Top Five Books of 2023
- List of the Month
- december 2023 (see all)
- Beschrijving
- The year is coming to an end, and our December List of the Month is dedicated to LibraryThing members' Top Five Books of 2023. Please note that books don't need to have been published in 2023, just read this year. You can see the LT Staff picks on the blog: https://blog.librarything.com/2023/12/top-five-books-of-2023/, and you can join the conversation on Talk: https://www.librarything.com/topic/355740
1
door Barbara Kingsolver
3,629 leden
154 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Score 139.63
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 02:49 PM
- 39 Members
- laytonwoman3rd, seabelis, erinclark, zhejw, sipthereader, JMC400m, terran, kxn11, LDVoorberg, bell7, shaunie, msf59, CarltonC, lindapanzo, michigantrumpet, vwinsloe, exfed, HelenGress, nmaners, Laura1124, bsmuts, Juneberry, WendyRobyn, Kendra_Gale, quondame, AnrMarri, ijamiedee, GinaHMM, Kat_by, NancyAK, KaCatte, Craftybilda, rfl22338, jlkbmcd08, Tboehne, anniesrun, GMbooks, BelindaNagelMcDonald, GoodGT
2
door Bonnie Garmus
5,787 leden
298 besprekingen
4.2
Score 91.03
Toegevoegd 2023-12-17, 11:42 AM
- 26 Members
- LibrErica, Morphidae, foggidawn, kristenl, MAJic, jeanned, rebcamuse, bigcurlyloz, TheoClarke, HelenGress, nmaners, bsmuts, Dayclear, REW67, baughga, slittleson, ijamiedee, Onj, Kat_by, MaureenONeill, jlkbmcd08, Tboehne, ChoChoLin, jerigoins, anniesrun, mjmurphy1980
3
- 24 Members
- kellyslist, erinclark, mzonderm, Micheller7, kxn11, bjappleg8, LDVoorberg, lizzy50usa, Copperskye, L-Anne, edparks, PaulCranswick, nmaners, msjudy, jbjohnsonius, Dayclear, Juneberry, Kendra_Gale, baughga, Kat_by, NancyAK, soniamk, Tboehne, GoodGT
4
door Andy Weir
6,385 leden
346 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 80.57
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:49 AM
- 23 Members
- knerd.knitter, mahsdad, kxn11, wanderlustlover, bigcurlyloz, ehough75, deva1984, exfed, KMAnder1, timetunnel, garylivingston, quondame, slittleson, RODNEYP, Bubu1969, Kat_by, kyle555, Craftybilda, josie2479, melorafaelas, acristina00, revtizzy, mjmurphy1980
- Verklaringen
- knerd.knitter: This book was so much fun to read. The kind of book that you simultaneously want to read as fast as possible and read slowly so it never ends!
5
door Richard Osman
1,408 leden
75 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 63.38
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:44 AM
- 18 Members
- kellyslist, majkia, mvo62, abbottthomas, jeanned, Copperskye, L-Anne, Sarielle, traceylkb, frfinch, AbigailAdams26, garylivingston, hikarugenji, AnrMarri, AnaraGuard, tabareads, jlkbmcd08, yomnathefairy
- Verklaringen
- traceylkb: Listened to the recorded book. Enjoyed it very much, but want to "re-read" the physical book, so it is still on my wish list.AnaraGuard: All the books in the Thursday Murder Club series are a delight to read, but this one takes the characters to deeper places, and brings the reader along. Some serious topics of dementia and death are handled gracefully and generously. A good one to tide us over for a few years until he writes another one.
6
door Abraham Verghese
1,699 leden
78 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Score 63.35
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 10:06 AM
- 19 Members
- aprille, cornerhouse, kxn11, bell7, perennialreader, PaulCranswick, traceylkb, nmaners, Laura1124, msjudy, bsmuts, Kendra_Gale, rcarpent, GinaHMM, Kat_by, NancyAK, Craftybilda, lacinsinna, anniesrun
7
door Gabrielle Zevin
5,141 leden
216 besprekingen
4.1
Score 56.29
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:49 AM
- 17 Members
- wookiebender, schmootc, knerd.knitter, kxn11, Eat_Read_Knit, rebcamuse, specialkay, vwinsloe, KMAnder1, Juneberry, AnrMarri, ijamiedee, NancyAK, smoore14, MaureenONeill, Tboehne, yomnathefairy
- Verklaringen
- knerd.knitter: So many things in this book were familiar to me, having grown up in the 80s/90s and enjoying video games and online role-playing games. Itās always fun to read a book where you can relate to the experiences of the characters.
