Top Five Books of 2020

1

Hamnet

tekijä: Maggie O'Farrell

4,367 jäsentä

230 arvostelua

4.2

33 Members: innominate, princessmonster, krisa, modlibrary, tyrosine, booksinbed, charl08, thornton37814, N1na, sogamonk, Copperskye, msf59, Iudita, brenzi, celerydog, Leida, HelenBaker, elkiedee, BLBera, ominogue, vancouverdeb, JenMDB, Karen1Usher, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Boand, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, grandmimi, mommamouro, rhonda35, LeonaML, Jack_G, ,
Selitykset: Boand: A simply stunning and well paced book which reaches a wonderful crescendo at the very last moment! Words fail me - just read this book!!!

2

Kuningashuone

tekijä: Hilary Mantel

2,761 jäsentä

104 arvostelua

½ 4.3

28 Members: anglemark, krisa, Osbaldistone, modlibrary, rarm, smc1, bjappleg8, dhm, LDVoorberg, Capybara_99, sogamonk, KarenRice, eronn, celerydog, lottpoet, Mweb, lothiriel2003, NeilDalley, anju04, JenMDB, VW_Williams, Karen1Usher, This-n-That, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, elphie93, KelAnemone, Boand,
Selitykset: Boand: The book I most wanted to read this year and so sad the series has now ended, although already knew the end anyway! It does not disappoint and was a joy to read.

3

Circe

tekijä: Madeline Miller

12,403 jäsentä

478 arvostelua

½ 4.3

22 Members: Osbaldistone, modlibrary, Minthe, smc1, SimoneA, charl08, rhian_of_oz, mcfitz, jencharlap, sturlington, mstruck, Tess_W, caseyface81, lcrichardson, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Katenheimer, Fatima_Anwar, danananas, Mosholu, naesa3597, AnonymousPlatypus, ,LeonaML

4

Luvattu maa

tekijä: Barack Obama

4,564 jäsentä

131 arvostelua

½ 4.3

21 Members: modlibrary, tyrosine, Micheller7, terran, Romonko, cataloga, loafhunter13, DCBlack, maskarakan, james.proffitt, Wilgot-A-Elf, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, cipeciop, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, Potterydrapes, lekshmijay, luvlee68, eclements87, , , , , ,
Selitykset: ManWithAnAgenda: I had kept my list to 5, but I saw 'Promised Land' and others being thumbed down by users who had ONLY thumbed books down and not added anything. So I balanced the scales.

5

The Starless Sea

tekijä: Erin Morgenstern

4,987 jäsentä

201 arvostelua

3.9

19 Members: kbuxton, libraryhead, krisa, Ennas, revbean, SimoneA, JLSMEG, Solnechnaja, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ArdizzoneFan, Fatima_Anwar, lekshmijay, Jojo21, naesa3597, Bondmom, LeonaML, AnonymousPlatypus, eclements87,Lynsey2

6

Piranesi

tekijä: Susanna Clarke

5,687 jäsentä

279 arvostelua

4.2

17 Members: princessmonster, krisa, richardderus, rarm, reader247, Iudita, KatyBee, Watry, melaniehope, peterveen, dbsovereign, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, naesa3597, AnonymousPlatypus

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The Dutch House

tekijä: Ann Patchett

4,542 jäsentä

273 arvostelua

4.1

17 Members: Jambyfool, SimoneA, JMC400m, LivelyLady, Copperskye, Leida, Cathyfrank, lanewillson, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, Mosholu, ldl2, Gerry_Fryer, AnonymousPlatypus, eclements87, Jack_G

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The House in the Cerulean Sea

tekijä: TJ Klune

6,183 jäsentä

322 arvostelua

½ 4.3

16 Members: ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, penelopereader, mcfitz, Watry, bookcookie1920, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Yeti21, audra35, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Bondmom, Tosta, Craftybilda
Selitykset: Yeti21: Cute and Light. Perfect for 2020. Also I want to steal Theodore. I have so many buttons for him <3

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Mexican Gothic

tekijä: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4,723 jäsentä

233 arvostelua

½ 3.7

16 Members: ShelfMonkey, tyrosine, katemcangus, bookcookie1920, caseyface81, noveltea, pussreboots, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, MariaCapaldi, Houhoulis, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus,sogamonk
Selitykset: sogamonk : For me, too long. The scary parts were anticlimactic. Repetitive

