Top Five Books of 2020

Descrição
Add your favorite books read in 2020. Define favorite however you wish. Books don't need to be a 2020 pub date, just ones you read this year. You can see the LT Staffer picks at the LT Blog: https://blog.librarything.com/main/2020/12/top-5-books-2020/ And participate in the conversation on Talk: https://www.librarything.com/topic/327305
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Hamnet
de Maggie O'Farrell
4,352 membros
228 resenhas
4.2
33 Members
innominate, princessmonster, krisa, modlibrary, tyrosine, booksinbed, charl08, thornton37814, N1na, sogamonk, Copperskye, msf59, Iudita, brenzi, celerydog, Leida, HelenBaker, elkiedee, BLBera, ominogue, vancouverdeb, JenMDB, Karen1Usher, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Boand, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, grandmimi, mommamouro, rhonda35, LeonaML, Jack_G, ,
Explicações
Boand: A simply stunning and well paced book which reaches a wonderful crescendo at the very last moment! Words fail me - just read this book!!!
2
The Mirror & the Light
de Hilary Mantel
2,756 membros
103 resenhas
½ 4.3
28 Members
anglemark, krisa, Osbaldistone, modlibrary, rarm, smc1, bjappleg8, dhm, LDVoorberg, Capybara_99, sogamonk, KarenRice, eronn, celerydog, lottpoet, Mweb, lothiriel2003, NeilDalley, anju04, JenMDB, VW_Williams, Karen1Usher, This-n-That, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, elphie93, KelAnemone, Boand,
Explicações
Boand: The book I most wanted to read this year and so sad the series has now ended, although already knew the end anyway! It does not disappoint and was a joy to read.
4
A Promised Land
de Barack Obama
4,551 membros
131 resenhas
½ 4.3
21 Members
modlibrary, tyrosine, Micheller7, terran, Romonko, cataloga, loafhunter13, DCBlack, maskarakan, james.proffitt, Wilgot-A-Elf, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, cipeciop, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, Potterydrapes, lekshmijay, luvlee68, eclements87, , , , , ,
Explicações
ManWithAnAgenda: I had kept my list to 5, but I saw 'Promised Land' and others being thumbed down by users who had ONLY thumbed books down and not added anything. So I balanced the scales.
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Piranesi
de Susanna Clarke
5,663 membros
276 resenhas
4.2
17 Members
princessmonster, krisa, richardderus, rarm, reader247, Iudita, KatyBee, Watry, melaniehope, peterveen, dbsovereign, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, naesa3597, AnonymousPlatypus
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The Dutch House
de Ann Patchett
4,536 membros
271 resenhas
4.1
17 Members
Jambyfool, SimoneA, JMC400m, LivelyLady, Copperskye, Leida, Cathyfrank, lanewillson, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, Mosholu, ldl2, Gerry_Fryer, AnonymousPlatypus, eclements87, Jack_G
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The House in the Cerulean Sea
de TJ Klune
6,153 membros
321 resenhas
½ 4.3
16 Members
ablachly, Ennas, foggidawn, penelopereader, mcfitz, Watry, bookcookie1920, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Yeti21, audra35, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Bondmom, Tosta, Craftybilda
Explicações
Yeti21: Cute and Light. Perfect for 2020. Also I want to steal Theodore. I have so many buttons for him <3
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Mexican Gothic
de Silvia Moreno-Garcia
4,713 membros
232 resenhas
½ 3.7
16 Members
ShelfMonkey, tyrosine, katemcangus, bookcookie1920, caseyface81, noveltea, pussreboots, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, MariaCapaldi, Houhoulis, lekshmijay, naesa3597, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus,sogamonk
Explicações
sogamonk : For me, too long. The scary parts were anticlimactic. Repetitive
10
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
de Olga Tokarczuk
2,742 membros
139 resenhas
3.9
16 Members
krisa, modlibrary, Euryale, pamelad, astridnr, KatyBee, mstruck, noveltea, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Houhoulis, audra35, Tosta, Charon07,
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The Vanishing Half
de Brit Bennett
5,599 membros
237 resenhas
4.1
15 Members
krisa, jilld17, Micheller7, lsh63, KatyBee, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, Chris64, RandyRasa, Houhoulis, pencil26, lekshmijay, luvlee68, roojs,ahef1963 ,
Explicações
ahef1963 : I found this book disappointing.
