Books Read in 2020

Diane's rating system:

Here is my approximate rating of books I have read or abandoned part way. Whenever I juxtapose items on a list like this I begin to second guess myself and question if the rating is valid on a relative scale. Since my reading tastes are eclectic, I am comparing apples with oranges, fiction with non-fiction, romance with thriller, so relativity on a consistency scale goes out the window.

☆☆☆☆☆        I probably did not even finish it
★☆☆☆☆      Awful but I read most or maybe even all of it
★★☆☆☆      Ok, not great; some redeeming features; I finished it
★★★☆☆      Better than average; not a waste of time
★★★★☆      Really good; maybe only one weak aspect or limited audience
★★★★★      Great! Read it!
    I give the star rating soon after I am finished with (i.e., completed or abandoned) the book and blogged about it. The rating is more a reflection of my short term memory and enjoyment level. I have tried very hard not to go back at a later time and change the star rating relative to a different book I have read more recently. Click on the date after the book to see my full review. Comments on a book are allowed and encouraged at the end of the post for that book.
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    2020 Books
    1. ★★★★☆      Miramar Bay by Davis Bunn ©2018 (1/12/20)
    2. ★★★☆☆      Moondust Lake by Davis Bunn ©2018 (1/12/20)
    3. ★★★★★      Educated  by Tara Westover ©2018 (1/21/20)
    4. ★★☆☆☆      Unscripted  by Davis Bunn ©2019 (1/25/20)
    5. ★★★★★      Sold on Monday by Kristina McMorris ©2018 (2/7/20)
    6. ★★★★★      Love Story  by Erich Segal ©1970 (2/9/20)
    7. ★★★★☆      Still Life  by Louise Penny ©2005 (2/28/20)
    8. ★★★★★      The Edge of Lost by Kristina McMorris ©2015 (3/7/20)
    9. ★★★☆☆      Found by Erin Kinsley ©2019 (3/17/20)
    10. ★★★☆☆      How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind                                    by Dana K. White ©2016 (4/21/20)
    11. ★★☆☆☆      Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout ©2008 (5/3/20)
    12. ★★☆☆☆      Christmas in Silver Springs, Brenda Novak ©2019 (5/21/20)
    13. ★★☆☆☆      Hello Again, Brenda Novak ©2017 (5/28/20)
    14. ★★★★★      The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld ©2017 (6/5/20)
    15. ★★★★☆      The Butterfly Girl by Rene Denfeld ©2019 (6/7/20)
    16. ★★★★☆      The Pied Piper by Ridley Pearson ©1999 (6/12/20)
    17. ★★★☆☆      The Call of the Wild by Jack London ©1903 (7/2/20)
    18. ★★★★★      Normal: One Kid's Extraordinary Journey by Magdelena
                               and Nathaniel Newman ©2020       (8/3/20)
    19. ★★★☆☆      Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng ©2017 (8/14/20)
    20. ★★★☆☆      A Fatal Grace by Louise Penny ©2006 (8/30/20)
    21. ★★★☆☆      Year of YES by Shonda Rhimes ©2017 (9/24/20)
    22. ★★★★★      The Cruelest Month by Louise Penny ©2007 (10/16/20) 
    23. ★★★★★      A Rule Against Murder by Louise Penny ©2008 (11/24/20)
    24. ★★★★★      The Brutal Telling by Louise Penny ©2009 (12/23/20)
    25. ★★★☆☆      A California Christmas by Brenda Novak ©2020 (12/26/20)
    26. ★★☆☆☆      The Return by Nicholas Sparks ©2020(12/27/20)

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