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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by Amor Towles
9,080 members
515 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 112.05
Added 2018-12-11, 04:48 PM
- 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 ,
- Explanations
- 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.
2
- 25 Members
- writerlibrarian, kellyslist, bookworm12, aquamari, bkmcneil, urania1, Cariola, bjappleg8, N1na, knightlight777, dkohler52, michigantrumpet, IrishSue, trlinatl, kjgormley, lorannen, cabockwrites, This-n-That, Marmie7, Aigos.DaVila, BobOseid, windflwr, jbhunter, CMSharkey, TMJCB80
3
9,756 members
511 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 71.99
Added 2018-12-10, 04:19 PM
4
8,782 members
531 reviews
4.1
Score 69.2
Added 2018-12-12, 08:53 AM
- 20 Members
- Deedledee, bookworm12, aquamari, murraymint11, raidergirl3, rhian_of_oz, chgstrom, Krisbee, IrishSue, PrueGallagher, olegalCA, This-n-That, Rchlwtsn, Rusty37, Sarah.Abbott, audiencedog, MelonieMurray, jbhunter, CMSharkey, Tosta
5
- 11 Members
- writerlibrarian, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, souloftherose, TempleCat, Familiar_Diversions, Marmie7, Nova_Mortem, tldegray, Charon07
6
- 10 Members
- debnance, aquamari, Parker51, arsolot, charl08, msf59, dkohler52, EllsieFind, Sarah.Abbott, BobOseid
7
5,781 members
334 reviews
3.9
Score 33.97
Added 2018-12-15, 12:16 AM
- 11 Members
- waitingtoderail, sipthereader, Cariola, jeanned, margitc, errata, peterveen, dianeham, BobOseid, chezbob, jbhunter,Kiwiclaire50
8
- 11 Members
- kristenl, Micheller7, IMBOS, N1na, beebeereads, dkohler52, BLBera, Susan.Macura, This-n-That, Marmie7, CMSharkey,JaneAustenNut ,AmourFou ,
9
- 10 Members
- bkmcneil, karenmarie, nivramkoorb, PrueGallagher, trlinatl, kjgormley, BobOseid, MelonieMurray, chezbob, jbhunter,
10
- 8 Members
- Aquila, rosalita, christina_reads, foggidawn, melmore, martitia, oceancat, souloftherose
11
by Erik Larson
22,137 members
701 reviews
4
Score 26.67
Added 2018-12-13, 05:52 AM
- 8 Members
- Minthe, Porua, pamdierickx, DWLDE, Travelgem, chezbob, CMSharkey, davidflem1984
- Explanations
- 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!
13
- 8 Members
- bookwoman84, yarmando, zhejw, melmore, norabelle414, LDVoorberg, nivramkoorb, sturlington,karenmarie
14
11,153 members
687 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 23.42
Added 2018-12-11, 01:35 PM
- 7 Members
- mahsdad, martitia, aethercowboy, Dec31, Krisbee, Rchlwtsn, Lauren_Shriver
- Explanations
- aethercowboy: This books is both touching and funny, and in the end, it almost made me cry bittersweet tears.
15
18,671 members
882 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 23.4
Added 2018-12-15, 06:39 PM
- 7 Members
- overthemoon, amerynth, olca02, KarlzFragaz, Francisco_Javier, MelonieMurray, Charon07,Kiwiclaire50
16
17
3,411 members
165 reviews
4
Score 22.22
Added 2018-12-11, 04:50 PM
- 8 Members
- Deedledee, bookworm12, raidergirl3, bjappleg8, greeneyed_ives, Susan.Macura, Marmie7, jbhunter
19
44,410 members
693 reviews
4.2
Score 20.81
Added 2018-12-29, 12:46 PM
- 6 Members
- overthemoon, rarm, troutstreamman, muehlpfordt, martitia, Francisco_Javier
20
30,292 members
895 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 19.48
Added 2018-12-12, 06:36 PM
- 7 Members
- overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, bfkendrick, Tess_W, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, ,Kiwiclaire50
21
16,352 members
475 reviews
4.2
Score 19.42
Added 2018-12-16, 07:41 PM
- 6 Members
- plaugher, overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, DWLDE, Kiwiclaire50
23
by David Grann
6,080 members
307 reviews
4.1
Score 16.33
Added 2018-12-12, 03:20 PM
- 5 Members
- lothiriel2003, michigantrumpet, AmourFou, darylanderson, Simontracy
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- 5 Members
- sturlington, BLBera, vwinsloe, flying_monkeys, HeatherMoss
- Explanations
- HeatherMoss: This was really different, but still within the realm of believable legislation that could befall us. I love her writing style.
