We can all readily agree that 2020 was a strange and awful year in many ways, and one of the surprising ways it affected me was in my reading. I did not realize until my public library closed how deeply dependent on it I am for books! I was so, so grateful when they opened on a limited basis in July, allowing patrons to reserve books online and then pick them up (no contact) at the branch entrance. You can be certain I emailed the library administrator with an email packed full of gratitude for this service.
So, here in my yearly roundup of books read, you will see many re-reads, as I had to turn back to my own shelves for material. (And this effort only reminded me how grateful I am that I have so many books of my own and--thanks to my husband--a library with shelves handcrafted of repurposed wood!)
(Isn't it lovely?)
So, here you go. (Rating follows in parentheses. 10/10 is a perfect score.)
Jan 8. The Magnolia Sword by Sherry Thomas (9/10)
Jan 9. Erosion by Terry Tempest Williams (6/10)Jan 13. Kindness and Wonder: Why Mister Rogers Matters Now More Than Every by Gavin Edwards (8/10)
Jan 16. The Bedlam Stacks by Natasha Pulley (10/10)
Jan 21. The River of No Return by Bee Ridgway (7/10)
Jan 26. Eating on the Wild Side by Jo Robinson (9/10)
Jan 28. The Island of Danger by Jordan Gretzner (7/10)
Jan 31. Vanishing Fleece: Adventures in American Wool by Clara Parkes (9/10)
Feb 2. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (10/10)
Feb 6. Mary Toft; or, The Rabbit Queen by Dexter Palmer (7/10)
Feb 13. A Darker Shade of Magic by V.E. Schwab (9/10)
Feb 18. A Gathering of Shadows by V.E. Schwab (8/10)
Feb 24. A Conjuring of Light by V.E. Schwab (8/10)
Feb 27. The Conscious Closet by Elizabeth Cline (8/10)
Feb 29. Low Tox Life by Alexx Stuart (9/10)
Feb 29. The Overstory by Richard Powers (10/10)
Mar 8. The Human Age by Diane Ackerman (8/10)
Mar 13. Emma by Jane Austen (10/10)
Mar 18. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (10/10)
Mar 23. 24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There by Philip Matyszak (6/10)
Mar 25. Last Night in Montreal by Emily St. John Mandel (10/10)
Mar 27. The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of Their Lost World by Steve Brusatte (10/10)
Mar 31. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams (7/10)
Apr 2. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (10/10)
Apr 4. The Golden Spruce by John Vaillant (8/10)
Apr 7. Pax by Sara Pennypacker (10/10)
Apr 8. Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett (9/10)
Apr 11. Sleep, Pale Sister by Joanne Harris (7/10)
Apr 13. Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman (9/10)
Apr 15. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (9/10)
Apr 16. American Gods by Neil Gaiman (9/10)
Apr 21. Himself by Jess Kidd (10/10)
Apr 22. Watership Down by Richard Adams (10/10)
Apr 27. Dune by Frank Herbert (9/10)
Apr 30. The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson (9/10)
May 2. The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (9/10)
May 5. The Serpent in the Garden by Judith Merkle Riley (8/10)
May 8. The Masque of the Black Tulip by Lauren Willig (7/10)
May 9. The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart (10/10)
May 10. The Matchmaker of Perigord by Julia Stuart (8/10)
May 12. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruis Zafon (10/10)
May 17. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (10/10)
May 19. Longbourn by Jo Baker (10/10)
May 22. Pegasus by Robin McKinley (7/10)
May 25. The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia McKillip (9/10)
May 29. White Dog Fell from the Sky by Eleanor Morse (10/10)
May 31. A Vision of Light by Judith Merkle Riley (9/10)
June 3. In Pursuit of the Green Lion by Judith Merkle Riley (9/10)
June 5. The Water Devil by Judith Merkle Riley (8/10)
June 8. The Kingdom of Copper by S.A. Chakraborty (8/10)
June 12. The Master of All Desires by Judith Merkle Riley (8/10)
June 14. Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (9/10)
June 15. A Country Road, a Tree by Jo Baker (9/10)
June 17. Mr. Norrell and Jonathan Strange by Susanna Clarke (8/10)
June 22. Avalon by Stephen Lawhead (5/10)
June 24. The Pigeon Pie Mystery by Julia Stuart (10/10)
