Top Five Books of 2020

1

Judith und Hamnet

von Maggie O'Farrell

4,387 Mitglieder

231 Rezensionen

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, ,
Erklärungen: 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

Spiegel und Licht

von Hilary Mantel

2,771 Mitglieder

105 Rezensionen

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,
Erklärungen: 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

von Madeline Miller

12,311 Mitglieder

480 Rezensionen

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

4

A Promised Land

von Barack Obama

4,587 Mitglieder

132 Rezensionen

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, , , , , ,
Erklärungen: 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.

5

The Starless Sea

von Erin Morgenstern

5,009 Mitglieder

202 Rezensionen

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

6

Piranesi

von Susanna Clarke

5,723 Mitglieder

280 Rezensionen

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

von Ann Patchett

4,556 Mitglieder

273 Rezensionen

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

von TJ Klune

6,195 Mitglieder

323 Rezensionen

½ 4.3

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

von Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4,741 Mitglieder

233 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

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

10

Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

von Olga Tokarczuk

2,760 Mitglieder

141 Rezensionen

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

von Brit Bennett

5,623 Mitglieder

238 Rezensionen

4.1

15 Members: krisa, jilld17, Micheller7, lsh63, KatyBee, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Chris64, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, pencil26, lekshmijay, luvlee68, roojs,ahef1963 ,
Erklärungen: ahef1963 : I found this book disappointing.

12

Shuggie Bain

von Douglas Stuart

2,478 Mitglieder

126 Rezensionen

4.2

14 Members: kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis,summonedbyfells ,Jack_G
Erklärungen: 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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Die Zeuginnen

von Margaret Atwood

6,145 Mitglieder

225 Rezensionen

4.1

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

14

Der Gesang der Flusskrebse

von Delia Owens

14,216 Mitglieder

616 Rezensionen

4.1

14 Members: krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
Erklärungen: celerydog: suspend belief and be blown away by the creation of the setting ; place is an essential character in this book.

15

H Is for Hawk

von Helen Macdonald

4,362 Mitglieder

281 Rezensionen

3.9

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

16

Mädchen, Frau etc.

von Bernardine Evaristo

3,188 Mitglieder

133 Rezensionen

4.2

12 Members: booksinbed, lsh63, msf59, brenzi, celerydog, elkiedee, JenMDB, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jojo21, luvlee68, roojs
Erklärungen: celerydog: game-changing book because of characterisation and inter-linking of their stories

17

Nothing to See Here

von Kevin Wilson

2,153 Mitglieder

133 Rezensionen

4

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

18

The Searcher

von Tana French

2,180 Mitglieder

113 Rezensionen

3.9

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

19

Das Glashotel

von Emily St. John Mandel

3,037 Mitglieder

176 Rezensionen

3.8

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

20

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

von V. E. Schwab

8,813 Mitglieder

293 Rezensionen

4.1

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

21

The Pull of the Stars

von Emma Donoghue

1,556 Mitglieder

94 Rezensionen

4

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

22

Ninth House

von Leigh Bardugo

5,556 Mitglieder

182 Rezensionen

4.1

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

23

Network Effect

von Martha Wells

2,479 Mitglieder

179 Rezensionen

½ 4.4

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

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Die Optimisten

von Rebecca Makkai

1,987 Mitglieder

110 Rezensionen

½ 4.3

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

25

Alles Licht, das wir nicht sehen

von Anthony Doerr

18,722 Mitglieder

884 Rezensionen

½ 4.3

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

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Writers & Lovers

von Lily King

1,598 Mitglieder

99 Rezensionen

4

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

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Das Geisterhaus

von Isabel Allende

13,939 Mitglieder

246 Rezensionen

4.1

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

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The Ten Thousand Doors of January

