Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years

Beschreibung
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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Rebecca
von Daphne Du Maurier
20,665 Mitglieder
609 Rezensionen
4.2
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 ,
Erklärungen
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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Die dreizehnte Geschichte
von Diane Setterfield
17,183 Mitglieder
910 Rezensionen
4
27 Members
Morphidae, lahochstetler, artisu, caseylondon, bookaholicgirl, Aerrin99, sianpr, mmignano11, goldenlobo, hammockqueen, honyocker, myers3, Eowyn1, Krisbee, IrishSue, kappasigma, bytheseabchcmbr, vixcoe, HelenGress, hilarykiley, nitascrib1, lauradl, ikomilo, JukieH, jbhunter, Brandy1411, Eiseley.Staff, , , , , ,
Erklärungen
: I thought this book was really poorly written.
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Das Licht der letzten Tage
von Emily St. John Mandel
11,658 Mitglieder
777 Rezensionen
4.1
19 Members
joyceclark, ShelfMonkey, craso, Vaysh, truffles, goldenlobo, zapzap, rdwhitenack, smasler, JenMDB, Jillian_Kay, Peace2, kazzer2u, Femklutz, ChrisWay, TashMason, CharlesTheB, Charon07, nankan
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Stadt der Diebe: Roman
von David Benioff
5,331 Mitglieder
316 Rezensionen
4.2
18 Members
klhorn, mhhacker, goldenlobo, honyocker, zapzap, ddh1, amyshaff, LoneS, StefanieGeeks, DougJ110, linlef, marjy.heath, Lynsey2, crookedcat, JukieH, contegobay, CharlesTheB, skid0612
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Sperling
von Mary Doria Russell
7,699 Mitglieder
406 Rezensionen
4.1
20 Members
aprille, SqueakyChu, pammab, bookworm12, goldenmoon, KimarieBee, amysisson, kxn11, goldenlobo, hammockqueen, KatyBee, Jenny1013, IrishSue, Winny99, Penske, KittyTwist, richard_c, WendyRobyn, archanads, nankan,pitjrw , ,aulsmith
Erklärungen
: Bad science fiction, terrible dialogue, and really bad theology.
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Ein Baum wächst in Brooklyn
von Betty Smith
16,500 Mitglieder
441 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
17 Members
bookworm12, Morphidae, chellerystick, bookhobbyjapan, sbodmer, Fjumonvi, teeth, Canadian_Down_Under, shutch, LoneS, Jillian_Kay, corleycorrea, JukieH, neicybee, TashMason, MaggieFP, tmrocks
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Anna Karenina
von Leo Tolstoy
38,400 Mitglieder
622 Rezensionen
4.1
17 Members
ayaeckel, booksinbed, johnpdeever, KrisM, goldenlobo, catiescarlette, honyocker, sbodmer, Lapsus16, amyshaff, ucla70, AmourFou, pseudoeden, rplinke, vanjr, Sherryll, archanads,KerryMcGuire ,
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Das Graveyard Buch
von Neil Gaiman
22,150 Mitglieder
1,263 Rezensionen
4.2
15 Members
donutage, fifthbusy, kootibkiteer, RobinMG, briarhills, smasler, rozymary, Risbom, WhatUsername, HelenGress, Peace2, richard_c, ParanoidMaryMarvel, Jelissa88, SundayN
Erklärungen
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.
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Der Schatten des Windes
von Carlos Ruiz Zafón
27,854 Mitglieder
1,038 Rezensionen
4.1
19 Members
bookworm12, eshaw27, iggyjreilly, Eowyn1, JSWBooks, rozymary, joanra21, LoneS, kszr, lorannen, Femklutz, ikomilo, mcountr, neicybee, TashMason, CharlesTheB, MakLock, agsblend, nankan,KerryMcGuire ,friedrb ,Ari80
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Die Frau in Weiss
von Wilkie Collins
12,787 Mitglieder
336 Rezensionen
4.1
16 Members
cpg, eshaw27, kxn11, ainsleytewce, sianpr, mmignano11, ncgraham, susanbooks, Krisbee, Simone2, bytheseabchcmbr, crookedcat, richard_c, mcountr, neicybee, Eiseley.Staff,KerryMcGuire
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Der Wolkenatlas
von David Mitchell
17,663 Mitglieder
682 Rezensionen
4.1
20 Members
