Top Five Books of 2020

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Add your favorite books read in 2020. Define favorite however you wish. Books don't need to be a 2020 pub date, just ones you read this year. You can see the LT Staffer picks at the LT Blog: https://blog.librarything.com/main/2020/12/top-5-books-2020/ And participate in the conversation on Talk: https://www.librarything.com/topic/327305
Medlemmar
343 medlemmar som deltar
1
3,780 medlemmar
202 recensioner
4.2
32 medlemmar
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, mommamouro, rhonda35, LeonaML, Jack_G, ,
Förklaringar
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
2,524 medlemmar
97 recensioner
½ 4.3
27 medlemmar
anglemark, krisa, Osbaldistone, modlibrary, rarm, 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,
Förklaringar
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.
4
3,983 medlemmar
125 recensioner
½ 4.3
21 medlemmar
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, , , , , ,
Förklaringar
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.
6
4,814 medlemmar
233 recensioner
4.2
7
4,080 medlemmar
256 recensioner
4.1
8
5,162 medlemmar
277 recensioner
½ 4.3
16 medlemmar
ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, deborah2202, mcfitz, Watry, bookcookie1920, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Yeti21, audra35, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Bondmom, Tosta, Craftybilda
Förklaringar
Yeti21: Cute and Light. Perfect for 2020. Also I want to steal Theodore. I have so many buttons for him <3
9
4,129 medlemmar
210 recensioner
½ 3.7
16 medlemmar
ShelfMonkey, tyrosine, katemcangus, bookcookie1920, caseyface81, noveltea, pussreboots, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, MariaCapaldi, Houhoulis, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus,sogamonk
Förklaringar
sogamonk : For me, too long. The scary parts were anticlimactic. Repetitive
10
2,430 medlemmar
127 recensioner
3.9
11
5,063 medlemmar
224 recensioner
4.1
15 medlemmar
krisa, jilld17, Micheller7, lsh63, KatyBee, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Chris64, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, pencil26, lekshmijay, luvlee68, roojs,ahef1963 ,
Förklaringar
ahef1963 : I found this book disappointing.
12
2,252 medlemmar
111 recensioner
4.2
14 medlemmar
kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis,summonedbyfells ,Jack_G
Förklaringar
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
5,684 medlemmar
208 recensioner
4.1
14
12,394 medlemmar
574 recensioner
4.1
14 medlemmar
krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
Förklaringar
celerydog: suspend belief and be blown away by the creation of the setting ; place is an essential character in this book.
15
4,147 medlemmar
267 recensioner
3.8
13 medlemmar
modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
Förklaringar
summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.
16
2,801 medlemmar
124 recensioner
4.2
12 medlemmar
booksinbed, lsh63, msf59, brenzi, celerydog, elkiedee, JenMDB, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jojo21, luvlee68, roojs
Förklaringar
celerydog: game-changing book because of characterisation and inter-linking of their stories
17
2,003 medlemmar
104 recensioner
3.9
18
2,687 medlemmar
162 recensioner
3.8
19
7,235 medlemmar
247 recensioner
4.1
20
1,930 medlemmar
123 recensioner
4
21
1,409 medlemmar
88 recensioner
4.1
22
4,678 medlemmar
155 recensioner
4.1
23
2,122 medlemmar
152 recensioner
½ 4.4
24
1,811 medlemmar
104 recensioner
½ 4.3
25
17,264 medlemmar
836 recensioner
½ 4.3
26
1,432 medlemmar
94 recensioner
4
27
13,453 medlemmar
232 recensioner
4.1
28
2,987 medlemmar
159 recensioner
4
29
2,124 medlemmar
106 recensioner
½ 4.4
30
2,309 medlemmar
115 recensioner
3.9
31
2,195 medlemmar
129 recensioner
4.1
32
678 medlemmar
36 recensioner
4.1
34
4,871 medlemmar
225 recensioner
4.1
35
3,274 medlemmar
123 recensioner
4.2
36
1,467 medlemmar
89 recensioner
4.2
7 medlemmar
terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
Förklaringar
sjgoins: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.
