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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.

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1
All the Light We Cannot See
by Anthony Doerr
12,593 members, 722 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
3,956 members, 247 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
5,985 members, 368 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 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
3,522 members, 210 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 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
7,819 members, 618 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
2,701 members, 167 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 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
6,900 members, 529 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 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
2,733 members, 229 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
1,780 members, 101 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 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
5,439 members, 296 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
3,330 members, 201 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 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
1,376 members, 81 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 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
5,318 members, 378 reviews
4.41 stars (4.41 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
1,751 members, 120 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
2,054 members, 75 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
2,854 members, 192 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
170 members, 28 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 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
7,590 members, 303 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
1,862 members, 134 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
2,145 members, 133 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.

21
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
8,804 members, 429 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 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
1,361 members, 70 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

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

Score: 12.91

23
Dark Matter
by Blake Crouch
3,648 members, 411 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

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

Score: 12.87

24
My Ántonia
by Willa Cather
11,693 members, 255 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
3,931 members, 332 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
1,606 members, 62 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

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

Score: 11.91

27
H Is for Hawk
by Helen Macdonald
3,339 members, 238 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

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

Score: 11.36

28
The Orenda
by Joseph Boyden
850 members, 41 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

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

Score: 11.36

29
The Rogue Retrieval
by Dan Koboldt
26 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
13,468 members, 1,108 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 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
2,987 members, 224 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
245 members, 16 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

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

Score: 10.4

33
To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee
65,929 members, 1,305 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

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

Score: 10.19

34
The Boys in the Boat
by Daniel James Brown
3,662 members, 223 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

Lists: This-n-That (1), beebeereads (2), Jim53 (4)

Score: 10.19

35
The Martian
by Andy Weir
12,829 members, 1,043 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

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

Score: 10.08

36
Cutting for Stone
by Abraham Verghese
8,302 members, 497 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
5,907 members, 473 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

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

Score: 9.71

38
Arabella of Mars
by David D. Levine
274 members, 15 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 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
14,678 members, 434 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
990 members, 63 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
3,732 members, 254 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

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

Score: 9.4

42
Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
8,420 members, 567 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
0 members, 0 reviews

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

Score: 9.02

44
Do Not Say We Have Nothing
by Madeleine Thien
932 members, 48 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

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

Score: 8.91

45
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by Ken Liu
983 members, 45 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

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

Score: 8.88

46
Half of a Yellow Sun
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
5,639 members, 267 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 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
4,971 members, 323 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: asyouth (1), kgriffith (1)

Score: 8

49
Small Great Things
by Jodi Picoult
2,542 members, 192 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: terran (1), Micheller7 (1)

Score: 8

50
The Invisible Library
by Genevieve Cogman
2,281 members, 144 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: marysneedle (1), Ilirwen (1)

Score: 8

51
March: Book One
by John Lewis
2,046 members, 134 reviews
4.45 stars (4.45 stars)

Lists: charl08 (1), lorannen (1)

Score: 8

52
A Closed and Common Orbit
by Becky Chambers
1,508 members, 102 reviews
4.24 stars (4.24 stars)

Lists: imyril (1), souloftherose (1)

Score: 8

53
The Death of Bees
by Lisa O'Donnell
885 members, 89 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: DeltaQueen50 (1), jeanned (1)

Score: 8

54
Before the Feast
by Saša Stanišic
244 members, 7 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: rplinke (1), Dilara86 (1)

Score: 8

55
Lonesome Dove
by Larry McMurtry
6,842 members, 212 reviews
4.55 stars (4.55 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (1), AmourFou (2)

Score: 7.36

56
City of Thieves
by David Benioff
4,541 members, 294 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: krisa (1), ursula (2)

Score: 7.36

57
End of Watch
by Stephen King
2,271 members, 114 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: chgstrom (1), pixiedark (2)

Score: 7.36

58
Born to Run: The Autobiography
by Bruce Springsteen
1,225 members, 56 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
431 members, 17 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: jjwilson61 (1), davesmind (2)

Score: 7.36

60
The Winged Histories
by Sofia Samatar
214 members, 19 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: Jarandel (1), rarm (2)

Score: 7.36

61
Rebecca
by Daphne Du Maurier
16,972 members, 520 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: rarm (1), ahef1963 (3)

Score: 7.04

62
The Windup Girl
by Paolo Bacigalupi
5,280 members, 267 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: Ape (1), ManWithAnAgenda (3)

