Top Five Books of 2020

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Hamnet

por Maggie O'Farrell

4,368 miembros

230 reseñas

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, ,
Explicaciones: 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!!!

2

The Mirror & the Light

por Hilary Mantel

2,762 miembros

105 reseñas

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,
Explicaciones: 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.

3

Circe

por Madeline Miller

12,407 miembros

478 reseñas

½ 4.3

22 Members: Osbaldistone, modlibrary, Minthe, smc1, SimoneA, charl08, rhian_of_oz, mcfitz, jencharlap, sturlington, mstruck, Tess_W, caseyface81, lcrichardson, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Katenheimer, Fatima_Anwar, danananas, Mosholu, naesa3597, AnonymousPlatypus, ,LeonaML

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A Promised Land

por Barack Obama

4,564 miembros

131 reseñas

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, , , , , ,
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.

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The Starless Sea

por Erin Morgenstern

4,989 miembros

201 reseñas

3.9

19 Members: kbuxton, libraryhead, krisa, Ennas, revbean, SimoneA, JLSMEG, Solnechnaja, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ArdizzoneFan, Fatima_Anwar, lekshmijay, Jojo21, naesa3597, Bondmom, LeonaML, AnonymousPlatypus, eclements87,Lynsey2

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Piranesi

por Susanna Clarke

5,689 miembros

280 reseñas

4.2

17 Members: princessmonster, krisa, richardderus, rarm, reader247, Iudita, KatyBee, Watry, melaniehope, peterveen, dbsovereign, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, naesa3597, AnonymousPlatypus

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The Dutch House

por Ann Patchett

4,542 miembros

273 reseñas

4.1

17 Members: Jambyfool, SimoneA, JMC400m, LivelyLady, Copperskye, Leida, Cathyfrank, lanewillson, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, Mosholu, ldl2, Gerry_Fryer, AnonymousPlatypus, eclements87, Jack_G

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The House in the Cerulean Sea

por TJ Klune

6,185 miembros

322 reseñas

½ 4.3

16 Members: ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, penelopereader, mcfitz, Watry, bookcookie1920, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Yeti21, audra35, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Bondmom, Tosta, Craftybilda
Explicaciones: 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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Mexican Gothic

por Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4,724 miembros

233 reseñas

½ 3.7

16 Members: ShelfMonkey, tyrosine, katemcangus, bookcookie1920, caseyface81, noveltea, pussreboots, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, MariaCapaldi, Houhoulis, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus,sogamonk
Explicaciones: sogamonk : For me, too long. The scary parts were anticlimactic. Repetitive

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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

por Olga Tokarczuk

2,749 miembros

140 reseñas

3.9

16 Members: krisa, modlibrary, Euryale, pamelad, astridnr, KatyBee, mstruck, noveltea, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Houhoulis, audra35, Tosta, Charon07,

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The Vanishing Half

por Brit Bennett

5,614 miembros

237 reseñas

4.1

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.

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Shuggie Bain

por Douglas Stuart

2,464 miembros

126 reseñas

4.2

14 Members: kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis,summonedbyfells ,Jack_G
Explicaciones: 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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Los testamentos

por Margaret Atwood

6,131 miembros

225 reseñas

4.1

16 Members: libraryhead, modlibrary, tyrosine, jonathankws, Baukis, patri50, sturlington, Esquiress, Verkruissen, HeatherMoss, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, sirul, , ,
Explicaciones: ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.

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Where the Crawdads Sing

por Delia Owens

14,153 miembros

612 reseñas

4.1

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.

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H de halcón

por Helen Macdonald

4,352 miembros

278 reseñas

3.9

13 Members: modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
Explicaciones: summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.

