2017: What the Over-35s Are Reading (2707 books)

Over 35? This is where we can keep track of what we're reading this year. (Not our favorites from other years.) Note: Author spam will be deleted if detected.

Last year's top reads were The Nightingale, The Girl on the Train, Me Before You, A Man Called Ove, and The Book Thief. (That list is here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/9... .)

Looking for 2018's list? That list is here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... .

Other fun lists:
The 70s Women in 2017: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Born in the 60s 2017 List: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
The 60s Women 2017 List: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Born in the 50s 2017 List: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
Your Top 5 Reads in 2017: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

Over-35s Are Reading By Year:
2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Born in the 1960s - By Year What We've Read:
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

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1	A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.38 avg rating — 1,202,865 ratings score: 2,665, and 28 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Handmaid’s Tale (The Handmaid's Tale, #1) by Margaret Atwood (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 2,400,449 ratings score: 2,107, and 23 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	1984 by George Orwell 4.20 avg rating — 5,408,895 ratings score: 2,061, and 22 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,957,862 ratings score: 1,946, and 20 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.65 avg rating — 2,057,476 ratings score: 1,657, and 18 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee 4.26 avg rating — 6,834,671 ratings score: 1,541, and 16 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Me Before You (Me Before You, #1) by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author) 4.26 avg rating — 1,791,424 ratings score: 1,236, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 436,071 ratings score: 1,122, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 661,110 ratings score: 1,111, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 1,109,957 ratings score: 1,058, and 13 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman 4.23 avg rating — 1,413,989 ratings score: 1,046, and 12 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. Tolkien 4.30 avg rating — 4,431,831 ratings score: 1,041, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 2,860,271 ratings score: 1,022, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 4.27 avg rating — 1,599,847 ratings score: 919, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 1,354,076 ratings score: 877, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 3,471,761 ratings score: 852, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	A Room with a View by E.M. Forster 3.89 avg rating — 201,077 ratings score: 846, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Britt-Marie Was Here by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 197,747 ratings score: 838, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 316,906 ratings score: 837, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 3,423,952 ratings score: 832, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 442,906 ratings score: 821, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 442,208 ratings score: 819, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Into the Water by Paula Hawkins (Goodreads Author) 3.59 avg rating — 418,531 ratings score: 818, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald 3.93 avg rating — 5,869,943 ratings score: 813, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 1,022,470 ratings score: 802, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 801,028 ratings score: 801, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 286,516 ratings score: 800, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	Animal Farm by George Orwell 4.02 avg rating — 4,506,811 ratings score: 764, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 3.87 avg rating — 597,841 ratings score: 752, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 676,094 ratings score: 747, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen 4.09 avg rating — 1,289,912 ratings score: 746, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick 3.59 avg rating — 234,421 ratings score: 687, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 705,416 ratings score: 683, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	The Woman in Cabin 10 (Lo Blacklock, #1) by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 763,437 ratings score: 659, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Mothers by Brit Bennett (Goodreads Author) 3.88 avg rating — 128,402 ratings score: 649, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	The Wonder by Emma Donoghue (Goodreads Author) 3.65 avg rating — 91,284 ratings score: 630, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Rosie Project (Don Tillman, #1) by Graeme Simsion (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 592,715 ratings score: 623, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett 4.17 avg rating — 1,288,857 ratings score: 623, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Lonesome Dove (Lonesome Dove, #1) by Larry McMurtry 4.57 avg rating — 236,956 ratings score: 621, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (Goodreads Author) 4.47 avg rating — 400,121 ratings score: 621, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	The Girl with All the Gifts (The Girl With All the Gifts, #1) by M.R. Carey (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 244,338 ratings score: 613, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi 4.41 avg rating — 799,179 ratings score: 612, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 719,996 ratings score: 605, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) by Jane Harper (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 265,703 ratings score: 595, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Truly Madly Guilty by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author) 3.60 avg rating — 316,295 ratings score: 581, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Tempest by William Shakespeare 3.78 avg rating — 226,532 ratings score: 558, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness 4.35 avg rating — 289,078 ratings score: 554, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 747,229 ratings score: 546, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Lilac Girls (Woolsey-Ferriday, #1) by Martha Hall Kelly (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 340,419 ratings score: 546, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) by Robert Galbraith 3.89 avg rating — 623,855 ratings score: 519, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 4.31 avg rating — 410,623 ratings score: 518, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders 3.75 avg rating — 174,279 ratings score: 508, and 7 