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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- 28 Members
- bookwoman84, amarie, conceptDawg, GirlMisanthrope, evilmoose, becbart, foggidawn, lkmiller, kristenl, KimarieBee, BookWallah, raidergirl3, norabelle414, greeneyed_ives, BookLizard, Eowyn1, vwinsloe, Ignolopi, sryder, Peace2, PollyMig, taxonet, EllsbethB, kennethb97, Kristymk18, DanaSchipporeit, DavidDallas, revenientis
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14,606 members
871 reviews
4.1
Score 64.98
Added 2015-12-23, 02:23 PM
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23,880 members
964 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 56.35
Added 2015-12-23, 02:46 PM
- 17 Members
- amarie, Micheller7, DerBuecherwurm, Patient, terran, dudes22, Mallc, mahrenew, RBeffa, silverada, rodrick, gypsysmom, a_forester, JenMDB, PATSEA6, LisbethE, PollyMig
- Explanations
- 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.
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- 12 Members
- kbuxton, tardis, christina_reads, crystallyn, Euryale, infjsarah, jjmcgaffey, lkmiller, citygirl, rockinrhombus, TempleCat, PATSEA6
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- 10 Members
- conceptDawg, Jambyfool, lauralkeet, charl08, snail49, rodrick, PATSEA6, PollyMig, dadito, uncharry
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14,550 members
789 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 32.49
Added 2015-12-23, 05:08 PM
- 9 Members
- kristenl, charl08, terran, whymaggiemay, chgstrom, _debbie_, vancouverdeb, ahef1963, Rchlwtsn
- Explanations
- whymaggiemay: An amazing curmudgeon who loves forever and more often than he thinks.
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- 9 Members
- dara85, Micheller7, terran, lindapanzo, vancouverdeb, silverada, JSWBooks, PATSEA6, MrsMathias
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21,720 members
1,188 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 25.77
Added 2015-12-24, 02:19 PM
- 8 Members
- erinclark, LynnB, chgstrom, mahrenew, seasonsoflove, tina1969, taxonet, ebrahmstadt
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9,458 members
388 reviews
3.9
Score 24.12
Added 2015-12-28, 01:24 PM
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by Erik Larson
6,112 members
306 reviews
4.1
Score 23.59
Added 2015-12-24, 01:00 PM
- 7 Members
- rosalita, Mallc, MJC1946, lindapanzo, dadito, MrsMathias, DavidDallas
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3,702 members
163 reviews
4
Score 21.08
Added 2015-12-24, 05:47 AM
- 6 Members
- charl08, novelcommentary, peterveen, Brindle, kara.shamy, PollyMig
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9,833 members
402 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 19.21
Added 2015-12-23, 07:49 PM
- 6 Members
- waitingtoderail, msf59, LFUMC, JSWBooks, gravitysbook, EllsbethB
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6,637 members
274 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 17.66
Added 2015-12-23, 04:06 PM
- 5 Members
- BookWallah, bjappleg8, mdexter, IsolaBlue, MrsMathias
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- 5 Members
- tardis, Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
- Explanations
- 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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by Anne Tyler
3,593 members
221 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 15.75
Added 2015-12-23, 05:08 PM
- 5 Members
- charl08, whymaggiemay, Leida, vancouverdeb, Rchlwtsn
- Explanations
- 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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3,755 members
224 reviews
4.1
Score 15.42
Added 2015-12-23, 03:44 PM
- 5 Members
- Euryale, infjsarah, lkmiller, souloftherose, Ignolopi
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by Bill Clegg
1,348 members
98 reviews
3.9
Score 15.12
Added 2015-12-24, 07:09 AM
- 5 Members
- lauralkeet, charl08, terran, novelcommentary, edparks
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9,703 members
414 reviews
4.1
Score 12.12
Added 2015-12-23, 10:10 AM
- 4 Members
- conceptDawg, questionablepotato, Risbom, kennethb97
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by Lucia Berlin
2,216 members
76 reviews
4.2
Score 11.04
Added 2015-12-28, 06:11 PM
- 3 Members
- claireb, Capybara_99, msf59
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by Felicia Day
1,907 members
158 reviews
4.1
Score 10.08
Added 2015-12-28, 06:47 PM
- 3 Members
- norabelle414, rebl, ultrabookgeek
- Explanations
- 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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7,304 members
617 reviews
4
Score 9.87
Added 2015-12-31, 03:32 AM
- 3 Members
- Patient, BookLizard, FerneMysteryReader
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24,096 members
853 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 9.71
Added 2015-12-23, 05:26 PM
- 3 Members
- bookworm12, ahef1963, BoekenTrol71
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by Susan Cain
13,437 members
527 reviews
4
Score 9.4
Added 2015-12-24, 08:45 PM
- 3 Members
- BookWallah, seasonsoflove, pltgsage
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- 3 Members
- infjsarah, lkmiller, Familiar_Diversions
- Explanations
- 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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by Louise Penny
2,487 members
137 reviews
4.1
Score 8.75
Added 2015-12-24, 12:58 PM
- 3 Members
- kellyslist, kxn11, lindapanzo
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29,757 members
838 reviews
3.9
Score 8.03
Added 2015-12-24, 02:51 AM
- 3 Members
- szarka, souloftherose, Risbom
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- 2 Members
- MarthaJeanne, cbl_tn
- Explanations
- MarthaJeanne: I read three books by Connie Willis, and all three deserve this spot.
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7,969 members
291 reviews
4.1
Score 7.04
Added 2015-12-23, 02:46 PM
- 2 Members
- amarie, MrsMathias
- Explanations
- amarie: This sweet memoir turned a vague person on the news to a truly admirable young woman.
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4,581 members
184 reviews
4.1
Score 6.73
Added 2015-12-23, 08:47 PM
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4,054 members
268 reviews
4.1
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-27, 02:53 AM
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3,418 members
124 reviews
3.9
Score 6.68
Added 2015-12-23, 04:08 PM
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by Anne Brontë
9,075 members
196 reviews
3.9
Score 6.4
Added 2015-12-23, 04:17 PM
- 2 Members
- ursula, bookworm12
78
by Marcus Chown
328 members
2 reviews
3.8
Score 6.4
Added 2015-12-28, 04:24 AM
- 2 Members
- Renabur, briarhills
- Explanations
- 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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20,260 members
496 reviews
3.9
Score 6.19
Added 2015-12-24, 11:02 AM
- 2 Members
- a_forester, Solnechnaja
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2,395 members
171 reviews
4.1
Score 6.08
Added 2015-12-23, 03:55 PM
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- 2 Members
- whymaggiemay, kennethb97
- Explanations
- whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
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82,716 members
1,301 reviews
3.8
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-25, 07:12 PM
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9,531 members
343 reviews
4.2
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-31, 11:49 AM
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3,383 members
144 reviews
4.2
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-23, 10:33 PM
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by Max Porter
1,820 members
85 reviews
3.8
Score 5.87
Added 2015-12-28, 06:12 PM
- 2 Members
- claireb, Capybara_99
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- 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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6,057 members
263 reviews
½ 4.6
Score 5.71
Added 2015-12-28, 07:13 PM
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- 2 Members
- edparks, JuliaMaria
- Explanations
- JuliaMaria: Aktueller Roman zum Thema Datenschutz, Wikileaks usw. - wie immer verpackt in leidenschaftliche gut erzählte Geschichte.
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by Jandy Nelson
4,299 members
181 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 5.66
Added 2015-12-31, 10:27 PM
- 2 Members
- christina_reads, foggidawn