37
6,552 medlemmar
312 recensioner
4.1
38
3,819 medlemmar
93 recensioner
4.2
39
3,615 medlemmar
147 recensioner
½ 4.4
7 medlemmar
modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
Förklaringar
modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student
40
1,917 medlemmar
123 recensioner
4.2
41
2,164 medlemmar
107 recensioner
½ 3.7
42
7,320 medlemmar
351 recensioner
½ 4.4
7 medlemmar
lemontwist, tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68,
Förklaringar
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
43
800 medlemmar
52 recensioner
4
44
547 medlemmar
29 recensioner
4
45
1,404 medlemmar
62 recensioner
4.2
6 medlemmar
thewordygecko, fannyprice, souloftherose, ominogue, Stacy_Krout, AnonymousPlatypus
Förklaringar
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
5,104 medlemmar
307 recensioner
4
47
26,363 medlemmar
752 recensioner
3.9
7 medlemmar
tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus,oceancat ,
Förklaringar
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.
48
1,814 medlemmar
77 recensioner
4.1
49
1,102 medlemmar
66 recensioner
4.1
50
3,699 medlemmar
248 recensioner
3.9
51
14,182 medlemmar
769 recensioner
3.9
52
12,111 medlemmar
253 recensioner
4.1
53
10,808 medlemmar
751 recensioner
4.1
54
2,474 medlemmar
85 recensioner
½ 4.5
55
16,963 medlemmar
1,198 recensioner
½ 4.3
56
6,323 medlemmar
337 recensioner
½ 4.3
57
5,069 medlemmar
137 recensioner
½ 4.4
58
1,862 medlemmar
83 recensioner
½ 3.7
59
12,663 medlemmar
285 recensioner
4
60
979 medlemmar
40 recensioner
3.9
61
1,538 medlemmar
84 recensioner
4
62
17,111 medlemmar
324 recensioner
4.2
63
1,488 medlemmar
83 recensioner
4.1
4 medlemmar
ReluctantTechie, sallylou61, elkiedee, DidIReallyReadThat
Förklaringar
elkiedee: Absorbing story but also a historical setting and culture etc that I knew nothing about.
64
1,468 medlemmar
84 recensioner
½ 4.3
65
2,016 medlemmar
74 recensioner
4.1
66
651 medlemmar
29 recensioner
3.9
67
4,790 medlemmar
309 recensioner
4.1
68
274 medlemmar
15 recensioner
3.8
69
1,357 medlemmar
44 recensioner
4.2
70
4,972 medlemmar
336 recensioner
4.1
71
4,891 medlemmar
273 recensioner
3.8
72
8,137 medlemmar
362 recensioner
4
73
3,340 medlemmar
184 recensioner
3.9
74
11,303 medlemmar
470 recensioner
4.2
75
523 medlemmar
37 recensioner
½ 4.3
76
2,122 medlemmar
143 recensioner
½ 4.4
77
10,125 medlemmar
643 recensioner
½ 4.3
78
872 medlemmar
36 recensioner
4
79
19,957 medlemmar
259 recensioner
4.1
80
2,741 medlemmar
95 recensioner
3.9
81
5,315 medlemmar
143 recensioner
½ 4.3
82
3,868 medlemmar
157 recensioner
4.1
83
777 medlemmar
42 recensioner
3.9
84
321 medlemmar
3 recensioner
4.1
3 medlemmar
dhm, warrickwynne, Stacy_Krout
Förklaringar
dhm: For me a Big book, will go on my shelf of treasures. (5 stars)
85
84 medlemmar
5 recensioner
½ 3.3
86
280 medlemmar
6 recensioner
4.2
4 medlemmar
james.proffitt, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, waylandseal,
Förklaringar
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
87
8,324 medlemmar
481 recensioner
½ 4.4
88
17,903 medlemmar
235 recensioner
3.9
4 medlemmar
aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
Förklaringar
Ennas : Boring and depressing
89
3,271 medlemmar
121 recensioner
3.9
90
2,640 medlemmar
112 recensioner
4.2
91
676 medlemmar
38 recensioner
4
92
1,056 medlemmar
67 recensioner
4
93
991 medlemmar
20 recensioner
½ 4.3
94
2,345 medlemmar
31 recensioner
3.8
4 medlemmar
fulner, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda,
Förklaringar
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
95
1,331 medlemmar
42 recensioner
4.1
3 medlemmar
charl08, jonathankws, N1na
96
2,720 medlemmar
157 recensioner
3.9
97
845 medlemmar
50 recensioner
4.2
98
478 medlemmar
28 recensioner
½ 4.4
99
18,430 medlemmar
337 recensioner
4
3 medlemmar
Dilara86, Stacy_Krout, elahrairah
Förklaringar
elahrairah: Wow, what a story, what writing. Stunning!
100
1,416 medlemmar
54 recensioner
4
3 medlemmar
eronn, JalenV, Stacy_Krout