Books Read in 2022

1

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

10,034 members

381 reviews

4.2

13 Members: bookwoman84, rosalita, jseeley, greeneyed_ives, sundancer, CarltonC, nagasravika.bodapati, Rchlwtsn, Skye12, K.M, Manivenkat18, stalejohansen, mdulch

2

Sea of Tranquility

by Emily St. John Mandel

3,238 members

164 reviews

4

15 Members: Aquila, revbean, booksinbed, dhm, FAMeulstee, CarltonC, sturlington, elkiedee, peterveen, Verkruissen, cindydavid4, jmfinley, Manivenkat18, stalejohansen, MarkMak

3

The Maid

by Nita Prose

3,331 members

193 reviews

½ 3.7

10 Members: bookwoman84, librookian, amysan, terran, m_island, rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, RMiller30, Manivenkat18, annacpeterson

4

Piranesi

by Susanna Clarke

5,781 members

282 reviews

4.2

11 Members: Edward, aprille, shadrach_anki, aethercowboy, nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, acousticmoose, Julie_in_the_Library, Alexandro69, hollythepenguin, Manivenkat18

5

The House in the Cerulean Sea

by TJ Klune

6,307 members

330 reviews

½ 4.3

9 Members: rayski, Tafadhali, rretzler, ahef1963, Peace2, kristilabrie, cindydavid4, waxflower, jmfinley
Explanations: ahef1963: Thoroughly enjoyable and will be read again and again.

6

Remarkably Bright Creatures

by Shelby Van Pelt

2,614 members

169 reviews

4.2

7 Members: timspalding, librookian, MarthaJeanne, Michael.Rimmer, kara.shamy, kristilabrie, nankuo

7

The Man Who Died Twice

by Richard Osman

2,781 members

138 reviews

4.2

10 Members: terran, m_island, FAMeulstee, souloftherose, MDGentleReader, ahef1963, Peace2, Rchlwtsn, Julie_in_the_Library, Manivenkat18,shemthepenman
Explanations: ahef1963: Possibly even better than its predecessor. Great fun.

8

To Paradise

by Hanya Yanagihara

951 members

22 reviews

½ 3.7

7 Members: booksinbed, edparks, peterveen, nagasravika.bodapati, kara.shamy, Rchlwtsn, Manivenkat18

9

The Thursday Murder Club

by Richard Osman

5,455 members

266 reviews

3.9

11 Members: rosalita, shadrach_anki, amysan, booksinbed, m_island, souloftherose, SirThomas, ahef1963, Peace2, Onj, CarolynBurke7
Explanations: ahef1963: What a great book - so much fun and a truly perplexing crime.

10

Small Things Like These

by Claire Keegan

1,950 members

134 reviews

4.2

7 Members: charl08, FAMeulstee, sundancer, RBeffa, elkiedee, kara.shamy, CarolynBurke7

11

The Underground Railroad

by Colson Whitehead

9,020 members

454 reviews

4

5 Members: jseeley, Laura1124, Rchlwtsn, Manivenkat18, Nealbourn

12

The Last Graduate

by Naomi Novik

1,946 members

81 reviews

4.2

5 Members: Aquila, librookian, trantor, Verkruissen, AmbientSpiritLamb

13

A Psalm for the Wild-Built

by Becky Chambers

2,273 members

130 reviews

4.2

7 Members: Rtrace, trantor, revbean, aethercowboy, souloftherose, oldminiclub, Manivenkat18

14

The School for Good Mothers

by Jessamine Chan

1,028 members

47 reviews

½ 3.6

5 Members: librookian, jseeley, elkiedee, rretzler, kara.shamy

15

Matrix

by Lauren Groff

1,648 members

91 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Aquila, aprille, peterveen, nagasravika.bodapati, cindydavid4, nankuo

16

Amongst Our Weapons

by Ben Aaronovitch

705 members

29 reviews

4

8 Members: rosalita, Rtrace, trantor, Tafadhali, jsburbidge, m_k_m, Julie_in_the_Library, Onj

17

Siddhartha

by Hermann Hesse

27,915 members

381 reviews

4

5 Members: zasmine, AnotherAge, nagasravika.bodapati, Rchlwtsn, Nealbourn

18

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams

38,913 members

723 reviews

4.2

5 Members: hildretha, nagasravika.bodapati, aviskase, cindydavid4, Rusty37

19

The Lincoln Highway

by Amor Towles

3,416 members

172 reviews

4.1

6 Members: dara85, amysan, revbean, m_k_m, Rchlwtsn, CarolynBurke7

20

The Cartographers

by Peng Shepherd

1,705 members

68 reviews

½ 3.5

7 Members: shadrach_anki, librookian, AnotherAge, rretzler, ManWithAnAgenda, nankuo, mdulch

21

The Nickel Boys

by Colson Whitehead

4,081 members

218 reviews

4.2

5 Members: jseeley, mahsdad, Laura1124, Rchlwtsn, BarnesBookshelf

22

The Age of Innocence

by Edith Wharton

13,965 members

302 reviews

4

6 Members: Parker51, ahef1963, Rchlwtsn, Rafadaz, Manivenkat18, mdulch

23

Companion Piece

by Ali Smith

331 members

19 reviews

4

6 Members: aprille, Parker51, booksinbed, CarltonC, elkiedee, cindydavid4

24

Still Life

by Sarah Winman

980 members

49 reviews

4.2

5 Members: booksinbed, hildretha, elkiedee, MDGentleReader, Rchlwtsn

25

Scarlet Feather

by Maeve Binchy

2,984 members

52 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: rosalita, Bookmarque, YaYaPat, MommaVee

