Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years
- Description
- A casual acquaintance is looking for ideas about books to read, but you don't know much about their tastes. Thinking back over your last five years of reading, which books would you recommend?
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by Leif Enger
5,730 members
164 reviews
4
Global Rank 92
Score 25.16
Added 2012-03-03, 10:47 AM
- 10 Members
- caseylondon, mhhacker, LDVoorberg, Crypto-Willobie, lisatimbers, myers3, Penske, AmourFou, NoPlanetB, JukieH,KarenFunt ,
2
10,866 members
364 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 47
Score 56.5
Added 2013-04-20, 12:40 PM
- 23 Members
- aprille, jennyo, Osbaldistone, Summ, goldenlobo, Mallc, catiescarlette, cbl_tn, sallypursell, zapzap, lemicnic1227, lmbix, perennialreader, souloftherose, Dilara86, kappasigma, rozymary, peterveen, lanewillson, AmourFou, linlef, TashMason, treedavis,LittleTaiko , ,shutch ,KerryMcGuire
3
by León Tolstói
38,677 members
632 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 61
Score 40.45
Added 2013-07-04, 12:38 AM
- 17 Members
- ayaeckel, booksinbed, johnpdeever, KrisM, goldenlobo, catiescarlette, honyocker, sbodmer, Lapsus16, amyshaff, ucla70, AmourFou, pseudoeden, rplinke, vanjr, Sherryll, archanads,KerryMcGuire ,
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35,655 members
545 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 90
Score 25.35
Added 2013-07-04, 12:39 AM
- 11 Members
- aprille, donutage, unspuncapricorn, dmsteyn, smasler, tjsween, AmourFou, pseudoeden, CharlesTheB, NidiaMR86, CLMor,KerryMcGuire ,booksbooks63
- Explanations
- donutage: It's a "classic" for a reason. Ambitious, profound, playful, at times bizarre. Like many, I read this back in high school and was somewhat flummoxed by the "boring" "digressions" about whale anatomy and sailing ships. When I re-read it a couple years ago, I was more willing to take the sprawling narrative on its own terms and found it infinitely enjoyable.
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6,394 members
214 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 180
Score 11.25
Added 2013-04-20, 12:40 PM
- 5 Members
- goldenmoon, RobinMG, Dilara86, ucla70, AmourFou
7
2,254 members
54 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 173
Score 11.73
Added 2013-11-20, 03:35 PM
- 5 Members
- perennialreader, Fjumonvi, mermind, AmourFou, beckibell
8
25,716 members
436 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 66
Score 38.82
Added 2013-11-20, 03:36 PM
9
by Victor Hugo
26,433 members
341 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 138
Score 15.49
Added 2013-11-20, 03:36 PM
- 6 Members
- pathogenik, Simone2, joanra21, smcb, AmourFou, boleslasditboby
10
by Isak Dinesen
5,254 members
100 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 1,152
Score 2.25
Added 2013-11-20, 03:36 PM
- Member
- AmourFou
11
by Willa Cather
13,678 members
287 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 333
Score 6.17
Added 2013-11-20, 03:37 PM
- 3 Members
- starfishian, amyshaff, AmourFou
12
9,751 members
204 reviews
4
Global Rank 220
Score 9.23
Added 2013-11-20, 03:37 PM
- 4 Members
- Minthe, shaunie, Simone2, AmourFou,WhatUsername
13
26,352 members
390 reviews
½ 3.7
Global Rank 233
Score 8.87
Added 2012-03-03, 10:47 AM
- 5 Members
- booksinbed, mmignano11, Dilara86, AmourFou, kazzer2u,
14
5,961 members
121 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 214
Score 9.55
Added 2013-07-04, 12:38 AM
- 4 Members
- lordcharles, kszr, AmourFou, pseudoeden
15
9,539 members
217 reviews
½ 3.6
Global Rank 389
Score 5.07
Added 2013-08-22, 10:11 PM
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by Thomas Wolfe
3,563 members
50 reviews
4
Global Rank 1,637
Score 2
Added 2013-11-24, 10:31 AM
- Member
- AmourFou
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11,912 members
656 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 37
Score 67.86
Added 2012-10-26, 10:50 PM
- 29 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, goldenmoon, vpfluke, NancieLea, starfishian, fastaxion, bookaholicgirl, pdebolt, RuMuse, bookhobbyjapan, hildretha, sallypursell, sbodmer, laurenhynde, tarmina, AnjaMeta, kappasigma, rozymary, ucla70, kszr, crespinpc, linlef, LisbethE, lauradl, pschlik, crookedcat, JukieH, missmaryS, jbhunter,joyceclark ,Morphidae , ,Eliz12 ,AmourFou
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9,965 members
623 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 109
Score 20.04
Added 2012-10-28, 04:00 PM
- 10 Members
- Minthe, dawnlovesbooks, minimargot, MaryKay1822, cindyst2000, lmbix, KarenFunt, CarterPJ, amyshaff, IdellaHarter,oregonobsessionz ,AmourFou
- Explanations
- oregonobsessionz : Tried to read this because it was getting great reviews, but found it to be depressing and annoying.
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by Wally Lamb
12,444 members
208 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 118
Score 18.29
Added 2012-10-28, 03:49 PM
- 10 Members
- minimargot, mmignano11, myers3, laluna179, lmbix, CarterPJ, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, ChrisWay, Tosta, ,AmourFou