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?
1
by Markus Zusak
45,217 members
2,131 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 1
Score 314.36
Added 2012-10-28, 03:48 PM
- 99 Members
- bookworm12, cherylc, dara85, akerr, eshaw27, booksinbed, KimarieBee, artisu, bookaholicgirl, chellerystick, brignogan, klhorn, LDVoorberg, yourotherleft, chgstrom, m_island, catiescarlette, stephenis, JaneAustenNut, myers3, checkaboo, laluna179, critterbug, lmbix, perennialreader, LisaGregory, Krisbee, cmtl, tina1969, askthedust, JPodlaski, marthamwatson, CarterPJ, martensgirl, AeroArne, Begona, Fjumonvi, AvitaCosno, shutch, hgalligher, Risbom, MaggieFlo, Diane-bpcb, kszr, HelenGress, Volkertvos, NoPlanetB, Jillian_Kay, linlef, Peace2, mwinem, 985077MA, LisbethE, melaniejayne, authordanagoodman, Tim.Looney, dawndouble, kamrie, RickyHaas, beckibell, marianoel, lynnrae523, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, Minneba, Prinzessin_Erdbeer, Vicariousz, Rdra1962, ikomilo, JukieH, prof_em, margosneezer, hosehead51, victoriawitthoff, neicybee, TashMason, patty6116, eheld, Jelissa88, contegobay, chezbob, Kiwiclaire50, tmrocks, Jen8888, thelibraryofjess, Brandy1411, roojs, archanads, AmySKNunez, Tosta, agsblend, TheCottonShoe, Priyanka.6033, NidiaMR86, Kylagm, NancyBookwin, Venditti, AmyRoden, jasnajaleel, ,KrisM , ,SpreeMetVoeten , ,Eowyn1 , , , ,gypsysmom ,lorannen ,kazzer2u ,Femklutz ,
- Explanations
- gypsysmom : Did not like this book but I realize I am in a minority
2
20,862 members
616 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 3
Score 213.67
Added 2012-04-09, 11:11 PM
- 68 Members
- stillramona, generalkala, bookworm12, eshaw27, booksinbed, mccin68, bookaholicgirl, fvg, Aerrin99, citygirl, sianpr, mmignano11, goldenlobo, Somateria, hildretha, stephenis, JCBest, skyrad43, sbodmer, myers3, brenzi, perennialreader, kathyann1229, mishy215, pagewright, bsnbabe68, Simone2, tina1969, katie4098, kappasigma, Winny99, Fjumonvi, Canadian_Down_Under, shutch, ahef1963, Diane-bpcb, jan48, Lyn5r, AngelGH, LenoreR, venus.radfordbell, elainemberman, readinglife11, nitascrib1, Minneba, Rdra1962, prof_em, neicybee, HalHinson, TeriAndersonNeedham, ParanoidMaryMarvel, patty6116, Jelissa88, contegobay, MaggieFP, Kiwiclaire50, AmberCA, roojs, AmySKNunez, Eiseley.Staff, La_gatta, Priyanka.6033, RubyJadeG, Venditti, AmyRoden, RanaMohamed, Sscully, P.Stevens, ,grnman ,lorannen ,KerryMcGuire ,
- Explanations
3
by Harper Lee
78,931 members
1,434 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 2
Score 245.5
Added 2012-04-09, 11:11 PM
- 81 Members
- bookworm12, Morphidae, goldenmoon, booksinbed, kristenl, caseylondon, LittleTaiko, bookaholicgirl, klhorn, mmignano11, chgstrom, elliepotten, catiescarlette, Somateria, JaneAustenNut, Eliz12, sbodmer, myers3, sdunford, laluna179, brenzi, perennialreader, CindyKC, bsnbabe68, lordcharles, Jenny1013, devilish2, Penske, cej1027, Canadian_Down_Under, bytheseabchcmbr, shutch, hgalligher, MaggieFlo, StefanieGeeks, oliviabiba, Lyn5r, Jillian_Kay, jeanie0510, linlef, Reenie822, jackanthony, 985077MA, melaniejayne, Tim.Looney, hyrieh, baldosmum, RickyHaas, beckibell, bnbsalvatore, cubsfan3410, Minneba, Vicariousz, kamalsood, Rdra1962, Jbritz, JukieH, DAGray08, mcountr, neicybee, TashMason, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, eheld, Jelissa88, MaggieFP, Kiwiclaire50, kerihudson, roojs, AmySKNunez, Eiseley.Staff, agsblend, izzy45, Priyanka.6033, RubyJadeG, Kylagm, NancyBookwin, Sscully, victorywestfall, Simacore, RMWILSON, , ,grnman , , ,47degreesnorth ,Diane-bpcb ,lorannen , ,KerryMcGuire ,sadbookgirl , ,hestermaree
- Explanations
