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

1

De boekendief

door Markus Zusak

44,816 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

78,436 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

20,711 leden

611 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

42,254 leden

1,138 besprekingen

4.1

5

Het Literaire Aardappelschiltaart Genootschap van Guernsey

door Mary Ann Shaffer

19,376 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

18,682 leden

882 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

52,785 leden

1,300 besprekingen

4.2

8

De verborgen geschiedenis

door Donna Tartt

20,321 leden

556 besprekingen

4.1

9

Kamer

door Emma Donoghue

14,318 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

12,358 leden

171 besprekingen

½ 4.6

11

22-11-1963

door Stephen King

13,558 leden

761 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

80,587 leden

1,368 besprekingen

½ 4.4

13

Het nachtcircus

door Erin Morgenstern

18,423 leden

1,264 besprekingen

4.1

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14

Leven na leven

door Kate Atkinson

8,249 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

5,844 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

14,852 leden

962 besprekingen

4.1

17

De kunst van het rijden in de regen

door Garth Stein

10,063 leden

591 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

22,078 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

14,877 leden

802 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

30,510 leden

1,488 besprekingen

½ 4.4

21

De Hongerspelen

door Suzanne Collins

64,446 leden

3,484 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

26,883 leden

1,550 besprekingen

4.2

23

De gifhouten bijbel

door Barbara Kingsolver

26,267 leden

501 besprekingen

4.2

24

Middlemarch

door George Eliot

17,707 leden

330 besprekingen

4.2

25

Lonesome Dove

door Larry McMurtry

8,324 leden

239 besprekingen

½ 4.6

26

Het glazen kasteel

door Jeannette Walls

20,569 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

18,135 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

28,894 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

6,434 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

39,991 leden

525 besprekingen

4.1

31

De heelmeesters

door Abraham Verghese

9,517 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

8,716 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

94,313 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

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Het dertiende verhaal

door Diane Setterfield

17,191 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

27,136 leden

631 besprekingen

4.1

36

Lolita

door Vladimir Nabokov

31,697 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

11,853 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

53,878 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

18,077 leden

330 besprekingen

4.2

40

Het licht van de zee

door M. L. Stedman

7,296 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

10,221 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

58,944 leden

916 besprekingen

4.2

43

Laat me nooit alleen

door Kazuo Ishiguro

22,814 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

40,040 leden

1,585 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

27,248 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

13,484 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

10,821 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

11,691 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

12,210 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

49,570 leden

745 besprekingen

½ 3.7

53

Het onsterfelijke leven van Henrietta Lacks

door Rebecca Skloot

14,615 leden

739 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

5,337 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

7,712 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

15,661 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

23,764 leden

985 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

8,138 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

16,521 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

38,449 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

22,178 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

27,873 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

37,942 leden

505 besprekingen

4.1

64

De vrouw in het wit

door Wilkie Collins

12,800 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

25,489 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

17,674 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

42,567 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

39,033 leden

662 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

3,794 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

24,661 leden

525 besprekingen

4.1

71

De verdediging van Jacob

door William Landay

4,015 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

28,688 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

41,108 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

9,775 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

53,883 leden

997 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

5,909 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

9,083 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

5,938 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

19,108 leden

345 besprekingen

4

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

80

Gestolen leven

door Adam Johnson

3,946 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

15,954 leden

385 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

3,070 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

7,805 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

4,186 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

13,915 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

8,921 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

6,928 leden

345 besprekingen

½ 4.3

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

90

Moby Dick

door Herman Melville

35,562 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.