Books Read in 2019

1
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
4,304 members
218 reviews
4.1
11 Members
m_island, DeboraNunes, cmtl, MissYvonnee, HxBuff, rretzler, Lauranthalas, ValarieDiPietro, Rocco122142, CaliQ551, CMSharkey
2
My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
3,434 members
251 reviews
3.8
12 Members
librookian, anxovert, booksinbed, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, Peace2, Rocco122142, CaliQ551, WalterFurtak, shamikasingleton, hollythepenguin
Explanations
ahef1963: Disappointing.
3
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
14,431 members
623 reviews
4.1
9 Members
dara85, edparks, elkiedee, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, amip73, jjlenning, bovical, CMSharkey
4
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
42,585 members
1,148 reviews
4.1
10 Members
Edward, librookian, booksinbed, pitjrw, edparks, Alguien, Simontracy, bovical, CMSharkey, AmySKNunez
5
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
134,427 members
2,062 reviews
½ 4.3
8 Members
Ape, briarhills, MelanieTid, chwiggy, LiteraryReadaholic, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
6
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
9,909 members
519 reviews
½ 4.3
9 Members
dara85, AnotherAge, MissYvonnee, ahef1963, Peace2, Laura1124, ValarieDiPietro, amip73, CMSharkey,Rocco122142
Explanations
ahef1963: One of the best memoirs I've ever read. Deeply disturbing.
7
Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel
by George Saunders
5,847 members
338 reviews
3.9
8 Members
pitjrw, FAMeulstee, blackdove07, aethercowboy, elkiedee, acousticmoose, ThiaCoan, brhill45
8
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
18,564 members
1,283 reviews
4.1
7 Members
aqeeliz, souloftherose, cmtl, MaddieBloom, leslie.98, CMSharkey, BarnesBookshelf
9
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
81,080 members
1,371 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
shadrach_anki, rayski, DeusXMachina, merrystar, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, AmySKNunez,CaliQ551
10
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
110,896 members
1,001 reviews
4.2
6 Members
Ape, andomck, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
11
The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
8,098 members
365 reviews
4.2
6 Members
aqeeliz, dhm, DeusXMachina, leslie.98, lorannen, jjlenning,Rocco122142
12
Good Omens
by Terry Pratchett
34,919 members
794 reviews
½ 4.3
8 Members
trantor, DisassemblyOfReason, greeneyed_ives, briarhills, rretzler, waxflower, davidized, BarnesBookshelf
13
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
96,969 members
1,572 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, zottel, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
14
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
8,209 members
463 reviews
3.8
6 Members
MissYvonnee, peterveen, Lauranthalas, ahef1963, ThiaCoan, CMSharkey
15
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
11,575 members
499 reviews
4
5 Members
aethercowboy, cmtl, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, Simontracy
16
The Woman in the Window
by Daniel Mallory
6,170 members
341 reviews
3.8
4 Members
ahef1963, Rocco122142, yvonnekins, cjohn616
Explanations
ahef1963: Mediocre.
17
The City in the Middle of the Night
by Charlie Jane Anders
1,201 members
38 reviews
½ 3.7
5 Members
Rtrace, trantor, revbean, Lauranthalas, tsingtao
18
The Only Harmless Great Thing
by Brooke Bolander
448 members
38 reviews
½ 3.6
6 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, sturlington, souloftherose, jmiserak
19
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
107,615 members
987 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
20
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
35,653 members
630 reviews
4
6 Members
Edward, blackdove07, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, BarnesBookshelf
21
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
102,865 members
886 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
22
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
43,223 members
520 reviews
3.9
5 Members
Parker51, FAMeulstee, Rchlwtsn, Simontracy, CMSharkey
23
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
101,373 members
862 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
24
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
8,572 members
345 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
booksinbed, FAMeulstee, ahef1963, Peace2, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
Explanations
ahef1963: Excellent.
