchcmbr, vixcoe, HelenGress, hilarykiley, nitascrib1, lauradl, ikomilo, JukieH, jbhunter, Brandy1411, Eiseley.Staff, , , , , ,
Verklaringen: : I thought this book was really poorly written.

35

Middlesex

door Jeffrey Eugenides

27,142 leden

631 besprekingen

4.1

36

Lolita

door Vladimir Nabokov

31,704 leden

563 besprekingen

4.1

26 Members: booksinbed, johnpdeever, citygirl, chellerystick, Crypto-Willobie, lemicnic1227, Simone2, lordcharles, Lapsus16, zumstein, AvitaCosno, joanra21, Risbom, WhatUsername, smcb, NoPlanetB, madhatter73, dawndouble, sadbookgirl, kamalsood, sockitahme, CharlesTheB, mysimas, Dave_Underwood, izzy45, tyronerees,gilroy , ,zapzap

37

Elegant als een egel

door Muriel Barbery

11,857 leden

654 besprekingen

3.8

29 Members: dawnlovesbooks, goldenmoon, vpfluke, NancieLea, starfishian, fastaxion, bookaholicgirl, pdebolt, RuMuse, bookhobbyjapan, hildretha, sallypursell, sbodmer, laurenhynde, tarmina, AnjaMeta, kappasigma, rozymary, ucla70, kszr, crespinpc, linlef, LisbethE, lauradl, pschlik, crookedcat, JukieH, missmaryS, jbhunter,joyceclark ,Morphidae , ,Eliz12 ,AmourFou

38

Heerlijke nieuwe wereld

door Aldous Huxley

53,884 leden

772 besprekingen

3.9

26 Members: gilroy, _Zoe_, fastaxion, johnpdeever, truffles, KrisM, sianpr, mmignano11, goldenlobo, accessit, jdyork74, mahrenew, sdunford, SabrinaEstabrook, joanra21, Risbom, Lyn5r, sblumens, monosphronein, Alan1946, ArjayE, CharlesTheB, archanads, AlanAndrews33, izzy45, tyronerees,KerryMcGuire

39

Bidden wij voor Owen Meany

door John Irving

18,081 leden

330 besprekingen

4.2

40

Het licht van de zee

door M. L. Stedman

7,298 leden

507 besprekingen

3.9

26 Members: dawnlovesbooks, dara85, kristenl, KimarieBee, fastaxion, pdebolt, mhhacker, Mallc, catiescarlette, sallypursell, cindyst2000, tina1969, nanlanglois, kappasigma, teeth, shutch, hawaiiimarg, HelenGress, tricia.devlin, PollyMig, marjy.heath, dawndouble, TashMason, contegobay, jbhunter, nankan,unlucky ,

41

De offerplaats

door Tana French

10,228 leden

583 besprekingen

3.8

23 Members: unspuncapricorn, booksinbed, KimarieBee, fastaxion, citygirl, truffles, mhhacker, mlhershey, goldenlobo, cindyst2000, laluna179, meap, smasler, Jenny1013, Chankie, nitascrib1, KerryMcGuire, KittyTwist, neicybee, CyndiCiavarella, jbhunter, nankan, Binglit

42

Jane Eyre

door Charlotte Brontë

58,971 leden

917 besprekingen

4.2

43

Laat me nooit alleen

door Kazuo Ishiguro

22,826 leden

938 besprekingen

3.8

25 Members: goldenmoon, NancieLea, citygirl, dhm, m_island, goldenlobo, brianc6, honyocker, laurenhynde, susanbooks, rretzler, RobinBrz, kszr, elainemberman, dianeham, crookedcat, ChrisWay, WendyRobyn, Vicariousz, neicybee, contegobay, jbhunter, treedavis, MadaDursma, nankan,belmarchris

44

The Giver

door Lois Lowry

40,071 leden

1,586 besprekingen

4.2

25 Members: hailelib, fastaxion, mhhacker, goldenlobo, bookhobbyjapan, honyocker, sbodmer, sdunford, katie4098, Jenny1013, eclecticdodo, rretzler, shutch, hgalligher, jeanie0510, Elle10021, dawndouble, RickyHaas, corleycorrea, FormerLifeBookLover, smt883, jbhunter, izzy45, NancyBookwin, Venditti,

