Top Five Books of 2020
- Description
- 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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- 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, ,
- Explanations
- 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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2,762 members
103 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 96.74
Added 2020-12-16, 04:24 PM
- 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,
- Explanations
- 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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- 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
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- 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, , , , , ,
- Explanations
- 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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4,969 members
201 reviews
3.9
Score 59.72
Added 2020-12-21, 01:42 PM
- 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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- 17 Members
- princessmonster, krisa, richardderus, rarm, reader247, Iudita, KatyBee, Watry, melaniehope, peterveen, dbsovereign, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, naesa3597, AnonymousPlatypus
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- 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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by TJ Klune
6,148 members
321 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 50.89
Added 2020-12-16, 11:03 AM
- 16 Members
- ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, penelopereader, mcfitz, Watry, bookcookie1920, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Yeti21, audra35, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Bondmom, Tosta, Craftybilda
- Explanations
- 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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4,704 members
232 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 46.21
Added 2020-12-16, 11:01 AM
- 16 Members
- ShelfMonkey, tyrosine, katemcangus, bookcookie1920, caseyface81, noveltea, pussreboots, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, MariaCapaldi, Houhoulis, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus,sogamonk
- Explanations
- sogamonk : For me, too long. The scary parts were anticlimactic. Repetitive
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2,740 members
139 reviews
3.9
Score 43.42
Added 2020-12-16, 09:49 PM
- 16 Members
- krisa, modlibrary, Euryale, pamelad, astridnr, KatyBee, mstruck, noveltea, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Houhoulis, audra35, Tosta, Charon07,
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- 15 Members
- krisa, jilld17, Micheller7, lsh63, KatyBee, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Chris64, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, pencil26, lekshmijay, luvlee68, roojs,ahef1963 ,
- Explanations
- ahef1963 : I found this book disappointing.
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- 14 Members
- kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis,summonedbyfells ,Jack_G
- Explanations
- 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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- 16 Members
- libraryhead, modlibrary, tyrosine, jonathankws, Baukis, patri50, sturlington, Esquiress, Verkruissen, HeatherMoss, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, sirul, , ,
- Explanations
- ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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by Delia Owens
14,114 members
612 reviews
4.1
Score 41.24
Added 2020-12-30, 07:56 PM
- 14 Members
- krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
- Explanations
- 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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- 13 Members
- modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
- Explanations
- summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.
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3,162 members
132 reviews
4.2
Score 36.94
Added 2020-12-20, 11:49 PM
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- 11 Members
- pammab, zhejw, terran, Lidbud, lanewillson, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, lordporkchop, lekshmijay, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus
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- 11 Members
- terran, bjappleg8, KarenRice, cataloga, katemcangus, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart, audra35, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus
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3,021 members
172 reviews
3.8
Score 29.83
Added 2020-12-16, 02:43 PM
- 10 Members
- plaugher, jilld17, mdexter, N1na, sogamonk, cataloga, BLBera, Stacy_Krout, lekshmijay, Charon07
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by V. E. Schwab
8,730 members
287 reviews
4.1
Score 29.27
Added 2020-12-16, 09:50 PM
- 10 Members
- kbuxton, Euryale, Ennas, oceancat, OphelieDepoortere, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, audra35, els1224, AnonymousPlatypus
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- 10 Members
- ablachly, krisa, reader247, Micheller7, raidergirl3, Whisper1, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, Bondmom
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- 10 Members
- ablachly, librookian, jencharlap, katemcangus, OphelieDepoortere, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, eclements87,noveltea
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- 9 Members
- tardis, richardderus, majkia, oceancat, souloftherose, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, RandyRasa