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	The Shipping News by Annie Proulx 3.88 avg rating — 152,312 ratings score: 500, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	Snow by Marcus Sedgwick really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 167 ratings score: 498, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Dark Matter by Blake Crouch (Goodreads Author) 4.13 avg rating — 710,044 ratings score: 488, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Beartown (Beartown, #1) by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 586,042 ratings score: 488, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1) by George R.R. Martin 4.45 avg rating — 2,721,041 ratings score: 473, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children, #1) by Ransom Riggs 3.92 avg rating — 1,352,947 ratings score: 469, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,854,519 ratings score: 460, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante 4.05 avg rating — 462,642 ratings score: 455, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Nest by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney (Goodreads Author) 3.41 avg rating — 181,593 ratings score: 454, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	The Plot Against America by Philip Roth 3.82 avg rating — 68,970 ratings score: 452, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah 4.49 avg rating — 800,386 ratings score: 449, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	The Call of the Wild by Jack London 3.91 avg rating — 470,315 ratings score: 446, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	In a Dark, Dark Wood by Ruth Ware (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 397,781 ratings score: 446, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (Wayfarers, #1) by Becky Chambers (Goodreads Author) 4.17 avg rating — 183,595 ratings score: 444, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) by Angie Thomas (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 1,005,735 ratings score: 430, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway 3.81 avg rating — 1,303,113 ratings score: 427, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	After You (Me Before You, #2) by Jojo Moyes (Goodreads Author) 3.75 avg rating — 416,815 ratings score: 421, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	The Bookshop on the Corner (Kirrinfief, #1) by Jenny Colgan 3.84 avg rating — 101,783 ratings score: 394, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	The North Water by Ian McGuire (Goodreads Author) 3.98 avg rating — 34,448 ratings score: 389, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 1,212,982 ratings score: 385, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	Origin (Robert Langdon, #5) by Dan Brown (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 360,918 ratings score: 382, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
74	The Man with the Golden Typewriter: Ian Fleming’s Bond Letters by Fergus Fleming (Editor) 3.95 avg rating — 303 ratings score: 378, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	Light in August by William Faulkner 3.94 avg rating — 66,555 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
75	The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher 3.70 avg rating — 90,922 ratings score: 370, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
77	And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 120,920 ratings score: 362, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
78	In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) by Tana French (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 437,687 ratings score: 358, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
79	The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 108,779 ratings score: 347, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
80	The Chilbury Ladies' Choir by Jennifer Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 37,454 ratings score: 344, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
81	The Summer Before the War by Helen Simonson (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 44,565 ratings score: 343, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
82	Life of Pi by Yann Martel 3.94 avg rating — 1,747,443 ratings score: 341, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
83	Watership Down (Watership Down, #1) by Richard Adams 4.09 avg rating — 504,493 ratings score: 340, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
84	Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 3.87 avg rating — 940,450 ratings score: 339, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
85	Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 132,690 ratings score: 334, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Everything You Want Me to Be by Mindy Mejia (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 23,802 ratings score: 329, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
86	Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 113,381 ratings score: 329, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
88	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde 4.13 avg rating — 1,859,057 ratings score: 325, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
89	A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) by Madeleine L'Engle 3.97 avg rating — 1,279,405 ratings score: 320, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
90	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain 3.92 avg rating — 1,014,068 ratings score: 319, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
91	Commonwealth by Ann Patchett 3.83 avg rating — 203,899 ratings score: 317, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
92	Now You See Me (Lacey Flint, #1) by Sharon J. Bolton (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 22,815 ratings score: 314, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
93	Empire Falls by Richard Russo (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 125,904 ratings score: 310, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
94	The Gunslinger (The Dark Tower, #1) by Stephen King (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 661,249 ratings score: 305, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
95	Nutshell by Ian McEwan (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 57,578 ratings score: 304, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
96	Nudes (Exposed, #1) by Sarah Robinson (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 795 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
97	Grief Is the Thing with Feathers by Max Porter 3.81 avg rating — 52,178 ratings score: 299, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
98	Three Wishes by Liane Moriarty (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 157,586 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
99	What She Knew (Jim Clemo, #1) by Gilly Macmillan (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 91,743 ratings score: 296, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
100	Dombey and Son by Charles Dickens 3.96 avg rating — 16,683 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Jan 01, 2017 04:40PM

