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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8,973 members
509 reviews
½ 4.4
19 Members
agjuba, snora, kristenl, clue, karenmarie, krazy4katz, hazel1123, lindapanzo, cataloga, BBleil, Devlindusty, sleedev, Tess_W, VintageReader, This-n-That, LisaSHarvey, cawcat333, IngerH, Anashana
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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.
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5,833 members
332 reviews
3.9
4
2,022 members
105 reviews
3.9
10 Members
Parker51, RidgewayGirl, PatsyMurray, Cait86, BLBera, yalliejane, JenMDB, missizicks, Emmay, worldisquiet
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PatsyMurray: This is the year I discovered Ali Smith.
missizicks: This is as close to perfect as a book gets for me.
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9,000 members
330 reviews
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3,585 members
231 reviews
3.8
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3,928 members
194 reviews
4.1
10
3,306 members
203 reviews
½ 4.4
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8,318 members
350 reviews
4.2
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2,872 members
223 reviews
4.2
13
5,540 members
274 reviews
½ 4.3
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3,795 members
233 reviews
3.9
15
8,646 members
517 reviews
3.9
16
12,068 members
266 reviews
4.1
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7,137 members
315 reviews
3.9
5 Members
dchaikin, Mirabelle, kara.shamy, Laura1124, carol.iam
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dchaikin: I love the whole series, my favorite books in a long time. I was swept away.
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2,937 members
160 reviews
½ 4.5
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11,568 members
775 reviews
4.1
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5,598 members
317 reviews
4
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5,965 members
303 reviews
4.1
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6,604 members
229 reviews
4
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1,743 members
80 reviews
4.1
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5,301 members
399 reviews
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4 Members
Storeetllr, virginiahomeschooler, peatr, AnnabelHart
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peatr: first time in years I have been totally excited and shocked and shaken by a book! stunning.
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3,070 members
190 reviews
4.1
4 Members
generalkala, lahochstetler, BoundTogetherForGood, kara.shamy
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BoundTogetherForGood: I was riveted by this tragic telling of the devastation that befell these young American women.
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4,304 members
137 reviews
4.1
27
2,133 members
85 reviews
3.9
28
9,168 members
474 reviews
½ 4.5
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8,850 members
451 reviews
4
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2,715 members
137 reviews
½ 3.7
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2,216 members
120 reviews
4.2
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710 members
136 reviews
½ 3.4
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9,868 members
616 reviews
3.9
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5,998 members
201 reviews
½ 3.6
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2,923 members
159 reviews
4
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553 members
50 reviews
4
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2,933 members
146 reviews
4
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7,906 members
362 reviews
4.2
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6,375 members
278 reviews
4.1
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1,541 members
83 reviews
3.9
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4,658 members
243 reviews
½ 4.6
3 Members
ReluctantTechie, vwinsloe, Tosta
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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.
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25,331 members
431 reviews
½ 4.3
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3,657 members
286 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
heidialice, Capybara_99, carol.iam
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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.
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2,523 members
97 reviews
½ 3.6
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8,684 members
530 reviews
4.1
3 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, bibliotess, Tosta
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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.
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2,089 members
88 reviews
3.8
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8,008 members
161 reviews
½ 4.3
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3,411 members
87 reviews
½ 4.4
2 Members
FAMeulstee, bearymore
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bearymore: Absolutely a classic. Very moving, a modern War and Peace.
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1,321 members
76 reviews
3.8
50
37,932 members
522 reviews
4.1
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22,745 members
938 reviews
3.8
52
6,347 members
386 reviews
4.1
2 Members
KimarieBee, flips
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1,487 members
95 reviews
½ 4.6
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1,423 members
86 reviews
3.8
2 Members
KatyBee, elphie93
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13,435 members
187 reviews
4
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1,445 members
56 reviews
3.9
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1,007 members
41 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
melmore, dhm
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792 members
25 reviews
3.9
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697 members
14 reviews
3.9
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11,323 members
151 reviews
3.9
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1,901 members
118 reviews
3.9
2 Members
maritimer, Simone2
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18,375 members
1,270 reviews
4.1
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7,019 members
405 reviews
4.1
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5,080 members
146 reviews
4
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3,943 members
287 reviews
4.1
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2,800 members
158 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
gilroy, lottpoet
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978 members
56 reviews
3.9
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624 members
16 reviews
½ 3.7
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517 members
32 reviews
3.8
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10,669 members
244 reviews
4
2 Members
shaunie, missizicks
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missizicks: This book blew me away with its tenderness and sadness.
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6,846 members
335 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,392 members
52 reviews
4
2 Members
sedelia, sundance
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375 members
13 reviews
½ 4.4
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91 members
6 reviews
½ 3.7
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6,183 members
540 reviews
3.9
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3,803 members
118 reviews
½ 4.4
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2,963 members
84 reviews
3.9
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1,664 members
145 reviews
4.1
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1,430 members
77 reviews
3.8
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956 members
69 reviews
4.1
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705 members
65 reviews
4.1
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2,617 members
155 reviews
4.1
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955 members
16 reviews
½ 4.5
2 Members
jillmwo, bearymore
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10,146 members
581 reviews
3.8
85
1,098 members
72 reviews
½ 4.3
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572 members
26 reviews
4.1
87
11,092 members
182 reviews
4.2
2 Members
Tinuvia, jtoneill0
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2,844 members
242 reviews
3.9
89
1,716 members
146 reviews
3.8
90
3,966 members
141 reviews
3.9
91
1,665 members
83 reviews
4.2
2 Members
terran, njinthesun
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834 members
71 reviews
½ 3.3
93
8,265 members
722 reviews
3.8
2 Members
BoundTogetherForGood, angiestahl
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BoundTogetherForGood: A story for story-lovers. It's all the nicer because it revolves around a mysterious bookstore.
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2,766 members
168 reviews
½ 4.3
95
1,826 members
95 reviews
3.8
96
1,189 members
84 reviews
3.9
97
14,786 members
797 reviews
3.9
98
80,216 members
1,364 reviews
½ 4.4
Member
alaskaEditor
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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.
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42,362 members
1,118 reviews
½ 4.4
Member
bcrowl399
100
31,621 members
557 reviews
4.1
Member
Tinuvia