Top Five Books of 2015

Description
What are your top five reads for 2015? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2015. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: TBA 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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23,989 members
966 reviews
½ 4.3
17 Members
amarie, Micheller7, DerBuecherwurm, Patient, terran, dudes22, Mallc, mahrenew, RBeffa, silverada, rodrick, gypsysmom, a_forester, JenMDB, PATSEA6, LisbethE, PollyMig
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a_forester: Inspiring creativity in the use of language, time, plot, and in making everyday observations transform into poetry. This was a story of two people whose lives were torn apart by World War II but who found their way to meaning in living. This is what great writing can do.
4
7,921 members
441 reviews
4.1
5
5,248 members
304 reviews
3.8
6
14,368 members
790 reviews
½ 4.3
9 Members
kristenl, charl08, terran, whymaggiemay, chgstrom, _debbie_, vancouverdeb, ahef1963, Rchlwtsn
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whymaggiemay: An amazing curmudgeon who loves forever and more often than he thinks.
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15,131 members
543 reviews
½ 4.4
8
2,684 members
240 reviews
4
9
21,808 members
1,189 reviews
½ 3.6
10
3,106 members
174 reviews
3.9
7 Members
ablachly, zhejw, kxn11, keywestnan, mary2515, Renabur, LisbethE
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Renabur: Wonderful writing, compelling story
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6,567 members
316 reviews
½ 4.5
12
9,484 members
388 reviews
3.9
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6,130 members
306 reviews
4.1
14
18,340 members
868 reviews
3.9
15
3,708 members
163 reviews
4
16
9,872 members
402 reviews
½ 4.4
17
3,387 members
153 reviews
4
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1,996 members
173 reviews
4
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3,093 members
157 reviews
4.2
5 Members
tardis, Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
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Familiar_Diversions: While I hated saying goodbye to the main cast of characters, this was a satisfying ending to the Imperial Radch trilogy and will probably be a comfort read of mine for some time to come.
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8,732 members
593 reviews
4
22
5,947 members
311 reviews
3.8
23
7,280 members
427 reviews
4
24
3,491 members
221 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
charl08, whymaggiemay, Leida, vancouverdeb, Rchlwtsn
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whymaggiemay: This is deservedly on many "best of" lists for 2015. Tyler makes her family our family and explains our family to us.
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3,771 members
227 reviews
4.1
26
1,349 members
98 reviews
3.9
27
5,164 members
262 reviews
4
28
9,456 members
624 reviews
4
29
15,497 members
699 reviews
4
30
1,708 members
82 reviews
3.9
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2,227 members
160 reviews
3.8
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9,756 members
419 reviews
4.1
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2,220 members
77 reviews
4.2
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738 members
61 reviews
½ 3.7
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5,809 members
294 reviews
3.8
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4,363 members
226 reviews
½ 3.6
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12,069 members
398 reviews
4.1
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1,914 members
158 reviews
4.1
3 Members
norabelle414, rebl, ultrabookgeek
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rebl: The selection of You're Never Weird is based on the audio book. The book could have read like an overlong humblebrag. Instead she's engaging, honest and entertaining. She is as genuine as you can get in memoir.
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7,340 members
618 reviews
4
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4,291 members
304 reviews
4
3 Members
innominate, rarm, kxn11
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24,178 members
853 reviews
½ 4.4
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582 members
44 reviews
4.1
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13,478 members
527 reviews
4
44
3,620 members
196 reviews
4
3 Members
infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
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Familiar_Diversions: I reread this book several times while waiting for Ancillary Mercy to come out. Breq and Seivarden alone were nice enough, but Breq with a ship and a crew was even better.
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1,948 members
118 reviews
3.8
46
16,050 members
1,026 reviews
4
47
2,498 members
137 reviews
4.1
48
29,808 members
838 reviews
3.9
49
40,127 members
792 reviews
4.1
50
39,129 members
518 reviews
4.1
51
3,207 members
267 reviews
4
2 Members
karspeak, lorannen
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3,052 members
44 reviews
½ 4.3
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1,123 members
55 reviews
4
54
27,948 members
513 reviews
4.2
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17,767 members
391 reviews
3.9
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17,335 members
1,037 reviews
4.1
2 Members
terran, Ape
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8,525 members
437 reviews
4.1
2 Members
dudes22, viktorasd
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1,654 members
55 reviews
4
59
1,271 members
105 reviews
4.1
2 Members
dara85, lauralkeet
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995 members
71 reviews
½ 3.6
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11,004 members
447 reviews
4.2
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8,769 members
397 reviews
4.1
2 Members
MarthaJeanne, cbl_tn
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MarthaJeanne: I read three books by Connie Willis, and all three deserve this spot.
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7,936 members
290 reviews
4.1
2 Members
amarie, MrsMathias
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amarie: This sweet memoir turned a vague person on the news to a truly admirable young woman.
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3,573 members
78 reviews
4.2
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3,529 members
117 reviews
3.9
2 Members
msf59, gypsysmom
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5,911 members
268 reviews
3.8
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4,574 members
184 reviews
4.1
2 Members
Parker51, inge87
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6,213 members
92 reviews
½ 4.3
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4,505 members
228 reviews
½ 4.3
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4,056 members
267 reviews
4.1
71
3,872 members
278 reviews
4
72
3,431 members
124 reviews
3.9
2 Members
ursula, mdexter
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1,875 members
132 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
Parker51, uncharry
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1,108 members
69 reviews
3.9
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3,979 members
209 reviews
4
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17,852 members
1,355 reviews
½ 4.4
2 Members
Leida, Wassilissa
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9,097 members
196 reviews
3.9
2 Members
ursula, bookworm12
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328 members
2 reviews
3.8
2 Members
Renabur, briarhills
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Renabur: The wondrous facts reported in this accessible book have brought me joy this year. The story of reality is more wonderful than fiction
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20,301 members
496 reviews
3.9
80
3,698 members
184 reviews
3.9
81
2,234 members
187 reviews
3.9
82
109 members
15 reviews
3.9
83
2,406 members
172 reviews
4.1
2 Members
kbuxton, Euryale
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6,307 members
447 reviews
4
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3,360 members
244 reviews
3.9
2 Members
whymaggiemay, kennethb97
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whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
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82,912 members
1,304 reviews
3.8
2 Members
Brindle, Turambar
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9,558 members
343 reviews
4.2
2 Members
zhejw, Dilara86
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3,512 members
139 reviews
½ 3.6
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3,388 members
147 reviews
4.2
2 Members
kbuxton, tardis
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1,941 members
60 reviews
3.8
91
1,828 members
85 reviews
3.8
92
30,679 members
424 reviews
½ 3.6
93
28,752 members
665 reviews
3.9
2 Members
fannyprice, a_forester
Explanations
a_forester: Writing that takes you into character, place and time and presents us with that rare treat- an individual psyche, with just the right balance of what we can relate to as human beings and what makes us different from one another.
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6,102 members
263 reviews
½ 4.6
2 Members
KatyBee, KimMeyer
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2,622 members
87 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
edparks, JuliaMaria
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JuliaMaria: Aktueller Roman zum Thema Datenschutz, Wikileaks usw. - wie immer verpackt in leidenschaftliche gut erzählte Geschichte.
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2,560 members
99 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
revbean, jeanned
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1,170 members
82 reviews
3.8
98
1,126 members
49 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
plaugher, Parker51
99
8,875 members
625 reviews
3.9
100
4,303 members
181 reviews
½ 4.3