Thanks for the list Julie - I will add to it soon.

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message 2: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 01, 2017 05:08PM

Yeah, I created it, it told me it hadn't created it, I went to report the problem at GR Feedback, and couldn't post. Very bumpy day here!

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message 3: by Saturday's (new)

Jan 01, 2017 05:13PM

Thanks Susanna - glad you did as I love adding the books I read to it. Happy Reading in 2017.

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message 4: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 01, 2017 05:16PM

If anyone knows of any decades lists that qualify (I'm going to be starting the 60s list tomorrow), let me know.

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message 5: by Penny (new)

Jan 01, 2017 05:50PM

Hey thanks Susanna, Happy New Year,

and thanks for putting up the link to my 70s chick list too :)

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message 6: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 02, 2017 08:48AM

No problem! Happy New Year!

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message 7: by Bettie (new)

Jan 02, 2017 10:11AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Yeah, I created it, it told me it hadn't created it, I went to report the problem at GR Feedback, and couldn't post. Very bumpy day here!"

oh!

Happy New Year everyone.

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message 8: by Susan (new)

Jan 02, 2017 10:21AM

Thanks for the link, Bettie. Happy 2017 everyone!

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message 9: by Diana (new)

Jan 02, 2017 10:41AM

Thanks for the link, Bettie. I can't believe how many are on the list already.

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message 10: by Cynda (new)

Jan 02, 2017 01:21PM

Bettie☯ wrote: "Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Yeah, I created it, it told me it hadn't created it, I went to report the problem at GR Feedback, and couldn't post. Very bumpy day here!"

oh!

Happy New Ye..."

Thanks for the link. Okay if I add a book or two a well. I know Goodreads will let me, but I want your permission asmit is your creation.

Health and Happiness all Year Long

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message 11: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 02, 2017 09:50PM

Go ahead, Cynda! Open to all over 35.

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message 12: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 02, 2017 09:52PM

Can't believe it's only the 3rd of January and there are 23 books with multiple votes - wow.

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message 13: by Cynda (new)

Jan 02, 2017 09:55PM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Go ahead, Cynda! Open to all over 35."

Okay. I will add a few soon. :-)

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message 14: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jan 03, 2017 12:01AM) (new)

Jan 03, 2017 12:00AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Can't believe it's only the 3rd of January and there are 23 books with multiple votes - wow."

Not only that; there are so many already that I've either read or are on my to be read list. Wow indeed :-)

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message 15: by Bettie (last edited Jan 04, 2017 08:42AM) (new)

Jan 04, 2017 08:42AM

What a great looking list already.

Does anyone else feel that the next four years are going to be a great boon to the book industry? I have already stopped watching some of the things I used to watch avidly, such as 20th Jan etc.

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message 16: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 04, 2017 10:31AM

My mother and I plan to bury our heads in books.

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message 17: by Lisa (new)

Jan 04, 2017 11:31AM

Bettie, Thanks for alerting me to this list. I'm so much older than most who are "over 35" though. I'll follow the list but whether I add books to it partly depends on how many books I can actually read this year.

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message 18: by Ann at the Beach (new)

Jan 05, 2017 07:13AM

Isn't this list for what we are reading in 2017 ?

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message 19: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jan 05, 2017 08:54AM

Yes, it is. Why do you ask?

