Books Read in 2019

1
The Alice Network
by Kate Quinn
5,763 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
4,663 members
294 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
48,649 members
1,238 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
20,993 members
753 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
154,667 members
2,223 reviews
½ 4.3
8 Members
Ape, briarhills, MelanieTid, chwiggy, LiteraryReadaholic, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
6
Educated: A Memoir
by Tara Westover
13,348 members
608 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
7,412 members
399 reviews
3.9
8 Members
pitjrw, FAMeulstee, blackdove07, aethercowboy, elkiedee, acousticmoose, ThiaCoan, brhill45
8
Ready Player One
by Ernest Cline
22,381 members
1,391 reviews
4
7 Members
aqeeliz, souloftherose, cmtl, MaddieBloom, leslie.98, CMSharkey, BarnesBookshelf
9
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
94,513 members
1,513 reviews
½ 4.4
8 Members
shadrach_anki, rayski, DeusXMachina, merrystar, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, AmySKNunez,CaliQ551
10
The Fifth Season
by N. K. Jemisin
11,092 members
447 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
126,235 members
1,096 reviews
4.2
6 Members
Ape, andomck, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
12
The Silent Patient
by Alex Michaelides
13,743 members
576 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
13,542 members
527 reviews
4
5 Members
aethercowboy, cmtl, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, Simontracy
14
Good Omens
by Neil Gaiman
39,210 members
876 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
108,919 members
1,644 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, zottel, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
16
The Woman in the Window
by A.J. Finn
8,116 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
1,512 members
42 reviews
½ 3.7
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
41,635 members
686 reviews
4
6 Members
Edward, blackdove07, HxBuff, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, BarnesBookshelf
20
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
by Mark Twain
49,608 members
587 reviews
3.9
5 Members
Parker51, FAMeulstee, Rchlwtsn, Simontracy, CMSharkey
21
The Word Is Murder
by Anthony Horowitz
3,053 members
152 reviews
3.8
4 Members
Bookmarque, blackdove07, Bookworm_Monkey75, libthing_sm
22
Becoming
by Michelle Obama
11,363 members
397 reviews
½ 4.4
6 Members
booksinbed, FAMeulstee, ahef1963, Peace2, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
Explanations
ahef1963: Excellent.
23
Transcription
by Kate Atkinson
3,036 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
2,322 members
67 reviews
3.8
3 Members
sproe, Rchlwtsn, marciofsoliveira
25
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
by J. K. Rowling
122,730 members
1,086 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
26
The Subtle Knife
by Philip Pullman
27,368 members
377 reviews
4.1
5 Members
SirThomas, urnmo, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate
27
The Wall
by John Lanchester
838 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
116,452 members
967 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
29
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
by Douglas Adams
15,732 members
144 reviews
3.9
3 Members
SirThomas, Rchlwtsn, AmySKNunez
30
Big Money
by P. G. Wodehouse
893 members
11 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rtrace, Bookworm_Monkey75, Rchlwtsn
31
The Phantom of the Opera
by Gaston Leroux
15,675 members
229 reviews
3.8
3 Members
Rchlwtsn, Karinn86, AmySKNunez
32
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
by J. K. Rowling
114,308 members
936 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
33
Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng
11,966 members
436 reviews
4
4 Members
DeboraNunes, leslie.98, Laura1124, Rchlwtsn
34
The Stranger
by Albert Camus
41,041 members
584 reviews
3.9
4 Members
rretzler, chwiggy, Rchlwtsn, mbhynek
35
Circe
by Madeline Miller
18,745 members
583 reviews
½ 4.3
5 Members
trantor, DeboraNunes, peterveen, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
36
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by J. K. Rowling
113,539 members
1,003 reviews
½ 4.4
5 Members
Ape, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey, archimediate,ManWithAnAgenda
37
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
44,103 members
811 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
1,851 members
60 reviews
4.2
3 Members
alwright1, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
39
Convenience Store Woman
by Sayaka Murata
4,755 members
260 reviews
3.8
3 Members
DeboraNunes, VW_Williams, kara.shamy
40
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
11,502 members
609 reviews
4.1
4 Members
souloftherose, VW_Williams, LiteraryReadaholic, CMSharkey
42
Every Heart a Doorway
by Seanan McGuire
4,320 members
329 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
1,880 members
109 reviews
4
6 Members
Rtrace, revbean, m_island, souloftherose, rretzler, peterveen,Rocco122142
46
Witchmark
by C. L. Polk
1,229 members
59 reviews
3.8
4 Members
being_blunt, m_island, briarhills, hollythepenguin
47
The Eye of the World
by Robert Jordan
23,614 members
403 reviews
4
4 Members
FAMeulstee, SirThomas, rretzler, MaddieBloom
48
My Year of Rest and Relaxation
by Ottessa Moshfegh
5,021 members
195 reviews
½ 3.6
3 Members
sturlington, elkiedee, VW_Williams
50
Virgil Wander
by Leif Enger
912 members
53 reviews
4
2 Members
edparks, squeedunk
51
