Top Five Books of 2017
- Description
- What are your top five reads for 2017? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2017. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: . Join the discussion on Talk 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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by Amor Towles
9,281 members
522 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 73.45
Added 2017-12-20, 09:42 AM
- 19 Members
- agjuba, snora, kristenl, clue, karenmarie, krazy4katz, hazel1123, lindapanzo, cataloga, BBleil, Devlindusty, sleedev, Tess_W, VintageReader, This-n-That, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, IngerH, Anashana
- Explanations
- agjuba: This is perhaps my all-time favorite book -- the writing is smart and clever, the characters are beautifully fleshed-out, and the premise is unusual.
2
5,869 members
338 reviews
3.9
Score 55.54
Added 2017-12-20, 03:47 PM
- 16 Members
- debnance, davidabrams, zhejw, feeling.is.first, melmore, bjappleg8, karenmarie, maritimer, Devlindusty, RiversideReader, kara.shamy, ErinDenver, LisaSHarvey, jtoneill0, cawcat333, bibliotess
- Explanations
- RiversideReader: Exceptional, brilliant!
3
- 12 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, Micheller7, fannyprice, Bellettres, KatyBee, Devlindusty, angiestahl, carol.iam, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, worldisquiet, ManWithAnAgenda
4
- 10 Members
- Parker51, RidgewayGirl, PatsyMurray, Cait86, BLBera, yalliejane, JenMDB, missizicks, Emmay, worldisquiet
- Explanations
- PatsyMurray: This is the year I discovered Ali Smith.missizicks: This is as close to perfect as a book gets for me.
5
12,567 members
383 reviews
4.2
Score 35.44
Added 2017-12-20, 05:50 PM
- 10 Members
- feeling.is.first, karenmarie, moonwatcher, bugaderes39, blkrk4000, MTCDBIBLIO, elphie93, wildtusker, hihopehere, worldisquiet
6
by Trevor Noah
6,211 members
362 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 32.92
Added 2017-12-20, 02:48 PM
- 9 Members
- bjappleg8, dhm, krazy4katz, beebeereads, souloftherose, vwinsloe, This-n-That, cawcat333, Travelgem
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- 8 Members
- bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
10
3,367 members
204 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 21.56
Added 2017-12-20, 04:30 PM
- 6 Members
- RidgewayGirl, hazel1123, Jumpball, IsolaBlue, amerynth, Devlindusty
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15
8,781 members
518 reviews
3.9
Score 18.04
Added 2018-01-02, 03:23 PM
- 5 Members
- PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
12,129 members
268 reviews
4.1
Score 17.93
Added 2017-12-21, 06:50 PM
- 6 Members
- JISimpson, lahochstetler, Ling.Lass, ashmolean1, Travelgem, Tosta
17
7,232 members
322 reviews
3.9
Score 16.81
Added 2017-12-20, 01:58 PM
19
11,833 members
785 reviews
4.1
Score 16.27
Added 2017-12-20, 06:00 PM
- 5 Members
- plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
21
by David Grann
6,261 members
315 reviews
4.1
Score 15.79
Added 2017-12-20, 05:54 PM
- 5 Members
- Capybara_99, beebeereads, ashmolean1, SBoren, ClaudaJB
22
by John Green
6,802 members
232 reviews
4
Score 15.79
Added 2017-12-21, 04:22 PM
- 5 Members
- lauralkeet, mahsdad, chwiggy, Cali_T, SBoren
24
by M. R. Carey
5,379 members
406 reviews
4
Score 15.04
Added 2017-12-20, 11:04 AM
- 4 Members
- Storeetllr, virginiahomeschooler, peatr, AnnabelHart
- Explanations
- peatr: first time in years I have been totally excited and shocked and shaken by a book! stunning.
25
by Kate Moore
3,144 members
192 reviews
4.1
Score 15.04
Added 2018-01-02, 10:48 PM
- 4 Members
- generalkala, lahochstetler, BoundTogetherForGood, kara.shamy
- Explanations
- BoundTogetherForGood: I was riveted by this tragic telling of the devastation that befell these young American women.