- lordcharles: In its time and place it was very important in having a white lawyer defend a black man. People had to understand that skin color is not painful. Watching a child caught between worlds was fundamental as well.Diane-bpcb : never liked this; note sure why
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19,540 members
1,249 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 5
Score 171.41
Added 2012-10-26, 01:43 PM
- 62 Members
- joyceclark, generalkala, unspuncapricorn, Morphidae, NancieLea, mccin68, artisu, caseylondon, johnpdeever, bookaholicgirl, RuMuse, klhorn, mhhacker, minimargot, mmignano11, chgstrom, catiescarlette, lycaenidae, JaneAustenNut, sbodmer, myers3, sdunford, critterbug, audreyj, perennialreader, CindyKC, mishy215, Eowyn1, pathogenik, Krisbee, bsnbabe68, dchamp, MDGentleReader, rretzler, Tess_W, JSWBooks, copperkid, Fjumonvi, bytheseabchcmbr, shutch, ucla70, StefanieGeeks, linlef, Peace2, lynnrae523, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, Minneba, richard_c, zhangtaoyuan, kamalsood, Rdra1962, JukieH, margosneezer, patty6116, MakLock, Brandy1411, roojs, Binglit, marielamere, Venditti, AmyRoden, ,aulsmith , ,Eliz12 ,grnman , ,kathyann1229 , ,KarenFunt ,lorannen ,dawndouble ,DAGray08
5
by Helene Hanff
5,885 members
354 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 15
Score 103.86
Added 2012-10-26, 01:43 PM
- 36 Members
- generalkala, kageeh, Morphidae, booksinbed, mccin68, artisu, caseylondon, kxn11, hammockqueen, maryzee, MaryKay1822, merrystar, stephenis, honyocker, sbodmer, myers3, sdunford, lmbix, perennialreader, alpiner, Eowyn1, bsnbabe68, PrueGallagher, kappasigma, pam933, Winny99, RobinBrz, tugrice, LenoreR, venus.radfordbell, LisbethE, Minneba, Rdra1962, prof_em, patty6116, kindlibrarian, , ,Diane-bpcb
6
- 54 Members
- ShelfMonkey, _Zoe_, unspuncapricorn, goldenmoon, NancieLea, artisu, bookaholicgirl, fifthbusy, Mallc, bookhobbyjapan, beebeereads, maryzee, njinthesun, myers3, lmbix, pathogenik, tina1969, CarterPJ, nanlanglois, copperkid, peterveen, teeth, ucla70, MaggieFlo, kszr, staceyftwo, mwinem, elainemberman, 985077MA, dawndouble, emmendelson, dianeham, baldosmum, crookedcat, keul, Saultimate, Minneba, Vicariousz, Rdra1962, SBG1962, booksbooks63, edithyau, JukieH, ParanoidMaryMarvel, patty6116, jkrrish001, chezbob, kerihudson, roojs, nankan, Binglit, IdellaHarter, marielamere, NancyBookwin, ,Eliz12 ,grnman , ,KarenFunt ,Krisbee , , , ,kazzer2u ,Eiseley.Staff
7
by Donna Tartt
20,531 members
559 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 8
Score 150.05
Added 2012-03-13, 10:37 PM
- 51 Members
- ayaeckel, unspuncapricorn, goldenmoon, lahochstetler, fastaxion, artisu, kiwidoc, johnpdeever, klhorn, KrisM, fifthbusy, sianpr, minimargot, mmignano11, Mallc, brianc6, beebeereads, Leida, unlucky, laurenhynde, Smits, Jenny1013, 47degreesnorth, marthamwatson, kappasigma, JuliaMaria, vixcoe, DougJ110, tugrice, caitlindyan, nitascrib1, The_reading_swimmer, Vulco1, sadbookgirl, Femklutz, CindyHam59, ChrisWay, Minneba, Rdra1962, laurab7782, neicybee, patty6116, contegobay, Kiwiclaire50, Jen8888, roojs, jpahl, RubyJadeG, Binglit, tyronerees, Venditti,Somateria ,zapzap ,Eowyn1 ,Diane-bpcb ,KerryMcGuire , ,booboo123 ,Charon07
8
64,877 members
3,496 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 21
Score 97.51
Added 2012-05-18, 02:04 PM
- 41 Members
- schmootc, generalkala, kageeh, dawnlovesbooks, amysisson, bookaholicgirl, Aerrin99, citygirl, iggyjreilly, yourotherleft, mmignano11, chgstrom, elliepotten, jdyork74, myers3, laluna179, Krisbee, Jenny1013, pam933, Jencey, coho8, StefanieGeeks, ekelnor, dawndouble, RickyHaas, beckibell, keul, Saultimate, Minneba, richard_c, Rdra1962, MsButterfly, hosehead51, smt883, Laurajbarbieri, Tosta, TheCottonShoe, lazasuba02, tyronerees, stopherjones, NancyBookwin,ayaeckel , , , ,SpreeMetVoeten , , , ,fredsmithx , ,KerryMcGuire , ,