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1,970 members
109 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 23.8
Added 2020-12-16, 11:02 AM
- 8 Members
- charl08, bjappleg8, Copperskye, katemcangus, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, ArdizzoneFan
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18,756 members
880 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 23.37
Added 2020-12-22, 04:43 PM
- 8 Members
- lothiriel2003, 19anne44, mstruck, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, ldl2, Bondmom, Jack_G
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13,954 members
245 reviews
4.1
Score 22.92
Added 2020-12-16, 10:29 PM
- 8 Members
- tyrosine, mstruck, BoekenTrol71, NinieB, Stacy_Krout, missjudgment, rcarpent, lekshmijay
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3,335 members
169 reviews
4
Score 22.05
Added 2020-12-17, 07:21 AM
- 7 Members
- Ennas, reader247, mooingzelda, mcfitz, marysneedle, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout
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2,362 members
113 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 21.5
Added 2020-12-22, 12:12 AM
- 7 Members
- aron124, sipthereader, fannyprice, anju04, mstruck, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart
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2,728 members
133 reviews
3.9
Score 21.46
Added 2020-12-16, 04:38 PM
- 8 Members
- librookian, mstrust, Stacy_Krout, MikeFinnFiction, lekshmijay, Bondmom, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
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2,525 members
139 reviews
4.1
Score 21.16
Added 2020-12-22, 12:39 AM
- 8 Members
- IMBOS, hthbooks, sogamonk, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, caralynn483, AnonymousPlatypus,
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by Martha Wells
137 members
1 review
4.2
Score 20.16
Added 2020-12-17, 08:56 AM
- 7 Members
- osunale, terran, oceancat, SirThomas, Tos, TempleCat, Stacy_Krout,timetunnel
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by Louise Penny
1,640 members
102 reviews
4.2
Score 19.04
Added 2020-12-26, 05:52 AM
- 7 Members
- terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
- Explanations
- sjgoins: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.
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4,047 members
98 reviews
4.2
Score 18.79
Added 2020-12-22, 07:28 PM
- 8 Members
- kidzdoc, karenmarie, cataloga, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, quondame, audra35, luvlee68, ,
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4,154 members
162 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 18.48
Added 2020-12-23, 03:06 PM
- 7 Members
- modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
- Explanations
- modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student
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7,727 members
368 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 17.44
Added 2020-12-17, 06:18 AM
- 7 Members
- lemontwist, tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68,
- Explanations
- ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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1,534 members
67 reviews
4.2
Score 16.32
Added 2020-12-19, 02:04 AM
- 6 Members
- thewordygecko, fannyprice, souloftherose, ominogue, Stacy_Krout, AnonymousPlatypus
- Explanations
- 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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6,031 members
332 reviews
4
Score 15.83
Added 2020-12-18, 09:36 PM
- 6 Members
- foggidawn, charl08, cooch45, ahef1963, Stacy_Krout, eclements87
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26,948 members
772 reviews
3.9
Score 15.61
Added 2020-12-16, 12:39 PM
- 7 Members
- tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus,oceancat ,
- Explanations
- 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.
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1,181 members
71 reviews
4.1
Score 15.41
Added 2020-12-17, 05:54 PM
- 6 Members
- IsolaBlue, lothiriel2003, Tess_W, olegalCA, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout,eo206
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by Tayari Jones
3,935 members
256 reviews
3.9
Score 15.22
Added 2020-12-17, 10:16 AM
- 6 Members
- astridnr, MissBrangwen, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68, Bondmom, eclements87
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12,500 members
257 reviews
4.1
Score 14.62
Added 2020-12-27, 05:38 AM
- 5 Members
- razorsoccam, patri50, eronn, pperez333, Stacy_Krout
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11,646 members
777 reviews
4.1
Score 14.22
Added 2020-12-16, 04:39 PM
- 6 Members
- modlibrary, petescisco, mstrust, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, eclements87
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by Ijeoma Oluo
2,711 members
87 reviews
½ 4.5
Score 14.09
Added 2020-12-16, 04:05 PM
- 6 Members
- lemontwist, tyrosine, njinthesun, ReadHanded, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout,
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5,279 members
139 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 13.72
Added 2020-12-25, 03:53 PM
- 5 Members
- fannyprice, msf59, ReadHanded, Stacy_Krout, Tosta
60
1,051 members
41 reviews
3.9
Score 13.02
Added 2020-12-16, 09:50 PM
- 5 Members
- kidzdoc, Euryale, cataloga, mstruck, Stacy_Krout
63
- 4 Members
- ReluctantTechie, sallylou61, elkiedee, DidIReallyReadThat
- Explanations
- elkiedee: Absorbing story but also a historical setting and culture etc that I knew nothing about.