8
door Rebecca Makkai
1,318 leden
69 besprekingen
3.8
Score 49.9
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:49 AM
- 15 Members
- ursula, ablachly, jilld17, Chatterbox, LDVoorberg, N1na, bparsons, vwinsloe, amyshaff, YPlfl, GinaHMM, Carrieida, NancyAK, roxrosengarten, yomnathefairy
9
- 14 Members
- raidergirl3, redbookforest, Violette62, vancouverdeb, FerneMysteryReader, DeborahJ2016, Kendra_Gale, AnrMarri, GinaHMM, zzora, roxrosengarten, CelticGreyWolf, acristina00, bdeforest
- Verklaringen
- FerneMysteryReader: An author's debut that is stunning in storytelling and beautifully written, atmospheric, and immersive. I loved the strength of the women, the determination, reaching deep within themselves, confident that the natural world empowers them and that their legacy from the past is greater than the men who wish to control them. I found the women resilient and inspiring. They are women to remember not as characters but as the women who came before us and why their strength can become ours.
10
door Martha Wells
1,186 leden
70 besprekingen
4.1
Score 44.39
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 12:15 PM
- 13 Members
- tardis, LadyUndomiel, Storeetllr, tabemono, okeres, corcra, BookLizard, oceancat, jennifergeran, deva1984, quondame, hikarugenji, hrendahl
- Verklaringen
- Storeetllr: Murderbot. What else needs to be said? Oh, right. ART. Murderbot and ART. And Three. And 2.0!!! Well, sort of. The saga continues.
11
door Shelby Van Pelt
2,889 leden
178 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 40.23
Toegevoegd 2023-12-10, 05:45 PM
- 12 Members
- erinclark, raidergirl3, amyshaff, jeanie0510, Dayclear, DeborahJ2016, REW67, baughga, LindaLoretz, Tosta, smoore14, Retired2006
12
- 11 Members
- Chatterbox, terran, sallylou61, rebcamuse, lindapanzo, perennialreader, HelenGress, Kendra_Gale, Craftybilda, lacinsinna, Tboehne
13
door Madeline Miller
13,025 leden
477 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 33.83
Toegevoegd 2023-12-16, 11:55 AM
- 10 Members
- Ling.Lass, sundancer, KMAnder1, RODNEYP, lovelypotato111, josie2479, zzora, roxrosengarten, cheree_blossoms, Retired2006
- Verklaringen
- sundancer: A delightful read- beautiful imagery, amazing storytelling, and excellent word building.
14
door Travis Baldree
3,536 leden
134 besprekingen
4.1
Score 32.49
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 05:27 PM
- 9 Members
- LadyUndomiel, Storeetllr, Eat_Read_Knit, merrystar, cabyrum, Constant2m, lovelypotato111, Daveann, hiboutimide
- Verklaringen
- Storeetllr: As advertised, this is high fantasy with low stakes, though the stakes are worth fighting for, just not in the way you might imagine, what with an orc involved. So much fun!
