Top Five Books of 2020

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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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The Mirror & the Light
de Hilary Mantel
2,762 membres
105 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 2
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,
Explications
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.
2
The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
de Isabel Wilkerson
5,230 membres
183 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 104
3 Members
modlibrary, Euryale, zhejw
3
Hamnet
de Maggie O'Farrell
4,368 membres
230 critiques
4.2
Rang global 1
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, ,
Explications
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!!!
5
A Promised Land
de Barack Obama
4,564 membres
131 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang 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, , , , , ,
Explications
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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Les Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,131 membres
225 critiques
4.1
Rang global 13
16 Members
libraryhead, modlibrary, tyrosine, jonathankws, Baukis, patri50, sturlington, Esquiress, Verkruissen, HeatherMoss, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, sirul, , ,
Explications
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
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Sur les Ossements des morts
de Olga Tokarczuk
2,749 membres
140 critiques
3.9
Rang global 10
16 Members
krisa, modlibrary, Euryale, pamelad, astridnr, KatyBee, mstruck, noveltea, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Houhoulis, audra35, Tosta, Charon07,
8
M pour Mabel
de Helen Macdonald
4,352 membres
278 critiques
3.9
Rang global 15
13 Members
modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
Explications
summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.
9
L'arbre-monde
de Richard Powers
5,356 membres
244 critiques
4.1
Rang global 34
7 Members
modlibrary, jeanned, FAMeulstee, KarenRice, anju04, JenMDB, Stacy_Krout
10
Station eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,687 membres
779 critiques
4.1
Rang global 53
6 Members
modlibrary, petescisco, mstrust, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, eclements87
11
Galápagos
de Kurt Vonnegut
7,700 membres
81 critiques
3.8
Rang global 118
3 Members
modlibrary, SandraArdnas, Mosholu
12
En lieu sûr
de Wallace Earle Stegner
4,264 membres
144 critiques
4.2
Rang global 113
3 Members
modlibrary, warrickwynne, Mosholu
13
These Truths: A History of the United States
de Jill Lepore
1,578 membres
40 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 111
3 Members
modlibrary, CarltonC, peterveen
14
Nickel Boys
de Colson Whitehead
4,046 membres
216 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 106
3 Members
modlibrary, booksinbed, snash
15
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
de Isabel Wilkerson
4,173 membres
162 critiques
½ 4.4
Rang global 39
7 Members
modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
Explications
modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student
16
La note américaine
de David Grann
6,080 membres
307 critiques
4.1
Rang global 105
3 Members
modlibrary, jannon, eronn
17
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
13,039 membres
508 critiques
4.2
Rang global 74
4 Members
modlibrary, maryzee, Mosholu, Bondmom
18
La saison des feux
de Celeste Ng
8,857 membres
374 critiques
4
Rang global 72
4 Members
agjuba, modlibrary, olegalCA, Tosta
19
David Copperfield
de Charles Dickens
20,663 membres
275 critiques
4.1
Rang global 79
4 Members
modlibrary, Capybara_99, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout
20
Hidden Valley Road: Inside the Mind of an American Family
de Robert Kolker
1,506 membres
89 critiques
4.2
Rang global 138
2 Members
modlibrary, mportley
21
Deacon King Kong
de James McBride
1,674 membres
94 critiques
½ 4.3
Rang global 64
4 Members
modlibrary, mdexter, cataloga, lanewillson
22
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
de Bryan Stevenson
4,673 membres
243 critiques
½ 4.6
Rang global 963
Member
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23
A Long Petal of the Sea
de Isabel Allende
1,662 membres
73 critiques
3.9
Rang global 137
2 Members
modlibrary, DidIReallyReadThat
24
Le chant des revenants
de Jesmyn Ward
3,955 membres
195 critiques
4.1
Rang global 169
2 Members
modlibrary, jannon
25
Nous vivions dans un pays d'été
de Lydia Millet
876 membres
45 critiques
½ 3.7
Rang global 172
2 Members
modlibrary, mdexter
26
Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl
de Jonathan C. Slaght
430 membres
15 critiques
4.1
Rang global 968
Member
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27
The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11
de Garrett M. Graff
729 membres
38 critiques
½ 4.6
Rang global 967
Member
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29
L'aveuglement
de José Saramago
13,036 membres
390 critiques
4.1
Rang global 962
Member
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L'Évangile selon Jésus-Christ
de José Saramago
3,090 membres
63 critiques
4.1
Rang global 964
Member
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The Street
de Ann Petry
1,186 membres
23 critiques
4.1
Rang global 966
Member
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