Top Five Books of 2018

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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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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, ThoughtPolice, 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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Minthe, Porua, pamdierickx, DWLDE, Travelgem, chezbob, 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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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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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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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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plaugher, celaneus, kristilabrie
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kristilabrie: Test List addition explanation notification, List created by another member.
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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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overthemoon, flips
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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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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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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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