aprille, Morphidae, ArieJvdP, truffles, iggyjreilly, sianpr, Crypto-Willobie, laurenhynde, susanbooks, Jenny1013, vwinsloe, devilish2, rozymary, peterveen, gypsysmom, LoneS, WendyRobyn, Vicariousz, RODNEYP, nankan,joyceclark , ,KrisM ,
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Von Mäusen und Menschen
von John Steinbeck
38,975 Mitglieder
659 Rezensionen
3.9
17 Members
johnpdeever, truffles, KrisM, bookhobbyjapan, EMS_24, martensgirl, bytheseabchcmbr, LoneS, RobinBrz, smcb, oliviabiba, Peace2, PollyMig, friedrb, CharlesTheB, izzy45, tyronerees,grnman
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Das Leben Gebrauchsanweisung: Romane
von Georges Perec
3,792 Mitglieder
54 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
13 Members
vpfluke, thorold, kxn11, accessit, honyocker, EMS_24, Dilara86, Penske, RobinBrz, venus.radfordbell, KerryMcGuire, CharlesTheB, nankan
71
Verschwiegen
von William Landay
4,013 Mitglieder
341 Rezensionen
3.9
16 Members
kageeh, NancieLea, LDVoorberg, mmignano11, Mallc, honyocker, myers3, mishy215, CarterPJ, nanlanglois, teeth, KerryMcGuire, dawndouble, baldosmum, crookedcat, JukieH, ,amysisson ,Eliz12
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Das große Spiel
von Orson Scott Card
41,082 Mitglieder
1,045 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
16 Members
gilroy, bookworm12, Morphidae, kxn11, mhhacker, iggyjreilly, jdyork74, honyocker, zuvendis, ValLloyd, RobinBrz, marjy.heath, ekelnor, friedrb, Vicariousz, Kylagm,ayaeckel , ,sadbookgirl ,ManWithAnAgenda
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The Nightingale
von Kristin Hannah
9,748 Mitglieder
463 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
13 Members
mahrenew, cmtl, rretzler, Fjumonvi, teeth, caitlindyan, Femklutz, FKQG, bnbsalvatore, TashMason, Brandy1411, SundayN, AmyRoden
75
Fahrenheit 451
von Ray Bradbury
53,807 Mitglieder
994 Rezensionen
4
13 Members
gilroy, applemcg, brianc6, lordcharles, martensgirl, eclecticdodo, joanra21, Peace2, chwiggy, Femklutz, CharlesTheB, ijamiedee, Kylagm
Erklärungen
lordcharles: Opened my eyes to a number of things - and possibilities. Frightening. On pet.
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Die tausend Herbste des Jacob de Zoet
von David Mitchell
5,901 Mitglieder
312 Rezensionen
4.1
12 Members
pechmerle, rstaedter, Kieln, lillypatti72, Lapsus16, rozymary, peterveen, LoneS, linlef, kazzer2u, Michael_Gibbons, CharlesTheB
Erklärungen
pechmerle: A combination of East Asian history, historical romance, suspense, and writing style that is irresistible. A little knowledge of Japanese history before reading makes it a much richer reading experience.
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Die Maschinen
von Ann Leckie
5,923 Mitglieder
365 Rezensionen
4
12 Members
Shrike58, Aquila, Euryale, ArieJvdP, dhm, SusiLibrarian, RobinMG, Dilara86, zjakkelien, gypsysmom, lorannen, jpahl,ayaeckel
Erklärungen
Shrike58: Another current example of the best state of the art of modern SF that builds on the traditions of the field (imagine what a collaboration between Le Guin & Cherryh would look like) while trying to extend the state of the art. Some people think this is a bad thing, and I'm not sure that Leckie's tricks of language always work, but this is ultimately a very individual story of how one comes by personal dignity.
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Vor ihren Augen sahen sie Gott. Roman
von Zora Neale Hurston
19,097 Mitglieder
345 Rezensionen
4
13 Members
aprille, hipdeep, NancieLea, truffles, lillypatti72, Crypto-Willobie, sdunford, lemicnic1227, Jenny1013, JSWBooks, Jelissa88, CharlesTheB, jpahl
79
Das geraubte Leben des Waisen Jun Do
von Adam Johnson
3,941 Mitglieder
288 Rezensionen
4.1
12 Members
booklove2, Osbaldistone, truffles, KatyBee, susanbooks, amyshaff, rozymary, vixcoe, ahef1963, dianeham, dbsovereign, jpahl,
80
Die linke Hand der Dunkelheit
von Ursula K. Le Guin
15,920 Mitglieder
384 Rezensionen
4
12 Members
