Books Read in 2019

1
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
5,711 members
247 reviews
4.1
11 Members
m_island, DeboraNunes, cmtl, MissYvonnee, HxBuff, rretzler, Lauranthalas, ValarieDiPietro, Rocco122142, CaliQ551, CMSharkey
2
My Sister, the Serial Killer
by Oyinkan Braithwaite
4,634 members
293 reviews
3.8
12 Members
librookian, anxovert, booksinbed, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, Peace2, Rocco122142, CaliQ551, WalterFurtak, shamikasingleton, hollythepenguin
Explanations
ahef1963: Disappointing.
3
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
48,427 members
1,236 reviews
4.1
11 Members
Edward, being_blunt, librookian, booksinbed, pitjrw, edparks, Alguien, Simontracy, bovical, CMSharkey, AmySKNunez
4
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
20,704 members
749 reviews
4.1
9 Members
dara85, edparks, elkiedee, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, amip73, jjlenning, bovical, CMSharkey
5
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
by J. K. Rowling
153,778 members
2,215 reviews
½ 4.3
8 Members
Ape, briarhills, MelanieTid, chwiggy, LiteraryReadaholic, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
6
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
13,230 members
609 reviews
½ 4.3
9 Members
dara85, AnotherAge, MissYvonnee, ahef1963, Peace2, Laura1124, ValarieDiPietro, amip73, CMSharkey,Rocco122142
Explanations
ahef1963: One of the best memoirs I've ever read. Deeply disturbing.
7
Lincoln in the Bardo
by George Saunders
7,342 members
396 reviews
3.9
8 Members
pitjrw, FAMeulstee, blackdove07, aethercowboy, elkiedee, acousticmoose, ThiaCoan, brhill45
8
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
22,218 members
1,384 reviews
4
7 Members
aqeeliz, souloftherose, cmtl, MaddieBloom, leslie.98, CMSharkey, BarnesBookshelf
9
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
93,903 members
1,510 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
shadrach_anki, rayski, DeusXMachina, merrystar, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, AmySKNunez,CaliQ551
10
The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
10,976 members
446 reviews
4.2
6 Members
aqeeliz, dhm, DeusXMachina, leslie.98, lorannen, jjlenning,Rocco122142
11
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
125,610 members
1,090 reviews
4.2
6 Members
Ape, andomck, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
12
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
13,486 members
572 reviews
3.8
6 Members
MissYvonnee, peterveen, Lauranthalas, ahef1963, ThiaCoan, CMSharkey
13
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
13,461 members
527 reviews
4
5 Members
aethercowboy, cmtl, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, Simontracy
14
Good Omens
by Neil Gaiman
39,021 members
875 reviews
4.2
8 Members
trantor, DisassemblyOfReason, greeneyed_ives, briarhills, rretzler, waxflower, davidized, BarnesBookshelf,ManWithAnAgenda
15
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
108,557 members
1,641 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, zottel, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
16
The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn
8,042 members
385 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
ahef1963, Rocco122142, yvonnekins, cjohn616
Explanations
ahef1963: Mediocre.
17
The City in the Middle of the Night
by Charlie Jane Anders
1,490 members
42 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
Rtrace, trantor, revbean, Lauranthalas, tsingtao
18
The Only Harmless Great Thing
by Brooke Bolander
514 members
43 reviews
½ 3.6
6 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, sturlington, souloftherose, jmiserak
19
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
41,275 members
682 reviews
4
6 Members
Edward, blackdove07, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, BarnesBookshelf
20
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
49,345 members
584 reviews
3.9
5 Members
Parker51, FAMeulstee, Rchlwtsn, Simontracy, CMSharkey
21
The Word Is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
3,012 members
151 reviews
3.8
4 Members
Bookmarque, blackdove07, Bookworm_Monkey75, libthing_sm
22
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
11,255 members
396 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
booksinbed, FAMeulstee, ahef1963, Peace2, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
Explanations
ahef1963: Excellent.
