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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11,822 members
783 reviews
4.1
Score 68.98
Added 2015-12-23, 02:23 PM
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18,902 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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11,325 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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17,914 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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7,216 members
322 reviews
3.9
Score 24.12
Added 2015-12-28, 01:24 PM
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by Erik Larson
5,141 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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3,149 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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2,950 members
198 reviews
4.1
Score 19.42
Added 2015-12-23, 03:44 PM
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7,817 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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5,402 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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5,010 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
3,116 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
1,245 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
1,772 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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5,990 members
568 reviews
4
Score 9.87
Added 2015-12-31, 03:32 AM
- 3 Members
- Patient, BookLizard, FerneMysteryReader
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20,583 members
794 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
11,580 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
2,117 members
123 reviews
4
Score 8.75
Added 2015-12-24, 12:58 PM
- 3 Members
- kellyslist, kxn11, lindapanzo
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27,064 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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6,502 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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3,657 members
163 reviews
4.1
Score 6.73
Added 2015-12-23, 08:47 PM
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3,624 members
249 reviews
4.1
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-27, 02:53 AM
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2,969 members
249 reviews
4
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-23, 03:56 PM
- 2 Members
- baystateRA, ManWithAnAgenda
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2,840 members
112 reviews
3.9
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-23, 04:08 PM
77
by Anne Brontë
7,605 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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1,989 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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72,522 members
1,176 reviews
3.8
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-25, 07:12 PM
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7,790 members
297 reviews
4.2
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-31, 11:49 AM
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2,713 members
117 reviews
4.2
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-23, 10:33 PM
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by Max Porter
1,462 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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4,732 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
3,569 members
165 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.66
Added 2015-12-31, 10:27 PM
- 2 Members
- christina_reads, foggidawn