Top Five Books of 2020

Beschrijving
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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Een beloofd land
door Barack Obama
4,566 leden
131 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 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, , , , , ,
Verklaringen
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.
2
De H is van havik
door Helen Macdonald
4,353 leden
278 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 15
13 Members
modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
Verklaringen
summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.
3
The Glass Hotel
door Emily St. John Mandel
3,030 leden
174 besprekingen
3.8
Algemene Rangorde 19
10 Members
plaugher, jilld17, mdexter, N1na, sogamonk, cataloga, BLBera, Stacy_Krout, lekshmijay, Charon07
4
The Searcher
door Tana French
2,171 leden
112 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 18
11 Members
terran, bjappleg8, KarenRice, cataloga, katemcangus, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart, audra35, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus
5
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
door Isabel Wilkerson
4,175 leden
163 besprekingen
½ 4.4
Algemene Rangorde 39
7 Members
modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
Verklaringen
modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student
6
How to Be an Antiracist
door Ibram X. Kendi
4,058 leden
99 besprekingen
4.2
Algemene Rangorde 38
8 Members
kidzdoc, karenmarie, cataloga, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, quondame, audra35, luvlee68, ,
7
The Yellow House: A Memoir
door Sarah M. Broom
1,050 leden
41 besprekingen
3.9
Algemene Rangorde 60
5 Members
kidzdoc, Euryale, cataloga, mstruck, Stacy_Krout
8
Deacon King Kong
door James McBride
1,675 leden
94 besprekingen
½ 4.3
Algemene Rangorde 64
4 Members
modlibrary, mdexter, cataloga, lanewillson