26

Homegoing

by Yaa Gyasi

5,628 members

280 reviews

½ 4.3

5 Members: bookwoman84, jseeley, ahef1963, Rchlwtsn, Skye12

27

The Midnight Library

by Matt Haig

10,537 members

454 reviews

3.8

7 Members: jseeley, TseMoana, AnotherAge, FAMeulstee, rretzler, Laura1124, AmbientSpiritLamb,cindydavid4

28

Moon Over Soho

by Ben Aaronovitch

3,257 members

175 reviews

3.9

6 Members: Rtrace, trantor, Tafadhali, Peace2, Rchlwtsn, Julie_in_the_Library

29

White Oleander

by Janet Fitch

11,344 members

169 reviews

3.9

3 Members: cecily2, BethTRyan, AmbientSpiritLamb

30

Whispers Under Ground

by Ben Aaronovitch

2,753 members

128 reviews

4

6 Members: Rtrace, trantor, Tafadhali, Peace2, Rchlwtsn, Julie_in_the_Library

31

The Half Life of Valery K

by Natasha Pulley

242 members

16 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Edward, kara.shamy, ManWithAnAgenda, hollythepenguin

32

French Braid

by Anne Tyler

930 members

59 reviews

3.8

5 Members: jseeley, elkiedee, Laura1124, dianeham, CarolynBurke7

33

Broken Homes

by Ben Aaronovitch

2,380 members

122 reviews

4

6 Members: Rtrace, trantor, Tafadhali, m_island, Peace2, Julie_in_the_Library

34

Termination Shock

by Neal Stephenson

950 members

42 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: trantor, jsburbidge, dhm, oldminiclub

35

Silas Marner

by George Eliot

11,390 members

152 reviews

3.8

4 Members: ahef1963, kara.shamy, shemthepenman, Rafadaz
Explanations: ahef1963: Lovely, peaceful book with a pastoral setting.

36

Devil House

by John Darnielle

674 members

22 reviews

½ 3.4

5 Members: revbean, sturlington, kara.shamy, acousticmoose, ManWithAnAgenda

37

Mrs. Dalloway

by Virginia Woolf

20,716 members

331 reviews

3.9

4 Members: jseeley, briarhills, nagasravika.bodapati, Rchlwtsn

38

All Systems Red

by Martha Wells

5,586 members

352 reviews

4.1

5 Members: rosalita, revbean, Tafadhali, Alexandro69, hollythepenguin

39

Where the Crawdads Sing

by Delia Owens

14,388 members

621 reviews

4.1

7 Members: aprille, jseeley, greeneyed_ives, hildretha, cmtl, SirThomas, Peace2,cindydavid4 ,Skye12 ,jmfinley

40

Persuasion

by Jane Austen

28,827 members

534 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Tafadhali, merrystar, briarhills, Rafadaz

41

The Girl With the Louding Voice

by Abi Daré

1,554 members

50 reviews

4.2

4 Members: aprille, elkiedee, ahef1963, Rchlwtsn
Explanations: ahef1963: Inspiring.

42

A Master of Djinn

by P. Djèlí Clark

1,301 members

59 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Aquila, trantor, mahsdad, peterveen

43

Malibu Rising

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

3,620 members

103 reviews

3.9

5 Members: jseeley, AnotherAge, cabyrum, ahef1963, Peace2

44

Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë

52,244 members

706 reviews

3.9

4 Members: souloftherose, joanloam, Rafadaz, mdulch

45

The House of Mirth

by Edith Wharton

9,731 members

203 reviews

4

4 Members: Parker51, ahef1963, Rchlwtsn, Rafadaz
Explanations: ahef1963: Heartbreaking. Excellent.

46

Great Expectations

by Charles Dickens

38,671 members

438 reviews

3.9

4 Members: rretzler, nagasravika.bodapati, chwiggy, Rafadaz

47

Trust

by Hernan Diaz

1,934 members

87 reviews

3.9

5 Members: librookian, Parker51, booksinbed, AnotherAge, edparks

48

Far from the Madding Crowd

by Thomas Hardy

11,446 members

198 reviews

4

4 Members: shadrach_anki, RBeffa, Laura1124, Rafadaz

49

Nona the Ninth

by Tamsyn Muir

1,297 members

36 reviews

4.2

4 Members: Aquila, bookwoman84, souloftherose, tdiken

50

Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution

by R. F. Kuang

4,764 members

110 reviews

4

4 Members: Aquila, peterveen, ManWithAnAgenda, tdiken

51

Such a Fun Age

by Kiley Reid

3,236 members

175 reviews

3.8

4 Members: jseeley, elkiedee, Rchlwtsn, Alexandro69
Explanations: elkiedee: Ooh, first shared listing of the year for me (hopefully more to come).