29
9,077 members
455 reviews
4
Score 12.54
Added 2017-12-20, 06:50 AM
- 4 Members
- TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
33
9,962 members
623 reviews
3.9
Score 11.53
Added 2017-12-20, 03:15 AM
- 4 Members
- sipthereader, Ling.Lass, RBeffa, kjgormley
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40
1,585 members
86 reviews
3.9
Score 10.04
Added 2017-12-20, 09:47 AM
- 3 Members
- yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
4,744 members
244 reviews
½ 4.6
Score 9.87
Added 2017-12-21, 01:30 PM
- 3 Members
- ReluctantTechie, vwinsloe, Tosta
- Explanations
- ReluctantTechie: A well-written narrative about injustice in our judicial system that I was not aware of. It was also an inspiring example of personal commitment and activism.
42
25,690 members
436 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 9.71
Added 2017-12-20, 03:24 AM
- 3 Members
- Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
3,693 members
292 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.71
Added 2017-12-20, 02:02 PM
- 3 Members
- heidialice, Capybara_99, carol.iam
- Explanations
- heidialice: A beautifully lyrical meditation on family, relationships and how they change over time and aging. A timeless, utterly believable, faltering voice, Lucy is naive and childlike in so many ways, yet incredibly perceptive when it comes to observing other people and their inner struggles.
45
8,946 members
536 reviews
4.1
Score 8.75
Added 2017-12-27, 07:11 PM
- 3 Members
- BoundTogetherForGood, bibliotess, Tosta
- Explanations
- BoundTogetherForGood: This book visits the life of a quirky young woman. The reader is allowed to watch as her life begins to transform into one of greater awareness and occasional delight.
48
- 2 Members
- FAMeulstee, bearymore
- Explanations
- bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
50
by Jane Austen
38,368 members
530 reviews
4.1
Score 7.36
Added 2017-12-27, 06:31 AM
- 2 Members
- shaunie, Annie_Arnott
55
1,451 members
89 reviews
3.8
Score 7.04
Added 2017-12-25, 08:09 PM
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62
1,935 members
123 reviews
3.9
Score 6.73
Added 2018-01-01, 06:22 PM
66
by Adam Johnson
3,975 members
288 reviews
4.1
Score 6.68
Added 2017-12-20, 06:50 AM
- 2 Members
- sipthereader, sturlington
67
2,818 members
158 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 6.68
Added 2017-12-21, 11:45 AM
71
10,786 members
244 reviews
4
Score 6.4
Added 2017-12-27, 06:32 AM
- 2 Members
- shaunie, missizicks
- Explanations
- missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
72
by J. D. Vance
6,948 members
344 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6.4
Added 2017-12-30, 09:43 PM
- 2 Members
- kristenl, lanewillson
77
3,869 members
118 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 6.19
Added 2017-12-30, 10:24 PM
- 2 Members
- virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
79
1,693 members
146 reviews
4.1
Score 6.19
Added 2017-12-25, 11:25 AM
- 2 Members
- ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
80
by Max Porter
1,464 members
78 reviews
3.8
Score 6.19
Added 2017-12-26, 12:01 PM
- 2 Members
- revbean, VW_Williams
84
967 members
16 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 6.08
Added 2017-12-23, 11:41 AM
86
by Emil Ferris
1,123 members
72 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 6.04
Added 2017-12-20, 03:06 PM
- 2 Members
- bookwoman84, Euryale
88
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by Robin Sloan
8,347 members
725 reviews
3.8
Score 5.66
Added 2018-01-07, 10:28 AM
- 2 Members
- BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
- Explanations
- BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
99
- Member
- alaskaEditor
- Explanations
- alaskaEditor: A classic that I'd never read but finally got around to when a neighbor handed me this and the parody, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Read 'em both and loved them.
