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The Guardian Books of the Year 2020

Members: 7 participating members (show all)

All members' list: [1] 2Sort: Score | Title | Author | Date
1
Hamnet
by Maggie O'Farrell
1,522 members, 103 reviews
4.27 stars (4.27 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (1), elkiedee (1), kara.shamy (1), gypsysmom (1), ahef1963 (2), geocroc (3)

Score: 22.4

2
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
2,364 members, 136 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (2), elkiedee (2), gypsysmom (5), kara.shamy (5), mazzzie (11), geocroc (14)

Score: 16.34

3
The Pull of the Stars
by Emma Donoghue
773 members, 63 reviews
4.07 stars (4.07 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (2), gypsysmom (4), geocroc (4), mazzzie (13)

Score: 11.13

4
Summer
by Ali Smith
290 members, 19 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (3), kara.shamy (3), geocroc (9), mazzzie (12)

Score: 10.54

5
Weather
by Jenny Offill
735 members, 59 reviews
3.7 stars (3.7 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (4), kara.shamy (6), geocroc (6)

Score: 7.94

6
Summerwater
by Sarah Moss
218 members, 23 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (4), kara.shamy (7), geocroc (7)

Score: 7.75

7
The Plague
by Albert Camus
15,864 members, 205 reviews
3.95 stars (3.95 stars)

Lists: ahef1963 (1), geocroc (2)

Score: 7.36

8
Mayflies
by Andrew O'Hagan
98 members, 8 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (4), mazzzie (8), geocroc (19)

Score: 7.12

9
Jack
by Marilynne Robinson
412 members, 25 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (5), kara.shamy (9), geocroc (13)

Score: 7.09

10
This Mournable Body
by Tsitsi Dangarembga
199 members, 9 reviews
3.21 stars (3.21 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (2), geocroc (11)

Score: 5.56

11
Cry Baby
by Mark Billingham
61 members, 11 reviews
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: mazzzie (1), geocroc (75)

Score: 5.36

12
The Last Protector
by Andrew Taylor
51 members, 4 reviews
4.15 stars (4.15 stars)

Lists: mazzzie (2), geocroc (73)

Score: 4.73

13
The Mirror & the Light
by Hilary Mantel
1,606 members, 72 reviews
4.38 stars (4.38 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (8), geocroc (10)

Score: 4.63

14
Dragman
by Steven Appleby
19 members, 2 reviews
3.94 stars (3.94 stars)

Lists: gypsysmom (3), geocroc (51)

Score: 4.54

15
The Searcher
by Tana French
1,045 members, 57 reviews
3.91 stars (3.91 stars)

Lists: mazzzie (3), geocroc (72)

Score: 4.41

16
Mr Wilder and Me
by Jonathan Coe
69 members, 4 reviews
4.23 stars (4.23 stars)

Lists: mazzzie (9), geocroc (16)

Score: 4.31

17
The Lying Life of Adults
by Elena Ferrante
580 members, 30 reviews
3.54 stars (3.54 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (6), geocroc (28)

Score: 4.3

18
Utopia Avenue
by David Mitchell
631 members, 50 reviews
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: mazzzie (10), geocroc (15)

Score: 4.28

19
Motherwell: A Girlhood
by Deborah Orr
80 members, 2 reviews
3.53 stars (3.53 stars)

Lists: elkiedee (3), geocroc (109)

Score: 4.28

20
Broken
by Don Winslow
132 members, 10 reviews
4.1 stars (4.1 stars)

Lists: mazzzie (4), geocroc (67)

Score: 4.23

21
Rodham
by Curtis Sittenfeld
440 members, 30 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (10), geocroc (17)

Score: 4.22

22
Hurricane Season
by Fernanda Melchor
309 members, 9 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: mazzzie (7), geocroc (29)

Score: 4.18

23
Piranesi
by Susanna Clarke
1,744 members, 98 reviews
4.22 stars (4.22 stars)

Lists: mazzzie (6), geocroc (40)

