Top Five Books of 2020

1

Hamnet

tekijä: Maggie O'Farrell

4,379 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

2,764 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

12,431 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

4,572 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

4,998 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

5,702 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

4,547 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

6,199 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

4,729 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

2,756 jäsentä

140 arvostelua

3.9

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

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Mikä meidät erottaa

tekijä: Brit Bennett

5,621 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

2,469 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

6,136 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

14,192 jäsentä

613 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

4,357 jäsentä

279 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

3,181 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

2,147 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

2,174 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

3,032 jäsentä

174 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

8,788 jäsentä

292 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

5,534 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

2,470 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

1,984 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

18,696 jäsentä

883 arvostelua

½ 4.3

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

26

Writers & Lovers

tekijä: Lily King

1,594 jäsentä

99 arvostelua

4

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

27

Henkien talo

tekijä: Isabel Allende

13,975 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

3,354 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

2,371 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

2,718 jäsentä

133 arvostelua

3.9

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

31

My Dark Vanessa

tekijä: Kate Elizabeth Russell

2,535 jäsentä

140 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

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

5,352 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

3,887 jäsentä

148 arvostelua

4.2

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

36

All the Devils Are Here

tekijä: Louise Penny

1,634 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

7,490 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

4,061 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

4,180 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

2,067 jäsentä

131 arvostelua

4.2

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

41

Milkman

tekijä: Anna Burns

2,356 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

7,745 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

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

1,539 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.

46

Daisy Jones and The Six

tekijä: Taylor Jenkins Reid

6,025 jäsentä

333 arvostelua

4

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

47

Jonathan Strange & herra Norrell

tekijä: Susanna Clarke

26,950 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

2,165 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

1,187 jäsentä

73 arvostelua

4.1

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

50

An American Marriage

tekijä: Tayari Jones

3,948 jäsentä

256 arvostelua

3.9

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

51

Tikli

tekijä: Donna Tartt

14,891 jäsentä

803 arvostelua

3.9

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

52

Jos talviyönä matkamies

tekijä: Italo Calvino

12,517 jäsentä

258 arvostelua

4.1

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

53

Asema 11

tekijä: Emily St. John Mandel

11,697 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

2,724 jäsentä

87 arvostelua

½ 4.5

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

55

Yksin Marsissa

tekijä: Andy Weir

18,150 jäsentä

1,241 arvostelua

½ 4.3

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

56

Stoner

tekijä: John Williams

6,702 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

5,289 jäsentä

139 arvostelua

½ 4.4

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

58

Muistipoliisi

tekijä: Yoko Ogawa

2,143 jäsentä

93 arvostelua

½ 3.7

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

59

Riivaus : romanttinen kertomus

tekijä: A.S. Byatt

12,960 jäsentä

289 arvostelua

4

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

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

tekijä: Sarah M. Broom

1,050 jäsentä

41 arvostelua

3.9

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

61

Dear Edward

tekijä: Ann Napolitano

1,712 jäsentä

92 arvostelua

4

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

62

Middlemarch

tekijä: George Eliot

17,715 jäsentä

330 arvostelua

4.2

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

63

The Island of Sea Women

tekijä: Lisa See

1,659 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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