10

Aja aurasi vainajain luitten yli

tekijä: Olga Tokarczuk

2,747 jäsentä

140 arvostelua

3.9

16 Members: krisa, modlibrary, Euryale, pamelad, astridnr, KatyBee, mstruck, noveltea, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Houhoulis, audra35, Tosta, Charon07,

11

Mikä meidät erottaa

tekijä: Brit Bennett

5,614 jäsentä

237 arvostelua

4.1

15 Members: krisa, jilld17, Micheller7, lsh63, KatyBee, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Chris64, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, pencil26, lekshmijay, luvlee68, roojs,ahef1963 ,
Selitykset: ahef1963 : I found this book disappointing.

12

Shuggie Bain

tekijä: Douglas Stuart

2,463 jäsentä

126 arvostelua

4.2

14 Members: kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis,summonedbyfells ,Jack_G
Selitykset: summonedbyfells : A series of episodic events 'observational fiction' lacking much of a purpose, I had hoped that James Kelman would have had the last word on this depressing genre, sorry.

13

Testamentit

tekijä: Margaret Atwood

6,130 jäsentä

225 arvostelua

4.1

16 Members: libraryhead, modlibrary, tyrosine, jonathankws, Baukis, patri50, sturlington, Esquiress, Verkruissen, HeatherMoss, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, sirul, , ,
Selitykset: ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.

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Where the Crawdads Sing

tekijä: Delia Owens

14,148 jäsentä

612 arvostelua

4.1

14 Members: krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
Selitykset: celerydog: suspend belief and be blown away by the creation of the setting ; place is an essential character in this book.

15

H niin kuin haukka

tekijä: Helen Macdonald

4,351 jäsentä

278 arvostelua

3.9

13 Members: modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
Selitykset: summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.

16

Girl, Woman, Other

tekijä: Bernardine Evaristo

3,175 jäsentä

133 arvostelua

4.2

12 Members: booksinbed, lsh63, msf59, brenzi, celerydog, elkiedee, JenMDB, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jojo21, luvlee68, roojs
Selitykset: celerydog: game-changing book because of characterisation and inter-linking of their stories

17

Nothing to See Here

tekijä: Kevin Wilson

2,144 jäsentä

133 arvostelua

4

11 Members: pammab, zhejw, terran, Lidbud, lanewillson, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, lordporkchop, lekshmijay, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus

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The Searcher

tekijä: Tana French

2,167 jäsentä

112 arvostelua

3.9

11 Members: terran, bjappleg8, KarenRice, cataloga, katemcangus, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart, audra35, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus

19

Lasihotelli

tekijä: Emily St. John Mandel

3,029 jäsentä

173 arvostelua

3.8

10 Members: plaugher, jilld17, mdexter, N1na, sogamonk, cataloga, BLBera, Stacy_Krout, lekshmijay, Charon07

20

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

tekijä: V. E. Schwab

8,767 jäsentä

290 arvostelua

4.1

10 Members: kbuxton, Euryale, Ennas, oceancat, OphelieDepoortere, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, audra35, els1224, AnonymousPlatypus

21

The Pull of the Stars

tekijä: Emma Donoghue

1,556 jäsentä

93 arvostelua

4

10 Members: ablachly, krisa, reader247, Micheller7, raidergirl3, Whisper1, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, Bondmom

22

Ninth House

tekijä: Leigh Bardugo

5,520 jäsentä

180 arvostelua

4.1

10 Members: ablachly, librookian, jencharlap, katemcangus, OphelieDepoortere, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, eclements87,noveltea

23

Network Effect

tekijä: Martha Wells

2,467 jäsentä

179 arvostelua

½ 4.4

9 Members: tardis, richardderus, majkia, oceancat, souloftherose, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, RandyRasa

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The Great Believers

tekijä: Rebecca Makkai

1,981 jäsentä

110 arvostelua

½ 4.3

8 Members: charl08, bjappleg8, Copperskye, katemcangus, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, ArdizzoneFan

