Top Five Books of 2020

1

Judith und Hamnet

von Maggie O'Farrell

4,380 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

2,766 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

12,292 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

4,578 Mitglieder

131 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

5,001 Mitglieder

201 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

5,707 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

4,550 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

6,189 Mitglieder

322 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

4,732 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

2,757 Mitglieder

140 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

2,472 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

6,140 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

14,197 Mitglieder

613 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

4,357 Mitglieder

279 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

3,182 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

2,149 Mitglieder

133 Rezensionen

4

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

18

The Searcher

von Tana French

2,176 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

3,033 Mitglieder

174 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

8,796 Mitglieder

292 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

5,543 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

2,471 Mitglieder

179 Rezensionen

½ 4.4

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

24

Die Optimisten

von Rebecca Makkai

1,986 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

18,700 Mitglieder

883 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

1,595 Mitglieder

99 Rezensionen

4

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

27

Das Geisterhaus

von Isabel Allende

13,932 Mitglieder

245 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

3,355 Mitglieder

171 Rezensionen

4

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

29

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

von Patrick Radden Keefe

2,373 Mitglieder

113 Rezensionen

½ 4.4

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

30

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires

von Grady Hendrix

2,718 Mitglieder

133 Rezensionen

3.9

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

31

My Dark Vanessa

von Kate Elizabeth Russell

2,535 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

142 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

5,354 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

3,887 Mitglieder

148 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

7,501 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

4,064 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

4,182 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

40

Die langen Abende

von Elizabeth Strout

2,068 Mitglieder

131 Rezensionen

4.2

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

41

Milkman

von Anna Burns

2,356 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

7,745 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

874 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

1,541 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

6,030 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

1,187 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

3,949 Mitglieder

256 Rezensionen

3.9

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

51

Der Distelfink

von Donna Tartt

14,893 Mitglieder

803 Rezensionen

3.9

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

52

Wenn ein Reisender in einer Winternacht

von Italo Calvino

12,518 Mitglieder

258 Rezensionen

4.1

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

53

Das Licht der letzten Tage

von Emily St. John Mandel

11,698 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

2,727 Mitglieder

87 Rezensionen

½ 4.5

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

55

Der Marsianer

von Andy Weir

18,151 Mitglieder

1,241 Rezensionen

½ 4.3

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

56

Stoner

von John Williams

6,706 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

5,291 Mitglieder

139 Rezensionen

½ 4.4

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

58

The Memory Police

von Yoko Ogawa

2,145 Mitglieder

93 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

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

59

Besessen

von A.S. Byatt

12,961 Mitglieder

289 Rezensionen

4

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

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

von Sarah M. Broom

1,051 Mitglieder

41 Rezensionen

3.9

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

61

Dear Edward

von Ann Napolitano

1,712 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

17,715 Mitglieder

330 Rezensionen

4.2

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

63

The Island of Sea Women

von Lisa See

1,661 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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