Top Five Books of 2015
- Description
- What are your top five reads for 2015? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2015. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: TBA To add a book to your list, click the "Add work to list" button in the upper-right corner. This will take you to a search box, where you can search by title, author, keyword, etc. Clicking on the title will add the book to your list. You can reorder your list over on the right-hand side, by dragging and dropping titles in the "Your list" section.
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- 29 Members
- bookwoman84, amarie, conceptDawg, GirlMisanthrope, evilmoose, becbart, foggidawn, lkmiller, kristenl, KimarieBee, BookWallah, raidergirl3, norabelle414, greeneyed_ives, BookLizard, Eowyn1, vwinsloe, Ignolopi, RavenRing, sryder, Peace2, PollyMig, taxonet, EllsbethB, kennethb97, Kristymk18, DanaSchipporeit, DavidDallas, revenientis
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11,834 members
785 reviews
4.1
Score 68.98
Added 2015-12-23, 02:23 PM
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18,946 members
886 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 56.35
Added 2015-12-23, 02:46 PM
- 17 Members
- amarie, Micheller7, DerBuecherwurm, Patient, terran, dudes22, Mallc, mahrenew, RBeffa, silverada, rodrick, gypsysmom, a_forester, JenMDB, PATSEA6, LisbethE, PollyMig
- Explanations
- a_forester: Inspiring creativity in the use of language, time, plot, and in making everyday observations transform into poetry. This was a story of two people whose lives were torn apart by World War II but who found their way to meaning in living. This is what great writing can do.
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- 12 Members
- kbuxton, tardis, christina_reads, crystallyn, Euryale, infjsarah, jjmcgaffey, lkmiller, citygirl, rockinrhombus, TempleCat, PATSEA6
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11,348 members
691 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 35.86
Added 2015-12-23, 05:08 PM
- 10 Members
- kristenl, charl08, terran, whymaggiemay, chgstrom, _debbie_, vancouverdeb, ahef1963, Grasshoppertld, Rchlwtsn
- Explanations
- whymaggiemay: An amazing curmudgeon who loves forever and more often than he thinks.
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- 10 Members
- conceptDawg, Jambyfool, lauralkeet, charl08, snail49, rodrick, PATSEA6, PollyMig, dadito, uncharry
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- 9 Members
- dara85, Micheller7, terran, lindapanzo, vancouverdeb, silverada, JSWBooks, PATSEA6, MrsMathias
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17,949 members
1,121 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 28.81
Added 2015-12-24, 02:19 PM
- 9 Members
- erinclark, LynnB, chgstrom, mahrenew, seasonsoflove, tina1969, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, ebrahmstadt
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7,232 members
322 reviews
3.9
Score 24.12
Added 2015-12-28, 01:24 PM
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by Erik Larson
5,155 members
280 reviews
4.1
Score 23.59
Added 2015-12-24, 01:00 PM
- 7 Members
- rosalita, Mallc, MJC1946, lindapanzo, dadito, MrsMathias, DavidDallas
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3,151 members
146 reviews
4
Score 21.08
Added 2015-12-24, 05:47 AM
- 6 Members
- charl08, novelcommentary, peterveen, Brindle, kara.shamy, PollyMig
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2,952 members
198 reviews
4.1
Score 19.42
Added 2015-12-23, 03:44 PM
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7,829 members
370 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 19.21
Added 2015-12-23, 07:49 PM
- 6 Members
- waitingtoderail, msf59, LFUMC, JSWBooks, gravitysbook, EllsbethB
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5,423 members
263 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 17.66
Added 2015-12-23, 04:06 PM
- 5 Members
- BookWallah, bjappleg8, mdexter, IsolaBlue, MrsMathias
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- 5 Members
- tardis, Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
- Explanations
- Familiar_Diversions: While I hated saying goodbye to the main cast of characters, this was a satisfying ending to the Imperial Radch trilogy and will probably be a comfort read of mine for some time to come.
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by Anne Tyler
3,118 members
210 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 15.75
Added 2015-12-23, 05:08 PM
- 5 Members
- charl08, whymaggiemay, Leida, vancouverdeb, Rchlwtsn
- Explanations
- whymaggiemay: This is deservedly on many "best of" lists for 2015. Tyler makes her family our family and explains our family to us.
