# What are the last three five-star books you’ve read? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-last-three-five-star-books-you-ve-read/817774 "2018-07-12T10:25:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hilarity_n.suze/32/6223_2.png) [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-last-three-five-star-books-you-ve-read/817774/41 "2018-07-24T01:18:22Z")
_Since We Fell_, Dennis Lehane (read Jan. 2018) _Red Sky_, Chris Goff (read June 2017) and for some reason (these two were a year apart BTW) Goodreads jumps way, way back when I hit the “next” button and doesn’t show me how I rated them. I am pretty sure I rated _Gone Girl_ and _Dark Places_ (Gillian Flynn for both) 5 stars and _Sharp Objects_ (again Flynn) 4 stars. I don’t do a lot of 5-stars. I was reading these in 2011. I don’t know why Goodreads is being so balky; I read plenty of books between 2011 and 2017. You would think I would remember the 5-star ones but I don’t. My rating system kind of goes like this: 5 stars, read it if you only read 10 books a year. 4 stars, read it if you read two books a month. 3 stars, read it if you read a book a week. On the theory that people who read a lot need to dip further into the well. ---
**Author:** ![Dancer\_Flight](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dancer_flight/32/7601_2.png) [@Dancer\_Flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancer_Flight)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-last-three-five-star-books-you-ve-read/817774/42 "2018-07-24T03:41:36Z")
The Martian - Andy Weir. I’m going to cheat here and give an omnibus to sneak in two books in a series: A Confederation of Valor (Consists of Valor’s Choice & The Better Part of Valor) - Tanya Huff. I enjoy the entire series but these two kicked it all off. I’ll also nominate Komarr - by Lois McMaster Bujold. Again the entire Vorkosigan series is a joy to read. -DF ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-last-three-five-star-books-you-ve-read/817774/43 "2018-07-24T13:34:25Z")
Oh I love Gillian Flynn’s writing, **Hilarity N. Suze**! _Since We Fell_ looks interesting; I’ve added it to my list. **Dancer Flight** , I almost read _The Martian_, because it’s been so well-received between its high ratings and the awards it’s gotten. I had it on my list for a while, but then took it off because it just sounds exactly like the sort of book I wouldn’t like. From what I understand, for a lot of the story it’s really just one character in survival mode, which is not my thing at all. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-last-three-five-star-books-you-ve-read/817774/44 "2018-07-24T13:51:40Z")
> [@Dancer\_Flight](#): > > The Martian - Andy Weir. > > I’m going to cheat here and give an omnibus to sneak in two books in a series: A Confederation of Valor (Consists of Valor’s Choice & The Better Part of Valor) - Tanya Huff. I enjoy the entire series but these two kicked it all off. > > I’ll also nominate Komarr - by Lois McMaster Bujold. Again the entire Vorkosigan series is a joy to read. > > -DF I really like Tanya Huff and love Bujold, so I need to read Andy Weir. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-last-three-five-star-books-you-ve-read/817774/45 "2018-07-24T16:04:50Z")
Here are my last three five-star ratings on Goodreads. 1. The Great Gatsby - Fitzgerald 2. Lonesome Dove - McMurtry 3. The Well of Ascension (Mistborn #2) - Sanderson And none in the last year, but I’m not generally reading as much as I did five years ago. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-last-three-five-star-books-you-ve-read/817774.md?page=2)