Top Five Books of 2020

1

Judith und Hamnet

von Maggie O'Farrell

4,373 Mitglieder

230 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

2,764 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

12,414 Mitglieder

479 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

4,567 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

4,993 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

5,695 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

4,544 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

8

The House in the Cerulean Sea

von TJ Klune

6,192 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

4,726 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

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Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead

von Olga Tokarczuk

2,751 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

5,616 Mitglieder

237 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

2,464 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

6,133 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

14,162 Mitglieder

612 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

4,354 Mitglieder

278 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

3,177 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

2,144 Mitglieder

133 Rezensionen

4

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

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The Searcher

von Tana French

2,172 Mitglieder

112 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

3,030 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

8,772 Mitglieder

291 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

5,523 Mitglieder

181 Rezensionen

4.1

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

23

Network Effect

von Martha Wells

2,469 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

1,982 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

18,681 Mitglieder

882 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

1,592 Mitglieder

99 Rezensionen

4

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

27

Das Geisterhaus

von Isabel Allende

13,972 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

2,368 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

2,534 Mitglieder

139 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

750 Mitglieder

41 Rezensionen

4

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

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Tagebuch eines Killerbots

von Martha Wells

140 Mitglieder

1 Rezension

4.2

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

34

Die Wurzeln des Lebens

von Richard Powers

5,359 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

3,885 Mitglieder

148 Rezensionen

4.1

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

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All the Devils Are Here

von Louise Penny

1,634 Mitglieder

102 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

7,479 Mitglieder

327 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

4,058 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

4,176 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

2,068 Mitglieder

131 Rezensionen

4.2

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

41

Milkman

von Anna Burns

2,354 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

7,739 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

599 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

1,538 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

6,069 Mitglieder

332 Rezensionen

4

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

47

Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell

von Susanna Clarke

26,984 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

2,164 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

1,186 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

3,947 Mitglieder

256 Rezensionen

3.9

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

51

Der Distelfink

von Donna Tartt

14,877 Mitglieder

802 Rezensionen

3.9

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

52

Wenn ein Reisender in einer Winternacht

von Italo Calvino

12,515 Mitglieder

258 Rezensionen

4.1

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

53

Das Licht der letzten Tage

von Emily St. John Mandel

11,691 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

2,722 Mitglieder

87 Rezensionen

½ 4.5

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

55

Der Marsianer

von Andy Weir

18,136 Mitglieder

1,241 Rezensionen

½ 4.3

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

56

Stoner

von John Williams

6,696 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

5,286 Mitglieder

139 Rezensionen

½ 4.4

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

58

The Memory Police

von Yoko Ogawa

2,141 Mitglieder

93 Rezensionen

½ 3.7

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

59

Besessen

von A.S. Byatt

12,960 Mitglieder

289 Rezensionen

4

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

60

The Yellow House: A Memoir

von Sarah M. Broom

1,050 Mitglieder

41 Rezensionen

3.9

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

61

Dear Edward

von Ann Napolitano

1,709 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

17,707 Mitglieder

330 Rezensionen

4.2

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

63

The Island of Sea Women

von Lisa See

1,656 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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