12
Shuggie Bain
de Douglas Stuart
2,459 membros
126 resenhas
4.2
14 Members
kageeh, richardderus, booksinbed, sogamonk, msf59, Milda-TX, brenzi, edparks, anju04, dbsovereign, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis,summonedbyfells ,Jack_G
Explicações
summonedbyfells : A series of episodic events 'observational fiction' lacking much of a purpose, I had hoped that James Kelman would have had the last word on this depressing genre, sorry.
13
The Testaments
de Margaret Atwood
6,119 membros
224 resenhas
4.1
16 Members
libraryhead, modlibrary, tyrosine, jonathankws, Baukis, patri50, sturlington, Esquiress, Verkruissen, HeatherMoss, .cris, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, sirul, , ,
Explicações
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
14
Where the Crawdads Sing
de Delia Owens
14,130 membros
612 resenhas
4.1
14 Members
krisa, juliecheri, celerydog, Leida, soldulac, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout, SGilbreath, Mosholu, Jojo21, luvlee68, ldl2, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
Explicações
celerydog: suspend belief and be blown away by the creation of the setting ; place is an essential character in this book.
15
H Is for Hawk
de Helen Macdonald
4,348 membros
278 resenhas
3.9
13 Members
modlibrary, kageeh, summonedbyfells, cataloga, dbsovereign, gayjeg, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, shedgeco, Houhoulis, Mosholu, Jojo21, Tosta
Explicações
summonedbyfells: A seemingly unworkable pairing of subjects is so well written into a riveting narrative.
16
Girl, Woman, Other
de Bernardine Evaristo
3,166 membros
132 resenhas
4.2
12 Members
booksinbed, lsh63, msf59, brenzi, celerydog, elkiedee, JenMDB, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jojo21, luvlee68, roojs
Explicações
celerydog: game-changing book because of characterisation and inter-linking of their stories
17
Nothing to See Here
de Kevin Wilson
2,142 membros
133 resenhas
4
11 Members
pammab, zhejw, terran, Lidbud, lanewillson, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, lordporkchop, lekshmijay, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus
18
The Searcher
de Tana French
2,158 membros
112 resenhas
3.9
11 Members
terran, bjappleg8, KarenRice, cataloga, katemcangus, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart, audra35, Bondmom, AnonymousPlatypus
19
The Glass Hotel
de Emily St. John Mandel
3,023 membros
172 resenhas
3.8
10 Members
plaugher, jilld17, mdexter, N1na, sogamonk, cataloga, BLBera, Stacy_Krout, lekshmijay, Charon07
20
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
de V. E. Schwab
8,744 membros
288 resenhas
4.1
10 Members
kbuxton, Euryale, Ennas, oceancat, OphelieDepoortere, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, audra35, els1224, AnonymousPlatypus
21
The Pull of the Stars
de Emma Donoghue
1,554 membros
93 resenhas
4
10 Members
ablachly, krisa, reader247, Micheller7, raidergirl3, Whisper1, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, Bondmom
22
Ninth House
de Leigh Bardugo
5,504 membros
178 resenhas
4.1
10 Members
ablachly, librookian, jencharlap, katemcangus, OphelieDepoortere, msjudy, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, eclements87,noveltea
23
Network Effect
de Martha Wells
2,450 membros
173 resenhas
½ 4.4
9 Members
tardis, richardderus, majkia, oceancat, souloftherose, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, RandyRasa
24
The Great Believers
de Rebecca Makkai
1,975 membros
109 resenhas
½ 4.3
8 Members
charl08, bjappleg8, Copperskye, katemcangus, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, emquixotic, ArdizzoneFan
25
Toda luz que não podemos ver
de Anthony Doerr
18,773 membros
880 resenhas
½ 4.3
8 Members
lothiriel2003, 19anne44, mstruck, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, ldl2, Bondmom, Jack_G
26
Writers & Lovers
de Lily King
1,585 membros
99 resenhas
4
8 Members
JMC400m, Micheller7, N1na, BLBera, megbmore, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis
27
The House of the Spirits
de Isabel Allende
13,963 membros
245 resenhas
4.1
8 Members
tyrosine, mstruck, BoekenTrol71, NinieB, Stacy_Krout, missjudgment, rcarpent, lekshmijay
28
The Ten Thousand Doors of January
de Alix E. Harrow
3,340 membros
169 resenhas
