Books Read in 2019

1
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
4,217 members
211 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
3,424 members
250 reviews
3.8
12 Members
librookian, anxovert, booksinbed, sturlington, souloftherose, ahef1963, Peace2, Rocco122142, CaliQ551, WalterFurtak, shamikasingleton, hollythepenguin
Explanations
ahef1963: Disappointing.
3
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
14,110 members
611 reviews
4.1
9 Members
dara85, edparks, elkiedee, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, amip73, jjlenning, bovical, CMSharkey
4
The Handmaid's Tale
by Margaret Atwood
42,198 members
1,135 reviews
4.1
10 Members
Edward, librookian, booksinbed, pitjrw, edparks, Alguien, Simontracy, bovical, CMSharkey, AmySKNunez
5
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
by J. K. Rowling
133,470 members
2,045 reviews
½ 4.3
8 Members
Ape, briarhills, MelanieTid, chwiggy, LiteraryReadaholic, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
6
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
9,738 members
511 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
5,769 members
333 reviews
3.9
8 Members
pitjrw, FAMeulstee, blackdove07, aethercowboy, elkiedee, acousticmoose, ThiaCoan, brhill45
8
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
18,405 members
1,272 reviews
4.1
7 Members
aqeeliz, souloftherose, cmtl, MaddieBloom, leslie.98, CMSharkey, BarnesBookshelf
9
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
80,476 members
1,365 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
shadrach_anki, rayski, DeusXMachina, merrystar, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, AmySKNunez,CaliQ551
10
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
by J. K. Rowling
110,141 members
992 reviews
4.2
6 Members
Ape, andomck, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
11
The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
7,964 members
362 reviews
4.2
6 Members
aqeeliz, dhm, DeusXMachina, leslie.98, lorannen, jjlenning,Rocco122142
12
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
by J. K. Rowling
96,392 members
1,564 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, zottel, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
13
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
8,019 members
448 reviews
3.8
6 Members
MissYvonnee, peterveen, Lauranthalas, ahef1963, ThiaCoan, CMSharkey
14
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
by Susan Cain
11,561 members
495 reviews
4
5 Members
aethercowboy, cmtl, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, Simontracy
15
Good Omens
by Terry Pratchett
34,715 members
787 reviews
½ 4.3
7 Members
trantor, DisassemblyOfReason, greeneyed_ives, briarhills, rretzler, davidized, BarnesBookshelf
16
The Woman in the Window
by Daniel Mallory
6,069 members
336 reviews
3.8
4 Members
ahef1963, Rocco122142, yvonnekins, cjohn616
Explanations
ahef1963: Mediocre.
17
The City in the Middle of the Night
by Charlie Jane Anders
1,193 members
38 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
Rtrace, trantor, revbean, Lauranthalas, tsingtao
18
The Only Harmless Great Thing
by Brooke Bolander
445 members
38 reviews
½ 3.6
6 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, sturlington, souloftherose, jmiserak
19
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
106,895 members
981 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
20
Dracula
by Bram Stoker
35,055 members
623 reviews
4
6 Members
Edward, blackdove07, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, BarnesBookshelf
21
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
by J. K. Rowling
102,234 members
878 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
22
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
42,880 members
518 reviews
3.9
5 Members
Parker51, FAMeulstee, Rchlwtsn, Simontracy, CMSharkey
23
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
100,797 members
860 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
24
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
8,415 members
340 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
booksinbed, FAMeulstee, ahef1963, Peace2, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
Explanations
ahef1963: Excellent.
