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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: http://blog.librarything.com/main/2016/12/top-five-2016/. Join the discussion on Talk

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1
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
7,098 members, 488 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: Maryloo (1), jcwharton (1), pmarshall (1), sianpr (1), Jim53 (1), tess_schoolmarm (1), Lauraborealis (1), sipthereader (1), Redheadlib (1), pamur (1), khouston205 (2) — 2 more, krazy4katz (2), mahsdad (4)

Score: 49.56

2
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
1,860 members, 140 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: amanaceerdh (1), cooch45 (1), mdexter (1), khouston205 (1), mooingzelda (1), winteralli (1), ursula (1), njinthesun (1), ablachly (1), katemcangus (1), Maryloo (2)

Score: 43.36

3
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
1,969 members, 134 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: honkingcronk (1), beebeereads (1), jonesli (1), Carmenere (1), JSWBooks (1), dudes22 (2), zhejw (2), jcwharton (2), lindapanzo (2), Cariola (2)

Score: 36.82

Explanations:

JSWBooks (1): Powerful - the story and the writing!

4
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
1,137 members, 78 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: lauralkeet (1), debann6354 (1), katiekrug (1), kjgormley (1), amanaceerdh (2), Sharon.Flesher (2), jonesli (2), asyouth (2), ultrabookgeek (3), susanna.fraser (5)

Score: 35.17

5
Commonwealth: A Novel
by Ann Patchett
1,215 members, 86 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: Sharon.Flesher (1), Leida (1), honkingcronk (2), lauralkeet (2), Maryloo (3), IrishSue (4), jcwharton (5), dianeham (5), krisa (5)

Score: 28.62

6
A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backman
2,963 members, 263 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: niquetteb (1), MsRoux (2), amanaceerdh (3), honkingcronk (3), beebeereads (3), IrishSue (3), jcwharton (4), Redheadlib (4), kgriffith (4)

Score: 28.01

7
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
4,264 members, 385 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: mjfisher (1), IrishSue (1), ultrabookgeek (2), kaixo (2), krisa (2), tardis (4), ablachly (4), agjuba (5)

Score: 26.42

8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
by Elizabeth Strout
1,488 members, 156 reviews
3.74 stars (3.74 stars)

Lists: LoisCK (1), Ciruelo (1), marcejewels (1), Simone2 (1), Leida (2), debann6354 (4), lauralkeet (5)

Score: 24.87

9
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
2,500 members, 158 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), aquariumministry (1), holly_golightly (2), jcwharton (3), bookwoman84 (4), rosalita (4), greeneyed_ives (5)

Score: 22.74

Explanations:

rosalita (4): 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.… (more)

10
Career of Evil
by Robert Galbraith
1,641 members, 125 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: jhansen (1), KimarieBee (1), holly_golightly (1), Wassilissa (3), lowelibrary (4), rosylibrarian (4)

Score: 20.7

11
Ancillary Mercy
by Ann Leckie
884 members, 57 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: revbean (1), okeres (2), pamur (2), lorannen (2), vwinsloe (3), lottpoet (4)

Score: 19.96

12
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
977 members, 90 reviews
4.41 stars (4.41 stars)

Lists: Bookmarque (1), edparks (1), Cariola (3), Romonko (3), beebeereads (4)

Score: 16.91

Explanations:

Romonko (3): I absolutely loved this book! It was so understated, but so well written.

13
The Water Knife
by Paolo Bacigalupi
809 members, 50 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (1), mjfisher (2), Ape (4), krisa (4), hipdeep (4)

Score: 15.85

14
The Trespasser
by Tana French
706 members, 68 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: miketopper (1), Soupdragon (3), honkingcronk (4), bjappleg8 (4), katemcangus (5)

Score: 15.37

15
The Goblin Emperor
by Katherine Addison
980 members, 77 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: bookwormelf (1), Familiar_Diversions (1), rarm (3), lottpoet (3)

Score: 14.08

16
H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
1,943 members, 147 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: lalbro (1), Euryale (1), jeanned (2), azrowan (5)

Score: 14.04

17
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
by Elena Ferrante
918 members, 47 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: EfEh (1), shaunie (1), Leida (3), Parker51 (4)

Score: 13.87

18
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson
940 members, 100 reviews
4.58 stars (4.58 stars)

Lists: rosalita (1), Jim53 (2), gypsysmom (3), honkingcronk (5)

Score: 13.08

Explanations:

rosalita (1): A searing look at the racial biases in the American criminal justice system.