45

Pilaren van de Aarde

door Ken Follett

27,257 leden

753 besprekingen

4.2

28 Members: unspuncapricorn, eshaw27, goldenmoon, chgstrom, Mallc, sallypursell, sdunford, critterbug, zuvendis, Jenny1013, IrishSue, teeth, LoneS, Risbom, MaggieFlo, HelenGress, beckibell, lynnrae523, Alan1946, Saultimate, WendyRobyn, ikomilo, JukieH, MaggieFP, chezbob, jbhunter, La_gatta, izzy45,ayaeckel ,monosphronein , ,TashMason

46

Wolf Hall

door Hilary Mantel

13,488 leden

651 besprekingen

4

24 Members: hipdeep, anglemark, ayaeckel, fastaxion, Cariola, Vaysh, kxn11, bjappleg8, klhorn, Mallc, bookhobbyjapan, Crypto-Willobie, sdunford, brenzi, souloftherose, susanbooks, kappasigma, peterveen, mermind, MaggieFlo, kazzer2u, PollyMig, crookedcat, Michael_Gibbons,Morphidae ,meap ,gypsysmom

47

Gilead

door Marilynne Robinson

10,828 leden

363 besprekingen

3.9

23 Members: aprille, jennyo, Osbaldistone, Summ, goldenlobo, Mallc, catiescarlette, cbl_tn, sallypursell, zapzap, lemicnic1227, lmbix, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, kappasigma, rozymary, peterveen, lanewillson, AmourFou, linlef, TashMason, treedavis,LittleTaiko , ,shutch ,KerryMcGuire

48

Station elf

door Emily St. John Mandel

11,696 leden

779 besprekingen

4.1

19 Members: joyceclark, ShelfMonkey, craso, Vaysh, truffles, goldenlobo, zapzap, rdwhitenack, smasler, JenMDB, Jillian_Kay, Peace2, kazzer2u, Femklutz, ChrisWay, TashMason, CharlesTheB, Charon07, nankan

49

Storm in juni

door Irène Némirovsky

9,913 leden

344 besprekingen

4

21 Members: NancieLea, starfishian, fastaxion, johnpdeever, pdebolt, mlhershey, bookhobbyjapan, mahrenew, Somateria, MaryKay1822, sallypursell, myers3, Lapsus16, amyshaff, rozymary, mermind, ucla70, Luisali, ahef1963, tommi180744, contegobay,47degreesnorth

50

De Zamperini legende van olympisch atleet tot oorlogsheld

door Laura Hillenbrand

12,216 leden

594 besprekingen

½ 4.4

19 Members: applemcg, kristenl, LittleTaiko, bjappleg8, rdwhitenack, JPodlaski, Tess_W, JSWBooks, Jencey, teeth, Jillian_Kay, frenchmama, TashMason, contegobay, smt883, tmrocks, Lauren_Shriver, Binglit, AmyRoden

51

The Chaperone

door Laura Moriarty

1,805 leden

158 besprekingen

3.8

19 Members: cherylc, rollout4u, fastaxion, artisu, pdebolt, sallypursell, mishy215, Smits, CarterPJ, amyshaff, kappasigma, teeth, Chankie, MaggieFlo, staceyftwo, tricia.devlin, crookedcat, lynnrae523, roojs, ,shutch

52

Heer der vliegen

door William Golding

49,588 leden

745 besprekingen

½ 3.7

53

Het onsterfelijke leven van Henrietta Lacks

door Rebecca Skloot

14,624 leden

740 besprekingen

4.2

20 Members: WylieMaercklein, NancieLea, oregonobsessionz, JooniperD, johnpdeever, chellerystick, truffles, chgstrom, jdyork74, bookhobbyjapan, njinthesun, sdunford, lemicnic1227, IrishSue, copperkid, rozymary, niquetteb, frenchmama, Tosta, Binglit,

54

Stad der dieven

door David Benioff

5,339 leden

316 besprekingen

4.2

18 Members: klhorn, mhhacker, goldenlobo, honyocker, zapzap, ddh1, amyshaff, LoneS, StefanieGeeks, DougJ110, linlef, marjy.heath, Lynsey2, crookedcat, JukieH, contegobay, CharlesTheB, skid0612

55

De gevangene

door Mary Doria Russell

7,713 leden

406 besprekingen

4.1

20 Members: aprille, SqueakyChu, pammab, bookworm12, goldenmoon, KimarieBee, amysisson, kxn11, goldenlobo, hammockqueen, KatyBee, Jenny1013, IrishSue, Winny99, Penske, KittyTwist, richard_c, WendyRobyn, archanads, nankan,pitjrw , ,aulsmith
Verklaringen: : Bad science fiction, terrible dialogue, and really bad theology.