25
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
101,184 members
929 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
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Transcription
by Kate Atkinson
2,385 members
120 reviews
½ 3.7
5 Members
elkiedee, cmtl, rretzler, peterveen, Rchlwtsn
27
Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World
by William H. McRaven
1,532 members
54 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
sproe, Rchlwtsn, marciofsoliveira
28
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
24,876 members
353 reviews
4.1
5 Members
SirThomas, urnmo, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
29
The Wall
by John Lanchester
702 members
51 reviews
½ 3.6
5 Members
booksinbed, sturlington, elkiedee, Peace2, Rchlwtsn
30
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams
14,289 members
119 reviews
3.9
3 Members
SirThomas, Rchlwtsn, AmySKNunez
31
Big Money
by P. G. Wodehouse
794 members
9 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Rtrace, Bookworm_Monkey75, Rchlwtsn
32
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
12,965 members
204 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rchlwtsn, Karinn86, AmySKNunez
33
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
8,828 members
374 reviews
4
4 Members
DeboraNunes, leslie.98, Laura1124, Rchlwtsn
34
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
35,447 members
501 reviews
3.9
4 Members
rretzler, chwiggy, Rchlwtsn, mbhynek
35
Circe
by Madeline Miller
12,336 members
476 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
trantor, DeboraNunes, peterveen, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
36
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
38,742 members
718 reviews
4.2
4 Members
ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, Rchlwtsn, AmySKNunez
Explanations
ahef1963: A lot of fun!
37
How Long 'Til Black Future Month?
by N. K. Jemisin
1,430 members
50 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
alwright1, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
38
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
3,005 members
193 reviews
3.8
3 Members
DeboraNunes, VW_Williams, kara.shamy
39
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
8,759 members
530 reviews
4.1
4 Members
souloftherose, VW_Williams, LiteraryReadaholic, CMSharkey
40
The Adventure Zone: Murder on the Rockport Limited!
by Clint McElroy
662 members
16 reviews
½ 4.5
4 Members
greeneyed_ives, MelanieTid, ManWithAnAgenda, archimediate
42
The Stand: The Complete and Uncut Edition
by Stephen King
19,792 members
366 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
SirThomas, ahef1963, jmiserak
Explanations
ahef1963: Absolutely wonderful story-telling and myth-making. I loved it.
43
The Word Is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
2,021 members
124 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Bookmarque, blackdove07, Bookworm_Monkey75
44
The Raven Tower
by Ann Leckie
1,489 members
84 reviews
4
6 Members
Rtrace, revbean, m_island, souloftherose, rretzler, peterveen,Rocco122142
45
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
19,734 members
372 reviews
4
4 Members
FAMeulstee, SirThomas, rretzler, MaddieBloom
46
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh
3,027 members
133 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, VW_Williams
47
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
by Richard Holmes
2,671 members
62 reviews
4.1
2 Members
pitjrw, NoPlanetB
48
Virgil Wander
by Leif Enger
693 members
45 reviews
4
2 Members
edparks, squeedunk
49
Wild Country
by Anne Bishop
388 members
29 reviews
4
3 Members
shadrach_anki, m_island, jmiserak
50
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
4,200 members
98 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
dhm, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn
51
The Odyssey
by Homer
52,953 members
472 reviews
4
3 Members
FAMeulstee, aethercowboy, CMSharkey
52
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
38,046 members
524 reviews
4.1
4 Members
shadrach_anki, merrystar, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey,CaliQ551
53
The Secret Commonwealth
by Philip Pullman
1,938 members
63 reviews
4
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
54
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
6,258 members
186 reviews
3.9
4 Members
DisassemblyOfReason, merrystar, briarhills, leslie.98
55
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
24,620 members
523 reviews
4.1
4 Members
DeboraNunes, edparks, briarhills, CMSharkey
56
There There
by Tommy Orange
4,254 members
192 reviews
4
3 Members
booksinbed, peterveen, Bookworm_Monkey75
57
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
5,607 members
178 reviews
4.1
3 Members
bookwoman84, librookian, CMSharkey
58
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
by Neal Stephenson
1,486 members
61 reviews
½ 3.4
3 Members
trantor, jsburbidge, dhm
59
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
13,659 members
247 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
rretzler, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
60
It Had to Be You
by David Nobbs
38 members
½ 3.5
3 Members
booksinbed, cmtl, Rchlwtsn
61
Lolita
by Vladimir Nabokov
31,712 members