19
All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
826 members, 47 reviews
3.59 stars (3.59 stars)

Lists: lkmiller (1), wolfeyluvr (2), flying_monkeys (3), norabelle414 (5)

Score: 13.08

Explanations:

flying_monkeys (3): 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.

20
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
5,964 members, 336 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Cynthia_Moses (1), Redheadlib (3), highlander6022 (3), ccatalfo (4)

Score: 12.91

Explanations:

highlander6022 (3): 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.… (more)

21
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
9,691 members, 221 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: LoisCK (2), Capybara_99 (2), Cynthia_Moses (3), pamur (3)

Score: 12.81

22
The Stolen Child
by Lisa Carey
104 members, 22 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: Redheadlib (2), kgriffith (2), ablachly (2), timspalding (5)

Score: 12.77

23
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi
6,957 members, 273 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: Euryale (2), LoisCK (3), bookwormelf (3), kristenl (4)

Score: 12.27

24
The Rogue Retrieval
by Dan Koboldt
16 members, 3 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

Lists: DanKoboldt (1), Bishop_OConnell (2), TeresaFrohock (2)

Score: 10.73

25
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
9,352 members, 913 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: flying_monkeys (1), IrishSue (2), krisa (3)

Score: 10.4

Explanations:

flying_monkeys (1): 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.… (more)

26
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers
779 members, 58 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: wandering_star (1), mooingzelda (2), susanna.fraser (3)

Score: 10.4

27
The House by the Lake
by Thomas Harding
95 members, 7 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: Willoyd (1), sianpr (2), cbl_tn (3)

Score: 10.4

28
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
54,625 members, 1,099 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

Lists: karenmarie (1), Cynthia_Moses (2), souloftherose (4)

Score: 10.19

29
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch
1,164 members, 209 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: mahsdad (1), seasonsoflove (2), avanders (4)

Score: 10.19

30
The Martian
by Andy Weir
7,428 members, 703 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: davesmind (1), al.vick (3), chgstrom (3)

Score: 10.08

31
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin
677 members, 48 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: pixiedark (1), Her_Royal_Orangeness (3), sturlington (4)

Score: 9.87

32
The Light Between Oceans
by M. L. Stedman
4,245 members, 377 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Andrew-theQM (1), karenmarie (3), Redheadlib (5)

Score: 9.71

33
Arabella of Mars
by David D. Levine
93 members, 5 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: inge87 (1), tardis (3), christina_reads (5)

Score: 9.71

34
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
12,543 members, 371 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: hearshari (1), LoisCK (4), conceptDawg (4)

Score: 9.66

35
The Girl With All the Gifts
by M. R. Carey
2,163 members, 201 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: Ape (2), tardis (2), claire.rivers (4)

Score: 9.56

36
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
by Max Porter
434 members, 31 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: Carmenere (2), mahsdad (2), Capybara_99 (4)

Score: 9.56

37
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
1,621 members, 150 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: avanders (2), njinthesun (2), gypsysmom (5)

Score: 9.4

38
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
by Svetlana Alexievich
775 members, 31 reviews
4.34 stars (4.34 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), hipdeep (3), rarm (4)

Score: 9.23

39
Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
6,701 members, 486 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: lmbix (2), maritimer (3), winteralli (5)

Score: 9.08

40
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
by J. K. Rowling
3,787 members, 228 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: lowelibrary (2), Leida (4), wolfeyluvr (4)

Score: 9.02

41
LaRose
by Louise Erdrich
560 members, 33 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: Sharon.Flesher (3), jonesli (3), myra.reads (4)

Score: 8.91

42
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
by Madeleine Thien
389 members, 25 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: EfEh (3), charl08 (3), ultrabookgeek (4)

Score: 8.91

43
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by Ken Liu
335 members, 14 reviews
4.51 stars (4.51 stars)

