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Books Read in 2022

Members: 64 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
To Paradise
by Hanya Yanagihara
336 members, 4 reviews
3.71 stars (3.71 stars)

Lists: nagasravika.bodapati (1), kara.shamy (2), edparks (7), Rchlwtsn (12), booksinbed (15), peterveen (29)

Score: 15.73

2
The Maid
by Nita Prose
925 members, 84 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: nagasravika.bodapati (2), terran (2), librookian (4), rretzler (11), bookwoman84 (14)

Score: 13.82

3
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
3,028 members, 162 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: nagasravika.bodapati (3), acousticmoose (7), ahef1963 (21), aprille (24), shadrach_anki (48), Edward

Score: 12.94

4
Still Life
by Sarah Winman
385 members, 20 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: hildretha (1), MDGentleReader (4), Rchlwtsn (9), booksinbed (11), elkiedee (60)

Score: 12.77

5
The Man Who Died Twice
by Richard Osman
992 members, 62 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: terran (1), Julie_in_the_Library (1), Rchlwtsn (18), MDGentleReader (24), Peace2 (104), FAMeulstee (112)

Thumbs down: shemthepenman

Score: 12.23

6
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
by Taylor Jenkins Reid
3,643 members, 209 reviews
4.17 stars (4.17 stars)

Lists: K.M (1), nagasravika.bodapati (4), Rchlwtsn (5), bookwoman84 (6)

Score: 12.06

7
Scarlet Feather
by Maeve Binchy
2,787 members, 48 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: MommaVee (1), YaYaPat (1), Bookmarque (2)

Score: 11.36

8
The School for Good Mothers
by Jessamine Chan
293 members, 19 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (1), librookian (1), rretzler (26), elkiedee (49)

Score: 11.28

9
Moon over Soho
by Ben Aaronovitch
2,703 members, 154 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (4), Julie_in_the_Library (5), Peace2 (25), trantor (27), Rchlwtsn (58)

Score: 10.5

10
Devil House
by John Darnielle
204 members, 9 reviews
3.45 stars (3.45 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (3), acousticmoose (6), sturlington (41), revbean

Score: 9.24

11
Whispers Under Ground
by Ben Aaronovitch
2,259 members, 117 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: Julie_in_the_Library (8), Rtrace (9), Rchlwtsn (15), Peace2 (29)

Score: 8.44

12
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
35,099 members, 665 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: hildretha (3), nagasravika.bodapati (5), daisy_may (9)

Score: 8.02

13
White Oleander
by Janet Fitch
10,556 members, 161 reviews
3.88 stars (3.88 stars)

Lists: BethTRyan (1), cecily2 (1)

Score: 8

14
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
4,292 members, 238 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (1), bookwoman84 (1)

Score: 8

15
Termination Shock
by Neal Stephenson
443 members, 21 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: jsburbidge (3), dhm (7), trantor (7)

Score: 7.96

16
The Girl With the Louding Voice
by Abi Daré
922 members, 32 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: aprille (2), Rchlwtsn (4), ahef1963 (41)

Score: 7.77

17
A Master of Djinn
by P. Djèlí Clark
569 members, 36 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: peterveen (1), trantor (21), mahsdad (36)

Score: 7.5

18
Mrs. Dalloway
by Virginia Woolf
18,296 members, 306 reviews
3.87 stars (3.87 stars)

Lists: briarhills (3), nagasravika.bodapati (6), Rchlwtsn (25)

Score: 7.38

19
Great Expectations
by Charles Dickens
33,908 members, 391 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: chwiggy (4), nagasravika.bodapati (7), rretzler (21)

Score: 7.16

20
Sea of Tranquility
by Emily St. John Mandel
729 members, 47 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: booksinbed (23), peterveen (36), sturlington (42), revbean

Score: 7.1

21
The Kaiju Preservation Society
by John Scalzi
431 members, 32 reviews
4.09 stars (4.09 stars)

Lists: trantor (12), souloftherose (23), Rtrace (32), rretzler (65)

Score: 7.07

22
The Lincoln Highway
by Amor Towles
1,534 members, 85 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: dara85 (5), Rchlwtsn (10), revbean