9
22,286 members
1,547 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 18
Score 98.15
Added 2014-01-23, 11:53 PM
- 47 Members
- bookaholicgirl, Fyoung, tansymews, mhhacker, chgstrom, Mallc, cindyst2000, laluna179, critterbug, mishy215, tina1969, Jenny1013, rretzler, nanlanglois, teeth, hgalligher, ucla70, Risbom, MaggieFlo, staceyftwo, HelenGress, madhatter73, drobiso, nitascrib1, Tim.Looney, ekelnor, dawndouble, Vulco1, baldosmum, lynnrae523, hestermaree, Saultimate, ChrisWay, Minneba, kamalsood, Rdra1962, neicybee, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, chezbob, jbhunter, Lauren_Shriver, roojs, izzy45, TheCottonShoe, marielamere, NancyBookwin,Morphidae , , , , ,Eliz12 ,zapzap ,grnman ,Eowyn1 ,JuliaMaria ,shutch ,sadbookgirl , ,DAGray08 ,mcountr ,booboo123 , ,Charon07
10
by Stephen King
13,735 members
769 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 11
Score 119.81
Added 2012-03-03, 10:45 AM
- 43 Members
- hailelib, stillramona, joyceclark, generalkala, unspuncapricorn, goldenmoon, jamesabg, bookaholicgirl, bjappleg8, mmignano11, chgstrom, Mallc, sallypursell, myers3, laluna179, RBeffa, fuzzy_pickle, Tess_W, nanlanglois, copperkid, kappasigma, pam933, Winny99, MaggieFlo, HelenGress, Jillian_Kay, jackanthony, PollyMig, kamrie, TLDAV1967, FKQG, Minneba, ikomilo, JukieH, prof_em, TashMason, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, Brandy1411, AlanAndrews33, jpahl, izzy45, NidiaMR86, , ,kathyann1229 , ,JuliaMaria ,jeanie0510 ,dawndouble
11
42,664 members
1,149 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 4
Score 173.03
Added 2013-04-20, 12:39 PM
- 63 Members
- SqueakyChu, booklove2, bookworm12, Morphidae, goldenmoon, booksinbed, bookaholicgirl, Allama, chellerystick, truffles, sianpr, goldenlobo, Mallc, bookhobbyjapan, sundancer, hildretha, SpreeMetVoeten, myers3, sdunford, checkaboo, mishy215, susanbooks, Dilara86, lordcharles, Jenny1013, IrishSue, martensgirl, eclecticdodo, Canadian_Down_Under, bytheseabchcmbr, shutch, StefanieGeeks, madhatter73, jackanthony, elainemberman, 985077MA, Tim.Looney, The_reading_swimmer, baldosmum, beckibell, Lynsey2, CindyHam59, Minneba, DanZuke, kamalsood, Rdra1962, DAGray08, mcountr, neicybee, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, Jelissa88, contegobay, MaggieFP, kerihudson, Lauren_Shriver, AmySKNunez, TheCottonShoe, NidiaMR86, marielamere, NancyBookwin, Venditti, victorywestfall,grnman , , ,KerryMcGuire , ,ParanoidMaryMarvel ,Eiseley.Staff
12
12,457 members
171 reviews
½ 4.6
Global Rank 10
Score 120.34
Added 2012-04-09, 11:17 PM
- 48 Members
- gilroy, bookworm12, Morphidae, goldenmoon, booksinbed, caseylondon, citygirl, mmignano11, sarahlpriest, jdyork74, bookhobbyjapan, catiescarlette, grnman, sbodmer, ncgraham, DebraGraham, Eowyn1, KatyBee, briarhills, Jenny1013, IrishSue, shutch, LoneS, steph40, druuska, Jillian_Kay, jeanie0510, LenoreR, mwinem, jackanthony, elainemberman, 985077MA, Firemind, dawndouble, cubsfan3410, Minneba, IlsaK, TeriAndersonNeedham, ParanoidMaryMarvel, patty6116, Jelissa88, thelibraryofjess, roojs, arsmith1994, agsblend, Priyanka.6033, Kylagm, Venditti,ayaeckel ,aulsmith , ,SpreeMetVoeten , ,Diane-bpcb ,linlef , ,monosphronein ,ManWithAnAgenda ,
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8,376 members
239 reviews
½ 4.6
Global Rank 25
Score 87.32
Added 2012-03-03, 10:43 AM
- 31 Members
- joyceclark, goldenmoon, RuMuse, klhorn, mhhacker, minimargot, mmignano11, accessit, Crypto-Willobie, myers3, KatyBee, 47degreesnorth, IrishSue, kappasigma, shutch, Diane-bpcb, jackanthony, PollyMig, melaniejayne, joannawolotira, crookedcat, cubsfan3410, Minneba, mic_cee, friedrb, corleycorrea, ikomilo, TeriAndersonNeedham, tmrocks, roojs, jpahl,ParanoidMaryMarvel ,