Top Five Books of 2024
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- Top Five Books of 2024
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- The year is coming to an end, and our December List of the Month is dedicated to LibraryThing members' Top Five Books of 2024. Please note that books don't need to have been published in 2024, just read this year. You can see the LT Staff picks on the blog: https://blog.librarything.com/2024/12/top-five-books-of-2024/
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- 33 Members
- kellyslist, dchaikin, kidzdoc, modlibrary, streamsong, charl08, sipthereader, PJE, Donna828, thorold, SohoReader, shearon, sweezel, klobrien2, lizzy50usa, Capybara_99, Copperskye, msf59, boo-radley, Milda-TX, njinthesun, katiekrug, awwolfe1, Ktenbus, Spiritrider1101, merlybird, pnwkatie, krys_reads, Alexandragrabbe, CTijhaar, BamaCollins, krfran, chaek-beol-leh
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1,415 members
84 reviews
4.1
Score 60.5
Added 2024-12-10, 03:09 PM
- 17 Members
- Kathy89, lauralkeet, raidergirl3, RebaRelishesReading, SohoReader, allenkl, Copperskye, CarltonC, Milda-TX, mdoris, dianeham, tamikami, roxlib, wilanasmidt, halehoang, jtcmk19, tcfox
- Explanations
- CarltonC: Quietly, but brilliantly, Strout tells us stories of love, compassion, hurt, with characters that she has developed and the reader, sort of, knows.
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- 15 Members
- RebaRelishesReading, terran, mdexter, lizzy50usa, sallylou61, perennialreader, Rosemary-Lay, roxlib, wilanasmidt, jhfrank08, tcfox, CTijhaar, BamaCollins, krfran, chaek-beol-leh
- Explanations
- perennialreader: Best book I read in 2024. 5 stars.tcfox: A phenomenal story combining historical context with women's friendship and growth.
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- 14 Members
- mcnabbp, Micheller7, SohoReader, juli1357, olegalCA, noveltea, booksbooks63, tamikami, alonereed, rcarpent, MothFischer, Spiritrider1101, CTijhaar, chaek-beol-leh
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- 12 Members
- kellyslist, SohoReader, DebraGraham, Mercef, bookcookie1920, msjudy, Spiritrider1101, jtcmk19, BamaCollins, roneill0, chaek-beol-leh, actualham
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- 11 Members
- dchaikin, kaixo, abbottthomas, raidergirl3, SohoReader, klobrien2, Willoyd, japaul22, BLBera, merlybird, CTijhaar
- Explanations
- abbottthomas: Captivating.
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7,416 members
263 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 32.6
Added 2024-12-10, 09:44 AM
- 9 Members
- SimoneA, cataloga, AlisonY, treegardner, glalich, Rosemary-Lay, Lauren-at-LT, Spiritrider1101, mariesthilaire
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6,988 members
326 reviews
4.2
Score 31.21
Added 2024-12-18, 08:11 PM
- 9 Members
- Bookmarque, karenmarie, bjshoemaker, troygirl, LaNS, treegardner, booksbooks63, Rosemary-Lay, trishkeller
- Explanations
- karenmarie: How could I resist a book with Giant Pacific Octopus as a character?
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4,332 members
236 reviews
4.2
Score 29.52
Added 2024-12-11, 05:16 AM
- 9 Members
- pitjrw, charl08, shearon, sallylou61, awwolfe1, kjuliff, cazz67, Alexandragrabbe, Taterbelle
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- 8 Members
- japaul22, PrueGallagher, msjudy, minkscat, pnwkatie, jtcmk19, agbrown042, chaek-beol-leh
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- 8 Members
- timspalding, richardderus, ReshiBec, PJE, renee.bedard, tamikami, elahrairah, ZephCraven
- Explanations
- timspalding: Piranesi is no Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell. But it’s weird and wonderful in its smaller way.richardderus: Gorgeous prose telling a chilling story.elahrairah: a wonderful clash of the fantastic and mundane. sometimes i would have to put the book down, have a think about what i was told, re-read a chunk, have a think again, read on. great stuff.
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- 8 Members
- rarm, raidergirl3, bjshoemaker, alonereed, kjuliff, KeithChaffee, roneill0, mmsommer25
- Explanations
- kjuliff: The funniest book I’ve read in twenty years
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10,110 members
438 reviews
4.1
Score 24.87
Added 2024-12-14, 06:11 PM
- 7 Members
- RebaRelishesReading, CaliBookGal, MarcDam, futtee, Rosemary-Lay, agbrown042, tcfox
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by R. F. Kuang
10,084 members
232 reviews
4
Score 24.75
Added 2024-12-10, 09:52 AM
- 7 Members
- mcnabbp, paradoxosalpha, norabelle414, Catlin848, melsconverse, BavariaStampAlbum, agbrown042
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: Although published in 2022, the story gained in topicality with the international activation of students in protest of the Israeli genocide of Palestinians starting in late 2023.
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957 members
45 reviews
4
Score 20.06
Added 2024-12-10, 12:23 PM
- 6 Members
- kellyslist, alphaorder, karenmarie, troygirl, birder4106, hey_judy
- Explanations
- karenmarie: Rushdie was a combination of clinical regarding his injuries and how he recovered and lyrical regarding his life and family.hey_judy: Rushdie has a definite way with words and I was curious as to how he would view his attack. He did not disappoint.
