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
9,154 members
519 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
5,806 members
336 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
12,452 members
379 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
6,148 members
361 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
7
- 8 Members
- bookworm12, Storeetllr, feeling.is.first, amanda4242, Annie_Arnott, carol.iam, armysquirrel, worldisquiet
10
3,344 members
203 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
8,719 members
517 reviews
3.9
Score 18.04
Added 2018-01-02, 03:23 PM
- 5 Members
- PaperbackPirate, ashmolean1, janeprichard, amforker, worldisquiet
16
12,127 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
7,194 members
319 reviews
3.9
Score 16.81
Added 2017-12-20, 01:58 PM
19
11,755 members
780 reviews
4.1
Score 16.27
Added 2017-12-20, 06:00 PM
- 5 Members
- plaugher, foggidawn, dhm, nx74defiant, ClaudaJB
21
by David Grann
6,149 members
310 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
6,771 members
231 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
5,339 members
403 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
3,117 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
8,973 members
454 reviews
4
Score 12.54
Added 2017-12-20, 06:50 AM
- 4 Members
- TessaSlingerland, feeling.is.first, sturlington, chwiggy
33
9,925 members
622 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
1,561 members
84 reviews
3.9
Score 10.04
Added 2017-12-20, 09:47 AM
- 3 Members
- yoyogod, feeling.is.first, melmore
41
4,708 members
243 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
25,566 members
433 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 9.71
Added 2017-12-20, 03:24 AM
- 3 Members
- Minthe, pedro.pessoa, carol.iam
43
3,683 members
290 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.
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8,864 members
534 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
38,188 members
529 reviews
4.1
Score 7.36
Added 2017-12-27, 06:31 AM
- 2 Members
- shaunie, Annie_Arnott
54
1,436 members
88 reviews
3.8
Score 7.04
Added 2017-12-25, 08:09 PM
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61
1,917 members
121 reviews
3.9
Score 6.73
Added 2018-01-01, 06:22 PM
65
by Adam Johnson
3,952 members
288 reviews
4.1
Score 6.68
Added 2017-12-20, 06:50 AM
- 2 Members
- sipthereader, sturlington
66
2,808 members
158 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 6.68
Added 2017-12-21, 11:45 AM
70
10,737 members
243 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.
71
by J. D. Vance
6,905 members
339 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6.4
Added 2017-12-30, 09:43 PM
- 2 Members
- kristenl, lanewillson
76
3,851 members
118 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 6.19
Added 2017-12-30, 10:24 PM
- 2 Members
- virginiahomeschooler, Tess_W
78
1,681 members
146 reviews
4.1
Score 6.19
Added 2017-12-25, 11:25 AM
- 2 Members
- ca.bookwyrm, flying_monkeys
79
by Max Porter
1,454 members
78 reviews
3.8
Score 6.19
Added 2017-12-26, 12:01 PM
- 2 Members
- revbean, VW_Williams
83
962 members
16 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 6.08
Added 2017-12-23, 11:41 AM
85
by Emil Ferris
1,112 members
72 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 6.04
Added 2017-12-20, 03:06 PM
- 2 Members
- bookwoman84, Euryale
87
93
by Robin Sloan
8,326 members
723 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.
98
- 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.