23
Transcription
by Kate Atkinson
3,001 members
130 reviews
½ 3.7
5 Members
elkiedee, cmtl, rretzler, peterveen, Rchlwtsn
24
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life and Maybe the World
by William H. McRaven
2,281 members
67 reviews
3.8
3 Members
sproe, Rchlwtsn, marciofsoliveira
25
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
122,168 members
1,080 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
26
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
27,280 members
375 reviews
4.1
5 Members
SirThomas, urnmo, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
27
The Wall
by John Lanchester
835 members
55 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, elkiedee, Peace2, Rchlwtsn
28
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
115,848 members
961 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
29
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams
15,693 members
142 reviews
3.9
3 Members
SirThomas, Rchlwtsn, AmySKNunez
30
Big Money
by P. G. Wodehouse
890 members
11 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rtrace, Bookworm_Monkey75, Rchlwtsn
31
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
15,519 members
226 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rchlwtsn, Karinn86, AmySKNunez
32
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
113,764 members
935 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
33
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
11,805 members
433 reviews
4
4 Members
DeboraNunes, leslie.98, Laura1124, Rchlwtsn
34
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
40,767 members
580 reviews
3.9
4 Members
rretzler, chwiggy, Rchlwtsn, mbhynek
35
Circe
by Madeline Miller
18,453 members
581 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
trantor, DeboraNunes, peterveen, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
36
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
113,165 members
1,000 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
37
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
43,897 members
805 reviews
4.2
4 Members
ahef1963, Bookwomble, Rchlwtsn, AmySKNunez
Explanations
ahef1963: A lot of fun!
38
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
by N. K. Jemisin
1,834 members
60 reviews
4.2
3 Members
alwright1, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
39
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
4,684 members
261 reviews
3.8
3 Members
DeboraNunes, VW_Williams, kara.shamy
40
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
11,391 members
606 reviews
4.1
4 Members
souloftherose, VW_Williams, LiteraryReadaholic, CMSharkey
42
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
4,267 members
327 reviews
3.8
4 Members
m_island, briarhills, Lauranthalas, libthing_sm
44
The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet)
by Stephen King
4,982 members
72 reviews
½ 4.5
3 Members
SirThomas, ahef1963, jmiserak
Explanations
ahef1963: Absolutely wonderful story-telling and myth-making. I loved it.
45
The Raven Tower
by Ann Leckie
1,864 members
106 reviews
4
6 Members
Rtrace, revbean, m_island, souloftherose, rretzler, peterveen,Rocco122142
46
Witchmark
by C. L. Polk
1,217 members
59 reviews
3.8
4 Members
being_blunt, m_island, briarhills, hollythepenguin
47
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
23,433 members
402 reviews
4
4 Members
FAMeulstee, SirThomas, rretzler, MaddieBloom
48
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh
4,925 members
194 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, VW_Williams
50
Virgil Wander
by Leif Enger
909 members
53 reviews
4
2 Members
edparks, squeedunk
51
Wild Country
by Anne Bishop
495 members
31 reviews
4
3 Members
shadrach_anki, m_island, jmiserak
52
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
5,847 members
122 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
dhm, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn
53
The Odyssey
by Homer
62,438 members
521 reviews
4
3 Members
FAMeulstee, aethercowboy, CMSharkey
54
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
44,032 members
576 reviews
4.1
4 Members
shadrach_anki, merrystar, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey,CaliQ551
55
The Book of Dust: The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)
by Philip Pullman
2,609 members
73 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
56
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
7,147 members
204 reviews
3.9
4 Members
DisassemblyOfReason, merrystar, briarhills, leslie.98
57
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
29,372 members
597 reviews
4.1
4 Members
DeboraNunes, edparks, briarhills, CMSharkey
58
Beneath the Sugar Sky
by Seanan McGuire
1,604 members
118 reviews
3.9
5 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, briarhills, libthing_sm,
59
There There
by Tommy Orange
6,090 members
244 reviews
4
3 Members
booksinbed, peterveen, Bookworm_Monkey75
60
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
8,764 members
228 reviews
4.1
3 Members
bookwoman84, librookian, CMSharkey
61
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
by Neal Stephenson
1,899 members
70 reviews
½ 3.4
3 Members
trantor, jsburbidge, dhm
62
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
14,995 members
