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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18,615 members
876 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.
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6,347 members
386 reviews
4.1
5
11,027 members
679 reviews
½ 4.3
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.
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4,316 members
277 reviews
3.9
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9,660 members
456 reviews
½ 4.3
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17,648 members
1,111 reviews
½ 3.6
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2,329 members
225 reviews
4
10
2,627 members
162 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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5,220 members
281 reviews
½ 4.5
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14,785 members
797 reviews
3.9
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7,137 members
315 reviews
3.9
14
5,028 members
277 reviews
4.1
15
2,933 members
146 reviews
4
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3,113 members
145 reviews
4
17
2,933 members
196 reviews
4.1
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7,696 members
367 reviews
½ 4.4
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1,812 members
168 reviews
4
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2,504 members
131 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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7,592 members
549 reviews
4
23
4,973 members
290 reviews
3.8
24
5,917 members
364 reviews
4
25
3,046 members
207 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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1,229 members
98 reviews
4
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4,376 members
238 reviews
4
28
8,235 members
588 reviews
4
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13,435 members
646 reviews
4
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1,460 members
70 reviews
3.9
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1,976 members
149 reviews
3.8
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7,253 members
357 reviews
4
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1,753 members
60 reviews
4.2
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627 members
55 reviews
½ 3.7
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4,807 members
250 reviews
3.9
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3,795 members
211 reviews
½ 3.6
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7,361 members
326 reviews
4.1
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1,677 members
145 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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5,901 members
567 reviews
4
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3,591 members
273 reviews
4
3 Members
innominate, rarm, kxn11
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20,278 members
784 reviews
½ 4.4
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520 members
41 reviews
4.1
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11,506 members
495 reviews
4
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2,952 members
174 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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1,710 members
106 reviews
3.8
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14,260 members
976 reviews
4
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2,082 members
121 reviews
4
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26,897 members
773 reviews
3.9
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36,047 members
740 reviews
4.1
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34,147 members
470 reviews
4.1
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2,935 members
249 reviews
4
2 Members
karspeak, lorannen
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2,602 members
38 reviews
½ 4.3
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931 members
55 reviews
3.9
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24,768 members
472 reviews
4.2
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16,428 members
384 reviews
3.9
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14,740 members
961 reviews
4.1
2 Members
terran, Ape
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7,678 members
406 reviews
4.1
2 Members
dudes22, viktorasd
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1,437 members
51 reviews
4
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1,119 members
100 reviews
4.1
2 Members
dara85, lauralkeet
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823 members
68 reviews
½ 3.6
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7,940 members
374 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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7,906 members
362 reviews
4.2
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6,354 members
268 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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3,013 members
66 reviews
4.2
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2,851 members
108 reviews
3.8
2 Members
msf59, gypsysmom
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5,065 members
247 reviews
3.8
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3,598 members
161 reviews
4.2
2 Members
Parker51, inge87
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5,043 members
74 reviews
½ 4.3
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3,586 members
247 reviews
4.1
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3,394 members
197 reviews
½ 4.3
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2,902 members
249 reviews
4
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2,817 members
112 reviews
3.9
2 Members
ursula, mdexter
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1,639 members
119 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
Parker51, uncharry
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940 members
61 reviews
3.9
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3,305 members
198 reviews
4
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13,984 members
1,234 reviews
½ 4.5
2 Members
Leida, Wassilissa
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7,510 members
166 reviews
3.9
2 Members
ursula, bookworm12
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302 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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3,290 members
177 reviews
3.9
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1,965 members
181 reviews
3.9
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98 members
16 reviews
3.9
82
1,933 members
150 reviews
4.2
2 Members
kbuxton, Euryale
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58 members
1 review
3.1
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5,301 members
399 reviews
4
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2,871 members
220 reviews
3.9
2 Members
whymaggiemay, kennethb97
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whymaggiemay: Beautifully written dystopia with wonderful universal themes
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71,789 members
1,160 reviews
3.8
2 Members
Brindle, Turambar
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7,682 members
295 reviews
4.2
2 Members
zhejw, Dilara86
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2,751 members
124 reviews
½ 3.6
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2,678 members
115 reviews
4.2
2 Members
kbuxton, tardis
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1,567 members
51 reviews
3.8
91
1,430 members
77 reviews
3.8
92
27,848 members
385 reviews
½ 3.6
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26,373 members
625 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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4,657 members
243 reviews
½ 4.6
2 Members
KatyBee, KimMeyer
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2,294 members
89 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
revbean, jeanned
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2,247 members
77 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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1,033 members
76 reviews
3.8
98
872 members
39 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
plaugher, Parker51
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6,183 members
540 reviews
3.9
100
3,508 members
163 reviews
½ 4.3