557 reviews
4.1
4 Members
FAMeulstee, acousticmoose, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
62
The Tea Master and the Detective
by Aliette de Bodard
556 members
42 reviews
3.8
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, Dilara86
63
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
3,355 members
291 reviews
3.8
3 Members
m_island, briarhills, Lauranthalas
64
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
29,283 members
556 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
Edward, Peace2, zottel, CMSharkey
65
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
9,378 members
314 reviews
4
2 Members
acousticmoose, Rchlwtsn
66
Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
2,861 members
242 reviews
3.9
3 Members
alwright1, rretzler, CMSharkey
67
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
2,048 members
130 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, jsburbidge
68
Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
3,700 members
79 reviews
3.8
2 Members
merrystar, Rchlwtsn
69
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
3,659 members
70 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Bookmarque, m_island, souloftherose, Rchlwtsn
70
The Vegetarian
by Han Kang
3,418 members
290 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
paulstalder, Rchlwtsn
71
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
10,231 members
670 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
jmiserak, yvonnekins
72
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
16,846 members
473 reviews
4
3 Members
Edward, rayski, cmtl,Rocco122142
73
Abaddon's Gate
by James S. A. Corey
3,437 members
141 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island
74
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
2,590 members
121 reviews
3.8
3 Members
booksinbed, lorannen, Rchlwtsn
75
Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
2,041 members
104 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Parker51, booksinbed, peterveen
76
Persepolis Rising
by James S. A. Corey
1,979 members
78 reviews
4.1
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, souloftherose
77
Age of enlightenment
by Peter Gay
416 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
DisassemblyOfReason, Rchlwtsn
78
The Prince and the Dressmaker
by Jen Wang
1,813 members
142 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
briarhills, hollythepenguin, BarnesBookshelf
79
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
23,349 members
423 reviews
½ 4.4
3 Members
leslie.98, chwiggy, Rchlwtsn
80
Vinegar Girl
by Anne Tyler
1,717 members
221 reviews
½ 3.5
3 Members
AnotherAge, leslie.98, Rchlwtsn
81
If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again
by Zen Cho
50 members
9 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Rtrace, DeusXMachina, souloftherose, briarhills
82
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
36,170 members
742 reviews
4.1
3 Members
SirThomas, urnmo, CMSharkey
83
A Brightness Long Ago
by Guy Gavriel Kay
603 members
32 reviews
4.1
3 Members
trantor, jsburbidge, merrystar
84
Ghost Wall
by Sarah Moss
1,021 members
79 reviews
3.9
3 Members
booksinbed, elkiedee, Lauranthalas
85
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez
1,342 members
89 reviews
3.8
3 Members
booksinbed, DeboraNunes, peterveen
86
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
18,296 members
190 reviews
4.1
3 Members
ahef1963, Michael.Rimmer, Rchlwtsn
Explanations
ahef1963: Fell flat. Not planning to read the rest of the books.
87
The Stone Sky
by N. K. Jemisin
3,717 members
169 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
aqeeliz, DeusXMachina, hollythepenguin
88
Caliban's War
by James S. A. Corey
4,136 members
181 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island,Rocco122142
89
The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty
6,015 members
394 reviews
3.8
2 Members
KimarieBee, CMSharkey
90
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly
2,308 members
94 reviews
4.1
2 Members
m_island, MaddieBloom
91
The Only Woman in the Room
by Marie Benedict
1,305 members
82 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
Lauranthalas, Rocco122142
92
The Institute
by Stephen King
4,633 members
150 reviews
4.1
4 Members
librookian, sturlington, SirThomas, ahef1963
93
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
3,753 members
129 reviews
3.9
2 Members
edparks, ManWithAnAgenda
94
Passing Strange
by Ellen Klages
393 members
34 reviews
3.9
2 Members
DeusXMachina, sturlington
95
A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
39,378 members
958 reviews
4
4 Members
dara85, FAMeulstee, peterveen, CMSharkey
96
Cibola Burn
by James S. A. Corey
2,839 members
119 reviews
4
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island
97
Foundation's Edge
by Isaac Asimov
10,005 members
82 reviews
3.8
2 Members
trantor, aethercowboy
98
Trail of Lightning
by Rebecca Roanhorse
1,646 members
101 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, souloftherose
99
Spinning Silver
by Naomi Novik
3,825 members
200 reviews
4.2
3 Members
Rtrace, m_island, briarhills
100
Black Leopard, Red Wolf
by Marlon James
2,753 members
59 reviews
½ 3.3
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, acousticmoose