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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4.2
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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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½ 4.3
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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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½ 4.3
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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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½ 4.3
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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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½ 3.7
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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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124 besprekingen
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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4.1
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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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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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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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½ 4.4
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½ 4.3
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½ 4.3
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145 besprekingen
4.2
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101 besprekingen
4.2
7 Members
terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
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sjgoins: Louise Pennyā€™s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.
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162 besprekingen
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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4.2
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½ 3.7
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367 besprekingen
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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67 besprekingen
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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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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½ 4.3
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90 besprekingen
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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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½ 4.3
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39 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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½ 4.4
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½ 4.3
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270 besprekingen
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2,854 leden
96 besprekingen
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146 besprekingen
½ 4.3
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4,422 leden
180 besprekingen
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854 leden
51 besprekingen
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85
351 leden
5 besprekingen
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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3.2
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314 leden
8 besprekingen
4.2
4 Members
james.proffitt, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, waylandseal,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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509 besprekingen
½ 4.4
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249 besprekingen
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4 Members
aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
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Ennas : Boring and depressing
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4.2
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½ 4.3
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34 besprekingen
3.8
4 Members
fulner, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda,
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ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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35 besprekingen
½ 4.4
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343 besprekingen
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3 Members
Dilara86, Stacy_Krout, elahrairah
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elahrairah: Wow, what a story, what writing. Stunning!