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
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4,272 medlemmar
224 recensioner
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, ,
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!!!
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2,724 medlemmar
102 recensioner
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,
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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.
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4,509 medlemmar
130 recensioner
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, , , , , ,
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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.
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5,520 medlemmar
271 recensioner
4.2
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4,526 medlemmar
266 recensioner
4.1
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6,081 medlemmar
314 recensioner
½ 4.3
16 Members
ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, penelopereader, 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
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4,643 medlemmar
232 recensioner
½ 3.7
16 Members
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
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2,687 medlemmar
136 recensioner
3.9
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5,574 medlemmar
235 recensioner
4.1
15 Members
krisa, jilld17, Micheller7, lsh63, KatyBee, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Chris64, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, pencil26, lekshmijay, luvlee68, roojs,ahef1963 ,
Förklaringar
ahef1963 : I found this book disappointing.
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2,432 medlemmar
124 recensioner
4.2
14 Members
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.
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6,052 medlemmar
224 recensioner
4.1
14
13,929 medlemmar
607 recensioner
4.1
14 Members
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.
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4,303 medlemmar
277 recensioner
3.9
13 Members
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.
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3,099 medlemmar
131 recensioner
4.2
12 Members
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
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2,112 medlemmar
133 recensioner
4
18
2,102 medlemmar
109 recensioner
3.9
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2,966 medlemmar
171 recensioner
3.8
20
8,527 medlemmar
279 recensioner
4.1
21
1,531 medlemmar
92 recensioner
4.1
22
5,448 medlemmar
177 recensioner
4.1
23
2,438 medlemmar
173 recensioner
½ 4.4
24
1,949 medlemmar
108 recensioner
½ 4.3
25
18,545 medlemmar
873 recensioner
½ 4.3
26
1,559 medlemmar
99 recensioner
4
27
13,886 medlemmar
244 recensioner
4.1
28
3,296 medlemmar
169 recensioner
4
29
2,325 medlemmar
112 recensioner
½ 4.4
30
2,665 medlemmar
130 recensioner
3.9
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2,480 medlemmar
138 recensioner
4.1
32
741 medlemmar
41 recensioner
4.1
34
5,348 medlemmar
244 recensioner
4.1
35
3,806 medlemmar
145 recensioner
4.2
36
1,616 medlemmar
101 recensioner
4.2
7 Members
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.
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7,296 medlemmar
326 recensioner
4.1
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4,052 medlemmar
97 recensioner
4.2
39
4,094 medlemmar
162 recensioner
½ 4.4
7 Members
modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
Förklaringar
modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student
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2,035 medlemmar
128 recensioner
4.2
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2,328 medlemmar
114 recensioner
½ 3.7
42
7,677 medlemmar
366 recensioner
½ 4.4
7 Members
lemontwist, tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68,
Förklaringar
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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862 medlemmar
55 recensioner
4
44
587 medlemmar
32 recensioner
4
45
1,509 medlemmar
67 recensioner
4.2
6 Members
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.
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5,893 medlemmar
330 recensioner
4
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26,865 medlemmar
772 recensioner
3.9
7 Members
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.
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2,124 medlemmar
84 recensioner
4.1
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1,169 medlemmar
70 recensioner
4.1
50
3,916 medlemmar
254 recensioner
3.9
51
14,749 medlemmar
796 recensioner
3.9
52
12,441 medlemmar
256 recensioner
4.1
53
11,528 medlemmar
775 recensioner
4.1
54
2,691 medlemmar
87 recensioner
½ 4.5
55
17,930 medlemmar
1,233 recensioner
½ 4.3
56
6,665 medlemmar
349 recensioner
½ 4.3
57
5,238 medlemmar
139 recensioner
½ 4.4
58
2,105 medlemmar
92 recensioner
½ 3.7
59
12,903 medlemmar
289 recensioner
4
60
1,039 medlemmar
41 recensioner
3.9
61
1,678 medlemmar
91 recensioner
4
62
17,622 medlemmar
330 recensioner
4.2
63
1,628 medlemmar
90 recensioner
4.1
4 Members
ReluctantTechie, sallylou61, elkiedee, DidIReallyReadThat
Förklaringar
elkiedee: Absorbing story but also a historical setting and culture etc that I knew nothing about.
64
1,651 medlemmar
92 recensioner
½ 4.3
65
2,336 medlemmar
82 recensioner
4.1
66
704 medlemmar
33 recensioner
3.9
67
5,380 medlemmar
339 recensioner
4.1
68
300 medlemmar
16 recensioner
3.8
69
1,500 medlemmar
47 recensioner
4.2
70
5,402 medlemmar
358 recensioner
4
71
5,402 medlemmar
298 recensioner
3.8
72
8,732 medlemmar
372 recensioner
4
73
3,951 medlemmar
210 recensioner
3.9
74
12,805 medlemmar
501 recensioner
4.2
75
571 medlemmar
39 recensioner
½ 4.3
76
2,215 medlemmar
144 recensioner
½ 4.4
77
10,989 medlemmar
678 recensioner
½ 4.3
78
999 medlemmar
39 recensioner
4
79
20,530 medlemmar
269 recensioner
4.1
80
2,850 medlemmar
96 recensioner
3.9
81
1,940 medlemmar
83 recensioner
4
82
5,427 medlemmar
146 recensioner
½ 4.3
83
4,378 medlemmar
179 recensioner
4.1
84
850 medlemmar
50 recensioner
3.9
85
345 medlemmar
5 recensioner
3.9
3 Members
dhm, warrickwynne, Stacy_Krout
Förklaringar
dhm: For me a Big book, will go on my shelf of treasures. (5 stars)
86
93 medlemmar
6 recensioner
3.2
87
313 medlemmar
7 recensioner
4.2
4 Members
james.proffitt, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, waylandseal,
Förklaringar
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
88
8,930 medlemmar
507 recensioner
½ 4.4
89
18,384 medlemmar
249 recensioner
4
4 Members
aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
Förklaringar
Ennas : Boring and depressing
90
3,711 medlemmar
130 recensioner
3.9
91
2,878 medlemmar
127 recensioner
4.2
92
689 medlemmar
39 recensioner
4
93
1,130 medlemmar
73 recensioner
4
94
1,098 medlemmar
23 recensioner
½ 4.3
95
2,441 medlemmar
34 recensioner
3.8
4 Members
fulner, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda,
Förklaringar
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
96
1,542 medlemmar
45 recensioner
4.1
97
2,867 medlemmar
162 recensioner
3.9
98
925 medlemmar
54 recensioner
4.2
99
568 medlemmar
35 recensioner
½ 4.4
100
18,977 medlemmar
343 recensioner
4
3 Members
Dilara86, Stacy_Krout, elahrairah
Förklaringar
elahrairah: Wow, what a story, what writing. Stunning!