52

The Ocean at the End of the Lane

by Neil Gaiman

14,891 members

965 reviews

4.1

3 Members: sturlington, nagasravika.bodapati, Manivenkat18
Explanations: sturlington: Reread

53

The Haunting of Hill House

by Shirley Jackson

9,821 members

433 reviews

3.9

4 Members: greeneyed_ives, aethercowboy, nagasravika.bodapati, ManWithAnAgenda

54

Foxglove Summer

by Ben Aaronovitch

2,068 members

99 reviews

4.1

5 Members: Rtrace, trantor, Tafadhali, Peace2, Julie_in_the_Library

55

The Cat Who Saved Books

by Sōsuke Natsukawa

1,223 members

59 reviews

½ 3.7

4 Members: trantor, TseMoana, RBeffa, SirThomas

56

Upgrade

by Blake Crouch

1,225 members

87 reviews

½ 3.7

5 Members: shadrach_anki, mahsdad, cabyrum, peterveen, Alexandro69

57

Hamnet

by Maggie O'Farrell

4,438 members

234 reviews

4.2

3 Members: bookwoman84, cindydavid4, Rchlwtsn

58

She Who Became the Sun

by Shelley Parker-Chan

1,873 members

52 reviews

4

5 Members: Rtrace, trantor, peterveen, Peace2, waxflower

59

Rivers of London

by Ben Aaronovitch

6,079 members

373 reviews

3.9

4 Members: trantor, Tafadhali, Rchlwtsn, Julie_in_the_Library

60

Light From Uncommon Stars

by Ryka Aoki

1,185 members

66 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Aquila, Rtrace, trantor, souloftherose

61

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

6,119 members

351 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: MDGentleReader, Peace2, davidized, Manivenkat18

62

All the Seas of the World

by Guy Gavriel Kay

328 members

15 reviews

4

4 Members: trantor, jsburbidge, merrystar, peterveen

63

Oscar and Lucinda

by Peter Carey

4,140 members

68 reviews

3.8

3 Members: bookwoman84, aprille, nagasravika.bodapati

64

These Precious Days: Essays

by Ann Patchett

898 members

62 reviews

½ 4.4

4 Members: amysan, elkiedee, MDGentleReader, rhouseman

65

Station Eleven

by Emily St. John Mandel

11,803 members

783 reviews

4.1

3 Members: Tafadhali, greeneyed_ives, acousticmoose

66

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

by Gabrielle Zevin

4,751 members

206 reviews

4.1

5 Members: shadrach_anki, booksinbed, edparks, elkiedee, kara.shamy

67

Project Hail Mary

by Andy Weir

6,073 members

345 reviews

½ 4.3

4 Members: RBeffa, cabyrum, rretzler, Peace2

68

The Offing

by Benjamin Myers

290 members

19 reviews

4.2

4 Members: FAMeulstee, Rchlwtsn, Onj, Manivenkat18

69

Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law

by Mary Roach

1,164 members

69 reviews

3.9

3 Members: bookwoman84, rosalita, davidized

70

The Kaiju Preservation Society

by John Scalzi

1,588 members

99 reviews

3.9

4 Members: Rtrace, trantor, souloftherose, rretzler

71

Anxious People

by Fredrik Backman

4,278 members

213 reviews

4

4 Members: dara85, SirThomas, Rchlwtsn, Rusty37

72

The Shadow of the Wind

by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

27,994 members

1,042 reviews

4.1

3 Members: aprille, nagasravika.bodapati, Rchlwtsn

73

A Spindle Splintered

by Alix E. Harrow

926 members

67 reviews

3.8

4 Members: Aquila, Rtrace, trantor, souloftherose

74

Tiamat's Wrath

by James S. A. Corey

1,756 members

63 reviews

½ 4.3

2 Members: sdobie, trantor

75

Snow

by John Banville

847 members

55 reviews

½ 3.4

3 Members: Parker51, peterveen, Rchlwtsn

76

The Hanging Tree

by Ben Aaronovitch

1,812 members

71 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Rtrace, trantor, Tafadhali, Julie_in_the_Library

77

The Goblin Emperor

by Katherine Addison

2,956 members

198 reviews

4.1

3 Members: Tafadhali, jsburbidge, aethercowboy

78

Lies Sleeping

by Ben Aaronovitch

1,352 members

59 reviews

4.1

4 Members: Rtrace, trantor, Tafadhali, Julie_in_the_Library

79

One Hundred Years of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

44,578 members

697 reviews

4.2

3 Members: nagasravika.bodapati, ahef1963, Rchlwtsn
Explanations: ahef1963: It's a classic but I got entangled again with all the many characters named Aureliano. Did not enjoy.

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