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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- bookwoman84, amarie, conceptDawg, GirlMisanthrope, evilmoose, becbart, foggidawn, lkmiller, kristenl, KimarieBee, BookWallah, raidergirl3, norabelle414, greeneyed_ives, BookLizard, Eowyn1, vwinsloe, Ignolopi, RavenRing, sryder, Peace2, PollyMig, taxonet, EllsbethB, kennethb97, Kristymk18, DanaSchipporeit, DavidDallas, revenientis
- 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.
- 12 Members
- kbuxton, tardis, christina_reads, crystallyn, Euryale, infjsarah, jjmcgaffey, lkmiller, citygirl, rockinrhombus, TempleCat, PATSEA6
- 10 Members
- 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.
- 10 Members
- conceptDawg, Jambyfool, lauralkeet, charl08, snail49, rodrick, PATSEA6, PollyMig, dadito, uncharry
- 9 Members
- dara85, Micheller7, terran, lindapanzo, vancouverdeb, silverada, JSWBooks, PATSEA6, MrsMathias
- 9 Members
- erinclark, LynnB, chgstrom, mahrenew, seasonsoflove, tina1969, Grasshoppertld, taxonet, ebrahmstadt
- 7 Members
- rosalita, Mallc, MJC1946, lindapanzo, dadito, MrsMathias, DavidDallas
- 6 Members
- charl08, novelcommentary, peterveen, Brindle, kara.shamy, PollyMig
- 6 Members
- waitingtoderail, msf59, LFUMC, JSWBooks, gravitysbook, EllsbethB
- 5 Members
- BookWallah, bjappleg8, mdexter, IsolaBlue, MrsMathias
- 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.
- 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.
- 5 Members
- lauralkeet, charl08, terran, novelcommentary, edparks
- 3 Members
- claireb, Capybara_99, msf59
- 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.
- 3 Members
- Patient, BookLizard, FerneMysteryReader
- 3 Members
- bookworm12, ahef1963, BoekenTrol71
- 3 Members
- BookWallah, seasonsoflove, pltgsage
- 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.
- 3 Members
- kellyslist, kxn11, lindapanzo
- 3 Members
- szarka, souloftherose, Risbom
- 2 Members
- MarthaJeanne, cbl_tn
- Explanations
- MarthaJeanne: I read three books by Connie Willis, and all three deserve this spot.
- 2 Members
- amarie, MrsMathias
- Explanations
- amarie: This sweet memoir turned a vague person on the news to a truly admirable young woman.
- 2 Members
- baystateRA, ManWithAnAgenda
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- ursula, bookworm12
- 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
- 2 Members
- whymaggiemay, kennethb97
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- whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
- 2 Members
- claireb, Capybara_99
- 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.
- 2 Members
- edparks, JuliaMaria
- Explanations
- JuliaMaria: Aktueller Roman zum Thema Datenschutz, Wikileaks usw. - wie immer verpackt in leidenschaftliche gut erzählte Geschichte.
- 2 Members
- christina_reads, foggidawn