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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- 27 Members
- kellyslist, dchaikin, kidzdoc, modlibrary, streamsong, charl08, sipthereader, Donna828, thorold, shearon, sweezel, klobrien2, lizzy50usa, Capybara_99, Copperskye, msf59, boo-radley, Milda-TX, katiekrug, Spiritrider1101, merlybird, pnwkatie, krys_reads, Alexandragrabbe, CTijhaar, BamaCollins, krfran
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3,205 members
157 reviews
4.2
Score 43.55
Added 2024-12-10, 11:07 AM
- 12 Members
- RebaRelishesReading, terran, mdexter, lizzy50usa, sallylou61, perennialreader, wilanasmidt, jhfrank08, tcfox, CTijhaar, BamaCollins, krfran
- 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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- 11 Members
- lauralkeet, raidergirl3, RebaRelishesReading, Copperskye, CarltonC, Milda-TX, mdoris, dianeham, tamikami, halehoang, 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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- 9 Members
- mcnabbp, Micheller7, olegalCA, noveltea, tamikami, alonereed, rcarpent, Spiritrider1101, CTijhaar
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- 9 Members
- dchaikin, abbottthomas, raidergirl3, klobrien2, Willoyd, japaul22, BLBera, merlybird, CTijhaar
- Explanations
- abbottthomas: Captivating.
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2,794 members
165 reviews
4.2
Score 26.16
Added 2024-12-11, 05:16 AM
- 8 Members
- pitjrw, charl08, shearon, sallylou61, kjuliff, cazz67, Alexandragrabbe, Taterbelle
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by R. F. Kuang
6,625 members
160 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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- 7 Members
- timspalding, richardderus, ReshiBec, 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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3,872 members
221 reviews
4.2
Score 17.44
Added 2024-12-18, 08:11 PM
- 5 Members
- Bookmarque, karenmarie, bjshoemaker, LaNS, treegardner
- Explanations
- karenmarie: How could I resist a book with Giant Pacific Octopus as a character?
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4,855 members
187 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 17.23
Added 2024-12-10, 09:44 AM
- 5 Members
- SimoneA, AlisonY, treegardner, Lauren-at-LT, Spiritrider1101
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812 members
49 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 17.02
Added 2024-12-10, 01:48 PM
- 5 Members
- tardis, craso, jsburbidge, corcra, eclbates
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7,050 members
348 reviews
4.1
Score 16.87
Added 2024-12-14, 06:11 PM
- 5 Members
- RebaRelishesReading, CaliBookGal, MarcDam, agbrown042, tcfox
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2,215 members
103 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 16.54
Added 2024-12-14, 08:44 AM
- 5 Members
- labfs39, msf59, WendyRobyn, agbrown042, BamaCollins
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556 members
21 reviews
4.1
Score 16.06
Added 2024-12-10, 12:23 PM
- 5 Members
- kellyslist, alphaorder, karenmarie, 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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- 4 Members
- Donna828, Ciruelo, CarltonC, Alexandragrabbe
- Explanations
- CarltonC: The fulsome telling of the story, the lilt of the language and the depiction of character (I don’t think caricature, although some might), these are what makes this a really good read.
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773 members
36 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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6,753 members
312 reviews
3.9
Score 12.33
Added 2024-12-11, 12:35 PM
- 4 Members
- greeneyed_ives, olegalCA, erinrob, tcfox
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1,165 members
42 reviews
3.9
Score 12
Added 2024-12-10, 11:00 AM
- 3 Members
- anglemark, Eat_Read_Knit, hildretha
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1,107 members
47 reviews
4
Score 11.91
Added 2024-12-10, 11:44 AM
- 4 Members
- reakendera, mahsdad, jeanned, Spiritrider1101
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19,939 members
414 reviews
4.1
Score 10.73
Added 2024-12-10, 11:49 AM
- 3 Members
- streamsong, EllaTim, JohnChic
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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
62 members
3 reviews
½ 3.7
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
436 members
22 reviews
4
Score 10.04
Added 2024-12-11, 07:23 AM
- 3 Members
- Brandy1411, Tosta, dacejav
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358 members
18 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 8.91
Added 2024-12-10, 11:08 AM
- 3 Members
- perennialreader, sarahhepworth, halehoang
- Explanations
- perennialreader: I love nature writing and this author was close to my town. 4 stars
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- 3 Members
- perennialreader, melsconverse, agbrown042
- Explanations
- perennialreader: Not usually my kind of book. 4 stars
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- 2 Members
- ReshiBec, elahrairah
- Explanations
- elahrairah: a weird and chilling and heartbreaking novel.
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11,440 members
279 reviews
4.1
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
3,110 members
131 reviews
4
Score 6.83
Added 2024-12-16, 05:15 PM
- 2 Members
- chellerystick, lcl999
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455 members
24 reviews
½ 4.5
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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369 members
24 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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by John Wiswell
286 members
12 reviews
3.9
Score 6.83
Added 2024-12-18, 04:07 PM
- 2 Members
- ZetaRiemann, krys_reads
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5,045 members
178 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 6.19
Added 2024-12-14, 08:44 AM
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2,630 members
73 reviews
4
Score 6.19
Added 2024-12-11, 10:55 PM
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1,223 members
46 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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by Amor Towles
10,257 members
555 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 6.08
Added 2024-12-12, 06:46 PM
- 2 Members
- Boand, wilanasmidt
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87 members
2 reviews
4.1
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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by Clare Pooley
210 members
19 reviews
4.2
Score 6.04
Added 2024-12-11, 07:45 PM
- 2 Members
- bookcookie1920, Tosta
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6,603 members
208 reviews
3.9
Score 5.66
Added 2024-12-10, 11:57 AM
- 2 Members
- amanda4242, sturlington
- Explanations
- amanda4242: So much better than any of the adaptations.sturlington: I don't usually include rereads on my top 5 list, but I didn't read enough good new books, and this is an all-time fave. Third or fourth read.