56

De avonturen van Sherlock Holmes

door Arthur Conan Doyle

15,672 leden

248 besprekingen

4.1

17 Members: Euryale, lahochstetler, mccin68, chellerystick, mhhacker, mmignano11, JaneAustenNut, Crypto-Willobie, zuvendis, Lapsus16, Lyn5r, jackanthony, Elle10021, Alan1946, ikomilo, tmrocks, izzy45,

57

De Reiziger

door Diana Gabaldon

23,776 leden

986 besprekingen

4.2

20 Members: mccin68, bookhobbyjapan, mahrenew, skyrad43, Tess_W, nanlanglois, copperkid, Jencey, hgalligher, LoneS, hawaiiimarg, StefanieGeeks, LenoreR, elainemberman, Elle10021, Lagnella, friedrb, MsButterfly, TeriAndersonNeedham, Ari80,unspuncapricorn , ,merrystar ,

58

We hebben altijd in het kasteel gewoond

door Shirley Jackson

8,147 leden

423 besprekingen

4.1

16 Members: WylieMaercklein, unspuncapricorn, Euryale, pamelad, lahochstetler, Aerrin99, citygirl, hammockqueen, brianc6, honyocker, lemicnic1227, RobinMG, nitascrib1, sadbookgirl, neicybee, ParanoidMaryMarvel

59

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

door Betty Smith

16,527 leden

442 besprekingen

½ 4.3

17 Members: bookworm12, Morphidae, chellerystick, bookhobbyjapan, sbodmer, Fjumonvi, teeth, Canadian_Down_Under, shutch, LoneS, Jillian_Kay, corleycorrea, JukieH, neicybee, TashMason, MaggieFP, tmrocks

60

Anna Karenina

door Leo Tolstoy

38,461 leden

627 besprekingen

4.1

17 Members: ayaeckel, booksinbed, johnpdeever, KrisM, goldenlobo, catiescarlette, honyocker, sbodmer, Lapsus16, amyshaff, ucla70, AmourFou, pseudoeden, rplinke, vanjr, Sherryll, archanads,KerryMcGuire ,

61

Het kerkhof

door Neil Gaiman

22,185 leden

1,263 besprekingen

4.2

15 Members: donutage, fifthbusy, kootibkiteer, RobinMG, briarhills, smasler, rozymary, Risbom, WhatUsername, HelenGress, Peace2, richard_c, ParanoidMaryMarvel, Jelissa88, SundayN
Verklaringen: donutage: An inventive and, by the end, surprisingly moving story of an orphan raised in and by a graveyard. Categorized as a YA title, which is understandable, but I consider it also a meditation on parenthood.

62

De schaduw van de wind

door Carlos Ruiz Zafón

27,878 leden

1,039 besprekingen

4.1

19 Members: bookworm12, eshaw27, iggyjreilly, Eowyn1, JSWBooks, rozymary, joanra21, LoneS, kszr, lorannen, Femklutz, ikomilo, mcountr, neicybee, TashMason, CharlesTheB, MakLock, agsblend, nankan,KerryMcGuire ,friedrb ,Ari80

63

Emma

door Jane Austen

37,961 leden

505 besprekingen

4.1

64

De vrouw in het wit

door Wilkie Collins

12,803 leden

336 besprekingen

4.1

16 Members: cpg, eshaw27, kxn11, ainsleytewce, sianpr, mmignano11, ncgraham, susanbooks, Krisbee, Simone2, bytheseabchcmbr, crookedcat, richard_c, mcountr, neicybee, Eiseley.Staff,KerryMcGuire

65

De graaf van Monte-Cristo

door Alexandre Dumas

25,505 leden

433 besprekingen

½ 4.3

16 Members: bookworm12, LittleTaiko, Nodosaurus, jacheatham, perennialreader, souloftherose, pathogenik, joanra21, AmourFou, TashMason, CharlesTheB, tmrocks, Eiseley.Staff, izzy45, NidiaMR86, NancyBookwin

66

Wolkenatlas

door David Mitchell

17,685 leden

682 besprekingen

4.1

20 Members: aprille, Morphidae, ArieJvdP, truffles, iggyjreilly, sianpr, Crypto-Willobie, laurenhynde, susanbooks, Jenny1013, vwinsloe, devilish2, rozymary, peterveen, gypsysmom, LoneS, WendyRobyn, Vicariousz, RODNEYP, nankan,joyceclark , ,KrisM ,

