NPR Best Books of 2017

1.
Sing, Unburied, Sing
Sing, Unburied, Sing really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 145,370 ratings
2.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine 4.23 avg rating — 1,371,121 ratings
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Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI 4.14 avg rating — 425,977 ratings
4.
Pachinko
Pachinko 4.34 avg rating — 582,647 ratings
5.
Lincoln in the Bardo
Lincoln in the Bardo 3.75 avg rating — 169,915 ratings
6.
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women 4.16 avg rating — 176,378 ratings
7.
Little Fires Everywhere
Little Fires Everywhere 4.07 avg rating — 1,279,632 ratings
8.
Exit West
Exit West 3.74 avg rating — 148,013 ratings
9.
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1)
The Hate U Give (The Hate U Give, #1) 4.46 avg rating — 986,372 ratings
10.
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions
Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions 4.51 avg rating — 86,817 ratings
11.
Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone
Ghosts of the Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone 4.20 avg rating — 7,742 ratings
12.
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories
Her Body and Other Parties: Stories 3.82 avg rating — 102,309 ratings
13.
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth 4.49 avg rating — 7,666 ratings
14.
Home Fire
Home Fire 4.02 avg rating — 70,379 ratings
15.
Days Without End (Days Without End, #1)
Days Without End (Days Without End, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 26,473 ratings
16.
Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World
Dreaming the Beatles: The Love Story of One Band and the Whole World 4.08 avg rating — 3,279 ratings
17.
Norse Mythology
Norse Mythology 4.10 avg rating — 338,260 ratings
18.
Turtles All the Way Down
Turtles All the Way Down 3.88 avg rating — 626,569 ratings
19.
Autumn (Seasonal, #1)
Autumn (Seasonal, #1)
by: Ali Smith
3.66 avg rating — 79,593 ratings
20.
The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent 3.52 avg rating — 67,378 ratings
21.
Far from the Tree
Far from the Tree 4.25 avg rating — 48,347 ratings
22.
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 260,192 ratings
23.
The Hearts of Men
The Hearts of Men 3.82 avg rating — 4,589 ratings
24.
Goodbye, Vitamin
Goodbye, Vitamin 3.74 avg rating — 29,236 ratings
25.
Human Acts
Human Acts
by: Han Kang
4.27 avg rating — 61,892 ratings
26.
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body 4.17 avg rating — 118,955 ratings
27.
Her Right Foot
Her Right Foot 4.30 avg rating — 3,891 ratings
28.
The Leavers
The Leavers
by: Lisa Ko
3.89 avg rating — 50,024 ratings
29.
Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767
Arabia Felix: The Danish Expedition of 1761-1767 4.38 avg rating — 1,160 ratings
30.
Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002
Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002 3.95 avg rating — 35,546 ratings
31.
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love?
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love? 3.84 avg rating — 4,387 ratings
32.
Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life
Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life
by: Yiyun Li
3.71 avg rating — 2,500 ratings
32.
The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South
The Potlikker Papers: A Food History of the Modern South 3.82 avg rating — 1,987 ratings
34.
The Idiot
The Idiot 3.65 avg rating — 101,504 ratings
35.
Triangle
Triangle 3.88 avg rating — 5,808 ratings
35.
The Best We Could Do
The Best We Could Do
by: Thi Bui
4.36 avg rating — 38,830 ratings
37.
4 3 2 1
4 3 2 1 3.97 avg rating — 35,823 ratings
37.
Jabari Jumps
Jabari Jumps 4.38 avg rating — 5,376 ratings
39.
Difficult Women
Difficult Women 3.95 avg rating — 30,034 ratings
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After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again
After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back up Again 4.38 avg rating — 11,392 ratings
41.
Spoonbenders
Spoonbenders 3.91 avg rating — 16,093 ratings
42.
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors
The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors 4.33 avg rating — 7,918 ratings
43.
Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites
Smitten Kitchen Every Day: Triumphant and Unfussy New Favorites 3.75 avg rating — 9,406 ratings
44.
Anything Is Possible (Amgash, #2)
Anything Is Possible (Amgash, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 76,467 ratings
45.
Dunbar
Dunbar 3.42 avg rating — 3,159 ratings
46.
Made for Love
Made for Love 3.47 avg rating — 8,033 ratings
47.
Eat Only When You're Hungry
Eat Only When You're Hungry 3.23 avg rating — 2,266 ratings
48.
Baking With Kafka
Baking With Kafka
by: Tom Gauld
4.04 avg rating — 3,419 ratings
49.
Eartha
Eartha 3.82 avg rating — 512 ratings
49.
A Face Like Glass
A Face Like Glass 4.18 avg rating — 8,890 ratings
51.
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death
From Here to Eternity: Traveling the World to Find the Good Death 4.30 avg rating — 45,184 ratings
51.
Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music
Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music 3.76 avg rating — 451 ratings
53.
Fierce Kingdom
Fierce Kingdom 3.52 avg rating — 24,623 ratings
54.
