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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6,784 members
305 reviews
4.2
34 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, cmcasadoiro, ,
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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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3,661 members
130 reviews
½ 4.3
28 Members
anglemark, krisa, Ealhmund, modlibrary, rarm, smc1, bjappleg8, dhm, LDVoorberg, Capybara_99, sogamonk, KarenRice, eronn, celerydog, lottpoet, Mweb, lothiriel2003, NeilDalley, anju04, JenMDB, VW_Williams, Karen1Usher, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, elphie93, KelAnemone, Boand, Brandi007,
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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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6,443 members
155 reviews
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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10,901 members
480 reviews
½ 4.3
16 Members
ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, penelopereader, mcfitz, Watry, bookcookie1920, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Yeti21, audra35, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Bondmom, Tosta, Craftybilda
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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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7,212 members
309 reviews
½ 3.7
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, tyrosine, katemcangus, bookcookie1920, caseyface81, noveltea, pussreboots, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, MariaCapaldi, Houhoulis, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus,sogamonk
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sogamonk : For me, too long. The scary parts were anticlimactic. Repetitive
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8,917 members
276 reviews
4.1
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3,704 members
154 reviews
4.2
15 Members
kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, Brandi007,summonedbyfells ,Jack_G
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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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20,536 members
748 reviews
4.1
15 Members
krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus, Brandi007
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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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8,027 members
289 reviews
4.1
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4,280 members
166 reviews
4.2
13 Members
booksinbed, lsh63, msf59, brenzi, celerydog, elkiedee, JenMDB, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jojo21, luvlee68, roojs, Brandi007
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celerydog: game-changing book because of characterisation and inter-linking of their stories
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5,219 members
306 reviews
3.8
13 Members
modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
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summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.
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2,890 members
164 reviews
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3,093 members
152 reviews
3.9
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8,678 members
226 reviews
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1,955 members
111 reviews
4.1
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3,910 members
214 reviews
3.8
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15,029 members
387 reviews
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2,294 members
117 reviews
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3,851 members
220 reviews
½ 4.4
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15,541 members
282 reviews
4.1
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2,806 members
135 reviews
½ 4.3
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23,844 members
960 reviews
½ 4.3
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3,927 members
173 reviews
4.1
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938 members
47 reviews
4.1
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4,597 members
206 reviews
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2,741 members
148 reviews
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2,133 members
122 reviews
4.2
8 Members
terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom, Brandi007
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sjgoins: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.
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11,891 members
397 reviews
4.1
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7,497 members
296 reviews
4.1
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2,987 members
145 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,106 members
62 reviews
3.9
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6,194 members
209 reviews
4.1
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5,551 members
117 reviews
4.2
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788 members
39 reviews
4
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6,220 members
198 reviews
½ 4.4
7 Members
modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
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modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student
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9,408 members
437 reviews
4.1
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4,925 members
283 reviews
3.9
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22,672 members
1,376 reviews
½ 4.3
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2,162 members
78 reviews
4.2
6 Members
thewordygecko, fannyprice, souloftherose, ominogue, Stacy_Krout, AnonymousPlatypus
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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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29,713 members
837 reviews
3.9
8 Members
tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus, cmcasadoiro,sogamonk ,oceancat ,
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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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3,352 members
109 reviews
4.1
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9,798 members
402 reviews
½ 4.4
7 Members
tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68, Brandi007,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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18,203 members
868 reviews
3.9
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1,316 members
48 reviews
3.9
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14,201 members
283 reviews
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14,580 members
874 reviews
4.1
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8,813 members
426 reviews
½ 4.3
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6,830 members
150 reviews
½ 4.4
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3,709 members
105 reviews
4.1
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3,668 members
133 reviews
½ 3.7
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14,202 members
312 reviews
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2,151 members
71 reviews
4.2
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2,333 members
111 reviews
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8,486 members
382 reviews
3.8
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20,653 members
367 reviews
4.2
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2,315 members
121 reviews
4.1
4 Members
ReluctantTechie, sallylou61, elkiedee, DidIReallyReadThat
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elkiedee: Absorbing story but also a historical setting and culture etc that I knew nothing about.
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2,203 members
110 reviews
4.2
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3,162 members
170 reviews
½ 4.4
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1,515 members
47 reviews
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895 members
38 reviews
3.8
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8,461 members
486 reviews
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12,070 members
600 reviews
½ 4.4
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1,241 members
64 reviews
4.2
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375 members
18 reviews
3.8
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1,093 members
58 reviews
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119 members
6 reviews
½ 3.3
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7,778 members
440 reviews
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11,734 members
432 reviews
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3,531 members
107 reviews
½ 4.4
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7,360 members
323 reviews
3.9
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20,212 members
611 reviews
4.2
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744 members
48 reviews
½ 4.3
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5,972 members
180 reviews
3.9
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5,725 members
257 reviews
4.2
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14,489 members
785 reviews
½ 4.3
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3,572 members
179 reviews
3.9
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24,031 members
324 reviews
4.1
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3,420 members
122 reviews
3.9
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3,355 members
135 reviews
4.1
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860 members
44 reviews
½ 3.7
90
1,513 members
81 reviews
3.9
91
2,527 members
100 reviews
4
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5,989 members
158 reviews
½ 4.3
93
7,053 members
245 reviews
4.1
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447 members
6 reviews
4
3 Members
dhm, warrickwynne, Stacy_Krout
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dhm: For me a Big book, will go on my shelf of treasures. (5 stars)
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442 members
10 reviews
4.2
4 Members
james.proffitt, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, waylandseal,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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16,789 members
640 reviews
3.8
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695 members
53 reviews
3.9
98
20,990 members
282 reviews
3.9
4 Members
aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
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Ennas : Boring and depressing
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4,095 members
166 reviews
4.2
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751 members
41 reviews
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