4
7 Members
Ennas, reader247, mooingzelda, mcfitz, marysneedle, JacobsBeloved, Stacy_Krout
29
Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland
de Patrick Radden Keefe
2,364 membros
113 resenhas
½ 4.4
7 Members
aron124, sipthereader, fannyprice, anju04, mstruck, Stacy_Krout, mhilgart
30
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
de Grady Hendrix
2,709 membros
133 resenhas
3.9
8 Members
librookian, mstrust, Stacy_Krout, MikeFinnFiction, lekshmijay, Bondmom, Tosta, AnonymousPlatypus
31
My Dark Vanessa
de Kate Elizabeth Russell
2,531 membros
139 resenhas
4.1
8 Members
IMBOS, hthbooks, sogamonk, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Fatima_Anwar, caralynn483, AnonymousPlatypus,
32
The Witches Are Coming
de Lindy West
749 membros
41 resenhas
4
7 Members
libraryhead, caseyface81, noveltea, kristilabrie, Bondmom, Tosta, eclements87
34
The Overstory
de Richard Powers
5,348 membros
244 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
modlibrary, jeanned, FAMeulstee, KarenRice, anju04, JenMDB, Stacy_Krout
35
A Deadly Education
de Naomi Novik
3,872 membros
148 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
kbuxton, foggidawn, jencharlap, oceancat, Verkruissen, Stacy_Krout
36
All the Devils Are Here
de Louise Penny
1,630 membros
102 resenhas
4.2
7 Members
terran, kteeley, Copperskye, eronn, sjgoins, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
Explicações
sjgoins: Louise Penny’s Inspector Gamache books show such introspection by Gamache and also his humanity.
37
A Little Life
de Hanya Yanagihara
7,455 membros
326 resenhas
4.1
7 Members
patri50, BoekenTrol71, dbsovereign, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, maschi, Fatima_Anwar
38
How to Be an Antiracist
de Ibram X. Kendi
4,051 membros
98 resenhas
4.2
8 Members
kidzdoc, karenmarie, cataloga, kaydern, Stacy_Krout, quondame, audra35, luvlee68, ,
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
de Isabel Wilkerson
4,166 membros
162 resenhas
½ 4.4
7 Members
modlibrary, eo206, chellerystick, cataloga, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa, luvlee68
Explicações
modlibrary: This should be required reading for every high school student
40
Olive, Again
de Elizabeth Strout
2,063 membros
128 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
jilld17, mojobee, kteeley, snash, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68
41
Milkman
de Anna Burns
2,354 membros
115 resenhas
½ 3.7
6 Members
innominate, aprille, celerydog, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, audra35
42
Between the World and Me
de Ta-Nehisi Coates
7,734 membros
368 resenhas
½ 4.4
7 Members
lemontwist, tyrosine, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, luvlee68,
Explicações
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
43
Valentine
de Elizabeth Wetmore
873 membros
55 resenhas
4
6 Members
agjuba, lsh63, BLBera, Stacy_Krout, Chris64, ldl2
44
Summer
de Ali Smith
596 membros
32 resenhas
4
6 Members
Parker51, thorold, CarltonC, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, rebamill3
45
The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper
de Hallie Rubenhold
1,536 membros
67 resenhas
4.2
6 Members
thewordygecko, fannyprice, souloftherose, ominogue, Stacy_Krout, AnonymousPlatypus
Explicações
thewordygecko: A stunning book about the lives of the women who were murdered by the Ripper; not the horrible murders themselves, but the women's lives, as much as the author could discover from her research. Reveals the injustices and prejudices and misogyny of the era in which they lived. Grateful to the author for giving these women some voice and making them 'real' people, without the sensationalism.
46
Daisy Jones and The Six
de Taylor Jenkins Reid
6,041 membros
332 resenhas
4
6 Members
foggidawn, charl08, cooch45, ahef1963, Stacy_Krout, eclements87
47
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
de Susanna Clarke
26,959 membros
772 resenhas
3.9
7 Members
tyrosine, amanda4242, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, Houhoulis, audra35, AnonymousPlatypus,oceancat ,
Explicações
amanda4242: This one languished on my shelves for ten years before I finally read it. I've now read it twice in three years and plan on reading it again.
: Absolutely impenetrable.
