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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1
The Sense of an Ending
by Julian Barnes
8,346 members
541 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 107
9 Members
lauralkeet, Kieln, LittleTaiko, Cariola, pathogenik, Simone2, richard_c, CharlesTheB, MadaDursma,KerryMcGuire
2
The Picture of Dorian Gray and Other Writings
by Oscar Wilde
2,487 members
19 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 217
4 Members
Kieln, corleycorrea, mcountr, agsblend
3
Travels with My Aunt
by Graham Greene
3,758 members
63 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 390
2 Members
WylieMaercklein, Kieln
4
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet
by David Mitchell
5,953 members
316 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 74
13 Members
pechmerle, rstaedter, Kieln, lillypatti72, SpreeMetVoeten, Lapsus16, rozymary, peterveen, LoneS, linlef, kazzer2u, Michael_Gibbons, CharlesTheB
Explanations
pechmerle: A combination of East Asian history, historical romance, suspense, and writing style that is irresistible. A little knowledge of Japanese history before reading makes it a much richer reading experience.