Top Five Books of 2020

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Hamnet

af Maggie O'Farrell

4,411 medlemmer

234 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

2,802 medlemmer

105 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

12,518 medlemmer

481 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

4,657 medlemmer

133 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

5,101 medlemmer

204 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

6

Piranesi

af Susanna Clarke

5,789 medlemmer

282 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

4,621 medlemmer

275 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

6,326 medlemmer

331 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

4,816 medlemmer

239 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

2,791 medlemmer

141 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

5,695 medlemmer

241 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.

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Shuggie Bain

af Douglas Stuart

2,502 medlemmer

128 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

6,229 medlemmer

225 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

14,424 medlemmer

622 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

4,392 medlemmer

283 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.

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Girl, Woman, Other

af Bernardine Evaristo

3,228 medlemmer

135 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

2,183 medlemmer

134 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

2,213 medlemmer

115 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

3,006 medlemmer

180 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

9,027 medlemmer

297 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

1,574 medlemmer

96 anmeldelser

4

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

22

Ninth House

af Leigh Bardugo

5,690 medlemmer

184 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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Network Effect

af Martha Wells

2,502 medlemmer

181 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

1,997 medlemmer

110 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

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

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Alt det lys vi ikke ser

af Anthony Doerr

18,879 medlemmer

886 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

1,619 medlemmer

101 anmeldelser

4

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

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Åndernes hus

af Isabel Allende

13,994 medlemmer

247 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

af Alix E. Harrow

3,405 medlemmer

173 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

2,395 medlemmer

113 anmeldelser

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

af Grady Hendrix

2,765 medlemmer

133 anmeldelser

3.9

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

31

My Dark Vanessa

af Kate Elizabeth Russell

2,575 medlemmer

140 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

757 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

148 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

5,422 medlemmer

248 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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A Deadly Education

af Naomi Novik

3,972 medlemmer

154 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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All the Devils Are Here

af Louise Penny

1,660 medlemmer

103 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.

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A Little Life

af Hanya Yanagihara

7,658 medlemmer

330 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

4,137 medlemmer

100 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

4,267 medlemmer

165 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

2,084 medlemmer

132 anmeldelser

4.2

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

41

Milkman

af Anna Burns

2,383 medlemmer

116 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

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

42

Between the World and Me

af Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,809 medlemmer

370 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

43

Valentine

af Elizabeth Wetmore

883 medlemmer

55 anmeldelser

4

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

44

Summer

af Ali Smith

613 medlemmer

33 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

1,564 medlemmer

68 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

6,156 medlemmer

337 anmeldelser

4

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

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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

af Susanna Clarke

27,053 medlemmer

779 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

2,217 medlemmer

87 anmeldelser

4.1

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

49

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

af Caroline Fraser

1,202 medlemmer

74 anmeldelser

4.1

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

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An American Marriage

af Tayari Jones

3,982 medlemmer

257 anmeldelser

3.9

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

51

Stillidsen

af Donna Tartt

15,009 medlemmer

803 anmeldelser

3.9

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

52

Hvis en vinternat en rejsende

af Italo Calvino

12,585 medlemmer

260 anmeldelser

4.1

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

53

Station Eleven

af Emily St. John Mandel

11,808 medlemmer

783 anmeldelser

4.1

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

54

So you want to talk about race

af Ijeoma Oluo

2,771 medlemmer

87 anmeldelser

½ 4.5

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

55

The Martian

af Andy Weir

18,278 medlemmer

1,251 anmeldelser

½ 4.3

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

56

Stoner

af John Williams

6,783 medlemmer

356 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

5,335 medlemmer

140 anmeldelser

½ 4.4

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

58

The Memory Police

af Yoko Ogawa

2,184 medlemmer

94 anmeldelser

½ 3.7

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

59

Besættelse

af A.S. Byatt

13,003 medlemmer

289 anmeldelser

4

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

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

af Sarah M. Broom

1,056 medlemmer

41 anmeldelser

3.9

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

61

Dear Edward

af Ann Napolitano

1,742 medlemmer

92 anmeldelser

4

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

62

Middlemarch

af George Eliot

17,807 medlemmer

331 anmeldelser

4.2

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

63

The Island of Sea Women

af Lisa See

1,680 medlemmer

95 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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