Everything is Flammable
Everything is Flammable 3.67 avg rating — 1,107 ratings
55.
The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea
The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea 4.23 avg rating — 2,724 ratings
56.
Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story
Fire!! The Zora Neale Hurston Story 3.58 avg rating — 648 ratings
57.
A Greyhound, A Groundhog
A Greyhound, A Groundhog 3.59 avg rating — 2,429 ratings
58.
Golden Hill
Golden Hill 3.79 avg rating — 14,080 ratings
59.
House of Names
House of Names 3.57 avg rating — 9,909 ratings
60.
The Heirs
The Heirs 3.69 avg rating — 8,766 ratings
61.
Her Every Fear
Her Every Fear 3.75 avg rating — 36,803 ratings
62.
Swimmer Among the Stars: Stories
Swimmer Among the Stars: Stories 3.74 avg rating — 1,163 ratings
63.
Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency
Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency 3.80 avg rating — 5,934 ratings
63.
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life
Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 476 ratings
65.
Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes
Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes 4.20 avg rating — 2,665 ratings
66.
The Dinner Party and Other Stories
The Dinner Party and Other Stories 3.39 avg rating — 3,221 ratings
67.
Do I Make Myself Clear? Why Writing Well Matters
Do I Make Myself Clear? Why Writing Well Matters 3.65 avg rating — 976 ratings
68.
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process
Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process 4.09 avg rating — 4,187 ratings
68.
Mrs. Fletcher
Mrs. Fletcher 3.36 avg rating — 26,522 ratings
70.
Easternization: Asia's Rise and America's Decline From Obama to Trump and Beyond
Easternization: Asia's Rise and America's Decline From Obama to Trump and Beyond 4.23 avg rating — 793 ratings
71.
Electric Arches
Electric Arches 4.27 avg rating — 3,560 ratings
71.
The Book of Mistakes
The Book of Mistakes 4.23 avg rating — 4,608 ratings
73.
Enemy of the Good
Enemy of the Good 3.69 avg rating — 183 ratings
73.
Wolf in the Snow
Wolf in the Snow 4.14 avg rating — 5,352 ratings
75.
Amina's Voice
Amina's Voice
by: Hena Khan
3.95 avg rating — 9,650 ratings
76.
A Perfect Day
A Perfect Day 3.98 avg rating — 2,006 ratings
77.
The Family Imprint: A Daughter's Portrait of Love and Loss
The Family Imprint: A Daughter's Portrait of Love and Loss 4.68 avg rating — 41 ratings
77.
Boundless
Boundless 3.66 avg rating — 3,261 ratings
79.
Felix Yz
Felix Yz 3.65 avg rating — 1,231 ratings
79.
Sweet: Desserts from London's Ottolenghi
Sweet: Desserts from London's Ottolenghi 4.37 avg rating — 1,627 ratings
81.
Fen: Stories
Fen: Stories 3.64 avg rating — 4,047 ratings
82.
The First Rule of Punk
The First Rule of Punk 4.08 avg rating — 7,883 ratings
83.
Five-Carat Soul
Five-Carat Soul 4.02 avg rating — 5,123 ratings
84.
The Force
The Force 4.12 avg rating — 27,912 ratings
85.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life
Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Political Life 4.13 avg rating — 828 ratings
85.
My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (Otouto no Otto, #1-2)
My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (Otouto no Otto, #1-2) 4.34 avg rating — 12,129 ratings
87.
Fresh Complaint: Stories
Fresh Complaint: Stories 3.61 avg rating — 9,502 ratings
87.
Royal City, Vol. 1: Next of Kin
Royal City, Vol. 1: Next of Kin 4.13 avg rating — 2,330 ratings
89.
Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom
Run For It: Stories Of Slaves Who Fought For Their Freedom 3.77 avg rating — 1,255 ratings
90.
Frontier
Frontier
by: Can Xue
3.54 avg rating — 450 ratings
90.
The Backstagers, Vol. 1: Rebels Without Applause
The Backstagers, Vol. 1: Rebels Without Applause 3.91 avg rating — 6,336 ratings
92.
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, #1)
The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (Montague Siblings, #1) 4.02 avg rating — 144,089 ratings
92.
House of Women
House of Women 3.38 avg rating — 1,023 ratings
94.
Ghost of the Innocent Man: A True Story of Trial and Redemption
Ghost of the Innocent Man: A True Story of Trial and Redemption 4.32 avg rating — 826 ratings
94.
Hostage
Hostage 4.09 avg rating — 8,652 ratings
96.
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #1)
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 (My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, #1) 4.25 avg rating — 25,888 ratings
97.
Glass Houses (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #13)
Glass Houses (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #13) 4.33 avg rating — 77,824 ratings
98.
Solid State
Solid State 3.49 avg rating — 411 ratings
99.
The Golden House
The Golden House 3.67 avg rating — 10,801 ratings
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Pretending Is Lying
Pretending Is Lying 3.72 avg rating — 1,147 ratings
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