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Girl, Woman, Other

por Bernardine Evaristo

3,175 miembros

133 reseñas

4.2

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

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Nothing to See Here

por Kevin Wilson

2,144 miembros

133 reseñas

4

11 Members: pammab, zhejw, terran, Lidbud, lanewillson, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, lordporkchop, lekshmijay, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus

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The Searcher

por Tana French

2,168 miembros

112 reseñas

3.9

11 Members: terran, bjappleg8, KarenRice, cataloga, katemcangus, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart, audra35, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus

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The Glass Hotel

por Emily St. John Mandel

3,030 miembros

174 reseñas

3.8

10 Members: plaugher, jilld17, mdexter, N1na, sogamonk, cataloga, BLBera, Stacy_Krout, lekshmijay, Charon07

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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

por V. E. Schwab

8,770 miembros

291 reseñas

4.1

10 Members: kbuxton, Euryale, Ennas, oceancat, OphelieDepoortere, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, audra35, els1224, AnonymousPlatypus

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The Pull of the Stars

por Emma Donoghue

1,556 miembros

93 reseñas

4

10 Members: ablachly, krisa, reader247, Micheller7, raidergirl3, Whisper1, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, Bondmom

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Ninth House

por Leigh Bardugo

5,522 miembros

180 reseñas

4.1

10 Members: ablachly, librookian, jencharlap, katemcangus, OphelieDepoortere, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, eclements87,noveltea

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Network Effect

por Martha Wells

2,467 miembros

179 reseñas

½ 4.4

9 Members: tardis, richardderus, majkia, oceancat, souloftherose, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, RandyRasa

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The Great Believers

por Rebecca Makkai

1,982 miembros

110 reseñas

½ 4.3

8 Members: charl08, bjappleg8, Copperskye, katemcangus, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, ArdizzoneFan

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La luz que no puedes ver

por Anthony Doerr

18,675 miembros

882 reseñas

½ 4.3

8 Members: lothiriel2003, 19anne44, mstruck, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, ldl2, Bondmom, Jack_G

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Writers & Lovers

por Lily King

1,591 miembros

99 reseñas

4

8 Members: JMC400m, Micheller7, N1na, BLBera, megbmore, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis

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La casa de los espíritus

por Isabel Allende

13,971 miembros

245 reseñas

4.1

8 Members: tyrosine, mstruck, BoekenTrol71, NinieB, Stacy_Krout, missjudgment, rcarpent, lekshmijay

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

por Alix E. Harrow

3,351 miembros

171 reseñas

4

7 Members: Ennas, reader247, mooingzelda, mcfitz, marysneedle, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout

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Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland

por Patrick Radden Keefe

2,369 miembros

113 reseñas

½ 4.4

7 Members: aron124, sipthereader, fannyprice, anju04, mstruck, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart

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The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

por Grady Hendrix

2,717 miembros

133 reseñas

3.9

8 Members: librookian, mstrust, Stacy_Krout, MikeFinnFiction, lekshmijay, Bondmom, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus

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My Dark Vanessa

por Kate Elizabeth Russell

2,533 miembros

139 reseñas

4.1

8 Members: IMBOS, hthbooks, sogamonk, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, caralynn483, AnonymousPlatypus,

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The Witches Are Coming

por Lindy West

750 miembros

41 reseñas

4

7 Members: libraryhead, caseyface81, noveltea, kristilabrie, Bondmom, Tosta, eclements87

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The Murderbot Diaries: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy

por Martha Wells

139 miembros

1 reseña

4.2

7 Members: osunale, terran, oceancat, SirThomas, Tos, TempleCat, Stacy_Krout,timetunnel

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The Overstory

por Richard Powers

5,356 miembros

244 reseñas

4.1

7 Members: modlibrary, jeanned, FAMeulstee, KarenRice, anju04, JenMDB, Stacy_Krout

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A Deadly Education

por Naomi Novik

3,884 miembros

148 reseñas

4.1

6 Members: kbuxton, foggidawn, jencharlap, oceancat, Verkruissen, Stacy_Krout

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All the Devils Are Here

por Louise Penny

1,633 miembros

102 reseñas

4.2

7 Members: terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
Explicaciones: sjgoins: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.

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A Little Life

por Hanya Yanagihara

7,476 miembros

327 reseñas

4.1

7 Members: patri50, BoekenTrol71, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, maschi, Fatima_Anwar

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How to Be an Antiracist

por Ibram X. Kendi

4,055 miembros

99 reseñas

4.2

8 Members: kidzdoc, karenmarie, cataloga, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, quondame, audra35, luvlee68, ,

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

por Isabel Wilkerson

4,173 miembros

162 reseñas

½ 4.4

7 Members: modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
Explicaciones: modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student

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Olive, Again

por Elizabeth Strout

2,068 miembros

131 reseñas

4.2

6 Members: jilld17, mojobee, kteeley, snash, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68

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Milkman

por Anna Burns

2,355 miembros

115 reseñas

½ 3.7

6 Members: innominate, aprille, celerydog, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, audra35

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Between the World and Me

por Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,738 miembros

368 reseñas

½ 4.4

7 Members: lemontwist, tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68,
Explicaciones: ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.

