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.
1
by Amor Towles
12,112 members
601 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
- 24 Members
- writerlibrarian, kellyslist, bookworm12, aquamari, bkmcneil, urania1, Cariola, bjappleg8, N1na, knightlight777, dkohler52, michigantrumpet, IrishSue, trlinatl, kjgormley, lorannen, cabockwrites, Marmie7, Aigos.DaVila, BobOseid, windflwr, jbhunter, CMSharkey, TMJCB80
3
13,203 members
607 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 75.36
Added 2018-12-10, 04:19 PM
4
11,370 members
605 reviews
4.1
Score 74.37
Added 2018-12-12, 08:53 AM
5
- 11 Members
- writerlibrarian, Ashles, tsangal, m_island, souloftherose, TempleCat, Familiar_Diversions, Marmie7, Nova_Mortem, tldegray, Charon07
6
- 11 Members
- debnance, aquamari, Parker51, arsolot, charl08, msf59, dkohler52, EllsieFind, Sarah.Abbott, BobOseid, ThatsMissBookWorm2U
7
7,331 members
394 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
- 9 Members
- Aquila, rosalita, christina_reads, foggidawn, melmore, martitia, oceancat, souloftherose, ThatsMissBookWorm2U
9
23,904 members
964 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 29.27
Added 2018-12-15, 06:39 PM
10
- 10 Members
- bkmcneil, karenmarie, nivramkoorb, PrueGallagher, trlinatl, kjgormley, BobOseid, MelonieMurray, chezbob, jbhunter,
11
by Erik Larson
25,287 members
756 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
14,561 members
790 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 26.25
Added 2018-12-11, 01:35 PM
- 8 Members
- mahsdad, martitia, aethercowboy, Dec31, Krisbee, Rchlwtsn, Lauren_Shriver, KanikaButail
- Explanations
- aethercowboy: This books is both touching and funny, and in the end, it almost made me cry bittersweet tears.
15
- 10 Members
- kristenl, Micheller7, IMBOS, N1na, beebeereads, dkohler52, BLBera, Susan.Macura, Marmie7, CMSharkey,JaneAustenNut ,AmourFou ,
16
4,459 members
186 reviews
4
Score 24.9
Added 2018-12-11, 04:50 PM
- 9 Members
- Deedledee, bookworm12, raidergirl3, bjappleg8, greeneyed_ives, Susan.Macura, Marmie7, jbhunter, ThatsMissBookWorm2U
17
18
33,991 members
935 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 22.16
Added 2018-12-12, 06:36 PM
- 8 Members
- overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, bfkendrick, Tess_W, Lauren_Shriver, Tosta, KanikaButail, ,Kiwiclaire50
20
49,633 members
779 reviews
4.2
Score 20.81
Added 2018-12-29, 12:46 PM
- 6 Members
- overthemoon, rarm, troutstreamman, muehlpfordt, martitia, Francisco_Javier
21
19,116 members
522 reviews
4.2
Score 19.42
Added 2018-12-16, 07:41 PM
- 6 Members
- plaugher, overthemoon, muehlpfordt, martitia, DWLDE, Kiwiclaire50
22
4,901 members
193 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 18.68
Added 2018-12-14, 11:46 AM
- 5 Members
- proserpinarex, N1na, boo-radley, blackhornet, jtoneill0
24
by David Grann
8,849 members
360 reviews
4.1
Score 16.33
Added 2018-12-12, 03:20 PM
- 5 Members
- lothiriel2003, michigantrumpet, AmourFou, darylanderson, Simontracy
25
26
- 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.
28
7,099 members
171 reviews
3.9
Score 14.73
Added 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 4 Members
- conceptDawg, ccatalfo, pamdierickx, Kiwiclaire50
29
26,719 members
1,014 reviews
3.8
Score 14.19
Added 2018-12-23, 05:46 AM
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, a.paravano, Francisco_Javier, Kiwiclaire50
31
2,671 members
137 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 13.66
Added 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, charl08, beebeereads, chezbob
32
1,365 members
94 reviews
3.9
Score 13.56
Added 2018-12-10, 04:11 PM
- 4 Members
- ablachly, bookworm12, alphaorder, Tosta
33
9,535 members
343 reviews
4.2
Score 13.08
Added 2018-12-20, 02:46 PM
- 4 Members
- overthemoon, SohoReader, zmeischa, Travelgem
35
by Trevor Noah
8,076 members
410 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 12.23
Added 2018-12-31, 01:31 AM
- 4 Members
- aprille, kristenl, DeltaQueen50, PaperbackPirate
36
1,435 members
48 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 11.36
Added 2018-12-10, 04:17 PM
- 3 Members
- timspalding, celaneus, LyndaInOregon
37
by Roxane Gay
2,714 members
136 reviews
4.2
Score 11.22
Added 2018-12-12, 08:23 AM
- 4 Members
- melmore, sturlington, LyndaInOregon, Tosta
38
by Tayari Jones
4,936 members
284 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
9,839 members
402 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
20,649 members
749 reviews
4.1
Score 10.4
Added 2018-12-13, 01:50 PM
- 3 Members
- IMBOS, njinthesun, michelynn2016
45
9,467 members
388 reviews
3.9
Score 10.19
Added 2018-12-24, 01:17 PM
47
by Pat Barker
3,234 members
122 reviews
3.9
Score 10.09
Added 2018-12-20, 03:54 PM
- 3 Members
- urania1, Cariola, LyndaInOregon
50
1,426 members
35 reviews
4.1
Score 9.87
Added 2018-12-10, 04:22 PM
- 3 Members
- ccatalfo, pamdierickx, LyndaInOregon
54
27,737 members
367 reviews
4.1
Score 9.5
Added 2018-12-12, 10:57 PM
- 3 Members
- overthemoon, Ciruelo, proserpinarex
55
2,547 members
154 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
5,461 members
212 reviews
4.2
Score 8.75
Added 2018-12-11, 12:55 PM
- 3 Members
- neurokarma, amuskopf, Lille_lara
61
by Anne Frank
9,229 members
127 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 8
Added 2018-12-11, 06:43 PM
- 2 Members
- cbl_tn, JaneAustenNut
63
3,481 members
133 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.81
Added 2018-12-18, 07:31 AM
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71
72
75
3,351 members
207 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-20, 02:44 PM
- 2 Members
- sipthereader, SohoReader
79
1,497 members
75 reviews
3.9
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-10, 04:13 PM
80
by Beth Macy
1,403 members
70 reviews
4.1
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-14, 12:39 PM
- 2 Members
- melmore, Susan.Macura
82
1,042 members
39 reviews
½ 3.5
Score 7.04
Added 2018-12-20, 07:21 PM
83
by Lynn Vincent
629 members
30 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 7.04
Added 2019-01-01, 05:32 PM
- 2 Members
- janoorani24, BookLizard
84
99 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
5,870 members
189 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
4,121 members
259 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.
93
by Paul Gallico
819 members
34 reviews
3.9
Score 6.83
Added 2018-12-20, 05:15 PM
- 2 Members
- overthemoon, tcereceda
