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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: 229 participating members (show all)

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1
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
14,318 members, 761 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
4,819 members, 272 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 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
7,054 members, 397 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 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
4,224 members, 235 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 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
8,964 members, 681 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 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
3,004 members, 175 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
8,077 members, 565 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: niquetteb (1), RuMuse (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
3,050 members, 246 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 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
2,016 members, 116 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 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
6,221 members, 328 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)

11
Career of Evil
by Robert Galbraith
3,672 members, 219 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 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
1,513 members, 88 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
6,550 members, 429 reviews
4.4 stars (4.4 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
2,014 members, 137 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 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
2,322 members, 84 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 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
3,402 members, 219 reviews
4.59 stars (4.59 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
179 members, 28 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 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
7,712 members, 304 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
2,211 members, 157 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

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

Score: 14.08

20
All the Birds in the Sky
by Charlie Jane Anders
2,380 members, 150 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 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.

21
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
9,656 members, 452 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)

22
The City of Mirrors
by Justin Cronin
1,520 members, 79 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

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

Score: 12.91

23
Dark Matter: A Novel
by Blake Crouch
4,491 members, 458 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: mahsdad (1), seasonsoflove (2), avanders (4), RBeffa (5)

Score: 12.87

24
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
12,316 members, 260 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
4,474 members, 354 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
1,827 members, 66 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

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

Score: 11.91

27
H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
3,663 members, 245 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

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

Score: 11.36

28
The Orenda
by Joseph Boyden
902 members, 41 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

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

Score: 11.36

29
The Rogue Retrieval
by Dan Koboldt
28 members, 3 reviews
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

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

Score: 10.73

30
The Night Circus
by Erin Morgenstern
14,869 members, 1,161 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 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
3,771 members, 264 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

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

Score: 10.4

32
The House by the Lake
by Thomas Harding
279 members, 17 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

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

Score: 10.4

33
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
69,443 members, 1,345 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

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

Score: 10.19

35
The Martian
by Andy Weir
14,446 members, 1,115 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

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

Score: 10.08

36
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
8,741 members, 506 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
6,280 members, 476 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

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

Score: 9.71

38
Arabella of Mars
by David D. Levine
302 members, 18 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 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
15,334 members, 441 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
1,114 members, 67 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

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

Score: 9.56

41
When Breath Becomes Air
by Paul Kalanithi
4,311 members, 272 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

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

Score: 9.4

42
Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
8,999 members, 583 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
10,891 members, 508 reviews
3.42 stars (3.42 stars)

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

Score: 9.02

44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
by Madeleine Thien
1,052 members, 49 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

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

Score: 8.91

45
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by Ken Liu
1,202 members, 53 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

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

Score: 8.88

46
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
6,025 members, 280 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

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

Score: 8.71

47
Faithful
by Michelle Hauck
4 members, 0 reviews

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

Score: 8.25

48
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
6,818 members, 384 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: asyouth (1), kgriffith (1)

Score: 8

49
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult
2,897 members, 199 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: terran (1), Micheller7 (1)

Score: 8

50
The Invisible Library
by Genevieve Cogman
2,718 members, 160 reviews
3.66 stars (3.66 stars)

Lists: marysneedle (1), Ilirwen (1)

Score: 8

51
March: Book One
by John Lewis
2,313 members, 143 reviews
4.46 stars (4.46 stars)

Lists: charl08 (1), lorannen (1)

Score: 8

52
A Closed and Common Orbit
by Becky Chambers
1,891 members, 123 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: imyril (1), souloftherose (1)

Score: 8

53
The Death of Bees
by Lisa O'Donnell
925 members, 89 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: DeltaQueen50 (1), jeanned (1)

Score: 8

54
Before the Feast
by Saša Stanišić
262 members, 10 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: rplinke (1), Dilara86 (1)

Score: 8

55
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
7,361 members, 217 reviews
4.54 stars (4.54 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (1), AmourFou (2)

Score: 7.36

56
City of Thieves
by David Benioff
4,832 members, 302 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: krisa (1), ursula (2)

Score: 7.36

57
End of Watch
by Stephen King
2,675 members, 127 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: chgstrom (1), pixiedark (2)

Score: 7.36

58
Born to Run: The Autobiography
by Bruce Springsteen
1,399 members, 60 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: artturnerjr (1), waitingtoderail (2)

Score: 7.36

59
The Vital Question: Energy, Evolution, and the Origins of Complex Life
by Nick Lane
493 members, 17 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: jjwilson61 (1), davesmind (2)

Score: 7.36

60
The Winged Histories
by Sofia Samatar
243 members, 19 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: Jarandel (1), rarm (2)

Score: 7.36

61
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
18,072 members, 547 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: rarm (1), ahef1963 (3)

