Jan's votes on the list Best Books of the Decade: 2020's

Listopia > Jan's votes on the list Best Books of the Decade: 2020's (73 Books)

1	The Women by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 1,512,271 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Go as a River by Shelley Read (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 183,827 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Prophets by Robert Jones Jr. (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 21,873 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson (Goodreads Author) 4.52 avg rating — 160,290 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 679,966 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Lady Clementine by Marie Benedict (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 33,403 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Take My Hand by Dolen Perkins-Valdez (Goodreads Author) 4.36 avg rating — 107,874 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 55,618 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Answer Is…: Reflections on My Life by Alex Trebek 4.20 avg rating — 33,336 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby 4.46 avg rating — 16,546 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 850,539 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	The Cactus League by Emily Nemens (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 4,590 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 61,610 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Wilmington's Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy by David Zucchino 4.43 avg rating — 4,218 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Paris Hours by Alex George (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 15,271 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	I Want You to Know We’re Still Here: A Post-Holocaust Memoir by Esther Safran Foer (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 2,712 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Sigh, Gone: A Misfit's Memoir of Great Books, Punk Rock, and the Fight to Fit In by Phuc Tran (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 9,811 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 421,386 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Long Bright River by Liz Moore (Goodreads Author) 4.04 avg rating — 184,518 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	The Companions by Katie M. Flynn (Goodreads Author) 3.12 avg rating — 1,833 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	A Murderous Relation (Veronica Speedwell, #5) by Deanna Raybourn (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 21,156 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Guest List by Lucy Foley (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 1,266,532 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 136,208 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	The Henna Artist (The Jaipur Trilogy, #1) by Alka Joshi (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 214,549 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Writers & Lovers by Lily King (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 172,574 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	Afterlife by Julia Alvarez (Goodreads Author) 3.70 avg rating — 18,194 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Grown by Tiffany D. Jackson (Goodreads Author) 4.24 avg rating — 40,327 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Evening and the Morning (Kingsbridge, #0) by Ken Follett (Goodreads Author) 4.39 avg rating — 133,085 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Code Name Hélène by Ariel Lawhon (Goodreads Author) 4.41 avg rating — 75,530 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	The Operator by Gretchen Berg (Goodreads Author) 3.30 avg rating — 6,929 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	The Book of Lost Friends by Lisa Wingate (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 121,050 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 350,526 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	To Wake the Giant: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Jeff Shaara 4.42 avg rating — 4,129 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	A Promised Land by Barack Obama (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 273,281 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	The Black Cabinet: The Untold Story of African Americans and Politics During the Age of Roosevelt by Jill Watts (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 320 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	28 Summers by Elin Hilderbrand (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 271,183 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	Rodham by Curtis Sittenfeld (Goodreads Author) 3.83 avg rating — 49,444 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
38	The Nurse's Secret by Amanda Skenandore (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 34,723 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
39	Seven Perfect Things by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Goodreads Author) 4.35 avg rating — 33,908 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
40	Beyond That, the Sea by Laura Spence-Ash (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 51,436 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
41	Violeta by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 106,213 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
42	Mad Honey by Jodi Picoult (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 572,580 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
43	The Children's Blizzard by Melanie Benjamin (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 24,685 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
44	True Biz by Sara Nović (Goodreads Author) 4.06 avg rating — 80,394 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
45	Arsenic and Adobo (Tita Rosie's Kitchen Mystery, #1) by Mia P. Manansala (Goodreads Author) 3.53 avg rating — 77,702 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
46	The Book of V. by Anna Solomon (Goodreads Author) 3.31 avg rating — 5,685 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
47	Wandering in Strange Lands: A Daughter of the Great Migration Reclaims Her Roots by Morgan Jerkins (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 2,098 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
48	Shrines of Gaiety by Kate Atkinson 3.83 avg rating — 41,661 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
49	Once Upon an Eid by S.K. Ali (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.21 avg rating — 4,802 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
50	The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh (Goodreads Author) 3.63 avg rating — 18,732 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
51	We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu 4.33 avg rating — 30,247 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
52	New from Here by Kelly Yang (Goodreads Author) 4.29 avg rating — 4,623 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
53	Indians on Vacation by Thomas King 3.76 avg rating — 7,706 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
54	The Wind Knows My Name by Isabel Allende (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 60,698 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
55	Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus (Goodreads Author) 4.28 avg rating — 1,758,986 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
56	Calling for a Blanket Dance by Oscar Hokeah (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 5,711 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
57	When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 70,844 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
58	The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee 4.62 avg rating — 21,218 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
59	Babel by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 458,864 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
60	Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 1,277,302 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
61	The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah (Goodreads Author) 4.30 avg rating — 963,435 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
62	Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt 4.36 avg rating — 1,197,927 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
63	Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 705,896 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
64	Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 4.23 avg rating — 590,468 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
65	Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver 4.47 avg rating — 777,009 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
66	The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) by Richard Osman 3.86 avg rating — 758,614 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
67	Yellowface by R.F. Kuang (Goodreads Author) 3.73 avg rating — 1,006,989 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
68	Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 264,745 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
69	The Rose Code by Kate Quinn (Goodreads Author) 4.44 avg rating — 364,225 ratings Jan rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
70	Firekeeper’s Daughter (Firekeeper's Daughter, #1) by Angeline Boulley (Goodreads Author) 4.31 avg rating — 199,847 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
71	Transcendent Kingdom by Yaa Gyasi (Goodreads Author) 4.10 avg rating — 161,569 ratings Jan added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
72	The Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams 4.01 avg rating — 188,502 ratings Jan rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
73	The Girl with the Louding Voice by Abi Daré 4.42 avg rating — 172,310 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars