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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224 ressenyes
4.2
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, ,
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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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2,724 membres
102 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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,
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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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4,510 membres
130 ressenyes
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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271 ressenyes
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266 ressenyes
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6,080 membres
314 ressenyes
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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4,642 membres
232 ressenyes
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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5,574 membres
235 ressenyes
4.1
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2,433 membres
124 ressenyes
4.2
14 Members
kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis,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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6,053 membres
224 ressenyes
4.1
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13,932 membres
607 ressenyes
4.1
14 Members
krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
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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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4,304 membres
277 ressenyes
3.9
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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3,100 membres
131 ressenyes
4.2
12 Members
booksinbed, lsh63, msf59, brenzi, celerydog, elkiedee, JenMDB, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jojo21, luvlee68, roojs
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celerydog: game-changing book because of characterisation and inter-linking of their stories
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133 ressenyes
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2,103 membres
109 ressenyes
3.9
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171 ressenyes
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8,528 membres
279 ressenyes
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1,531 membres
92 ressenyes
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5,449 membres
177 ressenyes
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2,438 membres
173 ressenyes
½ 4.4
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1,949 membres
108 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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18,546 membres
873 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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1,559 membres
99 ressenyes
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13,887 membres
244 ressenyes
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3,296 membres
169 ressenyes
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2,325 membres
112 ressenyes
½ 4.4
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2,665 membres
130 ressenyes
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2,481 membres
138 ressenyes
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741 membres
41 ressenyes
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5,349 membres
244 ressenyes
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3,806 membres
145 ressenyes
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1,616 membres
101 ressenyes
4.2
7 Members
terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
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sjgoins: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.
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326 ressenyes
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4,053 membres
97 ressenyes
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4,093 membres
162 ressenyes
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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2,035 membres
128 ressenyes
4.2
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2,329 membres
114 ressenyes
½ 3.7
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7,677 membres
366 ressenyes
½ 4.4
7 Members
lemontwist, tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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862 membres
55 ressenyes
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587 membres
32 ressenyes
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1,509 membres
67 ressenyes
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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5,894 membres
330 ressenyes
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26,865 membres
772 ressenyes
3.9
7 Members
tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus,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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12,442 membres
256 ressenyes
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11,528 membres
775 ressenyes
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2,691 membres
87 ressenyes
½ 4.5
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1,233 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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349 ressenyes
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139 ressenyes
½ 4.4
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2,105 membres
92 ressenyes
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1,678 membres
91 ressenyes
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330 ressenyes
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1,628 membres
90 ressenyes
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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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1,651 membres
92 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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2,335 membres
82 ressenyes
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704 membres
33 ressenyes
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5,381 membres
339 ressenyes
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300 membres
16 ressenyes
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1,500 membres
47 ressenyes
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358 ressenyes
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5,403 membres
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8,732 membres
372 ressenyes
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3,949 membres
210 ressenyes
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12,807 membres
501 ressenyes
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571 membres
39 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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2,217 membres
144 ressenyes
½ 4.4
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10,990 membres
678 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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999 membres
39 ressenyes
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20,531 membres
269 ressenyes
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2,850 membres
96 ressenyes
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1,941 membres
83 ressenyes
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5,427 membres
146 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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4,378 membres
179 ressenyes
4.1
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850 membres
50 ressenyes
3.9
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345 membres
5 ressenyes
3.9
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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93 membres
6 ressenyes
3.2
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313 membres
7 ressenyes
4.2
4 Members
james.proffitt, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, waylandseal,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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8,931 membres
507 ressenyes
½ 4.4
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18,386 membres
249 ressenyes
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4 Members
aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
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Ennas : Boring and depressing
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3,711 membres
130 ressenyes
3.9
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2,878 membres
127 ressenyes
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689 membres
39 ressenyes
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73 ressenyes
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1,098 membres
23 ressenyes
½ 4.3
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2,441 membres
34 ressenyes
3.8
4 Members
fulner, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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1,543 membres
45 ressenyes
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2,868 membres
162 ressenyes
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925 membres
54 ressenyes
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567 membres
35 ressenyes
½ 4.4
100
18,979 membres
343 ressenyes
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3 Members
Dilara86, Stacy_Krout, elahrairah
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elahrairah: Wow, what a story, what writing. Stunning!