25

Kaikki se valo jota emme näe

tekijä: Anthony Doerr

18,668 jäsentä

881 arvostelua

½ 4.3

8 Members: lothiriel2003, 19anne44, mstruck, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, ldl2, Bondmom, Jack_G

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Writers & Lovers

tekijä: Lily King

1,591 jäsentä

99 arvostelua

4

8 Members: JMC400m, Micheller7, N1na, BLBera, megbmore, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis

27

Henkien talo

tekijä: Isabel Allende

13,971 jäsentä

245 arvostelua

4.1

8 Members: tyrosine, mstruck, BoekenTrol71, NinieB, Stacy_Krout, missjudgment, rcarpent, lekshmijay

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

tekijä: Alix E. Harrow

3,352 jäsentä

171 arvostelua

4

7 Members: Ennas, reader247, mooingzelda, mcfitz, marysneedle, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout

29

Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

tekijä: Patrick Radden Keefe

2,369 jäsentä

113 arvostelua

½ 4.4

7 Members: aron124, sipthereader, fannyprice, anju04, mstruck, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart

30

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

tekijä: Grady Hendrix

2,716 jäsentä

133 arvostelua

3.9

8 Members: librookian, mstrust, Stacy_Krout, MikeFinnFiction, lekshmijay, Bondmom, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus

31

My Dark Vanessa

tekijä: Kate Elizabeth Russell

2,533 jäsentä

139 arvostelua

4.1

8 Members: IMBOS, hthbooks, sogamonk, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, caralynn483, AnonymousPlatypus,

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The Witches Are Coming

tekijä: Lindy West

750 jäsentä

41 arvostelua

4

7 Members: libraryhead, caseyface81, noveltea, kristilabrie, Bondmom, Tosta, eclements87

33

The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy

tekijä: Martha Wells

139 jäsentä

1 arvostelu

4.2

7 Members: osunale, terran, oceancat, SirThomas, Tos, TempleCat, Stacy_Krout,timetunnel

34

Ikipuut

tekijä: Richard Powers

5,354 jäsentä

244 arvostelua

4.1

7 Members: modlibrary, jeanned, FAMeulstee, KarenRice, anju04, JenMDB, Stacy_Krout

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A Deadly Education

tekijä: Naomi Novik

3,884 jäsentä

148 arvostelua

4.1

6 Members: kbuxton, foggidawn, jencharlap, oceancat, Verkruissen, Stacy_Krout

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All the Devils Are Here

tekijä: Louise Penny

1,633 jäsentä

102 arvostelua

4.2

7 Members: terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
Selitykset: sjgoins: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.

37

Pieni elämä

tekijä: Hanya Yanagihara

7,474 jäsentä

327 arvostelua

4.1

7 Members: patri50, BoekenTrol71, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, maschi, Fatima_Anwar

38

How to Be an Antiracist

tekijä: Ibram X. Kendi

4,055 jäsentä

99 arvostelua

4.2

8 Members: kidzdoc, karenmarie, cataloga, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, quondame, audra35, luvlee68, ,

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

tekijä: Isabel Wilkerson

4,173 jäsentä

162 arvostelua

½ 4.4

7 Members: modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
Selitykset: modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student

40

Olive, taas

tekijä: Elizabeth Strout

2,067 jäsentä

130 arvostelua

4.2

6 Members: jilld17, mojobee, kteeley, snash, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68

41

Milkman

tekijä: Anna Burns

2,355 jäsentä

115 arvostelua

½ 3.7

6 Members: innominate, aprille, celerydog, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, audra35

42

Between the World and Me

tekijä: Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,737 jäsentä

368 arvostelua

½ 4.4

7 Members: lemontwist, tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68,
Selitykset: ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.

43

Valentine

tekijä: Elizabeth Wetmore

874 jäsentä

55 arvostelua

4

6 Members: agjuba, lsh63, BLBera, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, ldl2

44

Summer

tekijä: Ali Smith

597 jäsentä

33 arvostelua

4

6 Members: Parker51, thorold, CarltonC, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, rebamill3

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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

tekijä: Hallie Rubenhold

1,539 jäsentä

67 arvostelua

4.2

6 Members: thewordygecko, fannyprice, souloftherose, ominogue, Stacy_Krout, AnonymousPlatypus
Selitykset: thewordygecko: A stunning book about the lives of the women who were murdered by the Ripper; not the horrible murders themselves, but the women's lives, as much as the author could discover from her research. Reveals the injustices and prejudices and misogyny of the era in which they lived. Grateful to the author for giving these women some voice and making them 'real' people, without the sensationalism.