67

Het Spel der Tronen

door George R. R. Martin

42,575 leden

1,121 besprekingen

½ 4.4

23 Members: schmootc, _Zoe_, dawnlovesbooks, KimarieBee, Aerrin99, mhhacker, mmignano11, m_island, jdyork74, kootibkiteer, grnman, Eowyn1, steph40, Lyn5r, Firemind, Elle10021, Lynsey2, Saultimate, ikomilo, Eiseley.Staff, agsblend, NidiaMR86, Ari80,generalkala ,amysisson , ,merrystar ,kathyann1229 , , ,shutch ,Luisali , ,KerryMcGuire ,thelibraryofjess

68

Muizen en mensen

door John Steinbeck

39,053 leden

664 besprekingen

3.9

17 Members: johnpdeever, truffles, KrisM, bookhobbyjapan, EMS_24, martensgirl, bytheseabchcmbr, LoneS, RobinBrz, smcb, oliviabiba, Peace2, PollyMig, friedrb, CharlesTheB, izzy45, tyronerees,grnman

69

Het leven een gebruiksaanwijzing

door Georges Perec

3,793 leden

55 besprekingen

½ 4.3

13 Members: vpfluke, thorold, kxn11, accessit, honyocker, EMS_24, Dilara86, Penske, RobinBrz, venus.radfordbell, KerryMcGuire, CharlesTheB, nankan

70

Een kerstvertelling

door Charles Dickens

24,684 leden

525 besprekingen

4.1

71

De verdediging van Jacob

door William Landay

4,014 leden

341 besprekingen

3.9

16 Members: kageeh, NancieLea, LDVoorberg, mmignano11, Mallc, honyocker, myers3, mishy215, CarterPJ, nanlanglois, teeth, KerryMcGuire, dawndouble, baldosmum, crookedcat, JukieH, ,amysisson ,Eliz12

72

Overtuiging

door Jane Austen

28,695 leden

532 besprekingen

4.2

17 Members: generalkala, bookworm12, johnpdeever, AnnaClaire, citygirl, catiescarlette, MaryKay1822, merrystar, JaneAustenNut, ncgraham, briarhills, Krisbee, rozymary, LoneS, richard_c, WendyRobyn, booboo123,kathyann1229 , ,tugrice ,KerryMcGuire

73

De tactiek van Ender

door Orson Scott Card

41,120 leden

1,046 besprekingen

½ 4.3

16 Members: gilroy, bookworm12, Morphidae, kxn11, mhhacker, iggyjreilly, jdyork74, honyocker, zuvendis, ValLloyd, RobinBrz, marjy.heath, ekelnor, friedrb, Vicariousz, Kylagm,ayaeckel , ,sadbookgirl ,ManWithAnAgenda

74

De nachtegaal

door Kristin Hannah

9,780 leden

463 besprekingen

½ 4.3

13 Members: mahrenew, cmtl, rretzler, Fjumonvi, teeth, caitlindyan, Femklutz, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, TashMason, Brandy1411, SundayN, AmyRoden

75

Fahrenheit 451

door Ray Bradbury

53,906 leden

998 besprekingen

4

13 Members: gilroy, applemcg, brianc6, lordcharles, martensgirl, eclecticdodo, joanra21, Peace2, chwiggy, Femklutz, CharlesTheB, ijamiedee, Kylagm
Verklaringen: lordcharles: Opened my eyes to a number of things - and possibilities. Frightening. On pet.

76

De niet verhoorde gebeden van Jacob de Zoet

door David Mitchell

5,905 leden

315 besprekingen

4.1

12 Members: pechmerle, rstaedter, Kieln, lillypatti72, Lapsus16, rozymary, peterveen, LoneS, linlef, kazzer2u, Michael_Gibbons, CharlesTheB
Verklaringen: pechmerle: A combination of East Asian history, historical romance, suspense, and writing style that is irresistible. A little knowledge of Japanese history before reading makes it a much richer reading experience.

77

Graaf in Moskou

door Amor Towles

9,085 leden

515 besprekingen

½ 4.4

13 Members: aprille, bjappleg8, mahrenew, burneyfan, EMS_24, edparks, perennialreader, ahef1963, JenMDB, booksbooks63, CharlesTheB, skid0612, nankan,TashMason

78

Het recht van de Radch

door Ann Leckie

5,935 leden

365 besprekingen

4

12 Members: Shrike58, Aquila, Euryale, ArieJvdP, dhm, SusiLibrarian, RobinMG, Dilara86, zjakkelien, gypsysmom, lorannen, jpahl,ayaeckel
Verklaringen: Shrike58: Another current example of the best state of the art of modern SF that builds on the traditions of the field (imagine what a collaboration between Le Guin & Cherryh would look like) while trying to extend the state of the art. Some people think this is a bad thing, and I'm not sure that Leckie's tricks of language always work, but this is ultimately a very individual story of how one comes by personal dignity.