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2,258 members
107 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 17.02
Added 2024-12-10, 01:48 PM
- 5 Members
- tardis, craso, jsburbidge, corcra, eclbates
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3,453 members
129 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 16.54
Added 2024-12-14, 08:44 AM
- 5 Members
- labfs39, msf59, WendyRobyn, agbrown042, BamaCollins
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- 5 Members
- schmootc, perennialreader, LaNS, melsconverse, agbrown042
- Explanations
- perennialreader: Not usually my kind of book. 4 stars
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9,531 members
396 reviews
3.9
Score 15.16
Added 2024-12-11, 12:35 PM
- 5 Members
- greeneyed_ives, olegalCA, booksbooks63, erinrob, tcfox
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1,809 members
78 reviews
4.1
Score 13.71
Added 2024-12-10, 12:20 PM
- 4 Members
- tardis, foggidawn, bellawether, krys_reads
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- 4 Members
- richardderus, foggidawn, sturlington, hollythepenguin
- Explanations
- richardderus: Natasha Pulley writes my thoughts, only better and more articulate.sturlington: Wonderful world-building. A book I didn't want to end.
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1,606 members
51 reviews
3.9
Score 12
Added 2024-12-10, 11:00 AM
- 3 Members
- anglemark, Eat_Read_Knit, hildretha
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1,768 members
61 reviews
4
Score 11.91
Added 2024-12-10, 11:44 AM
- 4 Members
- reakendera, mahsdad, jeanned, Spiritrider1101
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555 members
25 reviews
4.2
Score 11.74
Added 2024-12-10, 11:08 AM
- 4 Members
- perennialreader, melissarochelle, sarahhepworth, halehoang
- Explanations
- perennialreader: I love nature writing and this author was close to my town. 4 stars
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22,053 members
442 reviews
4.1
Score 10.73
Added 2024-12-10, 11:49 AM
- 3 Members
- streamsong, EllaTim, JohnChic
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13,256 members
609 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 10.4
Added 2025-01-01, 02:00 AM
- 3 Members
- dhm, treegardner, Red-Hawk
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- 3 Members
- richardderus, Ciruelo, SandDune
- Explanations
- richardderus: Creative use of Dublin vernacular to tell the tragic tale of Athens' version of Ireland: Sicily. My 2024 6* of five read.
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by Parmy Olson
157 members
5 reviews
½ 3.6
Score 10.19
Added 2024-12-10, 10:44 AM
- 3 Members
- timspalding, richardderus, LibraryCin
- Explanations
- timspalding: Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, AI has exploded across technology and culture. But not books. Or at least not good ones. (Amazon and Audible bristle with “Make money with ChatGPT” titles.) Olson’s is the first major account—and it’s a good one.richardderus: THE important tech issue of 2024 explicated urgently.
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by Rufi Thorpe
1,083 members
43 reviews
3.9
Score 10.04
Added 2024-12-11, 07:23 AM
- 3 Members
- Brandy1411, Tosta, dacejav
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3,587 members
152 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.56
Added 2024-12-18, 03:51 PM
- 3 Members
- charl08, krys_reads, mariesthilaire
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- 2 Members
- ReshiBec, elahrairah
- Explanations
- elahrairah: a weird and chilling and heartbreaking novel.
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12,889 members
311 reviews
4.2
Score 6.83
Added 2024-12-10, 09:45 AM
- 2 Members
- paradoxosalpha, ZephCraven
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: A terrific work that should endure. I have no excuse for taking so long to getting around to read it.
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by Pip Williams
4,151 members
158 reviews
4
Score 6.83
Added 2024-12-16, 05:15 PM
- 2 Members
- chellerystick, lcl999
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by John Wiswell
914 members
32 reviews
3.9
Score 6.83
Added 2024-12-18, 04:07 PM
- 2 Members
- ZetaRiemann, krys_reads
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653 members
28 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 6.83
Added 2024-12-10, 02:58 PM
- 2 Members
- Euryale, LibraryCin
- Explanations
- LibraryCin: This is a combination of the wildfires in Fort McMurray in 2016, the oil and gas industry (prominent in Fort McMurray), and the environment.
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500 members
25 reviews
4.2
Score 6.83
Added 2024-12-10, 12:14 PM
- 2 Members
- bjshoemaker, navelos
- Explanations
- navelos: The grand finale to a fabulous series
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53,095 members
875 reviews
4.2
Score 6.73
Added 2024-12-11, 05:16 AM
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897 members
26 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 6.4
Added 2024-12-10, 06:28 PM
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6,126 members
194 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 6.19
Added 2024-12-14, 08:44 AM
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4,545 members
112 reviews
4
Score 6.19
Added 2024-12-11, 10:55 PM
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1,487 members
55 reviews
3.9
Score 6.19
Added 2024-12-10, 09:53 AM
- 2 Members
- mcnabbp, paradoxosalpha
- Explanations
- paradoxosalpha: A comedy throughout, rising gradually from the introspective to the eschatological.
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595 members
21 reviews
3.8
Score 6.19
Added 2024-12-11, 02:45 PM
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by Amor Towles
12,159 members
604 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 6.08
Added 2024-12-12, 06:46 PM
- 2 Members
- Boand, wilanasmidt
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199 members
5 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 6.08
Added 2024-12-11, 07:57 PM
- 2 Members
- richardderus, corcra
- Explanations
- richardderus: Anything that can cause me such outrage and nausea while compelling me to keep reading needs to be acknowledged for it.
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