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Daisy Jones and The Six

tekijä: Taylor Jenkins Reid

6,068 jäsentä

332 arvostelua

4

6 Members: foggidawn, charl08, cooch45, ahef1963, Stacy_Krout, eclements87

47

Jonathan Strange & herra Norrell

tekijä: Susanna Clarke

26,973 jäsentä

774 arvostelua

3.9

7 Members: tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus,oceancat ,
Selitykset: amanda4242: This one languished on my shelves for ten years before I finally read it. I've now read it twice in three years and plan on reading it again.
: Absolutely impenetrable.

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Harrow the Ninth

tekijä: Tamsyn Muir

2,161 jäsentä

86 arvostelua

4.1

5 Members: Aquila, bookwoman84, souloftherose, Watry, Stacy_Krout

49

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

tekijä: Caroline Fraser

1,185 jäsentä

72 arvostelua

4.1

6 Members: IsolaBlue, lothiriel2003, Tess_W, olegalCA, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout,eo206

50

An American Marriage

tekijä: Tayari Jones

3,946 jäsentä

256 arvostelua

3.9

6 Members: astridnr, MissBrangwen, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68, Bondmom, eclements87

51

Tikli

tekijä: Donna Tartt

14,872 jäsentä

801 arvostelua

3.9

6 Members: mojobee, patri50, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, Jack_G

52

Jos talviyönä matkamies

tekijä: Italo Calvino

12,512 jäsentä

257 arvostelua

4.1

5 Members: razorsoccam, patri50, eronn, pperez333, Stacy_Krout

53

Asema 11

tekijä: Emily St. John Mandel

11,685 jäsentä

779 arvostelua

4.1

6 Members: modlibrary, petescisco, mstrust, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, eclements87

54

So You Want to Talk About Race

tekijä: Ijeoma Oluo

2,719 jäsentä

87 arvostelua

½ 4.5

6 Members: lemontwist, tyrosine, njinthesun, ReadHanded, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout,

55

Yksin Marsissa

tekijä: Andy Weir

18,130 jäsentä

1,241 arvostelua

½ 4.3

5 Members: sipthereader, mcfitz, amerynth, Stacy_Krout, Potterydrapes

56

Stoner

tekijä: John Williams

6,695 jäsentä

354 arvostelua

½ 4.3

5 Members: patri50, Cfraser, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu

57

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

tekijä: Michelle Alexander

5,284 jäsentä

139 arvostelua

½ 4.4

5 Members: fannyprice, msf59, ReadHanded, Stacy_Krout, Tosta

58

Muistipoliisi

tekijä: Yoko Ogawa

2,138 jäsentä

93 arvostelua

½ 3.7

5 Members: stretch, AnnieMod, mstruck, flying_monkeys, Stacy_Krout

59

Riivaus : romanttinen kertomus

tekijä: A.S. Byatt

12,957 jäsentä

289 arvostelua

4

5 Members: patri50, cbl_tn, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Gerry_Fryer

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

tekijä: Sarah M. Broom

1,051 jäsentä

41 arvostelua

3.9

5 Members: kidzdoc, Euryale, cataloga, mstruck, Stacy_Krout

61

Dear Edward

tekijä: Ann Napolitano

1,709 jäsentä

92 arvostelua

4

5 Members: IMBOS, tjblue, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, Bondmom

62

Middlemarch

tekijä: George Eliot

17,703 jäsentä

330 arvostelua

4.2

5 Members: Minthe, cbeausan, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jack_G

63

The Island of Sea Women

tekijä: Lisa See

1,655 jäsentä

93 arvostelua

4.1

4 Members: ReluctantTechie, sallylou61, elkiedee, DidIReallyReadThat
Selitykset: elkiedee: Absorbing story but also a historical setting and culture etc that I knew nothing about.

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