Top Five Books of 2020

1

Hamnet

tekijä: Maggie O'Farrell

4,387 jäsentä

231 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

2,771 jäsentä

105 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

12,313 jäsentä

480 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

4,587 jäsentä

132 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

5,009 jäsentä

202 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

5,723 jäsentä

280 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

4,556 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

6,196 jäsentä

323 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

9

Mexican Gothic

tekijä: Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4,741 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

2,760 jäsentä

141 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

5,623 jäsentä

238 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

2,478 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

6,145 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.

14

Where the Crawdads Sing

tekijä: Delia Owens

14,216 jäsentä

616 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

4,362 jäsentä

281 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

3,188 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

2,153 jäsentä

133 arvostelua

4

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

18

The Searcher

tekijä: Tana French

2,180 jäsentä

113 arvostelua

3.9

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

19

Lasihotelli

tekijä: Emily St. John Mandel

3,037 jäsentä

176 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

8,813 jäsentä

293 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

94 arvostelua

4

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

22

Ninth House

tekijä: Leigh Bardugo

5,556 jäsentä

182 arvostelua

4.1

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

23

Network Effect

tekijä: Martha Wells

2,479 jäsentä

179 arvostelua

½ 4.4

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

24

The Great Believers

tekijä: Rebecca Makkai

1,987 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

18,722 jäsentä

884 arvostelua

½ 4.3

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

26

Writers & Lovers

tekijä: Lily King

1,598 jäsentä

99 arvostelua

4

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

27

Henkien talo

tekijä: Isabel Allende

13,939 jäsentä

246 arvostelua

4.1

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

28

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

tekijä: Alix E. Harrow

3,360 jäsentä

172 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

2,376 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

2,723 jäsentä

133 arvostelua

3.9

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

31

My Dark Vanessa

tekijä: Kate Elizabeth Russell

2,539 jäsentä

140 arvostelua

4.1

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

32

The Witches Are Coming

tekijä: Lindy West

752 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

141 jäsentä

1 arvostelu

4.2

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

34

Ikipuut

tekijä: Richard Powers

5,361 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

3,893 jäsentä

149 arvostelua

4.2

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

36

All the Devils Are Here

tekijä: Louise Penny

1,633 jäsentä

103 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

7,521 jäsentä

328 arvostelua

4.1

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

38

How to Be an Antiracist

tekijä: Ibram X. Kendi

4,070 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

4,191 jäsentä

163 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

2,073 jäsentä

131 arvostelua

4.2

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

41

Milkman

tekijä: Anna Burns

2,358 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

7,749 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

876 jäsentä

55 arvostelua

4

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

44

Summer

tekijä: Ali Smith

601 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

1,542 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.

46

Daisy Jones and The Six

tekijä: Taylor Jenkins Reid

6,042 jäsentä

333 arvostelua

4

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

47

Jonathan Strange & herra Norrell

tekijä: Susanna Clarke

26,957 jäsentä

775 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

2,168 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

1,190 jäsentä

73 arvostelua

4.1

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

50

An American Marriage

tekijä: Tayari Jones

3,954 jäsentä

256 arvostelua

3.9

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

51

Tikli

tekijä: Donna Tartt

14,904 jäsentä

804 arvostelua

3.9

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

52

Jos talviyönä matkamies

tekijä: Italo Calvino

12,521 jäsentä

258 arvostelua

4.1

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

53

Asema 11

tekijä: Emily St. John Mandel

11,708 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

2,731 jäsentä

87 arvostelua

½ 4.5

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

55

Yksin Marsissa

tekijä: Andy Weir

18,164 jäsentä

1,242 arvostelua

½ 4.3

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

56

Stoner

tekijä: John Williams

6,714 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

5,299 jäsentä

139 arvostelua

½ 4.4

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

58

Muistipoliisi

tekijä: Yoko Ogawa

2,150 jäsentä

93 arvostelua

½ 3.7

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

59

Riivaus : romanttinen kertomus

tekijä: A.S. Byatt

12,965 jäsentä

289 arvostelua

4

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

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

tekijä: Sarah M. Broom

1,052 jäsentä

41 arvostelua

3.9

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

61

Dear Edward

tekijä: Ann Napolitano

1,715 jäsentä

92 arvostelua

4

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

62

Middlemarch

tekijä: George Eliot

17,723 jäsentä

331 arvostelua

4.2

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

63

The Island of Sea Women

tekijä: Lisa See

1,664 jäsentä

94 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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