Edward, Euryale, amysisson, andomck, Dilara86, mermind, miller.max, linlef, elainemberman, jpahl, skid0612, buket_jesuis,
81
Ein Gentleman in Moskau
von Amor Towles
9,054 Mitglieder
513 Rezensionen
½ 4.4
12 Members
aprille, bjappleg8, mahrenew, burneyfan, EMS_24, edparks, perennialreader, ahef1963, JenMDB, CharlesTheB, skid0612, nankan,TashMason
83
Die uns lieben
von Jenna Blum
3,069 Mitglieder
166 Rezensionen
4
13 Members
dara85, starfishian, pdebolt, kxn11, njinthesun, cmtl, amyshaff, teeth, frenchmama, lynnrae523, MaggieFP, jpahl, nankan,Luisali
85
Die Kunst des Feldspiels
von Chad Harbach
4,180 Mitglieder
251 Rezensionen
4
13 Members
jennyo, pdebolt, chgstrom, goldenlobo, edparks, laurenhynde, AnjaMeta, smasler, vwinsloe, rozymary, peterveen, Volkertvos, ikomilo
86
Spiel im Sommer
von Dodie Smith
9,187 Mitglieder
294 Rezensionen
4.1
13 Members
booklove2, bookworm12, pjwest, citygirl, shaunie, catiescarlette, ncgraham, katie4098, Dehinde, rozymary, bytheseabchcmbr, jpahl, nankan,TashMason ,
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1Q84
von Haruki Murakami
8,904 Mitglieder
352 Rezensionen
3.8
11 Members
edparks, LoneS, Volkertvos, DougJ110, kazzer2u, dbsovereign, corleycorrea, CharlesTheB, agsblend, izzy45, CLMor
89
Falken
von Hilary Mantel
6,915 Mitglieder
345 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
11 Members
jSummer, Cariola, Vaysh, bjappleg8, dhm, honyocker, peterveen, mermind, starbox, Jim.Shine, TashMason
90
Moby Dick
von Herman Melville
35,514 Mitglieder
540 Rezensionen
3.8
11 Members
aprille, donutage, unspuncapricorn, dmsteyn, smasler, tjsween, AmourFou, pseudoeden, CharlesTheB, NidiaMR86, CLMor,KerryMcGuire ,booksbooks63
Erklärungen
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.
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Jeder stirbt für sich allein
von Hans Fallada
3,599 Mitglieder
158 Rezensionen
4.2
11 Members
SqueakyChu, digitalmaven, unspuncapricorn, pamelad, KrisM, brianc6, cindyst2000, susanbooks, Dilara86, NoPlanetB, jpahl
92
Ein wahres Wunder
von Leif Enger
5,683 Mitglieder
163 Rezensionen
4
10 Members
caseylondon, mhhacker, LDVoorberg, Crypto-Willobie, lisatimbers, myers3, Penske, AmourFou, NoPlanetB, JukieH,KarenFunt ,
93
Denn sie sollen getröstet werden
von Alan Paton
9,354 Mitglieder
182 Rezensionen
4
10 Members
hipdeep, Osbaldistone, kristenl, johnpdeever, sbodmer, souloftherose, pathogenik, Simone2, Dehinde, jpahl
94
In eisige Höhen: Das Drama am Mount Everest
von Jon Krakauer
14,063 Mitglieder
313 Rezensionen
4.2
9 Members
WylieMaercklein, dara85, oregonobsessionz, dhm, MaryKay1822, amyshaff, Canadian_Down_Under, Jillian_Kay, DanZuke
95
Das Parfum
von Patrick Süskind
18,096 Mitglieder
447 Rezensionen
3.9
9 Members
agnesd, brianc6, EMS_24, laurenhynde, Eowyn1, ucla70, joanra21, sadbookgirl, Eiseley.Staff
96
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
von Sheri Fink
1,522 Mitglieder
168 Rezensionen
4.1
11 Members
gbelik, kristenl, oregonobsessionz, bjappleg8, honyocker, cindyst2000, smasler, gypsysmom, mcountr, TashMason, jpahl
97
Das Wunder von Berlin: Wie neun Ruderer die Nazis in die Knie zwangen
von Daniel James Brown
5,318 Mitglieder
261 Rezensionen
½ 4.3
9 Members
kristenl, LittleTaiko, bjappleg8, beebeereads, JSWBooks, JenMDB, bnbsalvatore, burlingham, tmrocks
98
König Lear
von William Shakespeare
15,046 Mitglieder
145 Rezensionen
4.1
9 Members
dmsteyn, johnpdeever, AnnaClaire, Crypto-Willobie, sdunford, lemicnic1227, ucla70, missmaryS, CharlesTheB,KerryMcGuire
99
Die Geschichte des Edgar Sawtelle: Roman
von David Wroblewski
8,527 Mitglieder
411 Rezensionen
½ 3.7
13 Members
dawnlovesbooks, kxn11, klhorn, fifthbusy, mmignano11, cindyst2000, laluna179, CarterPJ, copperkid, amyshaff, ucla70, jpahl, IdellaHarter,LDVoorberg ,grnman , ,Femklutz
100
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
von Atul Gawande
5,241 Mitglieder
281 Rezensionen
½ 4.5
9 Members
pamelad, JooniperD, mahrenew, JSWBooks, gypsysmom, Rozanjeff, Elle10021, Femklutz, mcountr