48
Harrow the Ninth
de Tamsyn Muir
2,152 membros
85 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
Aquila, bookwoman84, souloftherose, Watry, Stacy_Krout
49
Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder
de Caroline Fraser
1,181 membros
71 resenhas
4.1
6 Members
IsolaBlue, lothiriel2003, Tess_W, olegalCA, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout,eo206
50
An American Marriage
de Tayari Jones
3,939 membros
256 resenhas
3.9
6 Members
astridnr, MissBrangwen, Stacy_Krout, luvlee68, Bondmom, eclements87
51
The Goldfinch
de Donna Tartt
14,851 membros
799 resenhas
3.9
6 Members
mojobee, patri50, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, Jack_G
52
If on a Winter's Night a Traveler
de Italo Calvino
12,505 membros
257 resenhas
4.1
5 Members
razorsoccam, patri50, eronn, pperez333, Stacy_Krout
53
Station Eleven
de Emily St. John Mandel
11,662 membros
777 resenhas
4.1
6 Members
modlibrary, petescisco, mstrust, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, eclements87
54
So You Want to Talk About Race
de Ijeoma Oluo
2,715 membros
87 resenhas
½ 4.5
6 Members
lemontwist, tyrosine, njinthesun, ReadHanded, caseyface81, Stacy_Krout,
55
The Martian
de Andy Weir
18,109 membros
1,240 resenhas
½ 4.3
5 Members
sipthereader, mcfitz, amerynth, Stacy_Krout, Potterydrapes
56
Stoner
de John Williams
6,686 membros
353 resenhas
½ 4.3
5 Members
patri50, Cfraser, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu
57
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
de Michelle Alexander
5,278 membros
139 resenhas
½ 4.4
5 Members
fannyprice, msf59, ReadHanded, Stacy_Krout, Tosta
58
The Memory Police
de Yoko Ogawa
2,130 membros
93 resenhas
½ 3.7
5 Members
stretch, AnnieMod, mstruck, flying_monkeys, Stacy_Krout
59
Possession
de A.S. Byatt
12,951 membros
288 resenhas
4
5 Members
patri50, cbl_tn, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Gerry_Fryer
60
The Yellow House: A Memoir
de Sarah M. Broom
1,050 membros
41 resenhas
3.9
5 Members
kidzdoc, Euryale, cataloga, mstruck, Stacy_Krout
61
Dear Edward
de Ann Napolitano
1,705 membros
92 resenhas
4
5 Members
IMBOS, tjblue, Stacy_Krout, Mosholu, Bondmom
62
Middlemarch
de George Eliot
17,696 membros
330 resenhas
4.2
5 Members
Minthe, cbeausan, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, Jack_G
63
The Island of Sea Women
de Lisa See
1,653 membros
93 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
ReluctantTechie, sallylou61, elkiedee, DidIReallyReadThat
Explicações
elkiedee: Absorbing story but also a historical setting and culture etc that I knew nothing about.
64
Deacon King Kong
de James McBride
1,670 membros
94 resenhas
½ 4.3
4 Members
modlibrary, mdexter, cataloga, lanewillson
65
The Once and Future Witches
de Alix E. Harrow
2,374 membros
83 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
kbuxton, marysneedle, Stacy_Krout, RandyRasa
66
The Shadow King
de Maaza Mengiste
710 membros
33 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
ghefferon, N1na, HelenBaker, Stacy_Krout
67
All Systems Red
de Martha Wells
5,464 membros
340 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
foggidawn, mahsdad, Stacy_Krout, Yeti21
68
Or What You Will
de Jo Walton
299 membros
16 resenhas
3.8
4 Members
jsburbidge, NinjaMuse, Stacy_Krout, quondame
69
The Girl With the Louding Voice
de Abi Daré
1,537 membros
50 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
Micheller7, astridnr, KamGeb, Stacy_Krout
70
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet
de Becky Chambers
5,459 membros
360 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
jaelquinn, maskarakan, ahef1963, Stacy_Krout
71
The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
de Stuart Turton
5,521 membros
301 resenhas
3.8
4 Members
bookwoman84, Porua, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
72
Little Fires Everywhere
de Celeste Ng
8,837 membros
374 resenhas
4
4 Members
agjuba, modlibrary, olegalCA, Tosta
73
This Is How You Lose the Time War
de Amal El-Mohtar