von Alix E. Harrow

3,360 Mitglieder

172 Rezensionen

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

von Patrick Radden Keefe

2,376 Mitglieder

113 Rezensionen

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

von Grady Hendrix

2,723 Mitglieder

133 Rezensionen

3.9

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

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My Dark Vanessa

von Kate Elizabeth Russell

2,539 Mitglieder

140 Rezensionen

4.1

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

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The Witches Are Coming

von Lindy West

752 Mitglieder

41 Rezensionen

4

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

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Tagebuch eines Killerbots

von Martha Wells

141 Mitglieder

1 Rezension

4.2

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

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Die Wurzeln des Lebens

von Richard Powers

5,361 Mitglieder

244 Rezensionen

4.1

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

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A Deadly Education

von Naomi Novik

3,893 Mitglieder

149 Rezensionen

4.2

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

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All the Devils Are Here

von Louise Penny

1,633 Mitglieder

103 Rezensionen

4.2

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

37

Ein wenig Leben

von Hanya Yanagihara

7,521 Mitglieder

328 Rezensionen

4.1

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

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How to Be an Antiracist

von Ibram X. Kendi

4,070 Mitglieder

99 Rezensionen

4.2

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

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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents

von Isabel Wilkerson

4,190 Mitglieder

163 Rezensionen

½ 4.4

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

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Die langen Abende

von Elizabeth Strout

2,073 Mitglieder

131 Rezensionen

4.2

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

41

Milkman

von Anna Burns

2,358 Mitglieder

115 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

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

42

Between the World and Me

von Ta-Nehisi Coates

7,749 Mitglieder

368 Rezensionen

½ 4.4

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

43

Valentine

von Elizabeth Wetmore

876 Mitglieder

55 Rezensionen

4

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

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Summer

von Ali Smith

601 Mitglieder

33 Rezensionen

4

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

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The Five: Das Leben der Frauen, die von Jack the Ripper ermordet wurden

von Hallie Rubenhold

1,542 Mitglieder

67 Rezensionen

4.2

6 Members: thewordygecko, fannyprice, souloftherose, ominogue, Stacy_Krout, AnonymousPlatypus
Erklärungen: 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

von Taylor Jenkins Reid

6,042 Mitglieder

333 Rezensionen

4

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

47

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

von Susanna Clarke

26,957 Mitglieder

775 Rezensionen

3.9

7 Members: tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus,oceancat ,
Erklärungen: 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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Ich bin Harrow

von Tamsyn Muir

2,167 Mitglieder

86 Rezensionen

4.1

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

49

Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder

von Caroline Fraser

1,190 Mitglieder

73 Rezensionen

4.1

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

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An American Marriage

von Tayari Jones

3,954 Mitglieder

256 Rezensionen

3.9

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

51

Der Distelfink

von Donna Tartt

14,904 Mitglieder

804 Rezensionen

3.9

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

52

Wenn ein Reisender in einer Winternacht

von Italo Calvino

12,521 Mitglieder

258 Rezensionen

4.1

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

53

Das Licht der letzten Tage

von Emily St. John Mandel

11,707 Mitglieder

779 Rezensionen

4.1

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

54

So you want to talk about race

von Ijeoma Oluo

2,731 Mitglieder

87 Rezensionen

½ 4.5

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

55

Der Marsianer

von Andy Weir

18,163 Mitglieder

1,242 Rezensionen

½ 4.3

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

56

Stoner

von John Williams

6,714 Mitglieder

354 Rezensionen

½ 4.3

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

57

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

von Michelle Alexander

5,299 Mitglieder

139 Rezensionen

½ 4.4

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

58

The Memory Police

von Yoko Ogawa

2,149 Mitglieder

93 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

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

59

Besessen

von A.S. Byatt

12,965 Mitglieder

289 Rezensionen

4

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

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

von Sarah M. Broom

1,052 Mitglieder

41 Rezensionen

3.9

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

61

Dear Edward

von Ann Napolitano

1,715 Mitglieder

92 Rezensionen

4

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

62

Middlemarch: Eine Studie über das Leben in der Provinz

von George Eliot

17,723 Mitglieder

331 Rezensionen

4.2

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

63

The Island of Sea Women

von Lisa See

1,664 Mitglieder

93 Rezensionen

4.1

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

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