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2,385 members
83 reviews
4.1
Score 11.89
Added 2021-01-01, 03:07 PM
- 4 Members
- kbuxton, marysneedle, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa
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by Abi Daré
1,533 members
50 reviews
4.2
Score 11.13
Added 2020-12-19, 10:19 AM
- 4 Members
- Micheller7, astridnr, KamGeb, Stacy_Krout
70
5,451 members
360 reviews
4
Score 11.01
Added 2020-12-18, 09:35 PM
- 4 Members
- jaelquinn, maskarakan, ahef1963, Stacy_Krout
71
5,515 members
301 reviews
3.8
Score 10.87
Added 2020-12-21, 09:01 PM
- 4 Members
- bookwoman84, Porua, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
73
4,054 members
211 reviews
3.9
Score 10.66
Added 2020-12-17, 03:06 AM
- 4 Members
- anglemark, rhian_of_oz, msjudy, Stacy_Krout
74
12,993 members
505 reviews
4.2
Score 10.57
Added 2020-12-23, 06:58 AM
- 4 Members
- modlibrary, maryzee, Mosholu, Bondmom
75
574 members
39 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 10.56
Added 2020-12-16, 11:07 PM
- 4 Members
- kbuxton, Aquila, tardis, Stacy_Krout
76
by John Boyne
2,243 members
144 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 10.46
Added 2020-12-27, 03:57 PM
- 3 Members
- almin, HelenBaker, Rchlwtsn
77
11,118 members
685 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 10.32
Added 2020-12-24, 07:18 PM
- 4 Members
- dara85, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, lordporkchop
79
20,650 members
273 reviews
4.1
Score 9.95
Added 2020-12-16, 04:21 PM
- 4 Members
- modlibrary, Capybara_99, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout
80
2,864 members
96 reviews
3.9
Score 9.91
Added 2020-12-16, 04:27 PM
- 4 Members
- patri50, Luisali, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout,
85
- 3 Members
- dhm, warrickwynne, Stacy_Krout
- Explanations
- dhm: For me a Big book, will go on my shelf of treasures. (5 stars)
87
318 members
8 reviews
4.2
Score 9.26
Added 2020-12-16, 08:25 PM
- 4 Members
- james.proffitt, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, waylandseal,
- Explanations
- ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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by Amor Towles
9,043 members
513 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 9.23
Added 2021-01-01, 02:04 PM
- 3 Members
- foggidawn, KarenRice, Copperskye
89
- 4 Members
- aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
- Explanations
- Ennas : Boring and depressing
90
by Ocean Vuong
3,754 members
129 reviews
3.9
Score 8.72
Added 2020-12-21, 01:43 PM
- 3 Members
- revbean, SimoneA, Stacy_Krout
94
1,115 members
23 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 8.7
Added 2020-12-18, 05:18 PM
- 3 Members
- waitingtoderail, spounds, Stacy_Krout
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by John Reed
2,453 members
34 reviews
3.8
Score 8.68
Added 2020-12-18, 02:36 PM
- 4 Members
- fulner, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda,
- Explanations
- ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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576 members
34 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 8.35
Added 2020-12-24, 03:58 PM
- 3 Members
- Faranae, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda
100
19,093 members
345 reviews
4
Score 8.14
Added 2020-12-18, 11:07 AM
- 3 Members
- Dilara86, Stacy_Krout, elahrairah
- Explanations
- elahrairah: Wow, what a story, what writing. Stunning!