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by Bill Clegg
1,244 members
98 reviews
3.9
Score 15.12
Added 2015-12-24, 07:09 AM
- 5 Members
- lauralkeet, charl08, terran, novelcommentary, edparks
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by Lucia Berlin
1,782 members
60 reviews
4.2
Score 11.04
Added 2015-12-28, 06:11 PM
- 3 Members
- claireb, Capybara_99, msf59
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by Felicia Day
1,694 members
146 reviews
4.2
Score 10.08
Added 2015-12-28, 06:47 PM
- 3 Members
- norabelle414, rebl, ultrabookgeek
- Explanations
- rebl: The selection of You're Never Weird is based on the audio book. The book could have read like an overlong humblebrag. Instead she's engaging, honest and entertaining. She is as genuine as you can get in memoir.
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5,996 members
568 reviews
4
Score 9.87
Added 2015-12-31, 03:32 AM
- 3 Members
- Patient, BookLizard, FerneMysteryReader
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20,605 members
795 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 9.71
Added 2015-12-23, 05:26 PM
- 3 Members
- bookworm12, ahef1963, BoekenTrol71
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by Susan Cain
11,585 members
499 reviews
4
Score 9.4
Added 2015-12-24, 08:45 PM
- 3 Members
- BookWallah, seasonsoflove, pltgsage
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- 3 Members
- infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
- Explanations
- Familiar_Diversions: I reread this book several times while waiting for Ancillary Mercy to come out. Breq and Seivarden alone were nice enough, but Breq with a ship and a crew was even better.
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by Louise Penny
2,132 members
123 reviews
4.1
Score 8.75
Added 2015-12-24, 12:58 PM
- 3 Members
- kellyslist, kxn11, lindapanzo
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27,075 members
779 reviews
3.9
Score 8.03
Added 2015-12-24, 02:51 AM
- 3 Members
- szarka, souloftherose, Risbom
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- 2 Members
- MarthaJeanne, cbl_tn
- Explanations
- MarthaJeanne: I read three books by Connie Willis, and all three deserve this spot.
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6,511 members
270 reviews
4.1
Score 7.04
Added 2015-12-23, 02:46 PM
- 2 Members
- amarie, MrsMathias
- Explanations
- amarie: This sweet memoir turned a vague person on the news to a truly admirable young woman.
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3,664 members
163 reviews
4.1
Score 6.73
Added 2015-12-23, 08:47 PM
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3,620 members
249 reviews
4.1
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-27, 02:53 AM
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2,979 members
249 reviews
4
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-23, 03:56 PM
- 2 Members
- baystateRA, ManWithAnAgenda
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2,842 members
113 reviews
3.9
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-23, 04:08 PM
77
by Anne Brontë
7,612 members
169 reviews
3.9
Score 6.4
Added 2015-12-23, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- ursula, bookworm12
78
by Marcus Chown
306 members
2 reviews
3.8
Score 6.4
Added 2015-12-28, 04:24 AM
- 2 Members
- Renabur, briarhills
- Explanations
- Renabur: The wondrous facts reported in this accessible book have brought me joy this year. The story of reality is more wonderful than fiction
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1,990 members
149 reviews
4.2
Score 6.08
Added 2015-12-23, 03:55 PM
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- 2 Members
- whymaggiemay, kennethb97
- Explanations
- whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
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72,585 members
1,176 reviews
3.8
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-25, 07:12 PM
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7,816 members
298 reviews
4.2
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-31, 11:49 AM
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2,719 members
117 reviews
4.2
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-23, 10:33 PM
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by Max Porter
1,464 members
78 reviews
3.8
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-28, 06:12 PM
- 2 Members
- claireb, Capybara_99
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- 2 Members
- fannyprice, a_forester
- Explanations
- a_forester: Writing that takes you into character, place and time and presents us with that rare treat- an individual psyche, with just the right balance of what we can relate to as human beings and what makes us different from one another.
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4,744 members
244 reviews
½ 4.6
Score 5.71
Added 2015-12-28, 07:13 PM
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- 2 Members
- edparks, JuliaMaria
- Explanations
- JuliaMaria: Aktueller Roman zum Thema Datenschutz, Wikileaks usw. - wie immer verpackt in leidenschaftliche gut erzählte Geschichte.
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by Jandy Nelson
3,577 members
165 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.66
Added 2015-12-31, 10:27 PM
- 2 Members
- christina_reads, foggidawn