Top Five Books of 2016
- Description
- What are your top five reads for 2016? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2016. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: 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.
- Members
- 230 participating members
antao ,bookwormelf ,soraki ,Bishop_OConnell ,JavidSalardis ,pixiedark ,Micheller7 ,ahef1963 ,thornton37814 ,jsburbidge ,marysneedle ,Laura1124 ,chgstrom ,stembrook ,charl08 ,boo-radley ,terran ,al.vick ,Soupdragon ,miketopper ,avatiakh ,flips ,fannyprice ,This-n-That ,avanders ,seasonsoflove ,RBeffa ,kaulsu ,JSWBooks ,krazy4katz ,timspalding ,Tess_W ,revbean ,okeres ,mahsdad ,sipthereader ,lottpoet ,Familiar_Diversions ,hredwards ,pmarshall ,vwinsloe ,lorannen ,zhejw ,dudes22 ,lindapanzo ,starfishian ,jeshakespeare ,alice_the_goon ,amerynth ,Capybara_99 ,norabelle414 ,wolfeyluvr ,LAKobow ,Andrew-theQM ,gravitysbook ,EllsieFind ,Risbom ,Thogek ,JenMDB ,Wolfman08 ,Cynfelyn ,cometahalley ,TeresaFrohock ,DanKoboldt ,Kindleifier ,Akubra ,VW_Williams ,milarous ,RickyHaas ,nx74defiant ,SDaisy ,binarydude ,Tinuvia ,fulner ,PaperDollLady ,FerneMysteryReader ,kristilabrie ,Kassilem ,ruthiekro ,Mencius ,lmbix ,ccatalfo ,highlander6022 ,Her_Royal_Orangeness ,sturlington ,PaperbackPirate ,ghostwire ,cbl_tn ,Willoyd ,Mirabelle ,mrmapcase ,Artymedon ,ctpress ,Barghest ,tina1969 ,Dilara86 ,briarhills ,kgodey ,fajriy_arunna ,cdowney086 ,IsolaBlue ,MickyFine ,karenmarie ,sianpr ,artturnerjr ,waitingtoderail ,plaugher ,Jim53 ,gypsysmom ,souloftherose ,imyril ,mdexter ,njinthesun ,winteralli ,katemcangus ,honkingcronk ,hipdeep ,lauralkeet ,lsh63 ,katiekrug ,kjgormley ,susanna.fraser ,LoisCK ,Cecrow ,AmourFou ,k8_not_kate ,AHS-Wolfy ,mooingzelda ,ursula ,kara.shamy ,greeneyed_ives ,jcwharton ,aquariumministry ,jjwilson61 ,holly_golightly ,rosalita ,ablachly ,kgriffith ,Redheadlib ,bookwoman84 ,craso ,lahochstetler ,claire.rivers ,Ape ,christina_reads ,inge87 ,Francisco_Javier ,ultrabookgeek ,tardis ,agjuba ,krisa ,kaixo ,Sharon.Flesher ,rarm ,freelunch ,niquetteb ,Euryale ,jeanned ,gtimcqueen ,Minthe ,beebeereads ,Romonko ,edparks ,maritimer ,kristenl ,KimarieBee ,Simone2 ,Parker51 ,shaunie ,EfEh ,Ciruelo ,MrsLee ,rosylibrarian ,Wassilissa ,lowelibrary ,Cariola ,dara85 ,anglemark ,flying_monkeys ,debann6354 ,dianeham ,Leida ,jillmwo ,Bookmarque ,eromsted ,ManWithAnAgenda ,Macbeth ,conceptDawg ,IrishSue ,Tatoosh ,ClaudaJB ,bjappleg8 ,Jarandel ,davesmind ,pamur ,Kaffie ,Cynthia_Moses ,pedro.pessoa ,Maryloo ,lkmiller ,dawnlovesbooks ,FionaKroll ,hlawrence ,khouston205 ,hearshari ,Carmenere ,Nancyhope ,asyouth ,bethmariec ,AnnaClaire ,DeltaQueen50 ,RuMuse ,mjfisher ,wandering_star ,KimBeMe ,marcejewels ,usnmm2 ,Ilirwen ,rplinke ,Papermoon4 ,cooch45 ,joroho59 ,Shazaib ,Ad_Oculos ,Lauraborealis ,Rorykins75 ,busterrll ,lalbro ,jhansen
- 15 Members
- pmarshall, sipthereader, Jim53, mahsdad, pamur, sianpr, krazy4katz, Tess_W, Maryloo, AmourFou, jcwharton, Lauraborealis, Redheadlib, khouston205, Rorykins75
- 11 Members
- ursula, ablachly, dawnlovesbooks, mooingzelda, mdexter, njinthesun, winteralli, katemcangus, cooch45, Maryloo, khouston205
- 10 Members
- zhejw, Cariola, lsh63, dudes22, beebeereads, Carmenere, lindapanzo, JSWBooks, jcwharton, honkingcronk
- Explanations
- JSWBooks: Powerful - the story and the writing!