15
door Louise Erdrich
1,995 leden
105 besprekingen
4.1
Score 31
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 02:48 PM
- 9 Members
- Chatterbox, kristenl, thornton37814, bjappleg8, okeres, vwinsloe, YPlfl, roxrosengarten, Aviva95
16
- 7 Members
- Copperskye, gypsysmom, JenMDB, debann6354, bsmuts, WendyRobyn, roxrosengarten
17
door R. F. Kuang
5,196 leden
120 besprekingen
4
Score 25.45
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:49 AM
- 8 Members
- ablachly, revbean, claire.rivers, tabemono, msjudy, AnrMarri, RODNEYP, Librarian_Liz1
18
door Maggie O'Farrell
1,799 leden
87 besprekingen
4
Score 24.6
Toegevoegd 2023-12-09, 07:27 AM
- 7 Members
- erinclark, PaulCranswick, amyshaff, Boand, RODNEYP, rfl22338, airedalerd
- Verklaringen
- Boand: Simply my favourite book of the year! A completely new way of looking at this period of history from a womanās point of view. Excellent and intriguing stuff
19
- 7 Members
- wookiebender, wanderlustlover, bell7, KatyBee, amyshaff, KMAnder1, baughga
20
door Ann Leckie
565 leden
29 besprekingen
4.1
Score 22.31
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 12:15 PM
- 7 Members
- tardis, amberwitch, Chatterbox, revbean, okeres, oceancat, quondame
- Verklaringen
- oceancat: the imperial radch trilogy should be read first but this is an amazing story about personhood set in the same universe
21
door Helene Wecker
5,505 leden
368 besprekingen
4.1
Score 22.25
Toegevoegd 2023-12-09, 03:49 AM
- 7 Members
- laytonwoman3rd, yoyogod, ahef1963, hikarugenji, slittleson, YPlfl, josie2479
22
door Kate Beaton
857 leden
51 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 21.5
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 05:03 PM
- 7 Members
- bookwoman84, Deedledee, LadyUndomiel, charl08, claire.rivers, tabemono, Capybara_99
23
door Victoria Goddard
262 leden
17 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Score 21.08
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 04:28 PM
- 6 Members
- foggidawn, lizzy50usa, merrystar, KaCatte, Craftybilda, alai3
24
door Martha Wells
3,089 leden
186 besprekingen
4.1
Score 20.23
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:55 AM
- 6 Members
- anglemark, wdwilson3, cipeciop, hikarugenji, mazecto, phantasmbunny
25
door James McBride
1,991 leden
103 besprekingen
4.1
Score 20.08
Toegevoegd 2023-12-09, 08:04 PM
26
- 6 Members
- timspalding, charl08, deva1984, WendyRobyn, quondame, ijamiedee
27
door Octavia E. Butler
8,594 leden
353 besprekingen
4.2
Score 18.58
Toegevoegd 2023-12-19, 08:22 PM
- 6 Members
- Deedledee, craso, cabyrum, KMAnder1, ChrissyQuise, hollythepenguin
28
door Claire Keegan
2,069 leden
136 besprekingen
4.2
Score 18.4
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 10:48 AM
- 5 Members
- thornton37814, CarltonC, SirThomas, bsmuts, airedalerd
- Verklaringen
- CarltonC: Harrowing subject matter, but beautiful and clear storytelling.
29
door TJ Klune
6,615 leden
335 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 17.77
Toegevoegd 2023-12-09, 03:48 AM
30
door Ed Yong
1,318 leden
45 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 17.77
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 04:27 PM
- 5 Members
- lorax, sipthereader, wdwilson3, lizzy50usa, arsmith1994
31
door Shannon Chakraborty
1,405 leden
38 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 17.08
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:57 AM
- 5 Members
- lorax, susanna.fraser, corcra, hikarugenji, ManWithAnAgenda
32
door Richard Osman
5,713 leden
274 besprekingen
3.9
Score 15.27
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 04:04 PM
- 5 Members
- wdwilson3, HelenGress, Carrieida, nojod, revtizzy
33
door Parini Shroff
610 leden
39 besprekingen
3.9
Score 14.95
Toegevoegd 2023-12-09, 10:24 AM
- 5 Members
- Chatterbox, charl08, bookcookie1920, lscan2, YPlfl
34
door Ann Napolitano
1,489 leden
61 besprekingen
4
Score 14.83
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:49 AM
35
door Brandon Sanderson
1,785 leden
39 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 14.4
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 08:12 PM
- 4 Members
- Constant2m, sailorfigment, mattries37315, Librarian_Liz1
36
door K.C. Davis
707 leden
17 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 13.44
Toegevoegd 2023-12-14, 12:26 AM
- 4 Members
- LibrErica, schmootc, bcbcmarianna, bookmelon
37
- 4 Members
- lorax, hipdeep, norabelle414, DeborahJ2016
38
- 4 Members
- pdebolt, Stewdar, vancouverdeb, exfed
39
door Rupert Holmes
983 leden
23 besprekingen
3.9
Score 12.71
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 05:18 PM
- 4 Members
- Storeetllr, Whisper1, Tosta, KeithChaffee
40
door Javier Zamora
586 leden
21 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Score 12.39
Toegevoegd 2023-12-10, 12:10 PM
- 4 Members
- seabelis, ReluctantTechie, YPlfl, rfl22338
- Verklaringen
- ReluctantTechie: A vivid, detailed true story from a child's point of view of a illegal immigrant's journey to the USA, without any politics mentioned. Powerful.
