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Books That Made 2020 a Little Less Awful (BuzzFeed UK)

In a recent callout, hundreds of BuzzFeed readers submitted responses about what their reading lives were like in 2020. Here are 42 books that helped people get through the year.
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The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller)
The Song of Achilles
1
Madeline Miller
Dread Nation Series (Justina Ireland)
Dread Nation Series
2
Justina Ireland
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-To-Zion Journey Through Every National Park (Conor Knighton)
Leave Only Footprints: My Acadia-To-Zion Journey Through Every National Park
3
Conor Knighton
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me (Anna Mehler Paperny)
Hello I Want to Die Please Fix Me
4
Anna Mehler Paperny
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (V.E. Schwab)
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue
5
V.E. Schwab
One to Watch (Kate Stayman-London)
One to Watch
6
Kate Stayman-London
Crazy Rich Asians (Kevin Kwan)
Crazy Rich Asians
7
Kevin Kwan
The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)
The Midnight Library
8
Matt Haig
Madness, Rack, and Honey
Madness, Rack, and Honey
9
Long Way Down (Jason Raynolds)
Long Way Down
10
Jason Raynolds
A Court of Thorns and Roses (Sarah J. Mass)
A Court of Thorns and Roses
11
Sarah J. Mass
Ducks, Newburyport (Lucy Ellmann)
Ducks, Newburyport
12
Lucy Ellmann
The Jakarta Method (Vincent Blevins)
The Jakarta Method
13
Vincent Blevins
Wow, No Thank You (Samantha Irby)
Wow, No Thank You
14
Samantha Irby
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory (Caitlin Doughty)
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes: And Other Lessons From the Crematory
15
Caitlin Doughty
Legendborn (Tracy Deonn)
Legendborn
16
Tracy Deonn
Life as We Knew It (Susan Beth Pfeffer)
Life as We Knew It
17
Susan Beth Pfeffer
The Guest List (Lucy Foley)
The Guest List
18
Lucy Foley
Sourdough (Robin Sloan)
Sourdough
19
Robin Sloan
Homegoing (Yaa Gyasi)
Homegoing
20
Yaa Gyasi
The Bass Rock (Evie Wyld)
The Bass Rock
21
Evie Wyld
A Little Life (Hanya Yanagihara)
A Little Life
22
Hanya Yanagihara
Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)
Piranesi
23
Susanna Clarke
Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation (Anne Helen Petersen)
Can't Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation
24
Anne Helen Petersen
Maid (Stephanie Land)
Maid
25
Stephanie Land
Greenwood (Michael Christie)
Greenwood
26
Michael Christie
Shadow of the Fox (Julie Kagawa)
Shadow of the Fox
27
Julie Kagawa
Looking at Mindfulness (Christophe Andre)
Looking at Mindfulness
28
Christophe Andre
Patsy (Nicole Dennis-Benn)
Patsy
29
Nicole Dennis-Benn
The House in the Cerulean Sea (Tj Klune)
The House in the Cerulean Sea
30
Tj Klune
Evvie Drake Starts Over (Linda Holmes)
Evvie Drake Starts Over
31
Linda Holmes
Narrative Economics (Robert Schiller)
Narrative Economics
32
Robert Schiller
Anxious People (Fredrik Backman)
Anxious People
33
Fredrik Backman
Big Friendship (Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman)
Big Friendship
34
Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman
You're Not Listening (Kate Murphy)
You're Not Listening
35
Kate Murphy
Revolutionary Letters (Diane Di Prima)
Revolutionary Letters
36
Diane Di Prima
Tamsin (Peter S. Beagle)
Tamsin
37
Peter S. Beagle
Fearing the Black Body (Sabrina Strings)
Fearing the Black Body
38
Sabrina Strings
Inner Witch: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft (Gabriela Herstik)
Inner Witch: A Modern Guide to the Ancient Craft
39
Gabriela Herstik
Quit Like a Woman (Holly Whittaker)
Quit Like a Woman
40
Holly Whittaker
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