- 10 Members
- susanna.fraser, dawnlovesbooks, lauralkeet, lsh63, asyouth, katiekrug, kjgormley, Sharon.Flesher, debann6354, ultrabookgeek
- 9 Members
- tardis, ablachly, agjuba, krisa, kaixo, mjfisher, IrishSue, ultrabookgeek, Francisco_Javier
- 9 Members
- krisa, lauralkeet, Leida, IrishSue, Maryloo, Sharon.Flesher, jcwharton, honkingcronk, dianeham
- 9 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, RuMuse, kgriffith, beebeereads, IrishSue, niquetteb, jcwharton, honkingcronk, Redheadlib
- 7 Members
- lauralkeet, LoisCK, Ciruelo, Leida, marcejewels, Simone2, debann6354
- 7 Members
- bookwoman84, rosalita, holly_golightly, greeneyed_ives, kara.shamy, jcwharton, aquariumministry
- Explanations
- rosalita: A contemporary black man's point of view about race relations in America. Some deeply uncomfortably truths for white Americans here, but so necessary to acknowledge and absorb.
- 6 Members
- Bookmarque, Cariola, beebeereads, Romonko, edparks, AmourFou
- Explanations
- Romonko: I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.
- 5 Members
- rosalita, Jim53, gypsysmom, honkingcronk, Papermoon4
- Explanations
- rosalita: A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.
- 5 Members
- Euryale, LoisCK, kristenl, bookwormelf, ClaudaJB
- 4 Members
- rarm, bookwormelf, lottpoet, Familiar_Diversions
- 4 Members
- lkmiller, norabelle414, flying_monkeys, wolfeyluvr
- Explanations
- flying_monkeys: Because it's a mash-up of sci-fi and fantasy, and it's the weirdest book I read in 2016. And I mean "weird" in the best possible way.
- 4 Members
- ccatalfo, highlander6022, Redheadlib, Cynthia_Moses
- Explanations
- highlander6022: Oh, how I wish this book was available 40 years ago. The best adjective I can give it is "rich". Rich in discussion. Rich in research documentation. Rich in providing a wonderful insight into myself, a confirmed introvert but with some extrovert tendencies. Rich in discussion of interactions between intros and extros. Rich in providing guidance on how to raise, teach, encourage intro and extro children. Rich in how to succeed in a business world where extros seem to be the "chosen ones" to lead us to the promised land of success.
- 4 Members
- tardis, claire.rivers, Ape, Francisco_Javier
- 4 Members
- hipdeep, rarm, kara.shamy, Francisco_Javier
- 3 Members
- krisa, IrishSue, flying_monkeys
- Explanations
- flying_monkeys: Because I could see that magic, close my eyes and touch it. All my senses were fully engaged. It's a rare book that uses smells and sounds with such clarity and power.
- 3 Members
- susanna.fraser, wandering_star, mooingzelda
- 3 Members
- karenmarie, souloftherose, Cynthia_Moses
- 3 Members
- Jim53, beebeereads, This-n-That
- 3 Members
- karenmarie, Andrew-theQM, Redheadlib
- 3 Members
- conceptDawg, LoisCK, hearshari
- 3 Members
- mahsdad, Capybara_99, Carmenere
- 3 Members
- avanders, njinthesun, gypsysmom
- 3 Members
- Leida, wolfeyluvr, lowelibrary
- 3 Members
- charl08, EfEh, ultrabookgeek
- 3 Members
- antao, bookwormelf, souloftherose
- 3 Members
- LoisCK, mooingzelda, amerynth
- 2 Members
- waitingtoderail, artturnerjr
- 2 Members
- jjwilson61, davesmind
- 2 Members
- njinthesun, vwinsloe
- 2 Members
- seasonsoflove, sturlington
- 2 Members
- lkmiller, flying_monkeys
- Explanations
- flying_monkeys: Because it's beautiful, macabre, diverse. And it speaks to a secret, lifelong quest: to find my door.
- 2 Members
- k8_not_kate, katemcangus
- 2 Members
- holly_golightly, hearshari
- 2 Members
- kaulsu, chgstrom
- Explanations
- kaulsu: I've not previously read anything by Allende. I am told each of her novels is unlike the last. It took me a minute to get into the flash backs, but (I work in a retirement community) I did enjoy it. There were some pieces that didn't ring true (FBI field agents have a mandatory retirement age of 57, for example), but Twain said we shouldn't allow a few facts to spoil a good story. Or something.