41
door Kate Atkinson
1,053 leden
50 besprekingen
3.9
Score 12.06
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 05:39 PM
- 4 Members
- TheoClarke, CarltonC, Boand, Tosta
- Verklaringen
42
door Cormac McCarthy
10,915 leden
254 besprekingen
4
Score 12
Toegevoegd 2023-12-12, 07:06 PM
- 3 Members
- bcbcmarianna, LovingLit, rhbouchard
43
- 3 Members
- jeanned, sturlington, RachelGMB
44
door Sebastian Barry
452 leden
34 besprekingen
4
Score 11.91
Toegevoegd 2023-12-09, 07:29 AM
- 4 Members
- CarltonC, PaulCranswick, traceylkb, Boand
- Verklaringen
- Boand: A many layered Irish novel which gradually peels back the years to reveal several shocking underlying truths. Very sad and beautifully written story of the Irish Republicās history through the protagonistās eyes.
45
door Robin Wall Kimmerer
4,329 leden
123 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Score 11.58
Toegevoegd 2023-12-13, 06:12 PM
- 4 Members
- laytonwoman3rd, wdwilson3, gypsysmom, josie2479
46
door John Steinbeck
23,752 leden
426 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Score 11.36
Toegevoegd 2023-12-10, 07:17 AM
- 3 Members
- FAMeulstee, Stewdar, Bubu1969
47
12,044 leden
783 besprekingen
4.1
Score 11.36
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:50 AM
48
door Clint Smith
1,279 leden
40 besprekingen
½ 4.6
Score 11.36
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 06:09 PM
49
- 3 Members
- raidergirl3, RidgewayGirl, nankuo
50
door Andre Dubus III
6,684 leden
121 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 11.04
Toegevoegd 2023-12-12, 07:07 PM
51
door bell hooks
2,511 leden
46 besprekingen
3.8
Score 10.83
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:50 AM
- 3 Members
- claire.rivers, mice_elf, arwa-fm
52
- 3 Members
- Minthe, FAMeulstee, vwinsloe
53
door Marge Piercy
2,598 leden
50 besprekingen
3.9
Score 10.4
Toegevoegd 2023-12-13, 01:04 PM
- 3 Members
- elahrairah, zzora, alai3
- Verklaringen
- elahrairah: Fantastic and heartbreaking story; a novel the same age as me that forsaw where capitalism was taking us at a time when most people couldn't even predict Reagan or Thatcher. A novel that showed us very clearly that our parents had a choice between utopia and dystopia, and they chose dystopia.
54
door Amanda Montell
1,061 leden
30 besprekingen
3.8
Score 10.4
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:33 PM
- 3 Members
- karenb, elledeetwelve, dhaxton
55
door Ursula K. Le Guin
1,552 leden
23 besprekingen
4.1
Score 10.19
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 04:37 PM
- 3 Members
- kleo, timetunnel, Bubu1969
56
door Anna Funder
250 leden
8 besprekingen
4.1
Score 10.09
Toegevoegd 2023-12-18, 11:43 PM
- 3 Members
- digitalmaven, rhbouchard, ChrissyQuise
57
58
door Merlin Sheldrake
2,088 leden
49 besprekingen
4.2
Score 9.87
Toegevoegd 2023-12-10, 07:17 AM
- 3 Members
- lorax, FAMeulstee, birder4106
- Verklaringen
- birder4106: A book that has influenced my view of nature and the world almost as lastingly as [The Origin of Species] by [Charles Darwin] and [The Origin of Continents and Oceans] [Alfred Wegener].
59
3,340 leden
168 besprekingen
4
Score 9.71
Toegevoegd 2023-12-19, 08:21 PM
- 3 Members
- Deedledee, okeres, airedalerd
60
door Paulette Jiles
3,005 leden
228 besprekingen
4.1
Score 9.5
Toegevoegd 2023-12-16, 09:16 PM
61
door Robert Graves
9,277 leden
167 besprekingen
4.2
Score 9.44
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 08:11 PM
- 3 Members
- Stewdar, mattries37315, Bubu1969
62
63
64
door Robert Galbraith
717 leden
41 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 9.23
Toegevoegd 2023-12-09, 08:04 PM
- 3 Members
- zottel, msjudy, MaureenONeill
65
- 3 Members
- uru, blackhornet, RachelGMB
66
door Becky Chambers
2,410 leden
133 besprekingen
4.2
Score 9.02
Toegevoegd 2023-12-18, 02:48 PM
- 3 Members
- casvelyn, mzonderm, hiboutimide
67
door Anthony Trollope
2,883 leden
58 besprekingen
4.2
Score 8.54
Toegevoegd 2023-12-18, 07:04 AM
- 3 Members
- Minthe, nx74defiant, alai3
- Verklaringen
- nx74defiant: Favorite Trollope so far. The focus on greed is still relevant. I really enjoyed Paul Montague growth from a push over to standing up for himself and what he believed was right.
