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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6,874 members
309 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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3,675 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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6,498 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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11,002 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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7,280 members
310 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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8,975 members
277 reviews
4.1
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3,734 members
156 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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20,685 members
749 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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8,091 members
290 reviews
4.1
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4,306 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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5,238 members
303 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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2,906 members
164 reviews
4
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3,124 members
154 reviews
3.9
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8,754 members
227 reviews
4.1
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1,966 members
111 reviews
4.1
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4,023 members
213 reviews
3.8
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15,189 members
389 reviews
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2,313 members
119 reviews
4
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3,871 members
221 reviews
½ 4.4
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15,555 members
282 reviews
4.1
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2,672 members
137 reviews
½ 4.3
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23,929 members
964 reviews
½ 4.3
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3,964 members
174 reviews
4.1
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939 members
47 reviews
4.1
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4,624 members
206 reviews
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2,753 members
148 reviews
4.2
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2,213 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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12,006 members
398 reviews
4.1
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7,538 members
297 reviews
4.1
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3,007 members
145 reviews
½ 3.7
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1,114 members
62 reviews
3.9
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6,245 members
209 reviews
4.1
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5,577 members
117 reviews
4.2
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789 members
39 reviews
4
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6,102 members
194 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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9,497 members
440 reviews
4.1
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4,940 members
284 reviews
3.9
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22,812 members
1,379 reviews
½ 4.3
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2,186 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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29,776 members
838 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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3,379 members
110 reviews
4.1
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18,288 members
866 reviews
3.9
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1,323 members
48 reviews
3.9
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14,244 members
283 reviews
4
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14,634 members
871 reviews
4.1
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8,895 members
427 reviews
½ 4.3
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6,868 members
151 reviews
½ 4.4
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3,742 members
105 reviews
4.1
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3,701 members
134 reviews
½ 3.7
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9,851 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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14,227 members
313 reviews
4
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2,169 members
71 reviews
4.2
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2,346 members
111 reviews
4
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8,547 members
388 reviews
3.8
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20,744 members
367 reviews
4.2
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2,338 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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2,214 members
111 reviews
4.2
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3,190 members
169 reviews
½ 4.4
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1,526 members
48 reviews
4
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897 members
38 reviews
3.8
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8,414 members
488 reviews
4.1
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12,125 members
602 reviews
½ 4.4
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1,243 members
65 reviews
4.2
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376 members
18 reviews
3.8
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1,092 members
57 reviews
4
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120 members
6 reviews
½ 3.3
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7,831 members
439 reviews
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11,795 members
433 reviews
4
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3,552 members
107 reviews
½ 4.4
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7,448 members
324 reviews
3.9
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20,389 members
614 reviews
4.2
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744 members
48 reviews
½ 4.3
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6,023 members
182 reviews
3.9
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5,744 members
257 reviews
4.2
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14,576 members
791 reviews
½ 4.3
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3,585 members
180 reviews
3.9
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24,114 members
325 reviews
4.1
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3,437 members
122 reviews
3.9
88
3,371 members
135 reviews
4.1
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863 members
45 reviews
½ 3.7
90
1,509 members
81 reviews
3.9
91
2,535 members
100 reviews
4
92
5,979 members
159 reviews
½ 4.3
93
7,103 members
246 reviews
4.1
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451 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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448 members
10 reviews
4.2
4 Members
james.proffitt, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, waylandseal,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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16,921 members
643 reviews
3.8
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695 members
53 reviews
3.9
98
21,053 members
281 reviews
3.9
4 Members
aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
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Ennas : Boring and depressing
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4,118 members
167 reviews
4.2
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750 members
41 reviews
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