Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years
- Descrição
- 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
por Herman Melville
35,551 membros
541 críticas
3.8
Global Rank 90
Pontuação 25.35
Adicionado 2013-07-04, 12:39 AM
- 11 Members
- aprille, donutage, unspuncapricorn, dmsteyn, smasler, tjsween, AmourFou, pseudoeden, CharlesTheB, NidiaMR86, CLMor,KerryMcGuire ,booksbooks63
- Explicações
- donutage: It's a "classic" for a reason. Ambitious, profound, playful, at times bizarre. Like many, I read this back in high school and was somewhat flummoxed by the "boring" "digressions" about whale anatomy and sailing ships. When I re-read it a couple years ago, I was more willing to take the sprawling narrative on its own terms and found it infinitely enjoyable.
2
por Donna Tartt
14,871 membros
801 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 22
Pontuação 95.28
Adicionado 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
- Explicações
- Diane-bpcb : awful story
3
por Lauren Groff
1,442 membros
119 críticas
3.8
Global Rank 1,192
Pontuação 2.25
Adicionado 2014-08-17, 03:48 AM
- Member
- smasler
4
por Jesmyn Ward
2,884 membros
162 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 134
Pontuação 14.63
Adicionado 2012-10-28, 03:56 PM
5
por Lauren Groff
3,765 membros
213 críticas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 1,157
Pontuação 2.25
Adicionado 2016-08-18, 07:36 AM
- Member
- smasler
6
por Ann Patchett
6,202 membros
392 críticas
3.9
Global Rank 190
Pontuação 10.9
Adicionado 2014-01-23, 11:59 PM
- 5 Members
- cherylc, cindyst2000, smasler, amyshaff, CarolineMCarrico
7
por Colum McCann
5,959 membros
314 críticas
4
Global Rank 102
Pontuação 21.13
Adicionado 2012-10-28, 03:59 PM
- 9 Members
- dawnlovesbooks, mishy215, KarenFunt, smasler, IrishSue, CarterPJ, rozymary, RobinBrz, corleycorrea,
8
por Kate Atkinson
8,248 membros
589 críticas
4
Global Rank 14
Pontuação 108.92
Adicionado 2014-07-08, 08:34 PM
- 38 Members
- jennyo, cherylc, unspuncapricorn, lauralkeet, goldenmoon, starfishian, fastaxion, truffles, klhorn, chgstrom, goldenlobo, Mallc, zapzap, brenzi, glade1, smasler, cmtl, Dehinde, vwinsloe, devilish2, JSWBooks, kappasigma, peterveen, smcb, JenMDB, CarolineMCarrico, lauradl, Jim.Shine, FKQG, elizabethmkruis, Rdra1962, booksbooks63, JukieH, TeriAndersonNeedham, patty6116, jbhunter, roojs, jpahl,
9
por China Miéville
6,239 membros
356 críticas
4
Global Rank 135
Pontuação 14.59
Adicionado 2014-04-06, 03:32 PM
10
por Cormac McCarthy
34,394 membros
1,405 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 115
Pontuação 18.04
Adicionado 2012-03-03, 10:44 AM
- 11 Members
- Allama, ainsleytewce, mmignano11, myers3, smasler, linlef, frenchmama, 985077MA, corleycorrea, Tosta, MadaDursma,KimarieBee ,Eowyn1 ,47degreesnorth ,Jillian_Kay
11
por Lauren Groff
2,865 membros
162 críticas
½ 3.6
Global Rank 1,167
Pontuação 2.25
Adicionado 2013-12-17, 11:39 PM
- Member
- smasler
12
por Daniel Woodrell
2,379 membros
129 críticas
4
Global Rank 279
Pontuação 7.26
Adicionado 2014-04-17, 06:08 AM
- 3 Members
- WylieMaercklein, Vaysh, smasler
13
por Geraldine Brooks
8,715 membros
413 críticas
4
Global Rank 32
Pontuação 71.24
Adicionado 2012-03-02, 08:53 PM
- 26 Members
- _Zoe_, Morphidae, goldenmoon, fastaxion, artisu, ainsleytewce, mmignano11, mlmarcus, bookhobbyjapan, sallypursell, sdunford, gemhawker, mishy215, smasler, kappasigma, rozymary, zumstein, vixcoe, kszr, jackanthony, baldosmum, beckibell, WendyRobyn, booboo123, jbhunter, jpahl
14
por Tana French
10,219 membros
583 críticas
3.8
Global Rank 40
Pontuação 63.78
Adicionado 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
15
por Neil Gaiman
22,170 membros
1,263 críticas
4.2
Global Rank 61
Pontuação 40.27
Adicionado 2014-07-28, 01:43 AM
- 15 Members
- donutage, fifthbusy, kootibkiteer, RobinMG, briarhills, smasler, rozymary, Risbom, WhatUsername, HelenGress, Peace2, richard_c, ParanoidMaryMarvel, Jelissa88, SundayN
- Explicações
- donutage: An inventive and, by the end, surprisingly moving story of an orphan raised in and by a graveyard. Categorized as a YA title, which is understandable, but I consider it also a meditation on parenthood.
16
por Neil Gaiman
33,606 membros
932 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 202
Pontuação 10.28
Adicionado 2014-08-17, 03:47 AM
- 5 Members
- Nodosaurus, smasler, Her_Royal_Orangeness, Vulco1, DAGray08,rretzler
17
por Neil Gaiman
14,843 membros
962 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 16
Pontuação 99.6
Adicionado 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
18
por Chad Harbach
4,184 membros
251 críticas
4
Global Rank 85
Pontuação 28.92
Adicionado 2014-08-14, 11:01 AM
- 13 Members
- jennyo, pdebolt, chgstrom, goldenlobo, edparks, laurenhynde, AnjaMeta, smasler, vwinsloe, rozymary, peterveen, Volkertvos, ikomilo
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por Sheri Fink
1,523 membros
168 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 96
Pontuação 24.55
Adicionado 2014-01-23, 11:55 PM
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11,684 membros
779 críticas
4.1
Global Rank 48
Pontuação 50.25
Adicionado 2015-03-13, 10:46 AM
- 19 Members
- joyceclark, ShelfMonkey, craso, Vaysh, truffles, goldenlobo, zapzap, rdwhitenack, smasler, JenMDB, Jillian_Kay, Peace2, kazzer2u, Femklutz, ChrisWay, TashMason, CharlesTheB, Charon07, nankan