Top Five Books of 2018

Description
Description: What are your top five reads for 2018? These books DO NOT need to have been published in 2018. See the annual blog post for staff favorites: [link to come] Join the discussion on Talk [link to come] 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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8,977 members
509 reviews
½ 4.4
31 Members
aquamari, janoorani24, Euryale, SheLovesMaisie, charl08, sipthereader, raidergirl3, troutstreamman, ReluctantTechie, bjappleg8, LDVoorberg, greeneyed_ives, chgstrom, bezzabouza, carolfoisset, dkohler52, Dec31, lothiriel2003, Krisbee, bfkendrick, Tess_W, ahef1963, trlinatl, JenMDB, NoPlanetB, peremees, Sarah.Abbott, MelonieMurray, Letegretsoo, adherskowitx, davidflem1984, ,dianeham ,
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ahef1963: Vivid, detailed, alive, heartening. The Count is sentenced to permanent house arrest in a hotel across the street from the Kremlin, and needs to learn how to live in the hotel as passionately as he did in the outside world.
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5,408 members
341 reviews
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5,293 members
244 reviews
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5,836 members
332 reviews
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8,357 members
340 reviews
½ 4.4
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3,823 members
199 reviews
½ 3.7
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3,884 members
199 reviews
4.2
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22,052 members
700 reviews
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Minthe, Porua, pamdierickx, DWLDE, Travelgem, chezbob, CMSharkey, davidflem1984
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Porua: The crimes of H. H. Holmes filled me with a sense of dread and loneliness. Intertwined with this macabre tale is the struggle to bring the spectacular 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to life. That may sound dull, but trust me it isn't!
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3,929 members
194 reviews
4.1
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4,731 members
252 reviews
½ 3.7
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11,033 members
679 reviews
½ 4.3
7 Members
mahsdad, martitia, aethercowboy, Dec31, Krisbee, Rchlwtsn, Lauren_Shriver
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aethercowboy: This books is both touching and funny, and in the end, it almost made me cry bittersweet tears.
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18,625 members
876 reviews
½ 4.3
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1,744 members
80 reviews
4.1
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5,060 members
210 reviews
3.9
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44,256 members
687 reviews
4.2
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30,213 members
893 reviews
½ 4.3
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16,298 members
475 reviews
4.2
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9,003 members
330 reviews
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2,583 members
163 reviews
½ 4.3
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1,122 members
61 reviews
½ 3.7
5 Members
sturlington, BLBera, vwinsloe, flying_monkeys, HeatherMoss
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HeatherMoss: This was really different, but still within the realm of believable legislation that could befall us. I love her writing style.
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3,589 members
231 reviews
3.8
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5,321 members
139 reviews
4
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22,750 members
938 reviews
3.8
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2,031 members
103 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,957 members
108 reviews
½ 4.3
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1,188 members
84 reviews
3.9
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7,685 members
295 reviews
4.2
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2,996 members
133 reviews
½ 3.6
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4,212 members
210 reviews
4.1
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6,121 members
359 reviews
½ 4.4
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2,216 members
120 reviews
4.2
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1,267 members
44 reviews
½ 3.7
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3,929 members
254 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Micheller7, ultrabookgeek, gburlingham
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ultrabookgeek: When you want all the characters to win when they are at odds with each other, then you have an exceptional story.
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2,617 members
155 reviews
4.1
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5,543 members
274 reviews
½ 4.3
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7,699 members
368 reviews
½ 4.4
3 Members
plaugher, celaneus, kristilabrie
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kristilabrie: Test List addition explanation notification, List created by another member.
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34,916 members
600 reviews
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13,963 members
608 reviews
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2,872 members
76 reviews
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7,141 members
315 reviews
3.9
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1,438 members
76 reviews
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2,370 members
103 reviews
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713 members
47 reviews
4.1
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18,325 members
1,270 reviews
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9,169 members
474 reviews
½ 4.5
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771 members
30 reviews
½ 3.7
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23,541 members
329 reviews
4.1
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2,039 members
130 reviews
3.9
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1,828 members
95 reviews
3.8
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6,381 members
279 reviews
4.1
3 Members
vwinsloe, ultrabookgeek, jtoneill0
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ultrabookgeek: an amazing and loving family saga that never went the way you expect.
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3,007 members
150 reviews
4.1
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3,530 members
146 reviews
4.1
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881 members
49 reviews
3.9
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1,639 members
46 reviews
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6,913 members
294 reviews
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1,698 members
22 reviews
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2,619 members
104 reviews
½ 4.3
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1,524 members
117 reviews
½ 3.5
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4,682 members
204 reviews
4
2 Members
RBeffa, kara.shamy
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3,867 members
54 reviews
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843 members
65 reviews
3.9
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673 members
29 reviews
4.2
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marieke54, Leida
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524 members
7 reviews
3.9
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141 members
3 reviews
3.9
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23,284 members
422 reviews
½ 4.4
2 Members
NoPlanetB, chwiggy
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17,644 members
331 reviews
4.2
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bkmcneil, Rchlwtsn
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6,052 members
98 reviews
½ 4.3
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2,724 members
125 reviews
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2,663 members
183 reviews
½ 4.3
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166 reviews
½ 4.4
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1,373 members
109 reviews
½ 3.6
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80 reviews
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1,147 members
69 reviews
3.9
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revbean, lorannen
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1,049 members
59 reviews
4.1
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1,013 members
45 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
overthemoon, flips
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780 members
32 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
prima1, rapotter
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92 members
7 reviews
3.8
2 Members
varielle, celaneus
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7,005 members
147 reviews
½ 3.6
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6,312 members
164 reviews
3.9
2 Members
overthemoon, ahef1963
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ahef1963: My introduction to Willa Cather and I was blown away by the story, the prairie, and the amount of determination that can be rustled up in the middle of nowhere.
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5,213 members
169 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
VW_Williams, HeatherMoss
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HeatherMoss: I can't believe I waited so long to read this. I thought it was delightful.
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3,671 members
244 reviews
3.8
2 Members
holly_golightly, celaneus
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holly_golightly: I read this in March and I still think about it regularly. It is not an exaggeration to call this book mind-altering.
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2,292 members
118 reviews
4.2
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2,284 members
61 reviews
½ 4.5
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2,135 members
114 reviews
½ 3.6
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732 members
31 reviews
3.9
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698 members
48 reviews
½ 4.3
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489 members
9 reviews
3.8
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2,267 members
134 reviews
3.9
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1,029 members
57 reviews
½ 3.7
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19,957 members
319 reviews
3.8
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13,357 members
202 reviews
½ 4.3
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2,462 members
164 reviews
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54 reviews
4.1