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Valentine

por Elizabeth Wetmore

874 miembros

55 reseñas

4

6 Members: agjuba, lsh63, BLBera, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, ldl2

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Summer

por Ali Smith

598 miembros

33 reseñas

4

6 Members: Parker51, thorold, CarltonC, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, rebamill3

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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper

por Hallie Rubenhold

1,539 miembros

67 reseñas

4.2

6 Members: thewordygecko, fannyprice, souloftherose, ominogue, Stacy_Krout, AnonymousPlatypus
Explicaciones: 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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Daisy Jones and The Six

por Taylor Jenkins Reid

6,069 miembros

332 reseñas

4

6 Members: foggidawn, charl08, cooch45, ahef1963, Stacy_Krout, eclements87

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Jonathan Strange y el señor Norrell/ Jonathan Strange And Mr Norrell (Narrativa) (Spanish Edition)

por Susanna Clarke

26,977 miembros

775 reseñas

3.9

7 Members: tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus,oceancat ,
Explicaciones: 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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Harrow the Ninth

por Tamsyn Muir

2,162 miembros

86 reseñas

4.1

5 Members: Aquila, bookwoman84, souloftherose, Watry, Stacy_Krout

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Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

por Caroline Fraser

1,185 miembros

73 reseñas

4.1

6 Members: IsolaBlue, lothiriel2003, Tess_W, olegalCA, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout,eo206

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An American Marriage

por Tayari Jones

3,946 miembros

256 reseñas

3.9

6 Members: astridnr, MissBrangwen, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68, Bondmom, eclements87

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El jilguero

por Donna Tartt

14,874 miembros

802 reseñas

3.9

6 Members: mojobee, patri50, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, Jack_G

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Si una noche de invierno un viajero

por Italo Calvino

12,513 miembros

257 reseñas

4.1

5 Members: razorsoccam, patri50, eronn, pperez333, Stacy_Krout

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Station Eleven

por Emily St. John Mandel

11,686 miembros

779 reseñas

4.1

6 Members: modlibrary, petescisco, mstrust, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, eclements87

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So You Want to Talk About Race

por Ijeoma Oluo

2,720 miembros

87 reseñas

½ 4.5

6 Members: lemontwist, tyrosine, njinthesun, ReadHanded, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout,

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El marciano

por Andy Weir

18,132 miembros

1,241 reseñas

½ 4.3

5 Members: sipthereader, mcfitz, amerynth, Stacy_Krout, Potterydrapes

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Stoner

por John Williams

6,695 miembros

354 reseñas

½ 4.3

5 Members: patri50, Cfraser, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu

57

The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

por Michelle Alexander

5,286 miembros

139 reseñas

½ 4.4

5 Members: fannyprice, msf59, ReadHanded, Stacy_Krout, Tosta

58

The Memory Police

por Yoko Ogawa

2,139 miembros

93 reseñas

½ 3.7

5 Members: stretch, AnnieMod, mstruck, flying_monkeys, Stacy_Krout

59

Posesión

por A.S. Byatt

12,958 miembros

289 reseñas

4

5 Members: patri50, cbl_tn, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Gerry_Fryer

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

por Sarah M. Broom

1,050 miembros

41 reseñas

3.9

5 Members: kidzdoc, Euryale, cataloga, mstruck, Stacy_Krout

61

Dear Edward

por Ann Napolitano

1,709 miembros

92 reseñas

4

5 Members: IMBOS, tjblue, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, Bondmom

62

Middlemarch

por George Eliot

17,705 miembros

330 reseñas

4.2

5 Members: Minthe, cbeausan, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jack_G

63

The Island of Sea Women

por Lisa See

1,655 miembros

93 reseñas

4.1

4 Members: ReluctantTechie, sallylou61, elkiedee, DidIReallyReadThat
Explicaciones: elkiedee: Absorbing story but also a historical setting and culture etc that I knew nothing about.

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