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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- 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, ,
- 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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3,675 members
130 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 96.74
Added 2020-12-16, 04:24 PM
- 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,
- 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
- Ealhmund, 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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- 18 Members
- princessmonster, krisa, richardderus, rarm, reader247, Iudita, KatyBee, Watry, melaniehope, peterveen, dbsovereign, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, naesa3597, AnonymousPlatypus, cmcasadoiro
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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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6,989 members
245 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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- 18 Members
- Jambyfool, SimoneA, JMC400m, LivelyLady, sogamonk, Copperskye, Leida, Cathyfrank, lanewillson, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, Mosholu, ldl2, Gerry_Fryer, AnonymousPlatypus, eclements87, Jack_G
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by TJ Klune
11,002 members
480 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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4,343 members
183 reviews
3.9
Score 49.24
Added 2020-12-16, 09:49 PM
- 18 Members
- krisa, modlibrary, Euryale, pamelad, sogamonk, astridnr, KatyBee, mstruck, noveltea, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Houhoulis, audra35, Tosta, Charon07, Brandi007,
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7,280 members
310 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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- 17 Members
- libraryhead, modlibrary, tyrosine, jonathankws, Baukis, patri50, sturlington, Esquiress, Verkruissen, HeatherMoss, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, sirul, Brandi007, , ,
- Explanations
- ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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- 15 Members
- kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, Brandi007,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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by Delia Owens
20,685 members
749 reviews
4.1
Score 43.92
Added 2020-12-30, 07:56 PM
- 15 Members
- krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus, Brandi007
- 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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- 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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4,306 members
166 reviews
4.2
Score 39.5
Added 2020-12-20, 11:49 PM
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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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- 12 Members
- pammab, zhejw, terran, Lidbud, lanewillson, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, lordporkchop, lekshmijay, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus, Brandi007
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- 11 Members
- terran, bjappleg8, KarenRice, cataloga, katemcangus, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart, audra35, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus
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- 11 Members
- ablachly, librookian, jencharlap, katemcangus, OphelieDepoortere, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, eclements87, bustellogirl,noveltea
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1,966 members
111 reviews
4.1
Score 30.1
Added 2020-12-16, 11:03 AM
- 11 Members
- ablachly, krisa, reader247, Micheller7, raidergirl3, Whisper1, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, Bondmom, Brandi007
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4,023 members
213 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
15,189 members
389 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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3,741 members
147 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 26.74
Added 2020-12-22, 12:12 AM
- 9 Members
- aron124, sipthereader, fannyprice, anju04, mstruck, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart, Brandi007, cmcasadoiro
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- 9 Members
- JMC400m, Micheller7, N1na, BLBera, megbmore, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, Brandi007
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- 9 Members
- tardis, richardderus, majkia, oceancat, souloftherose, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, RandyRasa
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15,555 members
282 reviews
4.1
Score 25.17
Added 2020-12-16, 10:29 PM
- 9 Members
- tyrosine, mstruck, BoekenTrol71, NinieB, Stacy_Krout, missjudgment, rcarpent, lekshmijay, Brandi007
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2,672 members
137 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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23,929 members
964 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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3,964 members
174 reviews
4.1
Score 23.3
Added 2020-12-22, 12:39 AM
- 9 Members
- IMBOS, hthbooks, sogamonk, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, caralynn483, AnonymousPlatypus, Brandi007,
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- 8 Members
- libraryhead, caseyface81, noveltea, kristilabrie, Bondmom, Tosta, eclements87, Brandi007
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by Martha Wells
223 members
5 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 22.23
Added 2020-12-17, 08:56 AM
- 8 Members
- osunale, terran, oceancat, SirThomas, Tos, TempleCat, Stacy_Krout, Brandi007,timetunnel
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4,624 members
206 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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4,580 members
206 reviews
3.8
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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by Louise Penny
2,213 members
122 reviews
4.2
Score 21.07
Added 2020-12-26, 05:52 AM
- 8 Members
- terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom, Brandi007
- Explanations
- sjgoins: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.
