Top Five Books of 2020

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Hamnet

af Maggie O'Farrell

4,351 medlemmer

228 anmeldelser

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, ,
Forklaringer: 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

The Mirror & the Light

af Hilary Mantel

2,755 medlemmer

103 anmeldelser

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,
Forklaringer: 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

af Madeline Miller

12,360 medlemmer

476 anmeldelser

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

A Promised Land

af Barack Obama

4,551 medlemmer

131 anmeldelser

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, , , , , ,
Forklaringer: 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

af Erin Morgenstern

4,974 medlemmer

201 anmeldelser

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

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Piranesi

af Susanna Clarke

5,663 medlemmer

276 anmeldelser

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

af Ann Patchett

4,537 medlemmer

271 anmeldelser

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

af TJ Klune

6,153 medlemmer

321 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

16 Members: ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, penelopereader, mcfitz, Watry, bookcookie1920, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Yeti21, audra35, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Bondmom, Tosta, Craftybilda
Forklaringer: 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

af Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4,713 medlemmer

232 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

16 Members: ShelfMonkey, tyrosine, katemcangus, bookcookie1920, caseyface81, noveltea, pussreboots, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, MariaCapaldi, Houhoulis, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus,sogamonk
Forklaringer: sogamonk : For me, too long. The scary parts were anticlimactic. Repetitive

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Kør din plov over de dødes knogler

af Olga Tokarczuk

2,742 medlemmer

139 anmeldelser

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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The Vanishing Half

af Brit Bennett

5,599 medlemmer

237 anmeldelser

4.1

15 Members: krisa, jilld17, Micheller7, lsh63, KatyBee, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Chris64, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, pencil26, lekshmijay, luvlee68, roojs,ahef1963 ,
Forklaringer: ahef1963 : I found this book disappointing.

12

Shuggie Bain

af Douglas Stuart

2,459 medlemmer

126 anmeldelser

4.2

14 Members: kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis,summonedbyfells ,Jack_G
Forklaringer: 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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The Testaments

af Margaret Atwood

6,118 medlemmer

224 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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Where the Crawdads Sing

af Delia Owens

14,129 medlemmer

612 anmeldelser

4.1

14 Members: krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
Forklaringer: celerydog: suspend belief and be blown away by the creation of the setting ; place is an essential character in this book.

15

H Is for Hawk

af Helen Macdonald

4,348 medlemmer

278 anmeldelser

3.9

13 Members: modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
Forklaringer: summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.

16

Girl, Woman, Other

af Bernardine Evaristo

3,165 medlemmer

132 anmeldelser

4.2

12 Members: booksinbed, lsh63, msf59, brenzi, celerydog, elkiedee, JenMDB, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jojo21, luvlee68, roojs
Forklaringer: celerydog: game-changing book because of characterisation and inter-linking of their stories

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Nothing to See Here

af Kevin Wilson

2,142 medlemmer

133 anmeldelser

4

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

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The Searcher

af Tana French

2,157 medlemmer

112 anmeldelser

3.9

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

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The Glass Hotel

af Emily St. John Mandel

3,023 medlemmer

172 anmeldelser

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

af V. E. Schwab

8,744 medlemmer

288 anmeldelser

4.1

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

21

The Pull of the Stars

af Emma Donoghue

1,554 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

4.1

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

22

Ninth House

af Leigh Bardugo

5,504 medlemmer

178 anmeldelser

4.1

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

23

Network Effect

af Martha Wells

2,450 medlemmer

173 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

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The Great Believers

af Rebecca Makkai

1,975 medlemmer

109 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

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

25

Alt det lys vi ikke ser

af Anthony Doerr

18,769 medlemmer

880 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

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

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Writers & Lovers

af Lily King

1,585 medlemmer

99 anmeldelser

4

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

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Åndernes hus

af Isabel Allende

13,961 medlemmer

245 anmeldelser

4.1

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

28

The Ten Thousand Doors of January

af Alix E. Harrow

3,340 medlemmer

169 anmeldelser

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

af Patrick Radden Keefe

2,364 medlemmer

113 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

30

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

af Grady Hendrix

2,709 medlemmer

133 anmeldelser

3.9

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

31

My Dark Vanessa

af Kate Elizabeth Russell

2,531 medlemmer

139 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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The Witches Are Coming