Lists: bookwormelf (2), souloftherose (2), antao (12)

Score: 8.88

44
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
4,364 members, 223 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: amerynth (2), LoisCK (5), mooingzelda (5)

Score: 8.71

45
Faithful
by Michelle Hauck
1 member, 0 reviews

Lists: TeresaFrohock (3), DanKoboldt (4), Bishop_OConnell (8)

Score: 8.25

46
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
5,568 members, 159 reviews
4.57 stars (4.57 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (1), myra.reads (1)

Score: 8

47
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
2,158 members, 175 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: asyouth (1), kgriffith (1)

Score: 8

48
March: Book One
by John Lewis
1,004 members, 70 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: charl08 (1), lorannen (1)

Score: 8

49
The Invisible Library
by Genevieve Cogman
893 members, 70 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: marysneedle (1), MilliLinnea (1)

Score: 8

50
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult
812 members, 92 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: terran (1), Micheller7 (1)

Score: 8

51
The Death of Bees
by Lisa O'Donnell
739 members, 84 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: DeltaQueen50 (1), jeanned (1)

Score: 8

52
A Closed and Common Orbit
by Becky Chambers
277 members, 16 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: imyril (1), souloftherose (1)

Score: 8

53
Before the Feast
by Saša Stanišic
128 members, 7 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: rplinke (1), Dilara86 (1)

Score: 8

54
City of Thieves
by David Benioff
3,683 members, 259 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: krisa (1), ursula (2)

Score: 7.36

55
End of Watch
by Stephen King
952 members, 55 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: chgstrom (1), pixiedark (2)

Score: 7.36

56
The Orenda
by Joseph Boyden
635 members, 33 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: cbl_tn (1), DeltaQueen50 (2)

Score: 7.36

57
Born to Run
by Bruce Springsteen
500 members, 24 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: artturnerjr (1), waitingtoderail (2)

Score: 7.36

58
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
by Nick Lane
207 members, 7 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: jjwilson61 (1), davesmind (2)

Score: 7.36

59
The Winged Histories
by Sofia Samatar
79 members, 10 reviews
3.97 stars (3.97 stars)

Lists: Jarandel (1), rarm (2)

Score: 7.36

60
Rebecca
by Daphne du Maurier
13,565 members, 400 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: rarm (1), ahef1963 (3)

Score: 7.04

61
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
7,112 members, 450 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (1), kaulsu (3)

Score: 7.04

Explanations:

kaulsu (3): I read little "good" fiction...and this was worth reading. I had it on my iphone for several years, but kept putting it off. Verghese is a marvel. More of his books in my future, I foresee.… (more)

62
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker
2,674 members, 215 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: craso (1), jjwilson61 (3)

Score: 7.04

63
The Path to Power
by Robert A. Caro
1,629 members, 27 reviews
4.55 stars (4.55 stars)

Lists: bjappleg8 (1), kara.shamy (3)

Score: 7.04

64
A God in Ruins
by Kate Atkinson
1,448 members, 98 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: starfishian (1), sianpr (3)

Score: 7.04

65
1066: The Year of the Conquest
by David Howarth
1,098 members, 17 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: bethmariec (1), Kaffie (3)

Score: 7.04

66
Did You Ever Have a Family
by Bill Clegg
742 members, 74 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: vwinsloe (1), njinthesun (3)

Score: 7.04

67
Ruby: A Novel
by Cynthia Bond
494 members, 99 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (1), lauralkeet (3)

Score: 7.04

68
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
485 members, 28 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: avatiakh (1), soraki (3)

Score: 7.04

69
A Head Full of Ghosts
by Paul Tremblay
502 members, 45 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), seasonsoflove (4)

Score: 6.83

70
Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor
347 members, 16 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: okeres (1), lorannen (4)

Score: 6.83

71
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman
1,029 members, 80 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: chgstrom (2), JSWBooks (2)

Score: 6.73

Explanations:

JSWBooks (2): How kindness can change a community.

