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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11,760 members
780 reviews
4.1
Score 68.98
Added 2015-12-23, 02:23 PM
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18,783 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
5
11,240 members
687 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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17,825 members
1,118 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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7,197 members
319 reviews
3.9
Score 24.12
Added 2015-12-28, 01:24 PM
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by Erik Larson
5,113 members
279 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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3,130 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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2,939 members
197 reviews
4.1
Score 19.42
Added 2015-12-23, 03:44 PM
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7,773 members
369 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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5,372 members
262 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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5,003 members
290 reviews
3.8
Score 16.54
Added 2015-12-23, 09:42 AM
- 5 Members
- SimoneA, mahsdad, katemcangus, Her_Royal_Orangeness, lorannen
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by Anne Tyler
3,086 members
209 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
1,238 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
1,765 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
1,688 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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5,947 members
568 reviews
4
Score 9.87
Added 2015-12-31, 03:32 AM
- 3 Members
- Patient, BookLizard, FerneMysteryReader
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20,474 members
791 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
11,531 members
496 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
2,104 members
122 reviews
4
Score 8.75
Added 2015-12-24, 12:58 PM
- 3 Members
- kellyslist, kxn11, lindapanzo
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27,013 members
775 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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6,458 members
269 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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3,635 members
163 reviews
4.1
Score 6.73
Added 2015-12-23, 08:47 PM
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3,609 members
248 reviews
4.1
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-27, 02:53 AM
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2,939 members
249 reviews
4
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-23, 03:56 PM
- 2 Members
- baystateRA, ManWithAnAgenda
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2,828 members
112 reviews
3.9
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-23, 04:08 PM
77
by Anne Brontë
7,523 members
169 reviews
3.9
Score 6.4
Added 2015-12-23, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- ursula, bookworm12
78
by Marcus Chown
305 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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1,971 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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72,335 members
1,172 reviews
3.8
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-25, 07:12 PM
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7,748 members
296 reviews
4.2
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-31, 11:49 AM
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2,687 members
117 reviews
4.2
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-23, 10:33 PM
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by Max Porter
1,455 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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4,712 members
243 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
3,551 members
165 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.66
Added 2015-12-31, 10:27 PM
- 2 Members
- christina_reads, foggidawn