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My favourite reads in 2020

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I’ve read some brilliant books this year. Here are the 20 books I’ve enjoyed the most, in no particular order:

Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell

The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

Railhead by Philip Reeve

The Other Side of the Sky by Arthur C Clarke

Queen Victoria by Lucy Worsley

The Time Machine by H G Wells

Look Up: Our Story with the Stars by Sarah Cruddas

Nice Cup of Tea and a Sit Down by Nicey and Wifey

We by Yevgeny Zamyatin

Crossroads: In Search of the Moments That Changed Music by Mark Radcliffe

One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time by Craig Brown

Blackberry and Wild Rose by Sonia Velton

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

The Bachelor by Stella Gibbons

The Enchanted April by Elizabeth von Arnim

The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis

Me by Elton John

The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes

Bohemian Rhapsody: The Definitive Biography of Freddie Mercury by Lesley-Ann Jones

I hope to read many excellent books in 2021 too. Wishing you all the best for the New Year!

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16 responses to “My favourite reads in 2020”

  1. stargazer avatar
    stargazer

    I haven’t read any of the books on your list, but I’ve considered The Body – good to see you rank it so highly! Happy new year, I hope 2021 will be a great year with lots of amazing books!

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    1. nsford avatar
      nsford

      The Body is really worth reading (as is any book by Bryson, in my experience). Hope you have a great bookish year too!

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  2. nickimags @ Secret Library Book Blog avatar
    nickimags @ Secret Library Book Blog

    Fab list with a few on there that I’d like to read sometime! Happy New Year to you too! xx

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    1. nsford avatar
      nsford

      Thanks! I ended up with 20 on the list, by accident really, then I thought I’d leave it there because it matched 2020.

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  3. Callum McLaughlin avatar
    Callum McLaughlin

    I hope 2021 brings lots of amazing books your way 📚😊

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    1. nsford avatar
      nsford

      Thank you! And a happy bookish new year to you too 🙂

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  4. Fictionophile avatar
    Fictionophile

    I read “Flowers for Algernon” over twenty years ago now and just reading the title on your list brought back some good vibes. Loved it! 👍📚

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    1. nsford avatar
      nsford

      It’s an unforgettable book 🙂 I have re-read a lot of my favourites lately.

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  5. henners1970 avatar
    henners1970

    Not read The Time Machine but will put it on the 2021 list. All the best for 2021🙂

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    1. nsford avatar
      nsford

      Oh yes it’s a must read 🙂 Happy new year to you.

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  6. Rebecca Moon Ruark avatar
    Rebecca Moon Ruark

    Happy New Year!

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    1. nsford avatar
      nsford

      Thank you! Same to you.

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  7. Jee Wan avatar
    Jee Wan

    What a great list, NS! I must get to ‘Me’ soon and Flowers of Algernon has been sitting in my Kindle like forever! Must. Get. To. It. too! Happy New Year, NS! Here’s to a better year, and another year to our bookish friendship 🙂

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    1. nsford avatar
      nsford

      Thank you Jee 😀 and yes, hopefully a better year all round for everyone! ‘Me’ is really worth it, and ‘Flowers for Algernon’ too (really sad though).

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  8. Jee Wan avatar
    Jee Wan

    I think the comment I just wrote disappeared 🙁

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    1. nsford avatar
      nsford

      It didn’t, I have replied to it 🙂

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