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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: 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: 228 participating members (show all)

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1
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
11,186 members, 673 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: Rorykins75 (1), AmourFou (1), Maryloo (1), jcwharton (1), pmarshall (1), sianpr (1), Jim53 (1), Tess_W (1), Lauraborealis (1), sipthereader (1), Redheadlib (1) — 4 more, pamur (1), khouston205 (2), krazy4katz (2), mahsdad (4)

Score: 57.56

2
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
3,409 members, 219 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: dawnlovesbooks (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
5,087 members, 315 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: honkingcronk (1), beebeereads (1), lsh63 (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
2,828 members, 170 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: lauralkeet (1), debann6354 (1), katiekrug (1), kjgormley (1), dawnlovesbooks (2), Sharon.Flesher (2), lsh63 (2), asyouth (2), ultrabookgeek (3), susanna.fraser (5)

Score: 35.17

5
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
6,783 members, 546 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

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

Score: 29.79

6
Commonwealth
by Ann Patchett
2,471 members, 149 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

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

Score: 28.62

7
A Man Called Ove
by Fredrik Backman
5,896 members, 476 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

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

Score: 28.01

8
My Name Is Lucy Barton
by Elizabeth Strout
2,536 members, 217 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

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

Score: 24.87

9
Ancillary Mercy
by Ann Leckie
1,562 members, 89 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

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

Score: 23.96

10
Between the World and Me
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
4,509 members, 259 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 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)

11
Career of Evil
by Robert Galbraith
2,961 members, 178 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

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

Score: 20.7

12
The Water Knife
by Paolo Bacigalupi
1,264 members, 71 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

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

Score: 19.85

13
A Gentleman in Moscow
by Amor Towles
4,254 members, 316 reviews
4.42 stars (4.42 stars)

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

Score: 19.74

Explanations:

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

14
The Trespasser
by Tana French
1,568 members, 108 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: miketopper (1), ClaudaJB (2), Soupdragon (3), honkingcronk (4), bjappleg8 (4), katemcangus (5)

Score: 18.74

15
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
by Elena Ferrante
1,779 members, 64 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

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

Score: 17.87

16
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson
2,180 members, 161 reviews
4.58 stars (4.58 stars)

Lists: Papermoon4 (1), rosalita (1), Jim53 (2), gypsysmom (3), honkingcronk (5)

Score: 17.08

Explanations:

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

17
The Stolen Child
by Lisa Carey
162 members, 28 reviews
3.81 stars (3.81 stars)

Lists: Redheadlib (2), kgriffith (2), ablachly (2), ClaudaJB (3), timspalding (5)

Score: 15.81

18
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood
by Marjane Satrapi
7,484 members, 297 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

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

Score: 15.1

19
The Goblin Emperor
by Katherine Addison
1,613 members, 114 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

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

Score: 14.08

20
H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
2,988 members, 210 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

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

Score: 14.04

21
All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
1,894 members, 108 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 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.

22
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
8,091 members, 395 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)

23
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin
1,237 members, 67 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

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

Score: 12.91

24
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
11,230 members, 250 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

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

Score: 12.81

25
The Girl With All the Gifts
by M. R. Carey
3,651 members, 309 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

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

Score: 12.38

26
Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
by Svetlana Alexievich
1,347 members, 51 reviews
4.37 stars (4.37 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), hipdeep (3), rarm (4), Francisco_Javier (5)

Score: 11.91

27
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
6,540 members, 194 reviews
4.55 stars (4.55 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (1), myra.reads (1), AmourFou (2)

Score: 11.36

28
The Orenda
by Joseph Boyden
801 members, 39 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: joroho59 (1), cbl_tn (1), DeltaQueen50 (2)

Score: 11.36

29
The Rogue Retrieval
by Dan Koboldt
23 members, 3 reviews
4.33 stars (4.33 stars)

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

Score: 10.73

30
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
12,351 members, 1,052 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)

31
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
by Becky Chambers
2,417 members, 176 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