Score: 6.99

23
The Offing
by Benjamin Myers
173 members, 11 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: FAMeulstee (2), Rchlwtsn (23), Onj (26)

Score: 6.96

24
The Shadow of the Wind
by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
25,683 members, 978 reviews
4.11 stars (4.11 stars)

Lists: aprille (4), nagasravika.bodapati (8), Rchlwtsn (32)

Score: 6.89

25
Silas Marner
by George Eliot
10,067 members, 144 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), shemthepenman (4)

Score: 6.83

26
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
25,183 members, 345 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: AnotherAge (4), nagasravika.bodapati (9), Rchlwtsn (33)

Score: 6.81

27
The Underground Railroad
by Colson Whitehead
7,155 members, 400 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (2), Laura1124 (2)

Score: 6.73

28
The Haunting of Hill House
by Shirley Jackson
7,685 members, 369 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (3), nagasravika.bodapati (10), aethercowboy (61)

Score: 6.72

29
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
2,355 members, 141 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (5), dara85 (9), Rchlwtsn (45)

Score: 6.53

30
Where the Crawdads Sing
by Delia Owens
8,031 members, 464 reviews
4.16 stars (4.16 stars)

Lists: hildretha (4), SirThomas (16), Peace2 (34)

Score: 6.49

31
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
2,339 members, 143 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (29), Onj (29), shadrach_anki (32), Peace2 (88)

Score: 6.44

32
One Hundred Years of Solitude
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
40,282 members, 609 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: nagasravika.bodapati (11), ahef1963 (12), Rchlwtsn (14)

Score: 6.41

Explanations:

ahef1963 (12): It's a classic but I got entangled again with all the many characters named Aureliano. Did not enjoy.

33
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell
2,492 members, 158 reviews
4.21 stars (4.21 stars)

Lists: bookwoman84 (2), Rchlwtsn (3)

Score: 6.4

34
The Age of Innocence
by Edith Wharton
12,529 members, 284 reviews
4.01 stars (4.01 stars)

Lists: Parker51 (7), ahef1963 (9), Rchlwtsn (44)

Score: 6.32

35
The Portrait of a Lady
by Henry James
10,147 members, 119 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: acousticmoose (3), Rchlwtsn (26), aprille (50)

Score: 6.32

36
Matrix
by Lauren Groff
815 members, 54 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: nagasravika.bodapati (12), aprille (12), peterveen (18)

Score: 6.24

37
The Ocean at the End of the Lane
by Neil Gaiman
12,373 members, 869 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: sturlington (1), nagasravika.bodapati (13)

Score: 6.11

Explanations:

sturlington (1): Reread

38
Oscar and Lucinda
by Peter Carey
3,894 members, 59 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: aprille (1), nagasravika.bodapati (14)

Score: 6.07

39
The Tao of Pooh
by Benjamin Hoff
7,982 members, 129 reviews
3.79 stars (3.79 stars)

Lists: DisassemblyOfReason (1), Rchlwtsn (16)

Score: 6

40
The Last Graduate
by Naomi Novik
716 members, 38 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: trantor (1), librookian (16)

Score: 6

41
The High Window
by Raymond Chandler
2,552 members, 44 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: AnotherAge (1), Rchlwtsn (17)

Score: 5.97

42
Light From Uncommon Stars
by Ryka Aoki
369 members, 16 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (6), trantor (24), Rtrace (40)

Score: 5.95

43
The Anomaly
by Hervé Le Tellier
568 members, 35 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: Parker51 (8), zottel (9), FAMeulstee (152)

Score: 5.83

44
Trio
by William Boyd
192 members, 13 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: booksinbed (2), AnotherAge (8)

Score: 5.74

45
The Half Life of Valery K
by Natasha Pulley
28 members, 3 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: ManWithAnAgenda (2), kara.shamy (8)

Score: 5.74

46
What Do You Do With an Idea?
by Kobi Yamada
1,646 members, 128 reviews
4.43 stars (4.43 stars)

Lists: BethTRyan (2), aspirit (9)

Score: 5.67

Explanations:

aspirit (9): picture book / reread

47
The Nickel Boys
by Colson Whitehead
2,950 members, 173 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (3), Rchlwtsn (6)