Score: 4.15

24
Your House Will Pay
by Steph Cha
263 members, 17 reviews
4.19 stars (4.19 stars)

Lists: mazzzie (5), geocroc (63)

Score: 4.1

25
Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
1,580 members, 115 reviews
3.84 stars (3.84 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (11), geocroc (20)

Score: 4.09

26
A Journal of the Plague Year [Norton Critical Editions]
by Daniel Defoe
3,012 members, 57 reviews
3.67 stars (3.67 stars)

Lists: geocroc (1)

Score: 4

27
Shuggie Bain
by Douglas Stuart
991 members, 68 reviews
4.3 stars (4.3 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (14), geocroc (22)

Score: 3.92

28
When No One Is Watching
by Alyssa Cole
577 members, 34 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (7), geocroc (64)

Score: 3.87

29
The Dominant Animal: Stories
by Kathryn Scanlan
26 members, 0 reviews
2.5 stars (2.5 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (12), geocroc (34)

Score: 3.81

30
Leave the World Behind
by Rumaan Alam
924 members, 61 reviews
3.58 stars (3.58 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (8), geocroc (65)

Score: 3.79

31
The Bass Rock
by Evie Wyld
148 members, 10 reviews
3.76 stars (3.76 stars)

Lists: kara.shamy (13), geocroc (39)

Score: 3.71

32
Just Us: An American Conversation
by Claudia Rankine
169 members, 4 reviews
4.35 stars (4.35 stars)

Lists: steller0707 (9), geocroc (83)

Score: 3.64

33
The Silence: A Novel
by Don DeLillo
319 members, 18 reviews
2.94 stars (2.94 stars)

Lists: geocroc (5)

Score: 2.68

34
The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again
by M. John Harrison
116 members, 7 reviews
3.32 stars (3.32 stars)

Lists: geocroc (8)

Score: 2.38

35
The Shadow King
by Maaza Mengiste
406 members, 19 reviews
3.98 stars (3.98 stars)

Lists: geocroc (12)

Score: 2.15

36
Inside Story
by Martin Amis
71 members, 2 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: geocroc (18)

Score: 1.94

37
Exciting Times
by Naoise Dolan
231 members, 14 reviews
3.21 stars (3.21 stars)

Lists: geocroc (21)

Score: 1.87

38
The Young Team
by Graeme Armstrong
15 members, 0 reviews
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

Lists: geocroc (23)

Score: 1.83

39
Rainbow Milk
by Paul Mendez
75 members, 2 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: geocroc (24)

Score: 1.81

40
Burnt Sugar
by Avni Doshi
253 members, 15 reviews
3.32 stars (3.32 stars)

Lists: geocroc (25)

Score: 1.79

41
Real Life
by Brandon Taylor
456 members, 17 reviews
3.85 stars (3.85 stars)

Lists: geocroc (26)

Score: 1.77

42
The Liar's Dictionary
by Eley Williams
341 members, 19 reviews
3.41 stars (3.41 stars)

Lists: geocroc (27)

Score: 1.76

43
The Discomfort of Evening
by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld
410 members, 22 reviews
3.25 stars (3.25 stars)

Lists: geocroc (30)

Score: 1.71

44
Tyll
by Daniel Kehlmann
544 members, 20 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: geocroc (31)

Score: 1.7

45
Little Eyes
by Samanta Schweblin
290 members, 21 reviews
3.55 stars (3.55 stars)

Lists: geocroc (32)

Score: 1.68

46
When We Cease to Understand the World
by Benjamín Labatut
106 members, 2 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: geocroc (33)

Score: 1.67

47
Modern Times
by Cathy Sweeney
4 members, 0 reviews
3.25 stars (3.25 stars)

Lists: geocroc (35)

Score: 1.65

48
Reality and Other Stories
by John Lanchester
42 members, 1 review
3.08 stars (3.08 stars)

Lists: geocroc (36)

Score: 1.63

49
The Voice in My Ear
by Frances Leviston
7 members, 1 review
2 stars (2 stars)

Lists: geocroc (37)

Score: 1.62

50
Good Citizens Need Not Fear
by Maria Reva
0 members, 0 reviews

Lists: geocroc (38)

Score: 1.61

51
Essex Girls: For Profane and Opinionated Women Everywhere
by Sarah Perry
7 members, 1 review
3.5 stars (3.5 stars)

Lists: geocroc (41)

Score: 1.58

52
The Ickabog
by J. K. Rowling
498 members, 8 reviews
3.92 stars (3.92 stars)

Lists: geocroc (42)

Score: 1.57

53
What Cats Want: An illustrated guide for truly understanding your cat
by Dr. Yuki Hattori
37 members, 3 reviews
4.13 stars (4.13 stars)

Lists: geocroc (43)

Score: 1.56

54
The Best of Me
by David Sedaris
242 members, 4 reviews
4.05 stars (4.05 stars)

Lists: geocroc (44)

Score: 1.55

56
Welcome to the New World
by Jake Halpern
37 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: geocroc (46)

Score: 1.54

57
The Wolf of Baghdad (Graphic Memoir)
by Carol Isaacs
6 members, 0 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: geocroc (47)

Score: 1.53

58
Paying the Land
by Joe Sacco
115 members, 3 reviews
4.26 stars (4.26 stars)

Lists: geocroc (48)

Score: 1.52

59
Flake
by Matthew Dooley
37 members, 1 review
4.06 stars (4.06 stars)

Lists: geocroc (49)

Score: 1.51

60
Ailefroide : Altitude 3 954
by Jean-Marc Rochette
21 members, 1 review
4.29 stars (4.29 stars)

Lists: geocroc (50)

Score: 1.5

61
Wendy, Master of Art
by Walter Scott
11 members, 1 review
3 stars (3 stars)

Lists: geocroc (52)

Score: 1.49

62
The Ministry for the Future
by Kim Stanley Robinson
402 members, 21 reviews
3.8 stars (3.8 stars)

Lists: geocroc (53)

Score: 1.48

63
Mordew
by Alex Pheby
92 members, 1 review
3.33 stars (3.33 stars)

Lists: geocroc (54)

Score: 1.48

64
The New Wilderness
by Diane Cook
269 members, 14 reviews
3.82 stars (3.82 stars)

Lists: geocroc (55)

Score: 1.47

65
King of the Rising
by Kacen Callender
9 members, 0 reviews

Lists: geocroc (56)

Score: 1.46

66
War of the Maps
by Paul McAuley
58 members, 3 reviews
3.41 stars (3.41 stars)

Lists: geocroc (57)

Score: 1.46

67
The Man on the Street
by Trevor Wood
22 members, 0 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: geocroc (58)

Score: 1.45

68
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
by Deepa Anappara
364 members, 14 reviews
3.78 stars (3.78 stars)

Lists: geocroc (59)

Score: 1.44

69
Black Rain Falling
by Jacob Ross
19 members, 1 review
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

Lists: geocroc (60)

Score: 1.44

70
Three-Fifths
by John Vercher
46 members, 2 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: geocroc (61)

Score: 1.43

71
The Thursday Murder Club
by Richard Osman
1,130 members, 72 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: geocroc (62)

Score: 1.43

72
Remain Silent
by Susie Steiner
78 members, 11 reviews
3.6 stars (3.6 stars)

Lists: geocroc (66)

Score: 1.4

73
Magpie Lane
by Lucy Atkins
70 members, 5 reviews
3.9 stars (3.9 stars)

Lists: geocroc (68)

Score: 1.39

74
Our Fathers
by Rebecca Wait
25 members, 1 review
3 stars (3 stars)

Lists: geocroc (69)