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- 8 Members
- patri50, BoekenTrol71, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, maschi, Fatima_Anwar, Brandi007
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5,577 members
117 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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6,102 members
194 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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9,497 members
440 reviews
4.1
Score 17.69
Added 2020-12-18, 09:36 PM
- 7 Members
- foggidawn, charl08, cooch45, ahef1963, Stacy_Krout, eclements87, Brandi007
45
1,567 members
85 reviews
4
Score 17.26
Added 2020-12-17, 05:54 PM
- 7 Members
- IsolaBlue, lothiriel2003, Tess_W, olegalCA, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Brandi007,eo206
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by Tayari Jones
4,940 members
284 reviews
3.9
Score 17.05
Added 2020-12-17, 10:16 AM
- 7 Members
- astridnr, MissBrangwen, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68, Bondmom, eclements87, Brandi007
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2,186 members
78 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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29,776 members
838 reviews
3.9
Score 16.28
Added 2020-12-16, 12:39 PM
- 8 Members
- tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus, cmcasadoiro,sogamonk ,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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1,323 members
48 reviews
3.9
Score 14.83
Added 2020-12-16, 09:50 PM
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14,244 members
283 reviews
4
Score 14.62
Added 2020-12-27, 05:38 AM
- 5 Members
- razorsoccam, patri50, eronn, pperez333, Stacy_Krout
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14,634 members
871 reviews
4.1
Score 14.22
Added 2020-12-16, 04:39 PM
- 6 Members
- modlibrary, petescisco, mstrust, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, eclements87
56
6,868 members
151 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 13.72
Added 2020-12-25, 03:53 PM
- 5 Members
- fannyprice, msf59, ReadHanded, Stacy_Krout, Tosta
57
3,742 members
105 reviews
4.1
Score 13.68
Added 2021-01-01, 03:07 PM
- 5 Members
- kbuxton, marysneedle, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, Brandi007
59
9,851 members
402 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 13.38
Added 2020-12-17, 06:18 AM
- 7 Members
- tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68, Brandi007, ,
- Explanations
- ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
61
by Abi Daré
2,169 members
71 reviews
4.2
Score 12.9
Added 2020-12-19, 10:19 AM
- 5 Members
- Micheller7, astridnr, KamGeb, Stacy_Krout, Brandi007
63
8,547 members
388 reviews
3.8
Score 12.63
Added 2020-12-21, 09:01 PM
- 5 Members
- bookwoman84, Porua, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom, Brandi007
65
- 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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by John Boyne
3,190 members
169 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 12.2
Added 2020-12-27, 03:57 PM
- 4 Members
- almin, HelenBaker, Rchlwtsn, Brandi007
71
by Amor Towles
12,125 members
602 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 11.61
Added 2021-01-01, 02:04 PM
- 4 Members
- foggidawn, sogamonk, KarenRice, Copperskye
76
7,831 members
439 reviews
4
Score 11.01
Added 2020-12-18, 09:35 PM
- 4 Members
- jaelquinn, maskarakan, ahef1963, Stacy_Krout
77
by Celeste Ng
11,795 members
433 reviews
4
Score 10.77
Added 2020-12-17, 05:53 PM
- 4 Members
- agjuba, modlibrary, olegalCA, Tosta
78
by Ijeoma Oluo
3,552 members
107 reviews
½ 4.4
Score 10.73
Added 2020-12-16, 04:05 PM
- 5 Members
- tyrosine, njinthesun, ReadHanded, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout,
79
7,448 members
324 reviews
3.9
Score 10.66
Added 2020-12-17, 03:06 AM
- 4 Members
- anglemark, rhian_of_oz, msjudy, Stacy_Krout
80
20,389 members
614 reviews
4.2
Score 10.57
Added 2020-12-23, 06:58 AM
- 4 Members
- modlibrary, maryzee, Mosholu, Bondmom
81
744 members
48 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 10.56
Added 2020-12-16, 11:07 PM
- 4 Members
- kbuxton, Aquila, tardis, Stacy_Krout
82
by Ocean Vuong
6,023 members
182 reviews
3.9
Score 10.4
Added 2020-12-21, 01:43 PM
- 4 Members
- revbean, SimoneA, Stacy_Krout, Brandi007
84
14,576 members
791 reviews
½ 4.3
Score 10.32
Added 2020-12-24, 07:18 PM
- 4 Members
- dara85, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, lordporkchop
86
24,114 members
325 reviews
4.1
Score 9.95
Added 2020-12-16, 04:21 PM
- 4 Members
- modlibrary, Capybara_99, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout
87
3,437 members
122 reviews
3.9
Score 9.91
Added 2020-12-16, 04:27 PM
- 4 Members
- patri50, Luisali, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout,
88
by Hank Green
3,371 members
135 reviews
4.1
Score 9.67
Added 2020-12-19, 07:46 PM
- 4 Members
- Esquiress, chwiggy, Stacy_Krout, Brandi007
89
863 members
45 reviews
½ 3.7
Score 9.65
Added 2020-12-17, 03:57 AM
- 4 Members
- tina1969, Stacy_Krout, rebamill3, Brandi007
94
- 3 Members
- dhm, warrickwynne, Stacy_Krout
- Explanations
- dhm: For me a Big book, will go on my shelf of treasures. (5 stars)
95
448 members
10 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.
97
695 members
53 reviews
3.9
Score 8.98
Added 2020-12-16, 11:00 AM
- 3 Members
- norabelle414, katemcangus, Brandi007
98
- 4 Members
- aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
- Explanations
- Ennas : Boring and depressing