Score: 5.6

49
Absolution by Murder
by Peter Tremayne
846 members, 28 reviews
3.49 stars (3.49 stars)

Lists: PaulCranswick (2), -pilgrim- (11)

Score: 5.56

50
The Stone Sky
by N. K. Jemisin
2,619 members, 133 reviews
4.28 stars (4.28 stars)

Lists: acousticmoose (4), SirThomas (59), rretzler (99)

Score: 5.54

51
A Desolation Called Peace
by Arkady Martine
586 members, 28 reviews
4.2 stars (4.2 stars)

Lists: DisassemblyOfReason (22), Rtrace (38), revbean

Score: 5.53

52
Crossed Skis
by Carol Carnac
72 members, 3 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: daisy_may (1), rretzler (62)

Score: 5.43

53
Admissions: A Memoir of Surviving Boarding School
by Kendra James
35 members, 4 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: bookwoman84 (4), kara.shamy (6)

Score: 5.38

54
The House of Mirth
by Edith Wharton
8,809 members, 186 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (2), Rchlwtsn (19)

Score: 5.28

Explanations:

ahef1963 (2): Heartbreaking. Excellent.

55
The Snow Queen
by Hans Christian Andersen
900 members, 43 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: shadrach_anki (2), Rchlwtsn (20)

Score: 5.26

56
Snow
by John Banville
527 members, 43 reviews
3.36 stars (3.36 stars)

Lists: Parker51 (2), Rchlwtsn (21)

Score: 5.23

57
The Next Big Thing
by Anita Brookner
278 members, 6 reviews
3.62 stars (3.62 stars)

Lists: AnotherAge (2), Rchlwtsn (22)

Score: 5.21

58
Possession: A Romance
by A. S. Byatt
12,153 members, 272 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: Peace2 (4), Rchlwtsn (8)

Score: 5.21

59
The House in the Cerulean Sea
by TJ Klune
2,682 members, 164 reviews
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: kristilabrie (1), rretzler (128)

Score: 5.19

60
Jean Sibelius: Life, Music, Silence
by Daniel M. Grimley
11 members, 0 reviews
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

Lists: Michael.Rimmer (2), Rchlwtsn (24)

Score: 5.17

61
Vladimir
by Julia May Jonas
144 members, 8 reviews
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (4), librookian (10)

Score: 5.08

62
Very Cold People
by Sarah Manguso
81 members, 6 reviews
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (5), librookian (9)

Score: 4.98

63
Witches Abroad
by Terry Pratchett
9,221 members, 124 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: trantor (22), briarhills (27), Peace2 (75)

Score: 4.96

64
Nights at the Circus
by Angela Carter
2,443 members, 46 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Rchlwtsn (7), shemthepenman (7)

Score: 4.92

65
Tracy Flick Can't Win
by Tom Perrotta
69 members, 5 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (7), librookian (7)

Score: 4.92

66
The Adventures of Augie March
by Saul Bellow
3,527 members, 67 reviews
3.86 stars (3.86 stars)

Lists: aprille (3), Rchlwtsn (27)

Score: 4.79

67
Summerwater
by Sarah Moss
349 members, 27 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: booksinbed (3), aprille (27)

Score: 4.79

68
In the Country of Last Things
by Paul Auster
1,724 members, 20 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: edparks (3), Rchlwtsn (28)

Score: 4.78

69
Look Who's Back
by Timur Vermes
1,487 members, 77 reviews
3.43 stars (3.43 stars)

Lists: Onj (3), Rchlwtsn (29)

Score: 4.76

70
Heroes
by Stephen Fry
993 members, 23 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: Bookmarque (3), Rchlwtsn (30)

Score: 4.75

71
Gods Without Men
by Hari Kunzru
522 members, 22 reviews
3.68 stars (3.68 stars)

Lists: mahsdad (3), Rchlwtsn (31)

Score: 4.74

72
The Magician
by Colm Tóibín
448 members, 24 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: Parker51 (3), peterveen (35)

Score: 4.68

73
The Music Shop
by Rachel Joyce
784 members, 78 reviews
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (7), Rchlwtsn (11)

Score: 4.66

74
God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen
by Rhys Bowen
129 members, 7 reviews
3.65 stars (3.65 stars)