June 26. The Coffee Trader by David Liss (7/10)
June 29. The Awakening of Miss Prim (8/10)
July 1. All Other Nights by Dara Horn (7/10)
July 3. A Guide for the Perplexed by Dara Horn (8/10)
July 5. The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty (9/10)
July 9. Eternal Life by Dara Horn (8/10)
July 10. The World to Come by Dara Horn (10/10)
July 14. The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern (8/10)
July 17. Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People about Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge (7/10)
July 20. The Last Watchmaker of Cairo by Michael David Lukas (6/10)
July 21. Silence by Shusaku Endo (9/10)
July 23. Ghostwritten by David Mitchell (10/10)
July 26. Black Swan Green by David Mitchell (10/10)
July 29. Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (10/10)
Aug 7. Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell (10.10)
Aug 15. You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters by Kate Murphy (9/10)
Aug 17. Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin (8/10)
Aug 20. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (9/10)
Aug 23. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (10/10)
Aug 24. Bel Canto by Ann Patchett (9/10)
Aug 27. White Fragility by Robin Diangelo (8/10)
Aug 28. Number 9 Dream by David Mitchell (8/10)
Sep 3. Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert (7/10)
Sep 6. Children of Dune by Frank Herbert (9/10)
Sep 12. Garden Spells by Sarah Addison Allen (7/10)
Sep 15. Sugar Queen by Sarah Addison Allen (6/10)
Sep 17. Slade House by David Mitchell (9/10)
Sep 20. The Book of Hidden Things by Francesco Dimitri (6/10)
Sep 23. A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman (10/10)
Sep 25. The Lost Future of Pepperharrow by Natasha Pulley (9/10)
Sep 28. All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy (8/10)
Oct 1. Utopia Avenue by David Mitchell (10/10)
Oct 6. The River by Peter Heller (10/10)
Oct 8. Leonard and Hungry Paul by Ronan Hession (7/10)
Oct 10. Piranesi by Susanna Clarke (9/10)
Oct 12. Eat a Peach by David Chang (7/10)
Oct 15. Crossings by Alex Landragin (9/10)
Oct 17. The Brief Life of Eudora Honeysett by Annie Lyons (7/10)
Oct 19. Spaceman of Bohemia by Jaroslav Kafar (9/10)
Oct 22. The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman (8/10)
Oct 24. The Journeys of Trees by Zach St. George (7/10)
Oct 27. Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (9/10)
Oct 30. The Labyrinth of Souls by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (10/10)
Nov 9. This Must Be the Place by Maggie O'Farrell (9/10)
Nov 13. The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue by V.E. Schwab (8/10)
Nov 16. Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy (10/10)
Nov 18. Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts by Kate Racculia (8/10)
Nov 21. The Sin Eater by Megan Campisi (9/10)
Nov 23. Vesper Flights by Helen MacDonald (7/10)
Nov 25. The Watchmaker of Filigree Street by Natasha Pulley (10/10)
Nov 28. Scary Stories for Young Foxes by Christian Heidicker (7/10)
Nov 29. The Crane Wife by Patrick Ness (10/10)
Dec 1. Solutions and Other Problems by Allie Brosh (7/10)
Dec 2. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix Harrow (8/10)
Dec 5. Glass Town by Isabel Greenberg (7/10)
Dec 5. Network Effect by Martha Wells (9/10)
Dec 8. Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline (9/10)
Dec 9. The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue (7/10)
Dec 11. Things in Jars by Jess Kidd (10/10)
Dec 14. Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (9/10)
Dec 15. Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells (9/10)
Dec 16. Exit Strategy by Martha Wells (8/10)
Dec 17. Clean by James Hamblin (8/10)
Dec 21. Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield (10/10)
Dec 24. The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel (10/10)
Dec 25. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel (10/10)
Dec 27. Mr. Rosenblum Dreams in English by Natasha Solomon (9/10)
Dec 28. Mr. Flood's Last Resort by Jess Kidd (10/10)
Dec 30. California by Edan Lepucki (7/10)
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