"Top Ten Tuesday" is an original feature/weekly meme created on the blog "The Broke and the Bookish". This feature was created because they are particularly fond of lists at "The Broke and the Bookish".
It is now hosted by Jana from That Artsy Reader Girl.
Since I am just as fond of them as they are, I jump at the chance to share my lists with them! Have a look at their page, there are lots of other bloggers who share their lists here.
Since we are approaching the end of the year rapidly, this week's topic is
Favourite Books of 2020
Favourite Books of 2020
It's always tough to decide which ones were the best book of the year, even if you have a list that you carry on during the years (see here).
I had to eliminate a few from my long list but I came up with ten in the end. I put them in alphabetical order so I wouldn't have to decide which one comes first, second, etc. But I think my overall favourite is "The Offing".
I had to eliminate a few from my long list but I came up with ten in the end. I put them in alphabetical order so I wouldn't have to decide which one comes first, second, etc. But I think my overall favourite is "The Offing".
Hislop, Victoria "Those Who Are Loved" - 2019
Khorsandi, Shappi "A Beginner's Guide to Acting English" - 2009
Myers, Benjamin "The Offing" - 2019
Owens, Delia "Where the Crawdads Sing" - 2017
Rand, Ayn "We the Living" - 1936
Rutherford, Edward "Sarum: the Novel of England" - 1987
Taylor, Helen "Why Women Read Fiction. The Stories of Our Lives" - 2019
Whitehead, Colson "The Nickel Boys" - 2019
Wodehouse, P. G. "Right Ho, Jeeves" - 1934
I'm yet to read Los Herederos de la tierra , I recently read Whotehead's Underground Railroad and will definitely read more. Rutherfurd and Hislop are some of my favorite historical fiction authors. We seem to have a lot in common :D Happy reading! https://readwithstefani.com/top-10-books-of-2020/
ReplyDeleteThank you, Stefani,
DeleteI'm lucky that they translated it into German already because my Spanish is definitely not good enough to read his books (or those of another favourite of mine, Carlos Ruiz Zafón).
This is the sequel to "Cathedral of the Sea" and it's just as great.
"The Nickel Boys" is also just as great as "Underground Railroad. His books are quite shocking but I wish everyone would read them, real eye openers.
And yes, Rutherfurd and Hislop ared both definitely great historical fiction authors.
Before I read your last comment (We have a lot in common), I thought the same. That's what I love about this kind of lists, they make you aware of those facts pretty quickly.
Thanks for your visit and for leaving your link. I'm curious about what you came up with.
Why Women Read Fiction sounds interesting.
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Thanks, Lydia, it definitely is. It was a present from my son for last Christmas. He picked it well.
DeleteThanks for your visit and for your link. Will see you on your page.
Where the Crawdads Sing made my list as well. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jennifer, I'm not surprised, such a great story. I hope she'll write more books.
DeleteThanks for your visit.
I'm the say way when it comes to these types of lists: it's so hard to land on only ten favorites. So many cuts had to be made! But it looks like you had an excellent set of books to get you through the year. The Offing sounds fascinating. Adding it to my own TBR pile.
ReplyDeleteSo true, Christopher, it is one of the hardest things to do but even if we have a longer list, it's great to see other people's choices and find new books and authors that way.
DeleteI'm glad you're interested in "The Offing" and am looking forward to your review about it.
Thanks for your visit, as always.
Where The Crawdads Sing is on my reading wish list.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit, "Captivated Reader". It's funny, we've "known" each other for sucha long time and I don't even know your name.
DeleteAnyway, I saw your list earlier, so thanks for visiting mine, as well.
Where the Crawdads Sing was a great book.I read it this year, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Deanna,
Deleteas I said on your page, we should call it Top TWELVE Tuesday in future. LOL
I'm glad you also liked "Where the Crawdads Sing". It was definitely on of my favourites.
Thanks for your visit.
I haven't read any of these. WHY WOMEN READ FICTION sounds like a good one, though. I'll have to check it out.
ReplyDeleteHappy TTT!
As I mentioned above ^^, it was a Christmas present from my son. Totally interesting for any reader, I would think.
DeleteYou haven't read "Where the Crawdads Sing"? You must be one of the few. I usually try to stay away from books with too much of a hype but this one totally deserves it.
Thanks for your visit and I'll go look for your list now.
I guess I better get started on my list. Mine usually has 25. I am still trying to get all the reviews posted of the books I read in December, but as it turns out, I won't get to all of them in these last two days. You have some awesome books on your list!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Judy. Mine could have had 25, as well, but somehow I managed to cut it down in the end. I haven't read as many books as in some previous years ()<only 85, I guess Covid-19 got to me more than I would have wished, but I do have the feeling that I read some great ones.
DeleteLooking forward to your list.
Crawdads made my list too! I love how atmospheric it is. Happy 2021!
ReplyDeleteAj @ Read All The Things!
It was a brilliant read and rightly deserved all the hype around the book. Sometimes we just have to give in and read them, no matter how much we have been disappointed from some of those books before.
DeleteWishing you also a very happy new year. And a lot of good reads. Thanks for your visit and for leaving your link. Will visit you soon.
I have only read Crawdads and it was excellent, a wonderful book. Sarum is on my list for the first four months of 2021.
ReplyDeleteWell, if you wanted to read one of the books, Crawdads was certainly the best choice. It was my favourite until I read "The Offing", I'm sure you would love that, as well.
DeleteHappy New Year.