Readers on their favourite books of 2020

by The Guardian
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22 books
In a year made for reading, we asked for your highlights. From fiction to philosophy, sci-fi to crime, here are some of the best.
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See the source list and commentary at www.theguardian.com

Caste

The Origins of Our Discontents
Isabel Wilkerson, 2020

Shuggie Bain

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2020
Douglas Stuart, 2021

A Kind of Spark

Ellen McNicoll, 2020

TOMB WITH A VIEW

The Stories and Glories of Graveyards
PETER. ROSS, 2021

Boy Parts

ELIZA. CLARK, 2020

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson, 2020

Red Comet

The Short Life and Blazing Art of Sylvia Plath
Heather Clark, 2020

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke, 2020

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett, 2020

Rodham

A Novel
Curtis Sittenfeld, 2020

Sick Souls, Healthy Minds

How William James Can Save Your Life
John Kaag, 2020

Real Life

Brandon Taylor, 2020

Cat Step

Alison Irvine, 2020

Between Beirut and the Moon

NAJI. BAKHTI, 2020

Humankind

A Hopeful History
Rutger Bregman, 2020

A Ghost in the Throat

Doireann Ní Ghríofa, 2020

Dead Famous

An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen
Greg Jenner, 2020

The Devil and the Dark Water

Stuart Turton, 2020

Breasts and Eggs

Mieko Kawakami, 2020

Witness X

A futuristic crime thriller guaranteed to keep you up all night
SE Moorhead, 2020

The Cat and The City

'Vibrant and accomplished' David Mitchell
Nick Bradley, 2020

Trio

William Boyd, 2020