267 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
rretzler, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
63
It Had to Be You
by David Nobbs
42 members
½ 3.6
3 Members
booksinbed, cmtl, Rchlwtsn
64
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
35,238 members
634 reviews
4.1
4 Members
FAMeulstee, acousticmoose, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
65
The Tea Master and the Detective
by Aliette de Bodard
639 members
49 reviews
3.8
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, Dilara86
66
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
35,856 members
629 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
Edward, Peace2, zottel, CMSharkey
67
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
10,270 members
337 reviews
4
2 Members
acousticmoose, Rchlwtsn
68
Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
3,574 members
295 reviews
3.8
3 Members
alwright1, rretzler, CMSharkey
69
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
27,744 members
368 reviews
4.1
4 Members
rretzler, Peace2, waxflower, CMSharkey
70
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
2,549 members
154 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, jsburbidge
71
Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
4,360 members
106 reviews
3.8
2 Members
merrystar, Rchlwtsn
72
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
4,251 members
82 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Bookmarque, m_island, souloftherose, Rchlwtsn
73
The Vegetarian
by Kang Han
5,990 members
401 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
paulstalder, Rchlwtsn
74
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
11,782 members
712 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
jmiserak, yvonnekins
75
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
18,415 members
501 reviews
4
3 Members
Edward, rayski, cmtl,Rocco122142
76
Abaddon's Gate
by James S. A. Corey
4,644 members
164 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island
77
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
3,688 members
136 reviews
3.8
3 Members
booksinbed, lorannen, Rchlwtsn
78
Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
2,416 members
116 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Parker51, booksinbed, peterveen
79
Persepolis Rising
by James S. A. Corey
2,756 members
100 reviews
4.2
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, souloftherose
80
Age of enlightenment
by Peter Gay
465 members
5 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
DisassemblyOfReason, Rchlwtsn
81
The Prince and the Dressmaker
by Jen Wang
2,337 members
155 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
briarhills, hollythepenguin, BarnesBookshelf
82
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
27,356 members
480 reviews
½ 4.4
3 Members
leslie.98, chwiggy, Rchlwtsn
83
Vinegar Girl
by Anne Tyler
1,966 members
238 reviews
½ 3.5
3 Members
AnotherAge, leslie.98, Rchlwtsn
84
If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again
by Zen Cho
56 members
10 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Rtrace, DeusXMachina, souloftherose, briarhills
85
Maurice
by E. M. Forster
4,876 members
90 reviews
4
3 Members
booksinbed, waxflower, Rchlwtsn
86
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
40,098 members
790 reviews
4.1
3 Members
SirThomas, urnmo, CMSharkey
87
A Brightness Long Ago
by Guy Gavriel Kay
774 members
40 reviews
4.1
3 Members
trantor, jsburbidge, merrystar
88
Ghost Wall
by Sarah Moss
1,298 members
88 reviews
3.9
3 Members
booksinbed, elkiedee, Lauranthalas
89
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez
1,890 members
113 reviews
3.8
3 Members
booksinbed, DeboraNunes, peterveen
90
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
20,178 members
227 reviews
4.1
3 Members
ahef1963, Bookwomble, Rchlwtsn
Explanations
ahef1963: Fell flat. Not planning to read the rest of the books.
91
The Stone Sky
by N. K. Jemisin
5,178 members
193 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
aqeeliz, DeusXMachina, hollythepenguin
92
The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book
by Neil Gaiman
461 members
5 reviews
½ 4.7
3 Members
waxflower, hollythepenguin, BarnesBookshelf
93
Caliban's War
by James S. A. Corey
5,541 members
211 reviews
4.2
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island,Rocco122142
94
The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty
7,247 members
419 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
KimarieBee, CMSharkey
95
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly
2,796 members
105 reviews
4.1
2 Members
m_island, MaddieBloom
96
The Only Woman in the Room
by Marie Benedict
1,829 members
100 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
Lauranthalas, Rocco122142
97
The Institute
by Stephen King
6,823 members
193 reviews
4.1
4 Members
librookian, sturlington, SirThomas, ahef1963
98
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
6,034 members
182 reviews
3.9
2 Members
edparks, ManWithAnAgenda
99
Passing Strange {novella}
by Ellen Klages
446 members
38 reviews
3.9
2 Members
DeusXMachina, sturlington
100
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
45,476 members
1,039 reviews
4
4 Members
dara85, FAMeulstee, peterveen, CMSharkey