SCHATJE'S 25 BEST BOOKS READ IN 2020

Since today is the last day of the year, I’m presenting my list of the 25 Best Books I read in 2020.  All the books in the first four sections were published or translated into English in 2019 or 2020 and received at least 4 Stars in my reviews.

Best Canadian Fiction

Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club by Megan Gail Coles:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-of-small-game-hunting-at-local.html

How a Woman Becomes a Lake by Marjorie Celona:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-of-how-woman-becomes-lake-by.html

The Pull of the Stars by Emma Donoghue:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/08/review-of-pull-of-stars-by-emma-donoghue.html

Forest Green by Kate Pullinger:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/08/review-of-forest-green-by-kate.html

Best American Fiction

Disappearing Earth by Julia Phillips:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/01/review-of-disappearing-earth-by-julia.html

Courting Mr. Lincoln by Louis Bayard:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-of-courting-mr-lincoln-new.html

The Dutch House by Ann Patchett:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/06/review-of-dutch-house-by-ann-patchett.html

The Beauty of Your Face by Sahar Mustafah:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/08/review-of-beauty-of-your-face-by-sahar.html

Redhead by the Side of the Road by Anne Tyler:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/09/review-of-redhead-by-side-of-road-by.html

The End of the Day by Bill Clegg:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/09/review-of-end-of-day-by-bill-clegg-new.html

Jack by Marilynne Robinson:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/10/review-of-jack-by-marilynne-robinson.html

Best Fiction from the United Kingdom

A Thousand Moons by Sebastian Barry:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/06/review-of-thousand-moons-by-sebastian.html

Love by Roddy Doyle:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/06/review-of-love-by-roddy-doyle-new.html

Judith and Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell: https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/07/review-of-hamnet-and-judith-by-maggie.html  

Here We Are by Graham Swift:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/09/review-of-here-we-are-by-graham-swift.html

Snow by John Banville:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/10/review-of-snow-by-john-banville-new.html

Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/10/review-of-shuggie-bain-by-douglas-stuart.html

Big Girl, Small Town by Michelle Gallen: https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/12/review-of-big-girl-small-town-by.html 

Best International Fiction

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/02/review-of-djinn-patrol-on-purple-line.html

The Mystery of Henri Pick by David Foenkinos:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/09/review-of-mystery-of-henri-pick-by.html

Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/11/review-of-fresh-water-for-flowers-by.html

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*I did read some books published prior to 2019 and of those, I’d recommend the following:

Ghost Wall by Sarah Moss:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/11/review-of-ghost-wall-by-sarah-moss.html

A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-of-gentleman-in-moscow-by-amor.html

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/05/review-of-song-of-achilles-by-madeline.html

The Trout by Peter Cunningham:  https://schatjesshelves.blogspot.com/2020/03/review-of-trout-by-peter-cunningham.html