Maybe in spite of and maybe because of the pandemic, this has been good year for reading. As usual, more books were read or listened to on tape
than I reviewed, but the ones below made the cut. I decided a while ago that I
was not going to disparage another author’s work. If I don’t like it, I won’t review
it. How to choose? I really enjoyed everything on the list. I was fascinated with American Dirt and its revelations
about the exodus from Mexico. I love Anthony Horowitz’s masterful mysteries. The
Bone Clocks has made me a forever fan of David Mitchell. I loved them all for
different reasons.
February 2020: The
Word is Murder-Anthony Horowitz
And Then There Were
None- Agatha Christie
March 2020: Ordinary
Grace- William
Kent Krueger
April 2020: American
Dirt- Jeanine
Cummins
May 2020: The
Distant Hours- Kate Morton
June 2020: Whistling
Past the Graveyard- Susan Crandall
July 2020: The
Giver of Stars- Jo Jo Moyes
August 2020: The
Bone Clocks- David Mitchell
September 2020: The Dutch House- Ann
Patchett & Clock Dance-Ann
Tyler
October
2020: Witches, Midwives & Nurses- Barbara Ehrenreich & Deirdre English; City
of Girls- Elizabeth Gilbert; Writers & Lovers- Lily King
November
2020: In Five Years- Rebecca Serle
December 2020: The
Witch Elm- Tana French
If I could only pick
one to recommend to a friend, it would have to be Ordinary Grace by William
Kent Krueger. Beautifully written slice of life in a small southern town
interwoven with a skillfully rendered mystery. I’m looking forward to reading
more by Krueger this year.
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