25
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
101,747 members
934 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
26
Transcription
by Kate Atkinson
2,412 members
122 reviews
½ 3.7
5 Members
elkiedee, cmtl, rretzler, peterveen, Rchlwtsn
27
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World
by William H. McRaven
1,564 members
54 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
sproe, Rchlwtsn, marciofsoliveira
28
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
24,983 members
355 reviews
4.1
5 Members
SirThomas, urnmo, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
29
The Wall
by John Lanchester
706 members
51 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, elkiedee, Peace2, Rchlwtsn
30
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams
14,347 members
119 reviews
3.9
3 Members
SirThomas, Rchlwtsn, AmySKNunez
31
Big Money
by P. G. Wodehouse
799 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Rtrace, Bookworm_Monkey75, Rchlwtsn
32
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
13,094 members
205 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rchlwtsn, Karinn86, AmySKNunez
33
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
8,955 members
376 reviews
4
4 Members
DeboraNunes, leslie.98, Laura1124, Rchlwtsn
34
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
35,651 members
508 reviews
3.9
4 Members
rretzler, chwiggy, Rchlwtsn, mbhynek
35
Circe
by Madeline Miller
12,526 members
481 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
trantor, DeboraNunes, peterveen, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
36
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
38,940 members
723 reviews
4.2
4 Members
ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, Rchlwtsn, AmySKNunez
Explanations
ahef1963: A lot of fun!
37
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
by N. K. Jemisin
1,453 members
50 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
alwright1, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
38
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
3,073 members
197 reviews
3.8
3 Members
DeboraNunes, VW_Williams, kara.shamy
39
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
8,927 members
535 reviews
4.1
4 Members
souloftherose, VW_Williams, LiteraryReadaholic, CMSharkey
40
The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
by Clint McElroy
686 members
16 reviews
½ 4.5
4 Members
greeneyed_ives, MelanieTid, ManWithAnAgenda, archimediate
42
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
19,882 members
370 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
SirThomas, ahef1963, jmiserak
Explanations
ahef1963: Absolutely wonderful story-telling and myth-making. I loved it.
43
The Word Is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
2,066 members
125 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Bookmarque, blackdove07, Bookworm_Monkey75
44
The Raven Tower
by Ann Leckie
1,516 members
87 reviews
4
6 Members
Rtrace, revbean, m_island, souloftherose, rretzler, peterveen,Rocco122142
45
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
19,882 members
376 reviews
4
4 Members
FAMeulstee, SirThomas, rretzler, MaddieBloom
46
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh
3,102 members
137 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, VW_Williams
47
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
by Richard Holmes
2,689 members
62 reviews
4.1
2 Members
pitjrw, NoPlanetB
48
Virgil Wander
by Leif Enger
705 members
45 reviews
4
2 Members
edparks, squeedunk
49
Wild Country
by Anne Bishop
394 members
31 reviews
4
3 Members
shadrach_anki, m_island, jmiserak
50
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
4,297 members
98 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
dhm, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn
51
The Odyssey
by Homer
53,372 members
476 reviews
4
3 Members
FAMeulstee, aethercowboy, CMSharkey
52
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
38,323 members
529 reviews
4.1
4 Members
shadrach_anki, merrystar, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey,CaliQ551
53
The Secret Commonwealth
by Philip Pullman
1,955 members
63 reviews
4
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
54
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
6,271 members
186 reviews
3.9
4 Members
DisassemblyOfReason, merrystar, briarhills, leslie.98
55
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
24,861 members
527 reviews
4.1
4 Members
DeboraNunes, edparks, briarhills, CMSharkey
56
There There
by Tommy Orange
4,341 members
194 reviews
4
3 Members
booksinbed, peterveen, Bookworm_Monkey75
57
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
5,696 members
184 reviews
4.1
3 Members
bookwoman84, librookian, CMSharkey
58
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
by Neal Stephenson
1,504 members
62 reviews
½ 3.4
3 Members
trantor, jsburbidge, dhm
59
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
13,684 members
248 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
rretzler, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
60
It Had to Be You
by David Nobbs
38 members
½ 3.5
3 Members
booksinbed, cmtl, Rchlwtsn
61
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
31,819 members
565 reviews
4.1
4 Members
