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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Girl, Woman, Other
de Bernardine Evaristo
3,161 membres
132 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 16
12 Members
booksinbed, lsh63, msf59, brenzi, celerydog, elkiedee, JenMDB, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jojo21, luvlee68, roojs
Explicacions
celerydog: game-changing book because of characterisation and inter-linking of their stories
2
Milkman
de Anna Burns
2,350 membres
115 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 41
6 Members
innominate, aprille, celerydog, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, audra35
3
A Man Called Ove
de Fredrik Backman
11,119 membres
685 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 77
4 Members
dara85, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, lordporkchop
4
Middlemarch
de George Eliot
17,703 membres
330 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 62
5 Members
Minthe, cbeausan, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jack_G
5
David Copperfield
de Charles Dickens
20,648 membres
273 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 79
4 Members
modlibrary, Capybara_99, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout
6
Possession
de A.S. Byatt
12,947 membres
288 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 59
5 Members
patri50, cbl_tn, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Gerry_Fryer
7
The Heart's Invisible Furies
de John Boyne
2,243 membres
144 ressenyes
½ 4.4
Classificació global 76
3 Members
almin, HelenBaker, Rchlwtsn
8
Homes i ratolins
de John Steinbeck
38,964 membres
659 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 145
2 Members
EMS_24, Rchlwtsn
9
Ilíada
de Homer
39,861 membres
386 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 152
2 Members
Edward, Rchlwtsn
10
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,645 membres
777 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 53
6 Members
modlibrary, petescisco, mstrust, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, eclements87
11
L'espia que va tornar del fred
de John le Carré
8,590 membres
239 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 156
2 Members
gsm235, Rchlwtsn
12
Stoner
de John Williams
6,680 membres
353 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 56
5 Members
patri50, Cfraser, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu
13
The Buried Giant
de Kazuo Ishiguro
5,128 membres
259 ressenyes
½ 3.6
Classificació global 159
2 Members
Dilara86, Rchlwtsn
14
Call Me by Your Name
de André Aciman
4,297 membres
149 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 160
2 Members
amanda4242, Rchlwtsn
15
Emma
de Jane Austen
37,891 membres
505 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 167
2 Members
Rchlwtsn, shedgeco
16
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,842 membres
799 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 51
6 Members
mojobee, patri50, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, Jack_G
17
Vernon God Little
de DBC Pierre
4,775 membres
86 ressenyes
½ 3.4
Classificació global 173
2 Members
jeanned, Rchlwtsn
18
Home Fire
de Kamila Shamsie
1,729 membres
81 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 174
2 Members
LDVoorberg, Rchlwtsn
19
Falsa identitat
de Sarah Waters
7,811 membres
285 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 178
2 Members
rarm, Rchlwtsn
20
The Mirror & the Light
de Hilary Mantel
2,761 membres
103 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 2
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,
Explicacions
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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Hamnet
de Maggie O'Farrell
4,343 membres
228 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 1
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, ,
Explicacions
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!!!
22
Piranesi
de Susanna Clarke
5,652 membres
276 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 6
17 Members
princessmonster, krisa, richardderus, rarm, reader247, Iudita, KatyBee, Watry, melaniehope, peterveen, dbsovereign, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, naesa3597, AnonymousPlatypus
23
Circe
de Madeline Miller
12,336 membres
476 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 3
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
24
Shuggie Bain
de Douglas Stuart
2,481 membres
126 ressenyes
4.2
Classificació global 12
14 Members
kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis,summonedbyfells ,Jack_G
Explicacions
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.
25
A Promised Land
de Barack Obama
4,545 membres
131 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 4
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, , , , , ,
Explicacions
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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The Vanishing Half
de Brit Bennett
5,591 membres
237 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 11
15 Members
krisa, jilld17, Micheller7, lsh63, KatyBee, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Chris64, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, pencil26, lekshmijay, luvlee68, roojs,ahef1963 ,
Explicacions
ahef1963 : I found this book disappointing.
27
Mexican Gothic
de Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4,724 membres
232 ressenyes
½ 3.7
Classificació global 9
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, tyrosine, katemcangus, bookcookie1920, caseyface81, noveltea, pussreboots, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, MariaCapaldi, Houhoulis, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus,sogamonk
Explicacions
sogamonk : For me, too long. The scary parts were anticlimactic. Repetitive
28
The Starless Sea
de Erin Morgenstern
5,109 membres
201 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 5
19 Members
kbuxton, libraryhead, krisa, Ennas, revbean, SimoneA, JLSMEG, Solnechnaja, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ArdizzoneFan, Fatima_Anwar, lekshmijay, Jojo21, naesa3597, Bondmom, LeonaML, AnonymousPlatypus, eclements87,Lynsey2
29
The House in the Cerulean Sea
de TJ Klune
6,146 membres
321 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 8
16 Members
ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, penelopereader, mcfitz, Watry, bookcookie1920, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Yeti21, audra35, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Bondmom, Tosta, Craftybilda
Explicacions
Yeti21: Cute and Light. Perfect for 2020. Also I want to steal Theodore. I have so many buttons for him <3
30
Els grans optimistes
de Rebecca Makkai
1,969 membres
109 ressenyes
½ 4.3
Classificació global 24
8 Members
charl08, bjappleg8, Copperskye, katemcangus, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, ArdizzoneFan
31
Ninth House
de Leigh Bardugo
5,607 membres
178 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 22
10 Members
ablachly, librookian, jencharlap, katemcangus, OphelieDepoortere, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, eclements87,noveltea
32
Writers & Lovers
de Lily King
1,582 membres
99 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 26
8 Members
JMC400m, Micheller7, N1na, BLBera, megbmore, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis
33
H Is for Hawk
de Helen Macdonald
4,345 membres
278 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 15
13 Members
modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
Explicacions
summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.
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The Pull of the Stars
de Emma Donoghue
1,552 membres
93 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 21
10 Members
ablachly, krisa, reader247, Micheller7, raidergirl3, Whisper1, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, Bondmom
35
The Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,115 membres
224 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 13
16 Members
libraryhead, modlibrary, tyrosine, jonathankws, Baukis, patri50, sturlington, Esquiress, Verkruissen, HeatherMoss, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, sirul, , ,
Explicacions
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
de Olga Tokarczuk
2,739 membres
139 ressenyes
3.9
Classificació global 10
16 Members
krisa, modlibrary, Euryale, pamelad, astridnr, KatyBee, mstruck, noveltea, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Houhoulis, audra35, Tosta, Charon07,
37
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
de Caroline Fraser
1,180 membres
71 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 49
6 Members
IsolaBlue, lothiriel2003, Tess_W, olegalCA, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout,eo206
38
My Dark Vanessa
de Kate Elizabeth Russell
2,524 membres
139 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 31
8 Members
IMBOS, hthbooks, sogamonk, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, caralynn483, AnonymousPlatypus,
39
Summer
de Ali Smith
593 membres
32 ressenyes
4
Classificació global 44
6 Members
Parker51, thorold, CarltonC, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, rebamill3
40
A Little Life
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,441 membres
326 ressenyes
4.1
Classificació global 37
7 Members
patri50, BoekenTrol71, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, maschi, Fatima_Anwar