af Lindy West

749 medlemmer

41 anmeldelser

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

af Martha Wells

137 medlemmer

1 anmeldelse

4.2

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

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The Overstory

af Richard Powers

5,349 medlemmer

244 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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A Deadly Education

af Naomi Novik

3,872 medlemmer

148 anmeldelser

4.2

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

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All the Devils Are Here

af Louise Penny

1,630 medlemmer

102 anmeldelser

4.2

7 Members: terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
Forklaringer: sjgoins: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.

37

A Little Life

af Hanya Yanagihara

7,455 medlemmer

326 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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How to Be an Antiracist

af Ibram X. Kendi

4,051 medlemmer

98 anmeldelser

4.2

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

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

af Isabel Wilkerson

4,166 medlemmer

162 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

7 Members: modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
Forklaringer: modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student

40

Olive, Again

af Elizabeth Strout

2,063 medlemmer

128 anmeldelser

4.2

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

41

Milkman

af Anna Burns

2,354 medlemmer

115 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

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

42

Between the World and Me

af Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,734 medlemmer

368 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

43

Valentine

af Elizabeth Wetmore

873 medlemmer

55 anmeldelser

4

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

44

Summer

af Ali Smith

595 medlemmer

32 anmeldelser

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

af Hallie Rubenhold

1,536 medlemmer

67 anmeldelser

4.2

6 Members: thewordygecko, fannyprice, souloftherose, ominogue, Stacy_Krout, AnonymousPlatypus
Forklaringer: 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

af Taylor Jenkins Reid

6,038 medlemmer

332 anmeldelser

4

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

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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

af Susanna Clarke

26,959 medlemmer

772 anmeldelser

3.9

7 Members: tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus,oceancat ,
Forklaringer: 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

Harrow the Ninth

af Tamsyn Muir

2,152 medlemmer

85 anmeldelser

4.1

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

49

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

af Caroline Fraser

1,181 medlemmer

71 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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An American Marriage

af Tayari Jones

3,939 medlemmer

256 anmeldelser

3.9

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

51

Stillidsen

af Donna Tartt

14,850 medlemmer

799 anmeldelser

3.9

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

52

Hvis en vinternat en rejsende

af Italo Calvino

12,505 medlemmer

257 anmeldelser

4.1

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

53

Station Eleven

af Emily St. John Mandel

11,663 medlemmer

777 anmeldelser

4.1

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

54

So You Want to Talk About Race

af Ijeoma Oluo

2,715 medlemmer

87 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

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

55

The Martian

af Andy Weir

18,108 medlemmer

1,240 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

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

56

Stoner

af John Williams

6,685 medlemmer

353 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

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

57

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

af Michelle Alexander

5,278 medlemmer

139 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

58

The Memory Police

af Yoko Ogawa

2,130 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

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

59

Besættelse

af A.S. Byatt

12,951 medlemmer

288 anmeldelser

4

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

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

af Sarah M. Broom

1,050 medlemmer

41 anmeldelser

3.9

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

61

Dear Edward

af Ann Napolitano

1,705 medlemmer

92 anmeldelser

4

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

62

Middlemarch

af George Eliot

17,695 medlemmer

330 anmeldelser

4.2

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

63

The Island of Sea Women

af Lisa See

1,653 medlemmer

93 anmeldelser

4.1

4 Members: ReluctantTechie, sallylou61, elkiedee, DidIReallyReadThat
Forklaringer: elkiedee: Absorbing story but also a historical setting and culture etc that I knew nothing about.

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