I read 32 books in 2020, which is very short from my goal of 40, and sadly even short of last year’s 37.
40 will still be my goal for 2021 and I really hope to get closer!
I’m not very good at writing reviews but I leave them anyway because I read reviews and I know they are important to authors. I’ve tried to be more present on Goodreads this year. My Goodreads reviews are here. Most of the books I read, I read on my Kindle because of it’s ease of use so those reviews always show up on Amazon here. I also read “real” books from time to time and I always carry one with me, to read while waiting.
The titles I have highlighted in bold are my five star reviews, while the lighter ones are my four star reviews and I recommend each and everyone of them. I hope you find something you like in this list or if you have read one of these and either agree or disagree with my rating drop me a comment.
My list for 2020 in no particular order:
Evening Class by Maeve Binchy
The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
Kindred by Octavia Butler
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
One Small Sacrifice by Hilary Davidson
The Great Santini by Pat Conroy
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
The First Mrs. Rothchild by Sara Aharoni
This Side of Home by Renee Watson
The Hamilton Affair by Elizabeth Cobbs
A Dead Husband by Anna Celeste Burke
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
This Terrible Beauty by Katrin Schumann
Dopesick by Beth Macy
The Dreamer by Sheldon Siegel
Becoming Michelle Obama by Michelle Obama
State Of Denial by Iain Kelly
This is a challenge I tried a few years ago and failed at miserably. I think though it is time to take it up again! Thanks for the reminder Dawn and happy blogging in 2021.
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Try for 10 or 15, maybe?
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That sounds like a good plan.
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It may not be 40 books, but they are very good books and worth reading, so I think you can pat yourself on the back. I read a LOT of books, but many of them are not great literature by anyone’s standard — even mine.
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Thanks Marilyn.
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