Lists: MDGentleReader (8), merrystar (10)

Score: 4.63

75
Hither, Page
by Cat Sebastian
139 members, 10 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: souloftherose (5), bookwoman84 (19)

Score: 4.59

76
That Old Country Music
by Kevin Barry
75 members, 7 reviews
3.77 stars (3.77 stars)

Lists: Parker51 (5), elkiedee (21)

Score: 4.54

77
Rivers of London
by Ben Aaronovitch
5,010 members, 339 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: Julie_in_the_Library (4), Rchlwtsn (34)

Score: 4.49

78
Mr Salary
by Sally Rooney
99 members, 4 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4), Rchlwtsn (35)

Score: 4.47

79
A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
by Ben Macintyre
1,205 members, 121 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: dhm (4), Peace2 (46)

Score: 4.36

80
Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
2,109 members, 138 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (10), Rchlwtsn (13)

Score: 4.36

Explanations:

elkiedee (10): Ooh, first shared listing of the year for me (hopefully more to come).

81
Amongst Our Weapons
by Ben Aaronovitch
234 members, 14 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: jsburbidge (4), m_k_m (48)

Score: 4.35

82
Leviathan Falls
by James S. A. Corey
482 members, 13 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: trantor (5), souloftherose (35)

Score: 4.32

83
A Visit from the Goon Squad
by Jennifer Egan
7,653 members, 469 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: Laura1124 (5), Rchlwtsn (36)

Score: 4.31

84
Down and Out in Paris and London
by George Orwell
7,079 members, 119 reviews
4.03 stars (4.03 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (5), Rchlwtsn (37)

Score: 4.3

Explanations:

ahef1963 (5): Excellent book. Examines poverty, its causes, and its consequences in both cities. Done with a light touch so there's no descent into gloom.

85
The Night Watchman
by Louise Erdrich
1,190 members, 67 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: aprille (6), sturlington (28)

Score: 4.3

86
Small Things Like These
by Claire Keegan
340 members, 31 reviews
4.31 stars (4.31 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (3), FAMeulstee (105)

Score: 4.29

87
The Marriage Plot
by Jeffrey Eugenides
4,902 members, 274 reviews
3.52 stars (3.52 stars)

Lists: aprille (5), Rchlwtsn (38)

Score: 4.29

89
Groundskeeping
by Lee Cole
89 members, 9 reviews
3.64 stars (3.64 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (9), edparks (19)

Score: 4.23

90
Cherish Farrah
by Bethany C. Morrow
42 members, 2 reviews
3.29 stars (3.29 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (10), librookian (19)

Score: 4.17

91
Casino Royale
by Ian Fleming
5,707 members, 235 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (6), Rchlwtsn (40)

Score: 4.15

92
Sorcery and Cecelia, or, The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
by Patricia C. Wrede
3,060 members, 125 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: briarhills (8), merrystar (27)

Score: 4.13

93
Negroland: A Memoir
by Margo Jefferson
597 members, 27 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (13), aprille (16)

Score: 4.11

94
A Psalm for the Wild-Built
by Becky Chambers
744 members, 42 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (15), revbean

Score: 4.1

95
Broken Homes
by Ben Aaronovitch
1,902 members, 106 reviews
4.04 stars (4.04 stars)

Lists: Julie_in_the_Library (10), Rtrace (25)

Score: 4.04

96
The Body Politic
by Catherine Aird
87 members, 0 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: DisassemblyOfReason (14), rretzler (17)

Score: 4.04

97
Beloved
by Toni Morrison
20,251 members, 379 reviews
3.89 stars (3.89 stars)

Lists: shemthepenman (1)

Score: 4

98
Night Watch
by Terry Pratchett
10,307 members, 155 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: Rtrace (1)

Score: 4

99
Inkdeath
by Cornelia Funke
5,815 members, 122 reviews
3.93 stars (3.93 stars)

Lists: SirThomas (1)

Score: 4

100
Leviathan Wakes
by James S. A. Corey
5,492 members, 291 reviews
4.02 stars (4.02 stars)

Lists: dhm (1)

Score: 4

Explanations:

dhm (1): Chronological, so this the first book finished in January

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