27
5,354 members
139 reviews
4
Score 14.73
Added 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 4 Members
- conceptDawg, ccatalfo, pamdierickx, Kiwiclaire50
30
1,981 members
110 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 13.66
Added 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, charl08, beebeereads, chezbob
31
1,198 members
85 reviews
3.9
Score 13.56
Added 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, bookworm12, alphaorder, Tosta
32
7,706 members
296 reviews
4.2
Score 13.08
Added 2018-12-20, 02:46 PM
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, SohoReader, zmeischa, Travelgem
33
3,039 members
133 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 12.68
Added 2018-12-14, 11:46 AM
- 4 Members
- proserpinarex, N1na, boo-radley, jtoneill0,aprille
35
by Trevor Noah
6,115 members
360 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 12.23
Added 2018-12-31, 01:31 AM
- 4 Members
- aprille, kristenl, DeltaQueen50, PaperbackPirate
36
by Roxane Gay
2,230 members
120 reviews
4.2
Score 11.75
Added 2018-12-12, 08:23 AM
- 4 Members
- melmore, sturlington, LyndaInOregon, Tosta
37
1,271 members
44 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 11.36
Added 2018-12-10, 04:17 PM
- 3 Members
- timspalding, celaneus, LyndaInOregon
38
by Tayari Jones
3,946 members
256 reviews
3.9
Score 11.04
Added 2018-12-12, 08:57 PM
- 3 Members
- Micheller7, ultrabookgeek, gburlingham
- Explanations
- ultrabookgeek: When you want all the characters to win when they are at odds with each other, then you have an exceptional story.
41
7,738 members
368 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 10.68
Added 2018-12-10, 04:23 PM
- 3 Members
- plaugher, celaneus, kristilabrie
- Explanations
- kristilabrie: Test List addition explanation notification, List created by another member.
43
by Delia Owens
14,151 members
612 reviews
4.1
Score 10.4
Added 2018-12-13, 01:50 PM
- 3 Members
- IMBOS, njinthesun, michelynn2016
45
7,149 members
315 reviews
3.9
Score 10.19
Added 2018-12-24, 01:17 PM
47
by Pat Barker
2,384 members
103 reviews
3.9
Score 10.09
Added 2018-12-20, 03:54 PM
- 3 Members
- urania1, Cariola, LyndaInOregon
50
1,125 members
33 reviews
4.1
Score 9.87
Added 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 3 Members
- ccatalfo, pamdierickx, LyndaInOregon
53
23,701 members
330 reviews
4.1
Score 9.5
Added 2018-12-12, 10:57 PM
- 3 Members
- overthemoon, Ciruelo, proserpinarex
54
2,058 members
133 reviews
3.9
Score 9.35
Added 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 3 Members
- Aquila, ablachly, rhian_of_oz
56
- 3 Members
- vwinsloe, ultrabookgeek, jtoneill0
- Explanations
- ultrabookgeek: an amazing and loving family saga that never went the way you expect.
58
3,579 members
147 reviews
4.1
Score 8.75
Added 2018-12-11, 12:55 PM
- 3 Members
- neurokarma, amuskopf, Lille_lara
62
by Anne Frank
1,701 members
22 reviews
4.2
Score 8
Added 2018-12-11, 06:43 PM
- 2 Members
- cbl_tn, JaneAustenNut
63
2,634 members
104 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.81
Added 2018-12-18, 07:31 AM
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71
72
75
2,693 members
185 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-20, 02:44 PM
- 2 Members
- sipthereader, SohoReader
77
by Colm Tóibín
1,375 members
109 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-20, 03:56 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, urania1
79
1,151 members
69 reviews
3.9
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-10, 04:13 PM
80
by Beth Macy
1,059 members
59 reviews
4.1
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-14, 12:39 PM
- 2 Members
- melmore, Susan.Macura
82
789 members
33 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-20, 07:21 PM
83
by Lynn Vincent
490 members
25 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 7.04
Added 2019-01-01, 05:32 PM
- 2 Members
- janoorani24, BookLizard
84
92 members
7 reviews
3.8
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-12, 01:35 PM
86
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, ahef1963
- Explanations
- 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.
87
by Muriel Spark
5,204 members
169 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 6.83
Added 2018-12-13, 01:37 PM
- 2 Members
- VW_Williams, HeatherMoss
- Explanations
- HeatherMoss: I can't believe I waited so long to read this. I thought it was delightful.
88
3,686 members
244 reviews
3.8
Score 6.83
Added 2018-12-11, 05:38 PM
- 2 Members
- holly_golightly, celaneus
- Explanations
- 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.
92
by Paul Gallico
738 members
31 reviews
3.9
Score 6.83
Added 2018-12-20, 05:15 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, tcereceda