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

Score: 10.4

32
The House by the Lake
by Thomas Harding
212 members, 16 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

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

Score: 10.4

33
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
62,912 members, 1,230 reviews
4.39 stars (4.39 stars)

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

Score: 10.19

34
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch
3,083 members, 358 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

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

Score: 10.19

35
The Martian
by Andy Weir
11,435 members, 942 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

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

Score: 10.08

36
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
7,952 members, 484 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (1), AmourFou (3), kaulsu (3)

Score: 10.08

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)

37
The Light Between Oceans
by M. L. Stedman
5,595 members, 456 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

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

Score: 9.71

38
Arabella of Mars (The Adventures of Arabella Ashby)
by David D. Levine
238 members, 13 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

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

Score: 9.71

39
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
14,091 members, 415 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

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

Score: 9.66

40
Grief is the Thing with Feathers
by Max Porter
864 members, 55 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

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

Score: 9.56

41
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
3,217 members, 228 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

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

Score: 9.4

42
Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
7,995 members, 549 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

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

Score: 9.08

43
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
by J. K. Rowling
4,526 members, 289 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

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

Score: 9.02

44
LaRose
by Louise Erdrich
963 members, 54 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: Sharon.Flesher (3), lsh63 (3), myra.reads (4)

Score: 8.91

45
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
by Madeleine Thien
821 members, 43 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

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

Score: 8.91

46
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by Ken Liu
808 members, 33 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 stars)

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

Score: 8.88

47
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
5,279 members, 256 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

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

Score: 8.71

48
Faithful
by Michelle Hauck
3 members, 0 reviews

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

Score: 8.25

49
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
3,907 members, 268 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: asyouth (1), kgriffith (1)

Score: 8

50
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult
2,213 members, 179 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: terran (1), Micheller7 (1)

Score: 8

51
The Invisible Library
by Genevieve Cogman
2,025 members, 128 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: marysneedle (1), Ilirwen (1)

Score: 8

52
March: Book One
by John Lewis
1,775 members, 118 reviews
4.45 stars (4.45 stars)

Lists: charl08 (1), lorannen (1)

Score: 8

53
A Closed and Common Orbit
by Becky Chambers
1,197 members, 77 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: imyril (1), souloftherose (1)

Score: 8

54
The Death of Bees
by Lisa O'Donnell
851 members, 88 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: DeltaQueen50 (1), jeanned (1)

Score: 8

55
Before the Feast
by Saša Stanišic
204 members, 7 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: rplinke (1), Dilara86 (1)

Score: 8

56
City of Thieves
by David Benioff
4,399 members, 285 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: krisa (1), ursula (2)

Score: 7.36

57
End of Watch
by Stephen King
1,981 members, 104 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: chgstrom (1), pixiedark (2)

Score: 7.36

58
Born to Run
by Bruce Springsteen
1,057 members, 51 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: artturnerjr (1), waitingtoderail (2)

Score: 7.36

59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
by Nick Lane
371 members, 15 reviews
4.36 stars (4.36 stars)

Lists: jjwilson61 (1), davesmind (2)

Score: 7.36

60
The Winged Histories: a novel
by Sofia Samatar
172 members, 15 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Jarandel (1), rarm (2)

Score: 7.36

61
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
15,961 members, 486 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: rarm (1), ahef1963 (3)

Score: 7.04

62
The Golem and the Jinni: A Novel
by Helene Wecker
3,860 members, 275 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: craso (1), jjwilson61 (3)

Score: 7.04

63
A God in Ruins
by Kate Atkinson
2,200 members, 127 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: starfishian (1), sianpr (3)

Score: 7.04

64
The Path to Power
by Robert A. Caro
1,989 members, 34 reviews
4.54 stars (4.54 stars)

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

Score: 7.04

65
1066
by David Howarth
1,248 members, 22 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: bethmariec (1), Kaffie (3)

Score: 7.04

66
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
1,037 members, 50 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: avatiakh (1), soraki (3)

