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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31,687 members
559 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 36
Score 68.53
Added 2014-04-10, 05:54 PM
- 26 Members
- booksinbed, johnpdeever, citygirl, chellerystick, Crypto-Willobie, lemicnic1227, Simone2, lordcharles, Lapsus16, zumstein, AvitaCosno, joanra21, Risbom, WhatUsername, smcb, NoPlanetB, madhatter73, dawndouble, sadbookgirl, kamalsood, sockitahme, CharlesTheB, mysimas, Dave_Underwood, izzy45, tyronerees,gilroy , ,zapzap
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by Jane Austen
28,664 members
532 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 72
Score 36.13
Added 2012-04-09, 11:14 PM
- 17 Members
- generalkala, bookworm12, johnpdeever, AnnaClaire, citygirl, catiescarlette, MaryKay1822, merrystar, JaneAustenNut, ncgraham, briarhills, Krisbee, rozymary, LoneS, richard_c, WendyRobyn, booboo123,kathyann1229 , ,tugrice ,KerryMcGuire
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by Jane Austen
80,524 members
1,366 reviews
½ 4.4
Global Rank 12
Score 118.63
Added 2012-10-26, 01:42 PM
- 45 Members
- hailelib, stillramona, generalkala, dawnlovesbooks, Morphidae, pamelad, booksinbed, johnpdeever, AnnaClaire, citygirl, sianpr, mmignano11, Somateria, hildretha, MaryKay1822, JaneAustenNut, sbodmer, perennialreader, susanbooks, Krisbee, Dehinde, Jencey, JuliaMaria, LoneS, MaggieFlo, MelanieTid, Jillian_Kay, jackanthony, nitascrib1, Sherryll, Femklutz, lynnrae523, FKQG, Rdra1962, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, thelibraryofjess, roojs, Eiseley.Staff, agsblend, izzy45, TheCottonShoe, Priyanka.6033, marielamere, muse.on.paper,aulsmith ,grnman ,Diane-bpcb ,KerryMcGuire ,
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20,676 members
610 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 3
Score 211.29
Added 2012-04-09, 11:11 PM
- 67 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, 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
- Somateria: My favourite novel of all time, first read at school many years ago, before I'd been to Cornwall. Re-read several times, most recently for a book club.mishy215: I've read this book twice seen the movie several times. I just love the suspenseful tone of the book.
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22,792 members
938 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 43
Score 61.17
Added 2013-08-22, 10:13 PM
- 25 Members
- goldenmoon, NancieLea, citygirl, dhm, m_island, goldenlobo, brianc6, honyocker, laurenhynde, susanbooks, rretzler, RobinBrz, kszr, elainemberman, dianeham, crookedcat, ChrisWay, WendyRobyn, Vicariousz, neicybee, contegobay, jbhunter, treedavis, MadaDursma, nankan,belmarchris
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12,348 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 , , , ,Diane-bpcb ,linlef , ,monosphronein ,ManWithAnAgenda ,
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36,153 members
742 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 106
Score 20.26
Added 2012-05-18, 02:05 PM
- 11 Members
- eshaw27, amysisson, citygirl, mmignano11, andomck, Dilara86, Jenny1013, LoneS, Firemind, richard_c, Vicariousz, , ,Eiseley.Staff
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8,120 members
423 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 58
Score 40.8
Added 2012-03-13, 10:37 PM
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by Lev Grossman
10,227 members
670 reviews
½ 3.4
Global Rank 178
Score 11.3
Added 2012-05-18, 02:04 PM
- 8 Members
- ShelfMonkey, amysisson, citygirl, unlucky, mermind, bytheseabchcmbr, LenoreR, nitascrib1,hailelib ,gilroy ,generalkala ,
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64,362 members
3,479 reviews
½ 4.3
Global Rank 20
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 , , , , , , , ,fredsmithx , ,KerryMcGuire , ,
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by Dodie Smith
9,188 members
294 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 86
Score 28.42
Added 2012-04-09, 11:16 PM
- 13 Members
- booklove2, bookworm12, pjwest, citygirl, shaunie, catiescarlette, ncgraham, katie4098, Dehinde, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, jpahl, nankan,TashMason ,
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by Tana French
10,208 members
583 reviews
3.8
Global Rank 40
Score 63.78
Added 2014-01-18, 03:21 AM
- 23 Members
- unspuncapricorn, booksinbed, KimarieBee, fastaxion, citygirl, truffles, mhhacker, mlhershey, goldenlobo, cindyst2000, laluna179, meap, smasler, Jenny1013, Chankie, nitascrib1, KerryMcGuire, KittyTwist, neicybee, CyndiCiavarella, jbhunter, nankan, Binglit
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30,933 members
289 reviews
4.2
Global Rank 213
Score 9.46
Added 2012-04-09, 11:17 PM
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by Donna Tartt
14,853 members
799 reviews
3.9
Global Rank 22
Score 95.28
Added 2013-12-17, 11:40 PM
- 45 Members
- SqueakyChu, cherylc, goldenmoon, booksinbed, fastaxion, johnpdeever, citygirl, truffles, klhorn, sianpr, Mallc, beebeereads, lmbix, smasler, cmtl, pagewright, vwinsloe, copperkid, pearlmath, LoneS, MaggieFlo, HelenGress, Volkertvos, DougJ110, tricia.devlin, caitlindyan, elainemberman, PollyMig, KittyTwist, dbsovereign, crookedcat, bnbsalvatore, ChrisWay, richard_c, hosehead51, patty6116, contegobay, MaggieFP, chezbob, Kiwiclaire50, jbhunter, treedavis, Binglit, Venditti, AmyRoden,pdebolt ,zapzap ,thebooklover1 ,Jenny1013 ,Diane-bpcb ,KerryMcGuire , , ,DAGray08 ,TashMason , , ,Charon07
- Explanations
- Diane-bpcb : awful story
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by Neil Gaiman
14,829 members
961 reviews
4.1
Global Rank 16
Score 99.6
Added 2013-12-17, 11:41 PM
- 39 Members
- hailelib, WylieMaercklein, cherylc, Euryale, NancieLea, fastaxion, citygirl, truffles, Mallc, catiescarlette, LouiseJones, Eowyn1, smasler, Jenny1013, 47degreesnorth, IrishSue, amyshaff, Winny99, HelenGress, LenoreR, elainemberman, CarolineMCarrico, PollyMig, dawndouble, Lagnella, DanZuke, Vicariousz, Rdra1962, JukieH, TeriAndersonNeedham, ParanoidMaryMarvel, patty6116, contegobay, jbhunter, treedavis, roojs, La_gatta, nankan, NidiaMR86, ,zapzap , ,arsmith1994