68
69
2,029 leden
115 besprekingen
½ 3.7
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2023-12-22, 09:15 PM
- 2 Members
- realSandy, BonnieJune54
70
door Jesse Q. Sutanto
876 leden
55 besprekingen
4
Score 8
Toegevoegd 2023-12-11, 02:16 PM
- 2 Members
- bearette24, bookcookie1920
71
72
door Ray Nayler
841 leden
43 besprekingen
4
Score 7.36
Toegevoegd 2023-12-17, 11:07 AM
- 2 Members
- revbean, bigcurlyloz
73
door T. Kingfisher
800 leden
42 besprekingen
3.9
Score 7.36
Toegevoegd 2023-12-12, 02:28 AM
- 2 Members
- slittleson, SealedArchive
74
- 2 Members
- RidgewayGirl, boo-radley
75
door Douglas Preston
397 leden
19 besprekingen
4
Score 7.36
Toegevoegd 2023-12-09, 07:40 AM
- 2 Members
- Bookmarque, mazecto
76
- 2 Members
- sturlington, BLBera
77
door Hayley Campbell
314 leden
8 besprekingen
4.2
Score 7.36
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 05:04 PM
- 2 Members
- bookwoman84, Kyler_Marie
78
door Charles Dickens
21,351 leden
280 besprekingen
4.1
Score 7.04
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 10:32 PM
- 2 Members
- NinieB, phantasmbunny
79
- 2 Members
- kellyslist, boo-radley
80
door Martha Wells
5,762 leden
352 besprekingen
4.1
Score 6.83
Toegevoegd 2023-12-24, 10:59 PM
- 2 Members
- jnsp13, phantasmbunny
81
door Sangu Mandanna
1,533 leden
68 besprekingen
4.1
Score 6.83
Toegevoegd 2023-12-14, 02:24 PM
- 2 Members
- LadyUndomiel, Librarian_Liz1
82
door Rachel Maddow
430 leden
14 besprekingen
½ 4.5
Score 6.83
Toegevoegd 2023-12-09, 01:41 PM
- 2 Members
- dhaxton, KeithChaffee
83
door Ann Patchett
6,268 leden
392 besprekingen
3.9
Score 6.73
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 04:17 PM
84
- 2 Members
- pitjrw, BookLizard
85
door Suzanne Collins
65,564 leden
3,499 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Score 6.68
Toegevoegd 2023-12-19, 11:25 AM
86
door Isabel Wilkerson
4,412 leden
169 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Score 6.68
Toegevoegd 2023-12-10, 01:21 PM
- 2 Members
- SqueakyChu, cdowney086
87
- 2 Members
- Ciruelo, BookLizard
88
89
door Patrick Bringley
349 leden
18 besprekingen
4.1
Score 6.68
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 04:27 PM
- 2 Members
- lizzy50usa, L-Anne
90
- 2 Members
- N1na, PaulCranswick
91
door Sid Meier
188 leden
4 besprekingen
3.9
Score 6.68
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:54 AM
- 2 Members
- timspalding, Lauren-at-LT
92
door Kim Stanley Robinson
143 leden
12 besprekingen
4.2
Score 6.68
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 03:45 PM
93
door Kazuo Ishiguro
5,124 leden
242 besprekingen
3.9
Score 6.4
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 01:48 PM
- 2 Members
- kleo, aethercowboy
94
door Patrick Radden Keefe
2,477 leden
115 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Score 6.4
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 09:54 AM
- 2 Members
- anglemark, rhbouchard
95
door Grady Hendrix
1,413 leden
55 besprekingen
3.8
Score 6.4
Toegevoegd 2023-12-10, 01:03 PM
- 2 Members
- cdowney086, jeanie0510
96
97
door Annalee Newitz
438 leden
20 besprekingen
½ 3.5
Score 6.4
Toegevoegd 2023-12-08, 03:45 PM
98
door Curtis Sittenfeld
1,081 leden
40 besprekingen
3.9
Score 6.19
Toegevoegd 2023-12-14, 12:24 AM
99
100
424 leden
15 besprekingen
3.2
Score 6.19
Toegevoegd 2023-12-12, 01:29 AM
- 2 Members
- Parker51, Capybara_99