FAMeulstee, acousticmoose, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
62
The Tea Master and the Detective
by Aliette de Bodard
560 members
43 reviews
3.8
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, Dilara86
63
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
3,401 members
293 reviews
3.8
3 Members
m_island, briarhills, Lauranthalas
64
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
29,633 members
562 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
Edward, Peace2, zottel, CMSharkey
65
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
9,417 members
315 reviews
4
2 Members
acousticmoose, Rchlwtsn
66
Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
2,899 members
245 reviews
3.9
3 Members
alwright1, rretzler, CMSharkey
67
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
2,069 members
133 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, jsburbidge
68
Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
3,716 members
79 reviews
3.8
2 Members
merrystar, Rchlwtsn
69
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
3,701 members
70 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Bookmarque, m_island, souloftherose, Rchlwtsn
70
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
23,909 members
330 reviews
4.1
4 Members
rretzler, Peace2, waxflower, CMSharkey
71
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
3,468 members
290 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
paulstalder, Rchlwtsn
72
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
10,344 members
674 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
jmiserak, yvonnekins
73
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
16,934 members
475 reviews
4
3 Members
Edward, rayski, cmtl,Rocco122142
74
Abaddon's Gate
by James S. A. Corey
3,500 members
142 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island
75
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
2,644 members
122 reviews
3.8
3 Members
booksinbed, lorannen, Rchlwtsn
76
Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
2,060 members
104 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Parker51, booksinbed, peterveen
77
Persepolis Rising
by James S. A. Corey
2,028 members
79 reviews
4.2
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, souloftherose
78
Age of enlightenment
by Peter Gay
414 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
DisassemblyOfReason, Rchlwtsn
79
The Prince and the Dressmaker
by Jen Wang
1,846 members
143 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
briarhills, hollythepenguin, BarnesBookshelf
80
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
23,513 members
425 reviews
½ 4.4
3 Members
leslie.98, chwiggy, Rchlwtsn
81
Vinegar Girl
by Anne Tyler
1,725 members
223 reviews
½ 3.5
3 Members
AnotherAge, leslie.98, Rchlwtsn
82
If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again
by Zen Cho
51 members
9 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Rtrace, DeusXMachina, souloftherose, briarhills
83
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
36,337 members
744 reviews
4.1
3 Members
SirThomas, urnmo, CMSharkey
84
A Brightness Long Ago
by Guy Gavriel Kay
618 members
34 reviews
4.1
3 Members
trantor, jsburbidge, merrystar
85
Ghost Wall
by Sarah Moss
1,040 members
80 reviews
3.9
3 Members
booksinbed, elkiedee, Lauranthalas
86
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez
1,363 members
91 reviews
3.8
3 Members
booksinbed, DeboraNunes, peterveen
87
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
18,361 members
192 reviews
4.1
3 Members
ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, Rchlwtsn
Explanations
ahef1963: Fell flat. Not planning to read the rest of the books.
88
The Stone Sky
by N. K. Jemisin
3,772 members
169 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
aqeeliz, DeusXMachina, hollythepenguin
89
Caliban's War
by James S. A. Corey
4,214 members
183 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island,Rocco122142
90
The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty
6,089 members
396 reviews
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, CMSharkey
91
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly
2,333 members
95 reviews
4.1
2 Members
m_island, MaddieBloom
92
Maurice
by E. M. Forster
4,187 members
72 reviews
3.9
3 Members
booksinbed, waxflower, Rchlwtsn
93
The Only Woman in the Room
by Marie Benedict
1,331 members
82 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
Lauranthalas, Rocco122142
94
The Institute
by Stephen King
4,744 members
153 reviews
4.1
4 Members
librookian, sturlington, SirThomas, ahef1963
95
The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book
by Neil Gaiman
343 members
5 reviews
4.8
3 Members
waxflower, hollythepenguin, BarnesBookshelf
96
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
3,858 members
134 reviews
3.9
2 Members
edparks, ManWithAnAgenda
97
Passing Strange {novella}
by Ellen Klages
397 members
34 reviews
3.8
2 Members
DeusXMachina, sturlington
98
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
39,676 members
963 reviews
4
4 Members
dara85, FAMeulstee, peterveen, CMSharkey
99
Cibola Burn
by James S. A. Corey
2,886 members
120 reviews
4
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island
100
Foundation's Edge
by Isaac Asimov
10,078 members
84 reviews
3.8
2 Members
trantor, aethercowboy