4,063 membros
211 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
anglemark, rhian_of_oz, msjudy, Stacy_Krout
74
The Song of Achilles
de Madeline Miller
13,007 membros
505 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
modlibrary, maryzee, Mosholu, Bondmom
75
The Relentless Moon
de Mary Robinette Kowal
575 membros
39 resenhas
½ 4.3
4 Members
kbuxton, Aquila, tardis, Stacy_Krout
76
The Heart's Invisible Furies
de John Boyne
2,237 membros
144 resenhas
½ 4.4
3 Members
almin, HelenBaker, Rchlwtsn
77
A Man Called Ove
de Fredrik Backman
11,132 membros
685 resenhas
½ 4.3
4 Members
dara85, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout, lordporkchop
78
The Silent Wife
de Karin Slaughter
1,026 membros
39 resenhas
4
4 Members
JLSMEG, OphelieDepoortere, Stacy_Krout, Bondmom
79
David Copperfield
de Charles Dickens
20,658 membros
274 resenhas
4.1
4 Members
modlibrary, Capybara_99, Rchlwtsn, Stacy_Krout
80
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street
de Herman Melville
2,866 membros
96 resenhas
3.9
4 Members
patri50, Luisali, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout,
81
Lovecraft Country
de Matt Ruff
1,960 membros
84 resenhas
4
3 Members
timspalding, norabelle414, noveltea
82
Gaudy Night
de Dorothy L. Sayers
5,446 membros
149 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
cbl_tn, NinieB, Stacy_Krout
83
Gideon the Ninth
de Tamsyn Muir
4,428 membros
180 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
bookwoman84, penelopereader, Stacy_Krout
84
Lanny
de Max Porter
860 membros
51 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
EMS_24, Lynsey2, Stacy_Krout
85
Horizon
de Barry Lopez
352 membros
5 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
dhm, warrickwynne, Stacy_Krout
Explicações
dhm: For me a Big book, will go on my shelf of treasures. (5 stars)
86
One More Lie
de Amy Lloyd
93 membros
6 resenhas
3.2
3 Members
goldenlobo, tina1969, Stacy_Krout
87
Lead from the Outside: How to Build Your Future and Make Real Change
de Stacey Abrams
319 membros
8 resenhas
4.2
4 Members
james.proffitt, ManWithAnAgenda, Houhoulis, waylandseal,
Explicações
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
88
A Gentleman in Moscow
de Amor Towles
9,059 membros
513 resenhas
½ 4.4
3 Members
foggidawn, KarenRice, Copperskye
89
The Plague
de Albert Camus
18,456 membros
248 resenhas
4
4 Members
aron124, FAMeulstee, SCPeterson, Stacy_Krout,Ennas
Explicações
Ennas : Boring and depressing
90
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
de Ocean Vuong
3,759 membros
129 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
revbean, SimoneA, Stacy_Krout
91
Exhalation
de Ted Chiang
2,926 membros
129 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
Edward, jeanned, Stacy_Krout
92
A Prayer for the Dying
de Stewart O'Nan
689 membros
39 resenhas
4
3 Members
mojobee, mahsdad, Stacy_Krout
93
Utopia Avenue
de David Mitchell
1,154 membros
73 resenhas
4
3 Members
mahsdad, peterveen, Stacy_Krout
94
How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States
de Daniel Immerwahr
1,115 membros
23 resenhas
½ 4.3
3 Members
waitingtoderail, spounds, Stacy_Krout
95
Ten Days that Shook the World
de John Reed
2,453 membros
34 resenhas
3.8
4 Members
fulner, cbeausan, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda,
Explicações
ManWithAnAgenda: Balancing the scales.
96
A Thousand Ships
de Natalie Haynes
1,569 membros
47 resenhas
4.1
3 Members
charl08, jonathankws, N1na
97
Salvage the Bones
de Jesmyn Ward
2,879 membros
162 resenhas
3.9
3 Members
Minthe, katimae, Stacy_Krout
98
Apeirogon
de Colum McCann
938 membros
54 resenhas
4.2
3 Members
innominate, njinthesun, Stacy_Krout
99
The Magic Fish: A Graphic Novel
de Trung Le Nguyen
576 membros
34 resenhas
½ 4.4
3 Members
Faranae, Stacy_Krout, ManWithAnAgenda
100
Their Eyes Were Watching God
de Zora Neale Hurston
19,080 membros
345 resenhas
4
3 Members
Dilara86, Stacy_Krout, elahrairah
Explicações
elahrairah: Wow, what a story, what writing. Stunning!