72
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
7,126 members, 693 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: Cecrow (1), hipdeep (5)

Score: 6.68

73
The Natural Way of Things
by Charlotte Wood
197 members, 14 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: alice_the_goon (1), KimarieBee (5)

Score: 6.68

74
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson
2,379 members, 213 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), mahsdad (3)

Score: 6.4

75
The Nix
by Nathan Hill
692 members, 40 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: azrowan (2), myra.reads (3)

Score: 6.4

76
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
582 members, 55 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: flying_monkeys (2), lkmiller (3)

Score: 6.4

Explanations:

flying_monkeys (2): Because it's beautiful, macabre, diverse. And it speaks to a secret, lifelong quest: to find my door.

77
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
41,364 members, 1,107 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: fajriy_arunna (1), bookwormelf (11)

Score: 6.2

78
John Adams
by David McCullough
9,414 members, 156 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: AnnaClaire (2), kara.shamy (4)

Score: 6.19

80
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
by Jenny Lawson
1,128 members, 73 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: LAKobow (2), starfishian (4)

Score: 6.19

81
Darktown: A Novel
by Thomas Mullen
177 members, 14 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: charl08 (2), boo-radley (4)

Score: 6.19

82
Black River
by S. M. Hulse
126 members, 11 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: katiekrug (2), jonesli (4)

Score: 6.19

83
London Celebrities (book 1)
by Lucy Parker
57 members, 2 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (2), christina_reads (4)

Score: 6.19

84
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
by Andrea Wulf
708 members, 38 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: davesmind (3), azrowan (3)

Score: 6.08

85
A Great Reckoning
by Louise Penny
691 members, 57 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (3), Jim53 (3)

Score: 6.08

86
Shrill
by Lindy West
364 members, 20 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: k8_not_kate (3), katemcangus (3)

Score: 6.08

87
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
4,745 members, 359 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: hearshari (2), holly_golightly (5)

Score: 6.04

88
NW
by Zadie Smith
1,410 members, 70 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (2), EfEh (5)

Score: 6.04

89
His Bloody Project
by Graeme Macrae Burnet
519 members, 37 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: gtimcqueen (3), Cariola (4)

Score: 5.87

90
Storm Front
by Jim Butcher
10,063 members, 442 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Kindleifier (3), miketopper (5)

Score: 5.71

91
Our Souls at Night
by Kent Haruf
1,067 members, 117 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: zhejw (3), njinthesun (5)

Score: 5.71

92
To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
5,117 members, 225 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: Wolfman08 (4), EllsieFind (4)

Score: 5.66

93
The Privilege of the Sword
by Ellen Kushner
1,233 members, 49 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: bookwormelf (4), imyril (4)

Score: 5.66

94
The Girls
by Emma Cline
1,213 members, 124 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: EfEh (4), katemcangus (4)

Score: 5.66

95
The Japanese Lover
by Isabel Allende
834 members, 58 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: kaulsu (4), chgstrom (4)

Score: 5.66

Explanations:

kaulsu (4): 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.… (more)

96
Barkskins: A Novel
by Annie Proulx
597 members, 44 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: Sharon.Flesher (4), edparks (4)

Score: 5.66

Explanations:

Sharon.Flesher (4): We had to wait 14 years for a new novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning Annie Proulx, but this epic was worth it. Proulx is the master of memorable, complex characters, and she dishes out a feast of them in this multi-generational historical saga. Two indentured servants arrive in New France (Canada) in the late 17th-century and are quickly separated by diverging fates. Their descendants pick up the story, plundering the vast North American forests, including Michigan's white pines, as loggers and lumber barons through three centuries. Proulx's prose is as magnificent as her scope.… (more)

97
My Struggle: Book One: A Death in the Family
by Karl Ove Knausgård
1,433 members, 66 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: kaixo (4), maritimer (5)

Score: 5.5

98
The Sellout
by Paul Beatty
1,122 members, 52 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: zhejw (4), Sharon.Flesher (5)

Score: 5.5

99
The Moor's Account
by Laila Lalami
350 members, 24 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Euryale (4), jeanned (5)

Score: 5.5

100
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
by Katherine Boo
2,762 members, 234 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: rosylibrarian (5), ahef1963 (5)

Score: 5.35

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