Top Five Books of 2020

Descrizione
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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340 utenti hanno contribuito
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3,471 utenti
193 recensioni
4.2
32 membri
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, 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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2,407 utenti
95 recensioni
½ 4.3
27 membri
anglemark, krisa, Osbaldistone, modlibrary, rarm, 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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3,767 utenti
120 recensioni
½ 4.3
21 membri
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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213 recensioni
4.2
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3,875 utenti
244 recensioni
4.1
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4,507 utenti
256 recensioni
½ 4.3
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ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, deborah2202, 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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3,708 utenti
199 recensioni
½ 3.7
16 membri
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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4,714 utenti
216 recensioni
4.1
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2,036 utenti
110 recensioni
4.2
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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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11,364 utenti
561 recensioni
4.1
14 membri
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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4,001 utenti
261 recensioni
3.9
13 membri
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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5,203 utenti
207 recensioni
4.1
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2,581 utenti
120 recensioni
½ 4.3
12 membri
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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1,819 utenti
96 recensioni
3.9
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2,485 utenti
154 recensioni
3.8
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6,186 utenti
232 recensioni
4.1
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1,778 utenti
116 recensioni
4
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1,326 utenti
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4,027 utenti
145 recensioni
4.1
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1,897 utenti
144 recensioni
½ 4.4
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1,686 utenti
98 recensioni
½ 4.3
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16,379 utenti
820 recensioni
½ 4.3
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1,323 utenti
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4
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13,206 utenti
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½ 4.4
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106 recensioni
3.9
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111 recensioni
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1,384 utenti
84 recensioni
4.2
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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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6,041 utenti
297 recensioni
4.1
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3,559 utenti
90 recensioni
4.2
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3,321 utenti
138 recensioni
½ 4.4
7 membri
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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1,818 utenti
118 recensioni
4.2
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2,078 utenti
104 recensioni
½ 3.7
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7,107 utenti
343 recensioni
½ 4.4
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758 utenti
52 recensioni
4
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517 utenti
28 recensioni
4
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1,320 utenti
63 recensioni
4.2
6 membri
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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4,474 utenti
292 recensioni
4.1
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26,056 utenti
754 recensioni
3.9
7 membri
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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1,606 utenti
73 recensioni
4.1
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249 recensioni
3.9
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13,568 utenti
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3.9
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11,898 utenti
250 recensioni
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10,346 utenti
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2,359 utenti
81 recensioni
½ 4.5
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16,307 utenti
1,184 recensioni
½ 4.3
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6,115 utenti
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½ 4.3
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4,856 utenti
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½ 4.4
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1,706 utenti
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½ 3.7
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12,493 utenti
282 recensioni
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934 utenti
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16,800 utenti
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4.2
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1,383 utenti
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4.1
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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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1,360 utenti
83 recensioni
4.2
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1,816 utenti
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4,428 utenti
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3.8
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1,248 utenti
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4,614 utenti
323 recensioni
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4,380 utenti
264 recensioni
3.8
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7,770 utenti
352 recensioni
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2,848 utenti
173 recensioni
3.9
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10,230 utenti
449 recensioni
4.2
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487 utenti
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½ 4.3
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2,012 utenti
143 recensioni
½ 4.4
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9,707 utenti
627 recensioni
½ 4.3
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775 utenti
33 recensioni
4
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19,515 utenti
252 recensioni
4.1
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2,690 utenti
95 recensioni
3.9
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5,210 utenti
142 recensioni
½ 4.3
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3,417 utenti
153 recensioni
4.1
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732 utenti
41 recensioni
4
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312 utenti
8 recensioni
4.1
3 membri
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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81 utenti
5 recensioni
½ 3.3
86
258 utenti
7 recensioni
4.2
4 membri
james.proffitt, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, waylandseal,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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7,881 utenti
477 recensioni
½ 4.4
88
17,558 utenti
230 recensioni
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4 membri
aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
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Ennas : Boring and depressing
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2,962 utenti
110 recensioni
3.9
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2,482 utenti
107 recensioni
4.2
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667 utenti
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92
1,001 utenti
64 recensioni
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93
904 utenti
20 recensioni
½ 4.3
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2,291 utenti
33 recensioni
3.8
4 membri
fulner, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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1,220 utenti
42 recensioni
4.1
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2,643 utenti
153 recensioni
3.9
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823 utenti
50 recensioni
4.2
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436 utenti
28 recensioni
½ 4.4
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17,970 utenti
328 recensioni
4
3 membri
Dilara86, Stacy_Krout, elahrairah
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elahrairah: Wow, what a story, what writing. Stunning!
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1,309 utenti
52 recensioni
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