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message 20: by Ann at the Beach (new)

Jan 05, 2017 10:56AM

Susanna - Censored by GoodReads wrote: "Yes, it is. Why do you ask?" on the 2nd or 3rd it seemed like a lot of books were posted in such a short time and I saw that one person had voted 49 times...

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message 21: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jan 06, 2017 12:16AM) (new)

Jan 06, 2017 12:07AM

@Everyone
Can you please only vote for (or add) books you have actually read in 2017? The description is very clear about this, and you'll spoil this list otherwise, which I'm sure is not your intention. (And you have to be over 35 to add or vote for titles)

Thanks in advance for removing your votes for books you haven't read this year!

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message 22: by Bettie (new)

Jan 27, 2017 02:39PM

A sign of our desperate times: 1984 takes the lead

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message 23: by Bettie (new)

Jan 27, 2017 02:41PM

Booklovinglady wrote: "@Everyone
Can you please only vote for (or add) books you have actually read in 2017? The description is very clear about this, and you'll spoil this list otherwise, which I'm sure is not your inte..."

I have current read on this list, as per years past, yet they do only account for three. I feel people should be allowed to vote for their current reads. :O)

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message 24: by J_BlueFlower (new)

Feb 04, 2017 04:58AM

Hey! I just joined. Some one mentioned this list in the “What we've read so far in 2017” discussion.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...
I was wondering if we would see 1984 on the list. On this list I notice:

no 1: 1984
no 4: The Handmaid's Tale
no 8:The Man in the High Castle
no 14: The Plot Against America
no 25: Animal Farm

(I assume Shakespeare: Julius Caesar is on the list for other reasons ;-)

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message 25: by J_BlueFlower (new)

Feb 04, 2017 05:02AM

BTW 1984 is a free download from Project Gutenberg http://gutenberg.ca/ebooks/orwellg-ni...

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message 26: by Ann at the Beach (new)

Feb 25, 2017 09:47AM

I don't see the" born in the 1950's
list this year....not enough of us ?

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message 27: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (last edited Feb 25, 2017 01:35PM) (new)

Feb 25, 2017 01:34PM

I guess whoever started it in past years didn't start one this year? (I haven't seen one.)

ETA: Anyone starts one, I'll link to it.

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message 28: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Feb 28, 2017 08:59AM

Speaking of 1984 suiting the zeitgeist, it's selling so well on Amazon that Penguin's ordered a reprint of 75,000 copies, and they're re-releasing the 1984 movie of 1984 this spring. (Alias "Richard Burton's last film.")

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message 29: by Susanna - Censored by GoodReads (new)

Jun 04, 2017 02:30PM

I found the 50s list! It's here: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1... .

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message 30: by J_BlueFlower (new)

Jun 19, 2017 11:13AM

Just finished The Plot Against America. Now I have read all five books that surfaced due to the Trump situation. IMHO "The Plot Against America" is the one that is most relevant to read.

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message 31: by Bettie (new)

Jun 19, 2017 05:14PM

J_BlueFlower wrote: "Just finished The Plot Against America. Now I have read all five books that surfaced due to the Trump situation. IMHO "The Plot Against America" is the one that is most relevant to read."

Good Work - I need to revisit that one

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message 32: by Julie (new)

Jun 24, 2017 02:17PM

This is one of my fave lists on listopia. I look forward to it every year.

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message 33: by BookLovingLady (deceased Jan. 25, 2023...) (last edited Jul 04, 2017 05:07AM) (new)

Jul 04, 2017 05:05AM

As the summer challenge for the Netherlands & Flanders group is Nobel prize winners, I've been reading (and adding) several :-)

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message 34: by Lisa (new)

Aug 05, 2017 08:33PM

Excited as 1 I have read so far this year is on the first page!

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message 35: by Penny (new)

Dec 29, 2017 01:19AM

Thank you for hosting this list Julie - we didn't say much this year, but I sure enjoyed watching the way we all read. On to the next year's one I say!

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message 36: by Diana (new)

Dec 30, 2017 08:01AM

I found some great books on here, can't wait to see what everyone's reading next year.

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message 37: by Louise (new)

Jan 01, 2018 06:04AM