Top Five Books of 2020

Descripción
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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1
A Promised Land
por Barack Obama
4,568 miembros
131 reseñas
½ 4.3
Ranking 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, , , , , ,
Explicaciones
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
The Vanishing Half
por Brit Bennett
5,616 miembros
237 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 11
15 Members
krisa, jilld17, Micheller7, lsh63, KatyBee, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Chris64, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, pencil26, lekshmijay, luvlee68, roojs,ahef1963 ,
Explicaciones
ahef1963 : I found this book disappointing.
3
Girl, Woman, Other
por Bernardine Evaristo
3,177 miembros
133 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 16
12 Members
booksinbed, lsh63, msf59, brenzi, celerydog, elkiedee, JenMDB, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jojo21, luvlee68, roojs
Explicaciones
celerydog: game-changing book because of characterisation and inter-linking of their stories
4
Where the Crawdads Sing
por Delia Owens
14,164 miembros
612 reseñas
4.1
Ranking Global 14
14 Members
krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
Explicaciones
celerydog: suspend belief and be blown away by the creation of the setting ; place is an essential character in this book.
5
Olive, Again
por Elizabeth Strout
2,068 miembros
131 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 40
6 Members
jilld17, mojobee, kteeley, snash, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68
6
How to Be an Antiracist
por Ibram X. Kendi
4,058 miembros
99 reseñas
4.2
Ranking Global 38
8 Members
kidzdoc, karenmarie, cataloga, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, quondame, audra35, luvlee68, ,
7
Between the World and Me
por Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,739 miembros
368 reseñas
½ 4.4
Ranking Global 42
7 Members
lemontwist, tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68,
Explicaciones
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
8
An American Marriage
por Tayari Jones
3,947 miembros
256 reseñas
3.9
Ranking Global 50
6 Members
astridnr, MissBrangwen, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68, Bondmom, eclements87
9
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
por Isabel Wilkerson
4,176 miembros
163 reseñas
½ 4.4
Ranking Global 39
7 Members
modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
Explicaciones
modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student