Score: 1.39

75
Summer of Reckoning
by Marion Brunet
19 members, 3 reviews
3.44 stars (3.44 stars)

Lists: geocroc (70)

Score: 1.38

76
We Begin at the End
by Chris Whitaker
364 members, 27 reviews
4.18 stars (4.18 stars)

Lists: geocroc (71)

Score: 1.38

77
The Devil and the Dark Water
by Stuart Turton
460 members, 21 reviews
3.73 stars (3.73 stars)

Lists: geocroc (74)

Score: 1.36

78
Rendang
by Will Harris
16 members, 0 reviews

Lists: geocroc (76)

Score: 1.36

79
My Darling from the Lions
by Rachel Long
8 members, 0 reviews

Lists: geocroc (77)

Score: 1.35

80
Tongues of Fire
by Seán Hewitt
8 members, 0 reviews

Lists: geocroc (78)

Score: 1.35

81
Poor
by Caleb Femi
14 members, 0 reviews

Lists: geocroc (79)

Score: 1.34

82
The Air Year
by Caroline Bird
9 members, 0 reviews
3 stars (3 stars)

Lists: geocroc (80)

Score: 1.34

83
Postcolonial Love Poem
by Natalie Diaz
132 members, 5 reviews
4.12 stars (4.12 stars)

Lists: geocroc (81)

Score: 1.33

84
How to Wash a Heart
by Bhanu Kapil
21 members, 1 review
3.75 stars (3.75 stars)

Lists: geocroc (82)

Score: 1.33

85
Sanatorium
by Abi Palmer
4 members, 0 reviews

Lists: geocroc (84)

Score: 1.32

86
Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems
by Simon Armitage
17 members, 0 reviews
3.83 stars (3.83 stars)

Lists: geocroc (85)

Score: 1.32

87
Paris
by Hope Mirrlees
20 members, 2 reviews
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: geocroc (86)

Score: 1.31

88
The Historians: Poems
by Eavan Boland
8 members, 0 reviews
4.25 stars (4.25 stars)

Lists: geocroc (87)

Score: 1.31

89
The Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud
by Clive James
41 members, 1 review
4.14 stars (4.14 stars)

Lists: geocroc (88)

Score: 1.31

90
What We'll Build: Plans For Our Together Future
by Oliver Jeffers
57 members, 3 reviews
3.96 stars (3.96 stars)

Lists: geocroc (89)

Score: 1.3

91
Julián at the Wedding
by Jessica Love
76 members, 6 reviews
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: geocroc (90)

Score: 1.3

93
Serpentine
by Philip Pullman
230 members, 11 reviews
3.57 stars (3.57 stars)

Lists: geocroc (92)

Score: 1.29

94
The Midnight Guardians
by Ross Montgomery
15 members, 0 reviews
4.5 stars (4.5 stars)

Lists: geocroc (93)

Score: 1.29

95
Eight Pieces of Silva
by Patrice Lawrence
12 members, 0 reviews
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: geocroc (94)

Score: 1.29

96
The Silent Stars Go By
by Sally Nicholls
8 members, 2 reviews
3.33 stars (3.33 stars)

Lists: geocroc (95)

Score: 1.28

97
The Wolf Road
by Richard Lambert
1 member, 0 reviews
5 stars (5 stars)

Lists: geocroc (96)

Score: 1.28

98
Why the Germans Do it Better
by John Kampfner
51 members, 1 review
4.08 stars (4.08 stars)

Lists: geocroc (97)

Score: 1.28

99
This Land: The Story of a Movement
by Owen Jones
12 members, 1 review
4 stars (4 stars)

Lists: geocroc (98)

Score: 1.27

100
Left Out: The Inside Story of Labour Under Corbyn
by Gabriel Pogrund
30 members, 1 review
3.69 stars (3.69 stars)

Lists: geocroc (99)

Score: 1.27

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