Score: 7.04

63
The Golem and the Jinni
by Helene Wecker
4,143 members, 290 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: craso (1), jjwilson61 (3)

Score: 7.04

64
A God in Ruins
by Kate Atkinson
2,360 members, 137 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: starfishian (1), sianpr (3)

Score: 7.04

65
The Path to Power
by Robert A. Caro
2,125 members, 36 reviews
4.55 stars (4.55 stars)

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

Score: 7.04

66
1066
by David Howarth
1,302 members, 24 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: bethmariec (1), Kaffie (3)

Score: 7.04

67
The Lie Tree
by Frances Hardinge
1,140 members, 57 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: avatiakh (1), soraki (3)

Score: 7.04

68
Did You Ever Have a Family
by Bill Clegg
1,104 members, 95 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: vwinsloe (1), njinthesun (3)

Score: 7.04

69
Ruby
by Cynthia Bond
700 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
1,299 members, 105 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), seasonsoflove (4)

Score: 6.83

71
Lagoon
by Nnedi Okorafor
692 members, 35 reviews
3.63 stars (3.63 stars)

Lists: okeres (1), lorannen (4)

Score: 6.83

72
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
by Fredrik Backman
2,790 members, 176 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
15,686 members, 293 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: hipdeep (1), AmourFou (5)

Score: 6.68

74
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
13,257 members, 1,042 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: Cecrow (1), hipdeep (5)

Score: 6.68

75
The Secret Place
by Tana French
2,074 members, 144 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: fannyprice (1), flips (5)

Score: 6.68

76
The Natural Way of Things
by Charlotte Wood
404 members, 27 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: alice_the_goon (1), KimarieBee (5)

Score: 6.68

77
The Orphan Master's Son
by Adam Johnson
3,264 members, 249 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), mahsdad (3)

Score: 6.4

78
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
2,146 members, 201 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.

79
The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
46,093 members, 1,189 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: fajriy_arunna (1), bookwormelf (11)

Score: 6.2

80
John Adams
by David McCullough
11,483 members, 177 reviews
4.32 stars (4.32 stars)

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

Score: 6.19

81
Furiously Happy
by Jenny Lawson
2,367 members, 157 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: LAKobow (2), starfishian (4)

Score: 6.19

82
The Enchanted April
by Elizabeth von Arnim
2,236 members, 101 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (2), agjuba (4)

Score: 6.19

83
Darktown
by Thomas Mullen
461 members, 40 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

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

Score: 6.19

84
Act Like It
by Lucy Parker
201 members, 12 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: greeneyed_ives (2), christina_reads (4)

Score: 6.19

85
Black River
by S. M. Hulse
185 members, 18 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: katiekrug (2), lsh63 (4)

Score: 6.19

86
A Great Reckoning
by Louise Penny
1,476 members, 97 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: lindapanzo (3), Jim53 (3)

Score: 6.08

87
LaRose
by Louise Erdrich
1,045 members, 61 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

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

Score: 6.08

88
Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
by Lindy West
1,042 members, 67 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 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
6,782 members, 461 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: hearshari (2), holly_golightly (5)

Score: 6.04

90
NW
by Zadie Smith
1,988 members, 91 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
1,215 members, 70 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: gtimcqueen (3), Cariola (4)

Score: 5.87

92
Storm Front
by Jim Butcher
12,320 members, 541 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: Kindleifier (3), miketopper (5)

Score: 5.71

93
Our Souls at Night
by Kent Haruf
1,864 members, 193 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: zhejw (3), njinthesun (5)

Score: 5.71

94
You Will Know Me
by Megan Abbott
880 members, 62 reviews
3.61 stars (3.61 stars)

Lists: seasonsoflove (3), fannyprice (5)

Score: 5.71

95
To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
5,934 members, 266 reviews
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: Wolfman08 (4), EllsieFind (4)

Score: 5.66

96
The Girls
by Emma Cline
2,520 members, 223 reviews
3.56 stars (3.56 stars)

Lists: EfEh (4), katemcangus (4)

Score: 5.66

97
The Japanese Lover
by Isabel Allende
1,471 members, 94 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)

98
The Privilege of the Sword
by Ellen Kushner
1,348 members, 55 reviews
3.99 stars (3.99 stars)

Lists: bookwormelf (4), imyril (4)

Score: 5.66

99
Barkskins
by Annie Proulx
1,221 members, 75 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 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
11,086 members, 684 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: gtimcqueen (4), Minthe (5)

Score: 5.5

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Started by: lorannen (December 2016)

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