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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243 participating members
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16,345 members
820 reviews
½ 4.3
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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.
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5,732 members
370 reviews
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9,681 members
627 reviews
½ 4.3
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kristenl, charl08, terran, whymaggiemay, chgstrom, _debbie_, vancouverdeb, ahef1963, Grasshoppertld, Rchlwtsn
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whymaggiemay: An amazing curmudgeon who loves forever and more often than he thinks.
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3,991 members
261 reviews
3.9
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8,343 members
425 reviews
½ 4.3
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16,023 members
1,070 reviews
½ 3.6
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2,206 members
219 reviews
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2,432 members
144 reviews
3.9
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ablachly, zhejw, kxn11, keywestnan, mary2515, Renabur, LisbethE
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Renabur: Wonderful writing, compelling story
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4,736 members
260 reviews
½ 4.5
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13,631 members
764 reviews
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4,603 members
267 reviews
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2,765 members
148 reviews
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2,931 members
144 reviews
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6,520 members
298 reviews
3.9
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2,561 members
181 reviews
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7,095 members
343 reviews
½ 4.4
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1,734 members
167 reviews
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2,256 members
124 reviews
4.2
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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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7,053 members
530 reviews
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4,659 members
280 reviews
3.8
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5,388 members
344 reviews
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25
2,860 members
197 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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1,199 members
96 reviews
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4,027 members
228 reviews
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7,786 members
571 reviews
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12,760 members
636 reviews
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1,386 members
70 reviews
3.9
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1,911 members
149 reviews
3.8
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6,391 members
321 reviews
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1,599 members
60 reviews
4.2
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605 members
54 reviews
3.8
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4,455 members
234 reviews
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3,415 members
199 reviews
½ 3.6
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6,016 members
297 reviews
4.1
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1,561 members
130 reviews
4.2
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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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5,460 members
550 reviews
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3,409 members
263 reviews
4
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innominate, rarm, kxn11
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18,772 members
744 reviews
½ 4.4
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508 members
42 reviews
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10,611 members
478 reviews
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2,671 members
164 reviews
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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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1,613 members
107 reviews
3.8
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13,555 members
961 reviews
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1,919 members
118 reviews
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26,036 members
753 reviews
3.9
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34,471 members
722 reviews
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32,491 members
458 reviews
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2,822 members
243 reviews
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karspeak, lorannen
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2,475 members
36 reviews
½ 4.3
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860 members
54 reviews
3.9
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23,528 members
455 reviews
4.2
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15,920 members
373 reviews
3.9
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13,552 members
923 reviews
4.1
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terran, Ape
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7,439 members
392 reviews
4.1
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dudes22, viktorasd
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1,369 members
48 reviews
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1,074 members
100 reviews
4.1
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dara85, lauralkeet
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764 members
69 reviews
½ 3.6
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7,639 members
358 reviews
4.1
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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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6,901 members
333 reviews
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6,143 members
254 reviews
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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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2,846 members
60 reviews
4.2
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2,612 members
103 reviews
3.9
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msf59, gypsysmom
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4,696 members
234 reviews
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3,273 members
153 reviews
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Parker51, inge87
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70 reviews
½ 4.3
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238 reviews
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180 reviews
½ 4.3
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101 reviews
3.9
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ursula, mdexter
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2,582 members
241 reviews
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1,539 members
116 reviews
½ 4.3
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Parker51, uncharry
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864 members
53 reviews
3.9
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3,118 members
184 reviews
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12,698 members
1,205 reviews
½ 4.5
2 Members
Leida, Wassilissa
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6,987 members
160 reviews
3.9
2 Members
ursula, bookworm12
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290 members
2 reviews
½ 3.7
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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3,135 members
174 reviews
3.9
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1,885 members
182 reviews
3.9
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91 members
16 reviews
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1,774 members
147 reviews
4.2
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kbuxton, Euryale
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56 members
1 review
3.1
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4,825 members
378 reviews
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2,706 members
216 reviews
3.9
2 Members
whymaggiemay, kennethb97
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whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
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67,975 members
1,104 reviews
3.9
2 Members
Brindle, Turambar
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7,074 members
285 reviews
4.2
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zhejw, Dilara86
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2,498 members
122 reviews
½ 3.6
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2,355 members
109 reviews
4.2
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kbuxton, tardis
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1,478 members
46 reviews
3.8
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1,275 members
71 reviews
3.8
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26,875 members
369 reviews
½ 3.6
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25,256 members
612 reviews
3.9
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fannyprice, a_forester
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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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4,087 members
233 reviews
½ 4.6
2 Members
KatyBee, KimMeyer
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2,185 members
86 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
revbean, jeanned
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2,094 members
72 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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965 members
67 reviews
3.8
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805 members
35 reviews
½ 3.7
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plaugher, Parker51
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5,262 members
505 reviews
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3,166 members
165 reviews
½ 4.3