Top Five Books of 2012
- Description
- List the top five books you read in 2012. The books DO NOT have to have been published in 2012.
- Members
- 10 participating members
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55,603 members
882 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 2
Score 6.68
Added 2015-01-19, 08:16 PM
- 2 Members
- flying_monkeys, ManWithAnAgenda
- Explanations
- flying_monkeys: It's a classic, and I have a soft spot for orphans.
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1,828 members
140 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 15
Score 3.36
Added 2015-01-19, 08:16 PM
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- flying_monkeys
- Explanations
- flying_monkeys: The descriptions of the orchard are unforgettable, as is Talmadge, one of the best "good guys" I've ever read.
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by Alden Bell
913 members
118 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 24
Score 3.04
Added 2015-01-19, 08:16 PM
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- flying_monkeys
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- flying_monkeys: Temple = awesome. Also a unique perspective in a zombie-infested world.
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by Susan Hill
3,331 members
227 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 30
Score 2.83
Added 2015-01-19, 08:17 PM
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- flying_monkeys
- Explanations
- flying_monkeys: A perfect ghost story in the spirit of the classics. I can still, almost three years later, remember in vivid detail this story's atmosphere.
5
by Sarah Waters
3,225 members
129 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 39
Score 2.68
Added 2015-01-19, 08:17 PM
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- flying_monkeys
- Explanations
- flying_monkeys: Authentic Victorian era prose, centered around an "Is it real? Or is it fake" paranormal mystery, topped off with a love story.