Score: 7.04

67
Did You Ever Have a Family
by Bill Clegg
1,037 members, 88 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: vwinsloe (1), njinthesun (3)

Score: 7.04

68
Ruby
by Cynthia Bond
655 members, 113 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (1), lauralkeet (3)

Score: 7.04

69
A Head Full of Ghosts
by Paul Tremblay
1,092 members, 88 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), seasonsoflove (4)

Score: 6.83

70
Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor
609 members, 31 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: okeres (1), lorannen (4)

Score: 6.83

71
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman
2,343 members, 148 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: chgstrom (2), JSWBooks (2)

Score: 6.73

Explanations:

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

72
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
14,759 members, 261 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), AmourFou (5)

Score: 6.68

73
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
11,830 members, 976 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: Cecrow (1), hipdeep (5)

Score: 6.68

74
The Secret Place
by Tana French
1,880 members, 129 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: fannyprice (1), flips (5)

Score: 6.68

75
The Natural Way of Things
by Charlotte Wood
381 members, 23 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: alice_the_goon (1), KimarieBee (5)

Score: 6.68

76
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson
3,053 members, 241 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), mahsdad (3)

Score: 6.4

77
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
1,743 members, 160 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 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.

78
The Nix
by Nathan Hill
1,464 members, 76 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

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

Score: 6.4

79
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
45,034 members, 1,168 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: fajriy_arunna (1), bookwormelf (11)

Score: 6.2

80
John Adams
by David McCullough
10,893 members, 172 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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

Score: 6.19

81
The Boys in the Boat
by Daniel James Brown
3,305 members, 200 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: beebeereads (2), Jim53 (4)

Score: 6.19

82
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
by Jenny Lawson
2,077 members, 135 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: LAKobow (2), starfishian (4)

Score: 6.19

83
Darktown
by Thomas Mullen
417 members, 37 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

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

Score: 6.19

84
Black River
by S. M. Hulse
175 members, 17 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: katiekrug (2), lsh63 (4)

Score: 6.19

85
Act Like It
by Lucy Parker
174 members, 11 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (2), christina_reads (4)

Score: 6.19

86
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World
by Andrea Wulf
1,344 members, 56 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: davesmind (3), azrowan (3)

Score: 6.08

87
A Great Reckoning
by Louise Penny
1,337 members, 88 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (3), Jim53 (3)

Score: 6.08

88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
by Lindy West
871 members, 45 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: k8_not_kate (3), katemcangus (3)

Score: 6.08

89
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
6,247 members, 431 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: hearshari (2), holly_golightly (5)

Score: 6.04

90
NW
by Zadie Smith
1,841 members, 82 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (2), EfEh (5)

Score: 6.04

91
His Bloody Project: Documents Relating to the Case of Roderick Macrae
by Graeme Macrae Burnet
1,090 members, 65 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: gtimcqueen (3), Cariola (4)

Score: 5.87

92
Storm Front
by Jim Butcher
11,686 members, 504 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: Kindleifier (3), miketopper (5)

Score: 5.71

93
Our Souls at Night
by Kent Haruf
1,722 members, 175 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: zhejw (3), njinthesun (5)

Score: 5.71

94
You Will Know Me
by Megan Abbott
790 members, 57 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: seasonsoflove (3), fannyprice (5)

Score: 5.71

95
To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
5,728 members, 249 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: Wolfman08 (4), EllsieFind (4)

Score: 5.66

96
The Girls
by Emma Cline
2,236 members, 202 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: EfEh (4), katemcangus (4)

Score: 5.66

97
The Privilege of the Sword
by Ellen Kushner
1,342 members, 54 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: bookwormelf (4), imyril (4)

Score: 5.66

98
The Japanese Lover
by Isabel Allende
1,310 members, 89 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 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)

99
Barkskins
by Annie Proulx
1,045 members, 68 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)

100
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
10,063 members, 630 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: gtimcqueen (4), Minthe (5)

Score: 5.5

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Started by: lorannen (December 2016)

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