Wild Country
by Anne Bishop
497 members
31 reviews
4
3 Members
shadrach_anki, m_island, jmiserak
52
12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
by Jordan B. Peterson
5,898 members
121 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
dhm, MelanieTid, Rchlwtsn
53
The Odyssey
by Homer
63,069 members
532 reviews
4
3 Members
FAMeulstee, aethercowboy, CMSharkey
54
Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
44,307 members
581 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
2,636 members
73 reviews
3.9
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, souloftherose, ManWithAnAgenda
56
Unseen Academicals
by Terry Pratchett
7,162 members
206 reviews
3.9
4 Members
DisassemblyOfReason, merrystar, briarhills, leslie.98
57
A Christmas Carol
by Charles Dickens
29,594 members
601 reviews
4.1
4 Members
DeboraNunes, edparks, briarhills, CMSharkey
58
Beneath the Sugar Sky
by Seanan McGuire
1,618 members
118 reviews
3.9
5 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, briarhills, libthing_sm,
59
There There
by Tommy Orange
6,142 members
247 reviews
4
3 Members
booksinbed, peterveen, Bookworm_Monkey75
60
Ninth House
by Leigh Bardugo
8,886 members
232 reviews
4.1
3 Members
bookwoman84, librookian, CMSharkey
61
Fall; or, Dodge in Hell
by Neal Stephenson
1,916 members
70 reviews
½ 3.4
3 Members
trantor, jsburbidge, dhm
62
White Teeth
by Zadie Smith
15,065 members
268 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
35,397 members
637 reviews
4.1
4 Members
FAMeulstee, acousticmoose, Rchlwtsn, CMSharkey
65
The Tea Master and the Detective
by Aliette de Bodard
646 members
50 reviews
3.8
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, Dilara86
66
Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
36,132 members
634 reviews
½ 4.3
4 Members
Edward, Peace2, zottel, CMSharkey
67
Perdido Street Station
by China Miéville
10,306 members
339 reviews
4
2 Members
acousticmoose, Rchlwtsn
68
Binti
by Nnedi Okorafor
3,606 members
294 reviews
3.9
3 Members
alwright1, rretzler, CMSharkey
69
The Wind in the Willows
by Kenneth Grahame
27,896 members
370 reviews
4.1
4 Members
rretzler, Peace2, waxflower, CMSharkey
70
The Calculating Stars
by Mary Robinette Kowal
2,566 members
155 reviews
3.9
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, jsburbidge
71
Crooked House
by Agatha Christie
4,392 members
110 reviews
3.8
2 Members
merrystar, Rchlwtsn
72
A Pocket Full of Rye
by Agatha Christie
4,285 members
82 reviews
½ 3.7
4 Members
Bookmarque, m_island, souloftherose, Rchlwtsn
73
The Vegetarian
by Kang Han
6,118 members
405 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
paulstalder, Rchlwtsn
74
The Magicians
by Lev Grossman
11,865 members
718 reviews
½ 3.4
2 Members
jmiserak, yvonnekins
75
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
by Bill Bryson
18,473 members
504 reviews
4
3 Members
Edward, rayski, cmtl,Rocco122142
76
Abaddon's Gate
by James S. A. Corey
4,695 members
165 reviews
4.1
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island
77
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
3,755 members
136 reviews
3.8
3 Members
booksinbed, lorannen, Rchlwtsn
78
Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
2,433 members
116 reviews
½ 3.7
3 Members
Parker51, booksinbed, peterveen
79
Persepolis Rising
by James S. A. Corey
2,793 members
102 reviews
4.2
4 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island, souloftherose
80
Age of enlightenment
by Peter Gay
466 members
5 reviews
½ 3.5
2 Members
DisassemblyOfReason, Rchlwtsn
81
The Prince and the Dressmaker
by Jen Wang
2,357 members
157 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
briarhills, hollythepenguin, BarnesBookshelf
82
East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
27,590 members
483 reviews
½ 4.4
3 Members
leslie.98, chwiggy, Rchlwtsn
83
Vinegar Girl
by Anne Tyler
1,979 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
4,899 members
90 reviews
4
3 Members
booksinbed, waxflower, Rchlwtsn
86
Northern Lights
by Philip Pullman
40,224 members
794 reviews
4.1
3 Members
SirThomas, urnmo, CMSharkey
87
A Brightness Long Ago
by Guy Gavriel Kay
781 members
40 reviews
4.1
3 Members
trantor, jsburbidge, merrystar
88
Ghost Wall
by Sarah Moss
1,313 members
88 reviews
3.9
3 Members
booksinbed, elkiedee, Lauranthalas
89
The Friend
by Sigrid Nunez
1,908 members
113 reviews
3.8
3 Members
booksinbed, DeboraNunes, peterveen
90
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
by Douglas Adams
20,243 members
230 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
5,241 members
194 reviews
½ 4.3
3 Members
aqeeliz, DeusXMachina, hollythepenguin
92
The Quite Nice and Fairly Accurate Good Omens Script Book
by Neil Gaiman
463 members
5 reviews
½ 4.7
3 Members
waxflower, hollythepenguin, BarnesBookshelf
93
Caliban's War
by James S. A. Corey
5,593 members
212 reviews
4.2
3 Members
Rtrace, trantor, m_island,Rocco122142
94
The Husband's Secret
by Liane Moriarty
7,303 members
419 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
KimarieBee, CMSharkey
95
The Wrong Side of Goodbye
by Michael Connelly
2,829 members
105 reviews
4.1
2 Members
m_island, MaddieBloom
96
The Only Woman in the Room
by Marie Benedict
1,848 members
99 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
Lauranthalas, Rocco122142
97
The Institute
by Stephen King
6,909 members
195 reviews
4.1
4 Members
librookian, sturlington, SirThomas, ahef1963
98
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
by Ocean Vuong
6,145 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
45,570 members
1,041 reviews
4
4 Members
dara85, FAMeulstee, peterveen, CMSharkey