Top Five Books of 2020

1

Hamnet

av Maggie O'Farrell

4,395 medlemmar

231 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!!!

2

Spegeln och ljuset

av Hilary Mantel

2,774 medlemmar

105 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,
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.

3

Kirke

av Madeline Miller

12,333 medlemmar

480 recensioner

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

Ett förlovat land

av Barack Obama

4,592 medlemmar

132 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, , , , , ,
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.

5

The Starless Sea

av Erin Morgenstern

5,013 medlemmar

202 recensioner

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

av Susanna Clarke

5,732 medlemmar

280 recensioner

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

av Ann Patchett

4,565 medlemmar

274 recensioner

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

av TJ Klune

6,208 medlemmar

325 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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Mexican Gothic

av Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4,749 medlemmar

235 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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Styr din plog över de dödas ben

av Olga Tokarczuk

2,762 medlemmar

141 recensioner

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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Hjärtlinjer

av Brit Bennett

5,631 medlemmar

238 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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Shuggie Bain

av Douglas Stuart

2,479 medlemmar

126 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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Gileads döttrar

av Margaret Atwood

6,158 medlemmar

225 recensioner

4.1

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

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Där kräftorna sjunger

av Delia Owens

14,232 medlemmar

616 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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H som i hök

av Helen Macdonald

4,364 medlemmar

281 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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Girl, Woman, Other

av Bernardine Evaristo

3,191 medlemmar

133 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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Nothing to See Here

av Kevin Wilson

2,154 medlemmar

133 recensioner

4

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

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The Searcher

av Tana French

2,184 medlemmar

113 recensioner

3.9

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

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The Glass Hotel

av Emily St. John Mandel

3,042 medlemmar

176 recensioner

3.8

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

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

av V. E. Schwab

8,828 medlemmar

293 recensioner

4.1

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

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The Pull of the Stars

av Emma Donoghue

1,558 medlemmar

94 recensioner

4

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

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Det nionde sällskapet

av Leigh Bardugo

5,564 medlemmar

182 recensioner

4.1

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

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Network Effect

av Martha Wells

2,484 medlemmar

179 recensioner

½ 4.4

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

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The Great Believers

av Rebecca Makkai

1,978 medlemmar

110 recensioner

½ 4.3

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

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Ljuset vi inte ser

av Anthony Doerr

18,735 medlemmar

884 recensioner

½ 4.3

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

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Writers & Lovers

av Lily King

1,599 medlemmar

99 recensioner

4

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

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Andarnas hus

av Isabel Allende

13,943 medlemmar

246 recensioner

4.1

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

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

av Alix E. Harrow

3,365 medlemmar

172 recensioner

4

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

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

av Patrick Radden Keefe

2,377 medlemmar

113 recensioner

½ 4.4

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

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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

av Grady Hendrix

2,727 medlemmar

133 recensioner

3.9

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

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My Dark Vanessa

av Kate Elizabeth Russell

2,540 medlemmar

140 recensioner

4.1

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

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The Witches Are Coming

av Lindy West

752 medlemmar

41 recensioner

4

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

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

av Martha Wells

141 medlemmar

1 recension

4.2

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

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The Overstory

av Richard Powers

5,372 medlemmar

244 recensioner

4.1

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

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A Deadly Education

av Naomi Novik

3,899 medlemmar

149 recensioner

4.2

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

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All the Devils Are Here

av Louise Penny

1,636 medlemmar

103 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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Ett litet liv

av Hanya Yanagihara

7,529 medlemmar

328 recensioner

4.1

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

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How to Be an Antiracist

av Ibram X. Kendi

4,078 medlemmar

99 recensioner

4.2

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

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

av Isabel Wilkerson

4,195 medlemmar

163 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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Olive, igen

av Elizabeth Strout

2,072 medlemmar

131 recensioner

4.2

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

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Mjölkbudet

av Anna Burns

2,360 medlemmar

115 recensioner

½ 3.7

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

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Between the World and Me

av Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,759 medlemmar

368 recensioner

½ 4.4

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

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Valentine

av Elizabeth Wetmore

875 medlemmar

55 recensioner

4

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

44

Sommar

av Ali Smith

606 medlemmar

33 recensioner

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

av Hallie Rubenhold

1,544 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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Daisy Jones and The Six

av Taylor Jenkins Reid

6,047 medlemmar

333 recensioner

4

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

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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

av Susanna Clarke

26,964 medlemmar

775 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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Harrow the Ninth

av Tamsyn Muir

2,172 medlemmar

86 recensioner

4.1

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

49

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

av Caroline Fraser

1,192 medlemmar

73 recensioner

4.1

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

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An American Marriage

av Tayari Jones

3,954 medlemmar

256 recensioner

3.9

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

51

Steglitsan

av Donna Tartt

14,915 medlemmar

804 recensioner

3.9

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

52

Om en vinternatt en resande

av Italo Calvino

12,524 medlemmar

258 recensioner

4.1

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

53

Station elva

av Emily St. John Mandel

11,720 medlemmar

780 recensioner

4.1

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

54

So you want to talk about race

av Ijeoma Oluo

2,736 medlemmar

87 recensioner

½ 4.5

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

55

Ensam på Mars

av Andy Weir

18,181 medlemmar

1,243 recensioner

½ 4.3

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

56

Stoner

av John Williams

6,724 medlemmar

354 recensioner

½ 4.3

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

57

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

av Michelle Alexander

5,304 medlemmar

139 recensioner

½ 4.4

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

58

The Memory Police

av Yoko Ogawa

2,151 medlemmar

93 recensioner

½ 3.7

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

59

De besatta : en romantisk berättelse

av A.S. Byatt

12,971 medlemmar

289 recensioner

4

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

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

av Sarah M. Broom

1,052 medlemmar

41 recensioner

3.9

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

61

Dear Edward

av Ann Napolitano

1,719 medlemmar

92 recensioner

4

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

62

Middlemarch

av George Eliot

17,726 medlemmar

331 recensioner

4.2

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

63

The Island of Sea Women

av Lisa See

1,663 medlemmar

94 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.

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