79

En ze keken naar God

door Zora Neale Hurston

19,117 leden

346 besprekingen

4

13 Members: aprille, hipdeep, NancieLea, truffles, lillypatti72, Crypto-Willobie, sdunford, lemicnic1227, Jenny1013, JSWBooks, Jelissa88, CharlesTheB, jpahl

80

Gestolen leven

door Adam Johnson

3,949 leden

288 besprekingen

4.1

12 Members: booklove2, Osbaldistone, truffles, KatyBee, susanbooks, amyshaff, rozymary, vixcoe, ahef1963, dianeham, dbsovereign, jpahl,

81

De linkerhand van het duister

door Ursula K. Le Guin

15,961 leden

384 besprekingen

4

12 Members: Edward, Euryale, amysisson, andomck, Dilara86, mermind, miller.max, linlef, elainemberman, jpahl, skid0612, buket_jesuis,

82

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Behind the Story - The Undisclosed Story Behind the Curtains (A Background Information Book Companion)

door Behind the Story Team

1 lid

15 Members: generalkala, kageeh, mmignano11, bookhobbyjapan, skyrad43, myers3, nanlanglois, copperkid, amyshaff, snookerkitty, HelenGress, jackanthony, 985077MA, dawndouble, IdellaHarter,oregonobsessionz ,Cecrow , ,kathyann1229 ,
Verklaringen: Cecrow : This is not "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks", which I think most people meant to vote for.

83

Het familieportret

door Jenna Blum

3,071 leden

166 besprekingen

4

13 Members: dara85, starfishian, pdebolt, kxn11, njinthesun, cmtl, amyshaff, teeth, frenchmama, lynnrae523, MaggieFP, jpahl, nankan,Luisali

84

We moeten het even over Kevin hebben

door Lionel Shriver

7,799 leden

396 besprekingen

4.1

14 Members: Tafadhali, elliepotten, zapzap, Her_Royal_Orangeness, teeth, oliviabiba, christin.schroeder, nitascrib1, crookedcat, Jim.Shine, WendyRobyn, TashMason, jpahl, tyronerees,KarenFunt

85

De kunst van het veldspel

door Chad Harbach

4,185 leden

251 besprekingen

4

13 Members: jennyo, pdebolt, chgstrom, goldenlobo, edparks, laurenhynde, AnjaMeta, smasler, vwinsloe, rozymary, peterveen, Volkertvos, ikomilo

86

Cassandra

door Dodie Smith

9,201 leden

294 besprekingen

4.1

13 Members: booklove2, bookworm12, pjwest, citygirl, shaunie, catiescarlette, ncgraham, katie4098, Dehinde, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, jpahl, nankan,TashMason ,

87

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

door Michael Pollan

13,919 leden

351 besprekingen

4.2

12 Members: library_mistress, joyceclark, unspuncapricorn, vpfluke, lahochstetler, kxn11, rozymary, RobinBrz, 985077MA, neicybee, izzy45, nankan,schmootc

88

1q84

door Haruki Murakami

8,906 leden

354 besprekingen

3.8

11 Members: edparks, LoneS, Volkertvos, DougJ110, kazzer2u, dbsovereign, corleycorrea, CharlesTheB, agsblend, izzy45, CLMor

89

Het boek Henry

door Hilary Mantel

6,932 leden

346 besprekingen

½ 4.3

11 Members: jSummer, Cariola, Vaysh, bjappleg8, dhm, honyocker, peterveen, mermind, starbox, Jim.Shine, TashMason

90

Moby Dick

door Herman Melville

35,551 leden

541 besprekingen

3.8

11 Members: aprille, donutage, unspuncapricorn, dmsteyn, smasler, tjsween, AmourFou, pseudoeden, CharlesTheB, NidiaMR86, CLMor,KerryMcGuire ,booksbooks63
Verklaringen: donutage: It's a "classic" for a reason. Ambitious, profound, playful, at times bizarre. Like many, I read this back in high school and was somewhat flummoxed by the "boring" "digressions" about whale anatomy and sailing ships. When I re-read it a couple years ago, I was more willing to take the sprawling narrative on its own terms and found it infinitely enjoyable.