Score: 7.04

62
The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
5,596 members, 276 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Ape (1), ManWithAnAgenda (3)

Score: 7.04

63
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker
4,669 members, 309 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: craso (1), jjwilson61 (3)

Score: 7.04

64
A God in Ruins
by Kate Atkinson
2,579 members, 142 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: starfishian (1), sianpr (3)

Score: 7.04

65
The Path to Power
by Robert A. Caro
2,284 members, 38 reviews
4.57 stars (4.57 stars)

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

Score: 7.04

66
1066
by David Howarth
1,367 members, 25 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: bethmariec (1), Kaffie (3)

Score: 7.04

67
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
1,259 members, 59 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: avatiakh (1), soraki (3)

Score: 7.04

68
Did You Ever Have a Family
by Bill Clegg
1,155 members, 97 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: vwinsloe (1), njinthesun (3)

Score: 7.04

69
Ruby
by Cynthia Bond
729 members, 113 reviews
3.72 stars (3.72 stars)

Lists: lahochstetler (1), lauralkeet (3)

Score: 7.04

70
A Head Full of Ghosts
by Paul Tremblay
1,557 members, 119 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), seasonsoflove (4)

Score: 6.83

71
Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor
776 members, 41 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: okeres (1), lorannen (4)

Score: 6.83

72
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman
3,299 members, 190 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: chgstrom (2), JSWBooks (2)

Score: 6.73

Explanations:

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

73
Their Eyes Were Watching God
by Zora Neale Hurston
16,936 members, 314 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), AmourFou (5)

Score: 6.68

74
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
14,906 members, 1,129 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: Cecrow (1), hipdeep (5)

Score: 6.68

75
The Secret Place
by Tana French
2,309 members, 161 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: fannyprice (1), flips (5)

Score: 6.68

76
The Natural Way of Things
by Charlotte Wood
453 members, 29 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: alice_the_goon (1), KimarieBee (5)

Score: 6.68

77
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson
3,480 members, 260 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), mahsdad (3)

Score: 6.4

78
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
2,548 members, 231 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 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.

79
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
48,116 members, 1,234 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: fajriy_arunna (1), bookwormelf (11)

Score: 6.2

80
John Adams
by David McCullough
12,156 members, 181 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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

Score: 6.19

81
Furiously Happy
by Jenny Lawson
2,718 members, 167 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: LAKobow (2), starfishian (4)

Score: 6.19

82
The Enchanted April
by Elizabeth von Arnim
2,414 members, 105 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (2), agjuba (4)

Score: 6.19

83
Darktown
by Thomas Mullen
511 members, 45 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

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

Score: 6.19

84
Act Like It
by Lucy Parker
227 members, 13 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (2), christina_reads (4)

Score: 6.19

85
Black River
by S. M. Hulse
201 members, 20 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: katiekrug (2), lsh63 (4)

Score: 6.19

86
A Great Reckoning
by Louise Penny
1,720 members, 109 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (3), Jim53 (3)

Score: 6.08

87
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
by Lindy West
1,192 members, 76 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: k8_not_kate (3), katemcangus (3)

Score: 6.08

88
LaRose
by Louise Erdrich
1,155 members, 64 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Sharon.Flesher (3), lsh63 (3)

Score: 6.08

89
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
by Cheryl Strayed
7,372 members, 475 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: hearshari (2), holly_golightly (5)

Score: 6.04

90
NW
by Zadie Smith
2,138 members, 90 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 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
1,354 members, 75 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: gtimcqueen (3), Cariola (4)

Score: 5.87

92
Storm Front
by Jim Butcher
13,110 members, 563 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: Kindleifier (3), miketopper (5)

Score: 5.71

93
Our Souls at Night
by Kent Haruf
2,030 members, 201 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: zhejw (3), njinthesun (5)

Score: 5.71

94
You Will Know Me
by Megan Abbott
987 members, 67 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: seasonsoflove (3), fannyprice (5)

Score: 5.71

95
To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
6,205 members, 270 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: Wolfman08 (4), EllsieFind (4)

Score: 5.66

96
The Girls
by Emma Cline
2,781 members, 229 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: EfEh (4), katemcangus (4)

Score: 5.66

97
The Japanese Lover
by Isabel Allende
1,638 members, 98 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 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)

98
The Privilege of the Sword
by Ellen Kushner
1,397 members, 58 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: bookwormelf (4), imyril (4)

Score: 5.66

99
The Goldfinch
by Donna Tartt
12,239 members, 719 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: gtimcqueen (4), Minthe (5)

Score: 5.5

100
The Sellout
by Paul Beatty
2,679 members, 117 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

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

Score: 5.5

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Limit: 5 books

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