List Challenges
Movies Books Travel Food Other
Trending
New
Popular
Sign In
 Make a List Browse Lists Search Lists Leaders Help / Contact Newsletter

Reading for Pleasure 2020

Pleasure reading from a crazy year. Continuing project of English authors, almost got to 1900 this year, mixed in with American authors (noir, more African American). Fun stuff.
Favorites: Close Range, Red Harvest, Killer Inside Me, Pale Horse/Pale Rider (perfect for this year), Holmes, Three Men in a Boat, Madding Crowd
Least Favorites: Ellroy (just too perverse for me), Alice, Captains Courageous
Read More
96 users · 545 views
 
made by Rparkinson27
avg. score: 10 of 76 (13%)
required scores: 1, 3, 7, 11, 16 
type to search

How many have you read?

Page 1 of 2
Close Range
Close Range
1
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
2
Lorrie Moore
Bark (Lorrie Moore)
Bark
3
Lorrie Moore
The Big Sleep (Raymond Chandler)
The Big Sleep
4
Raymond Chandler
Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely
5
Adam Bede (George Eliot)
Adam Bede
6
George Eliot
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (Horace McCoy)
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
7
Horace McCoy
The Big Clock (Kenneth Fearing)
The Big Clock
8
Kenneth Fearing
Red Harvest (Dashiell Hammett)
Red Harvest
9
Dashiell Hammett
The Dain Curse (Dashiell Hammett)
The Dain Curse
10
Dashiell Hammett
The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett)
The Maltese Falcon
11
Dashiell Hammett
The Glass Key (Dashiell Hammett)
The Glass Key
12
Dashiell Hammett
The Thin Man (Dashiell Hammett)
The Thin Man
13
Dashiell Hammett
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson)
The Killer Inside Me
14
Jim Thompson
Dark Passage (David Goodis)
Dark Passage
15
David Goodis
The Grifters (Jim Thompson)
The Grifters
16
Jim Thompson
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
17
Down There (David Goodis)
Down There
18
David Goodis
Black Dahlia (James Ellroy)
Black Dahlia
19
James Ellroy
The Big Nowhere
The Big Nowhere
20
Pop. 1280 (Jim Thompson)
Pop. 1280
21
Jim Thompson
The Getaway
The Getaway
22
Devil in a Blue Dress (Walter Mosley)
Devil in a Blue Dress
23
Walter Mosley
L.A. Confidential
L.A. Confidential
24
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles (Mike Davis)
City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles
25
Mike Davis
White Jazz
White Jazz
26
52 Pickup
52 Pickup
27
Swag
Swag
28
The Switch
The Switch
29
Cane (Jean Toomer)
Cane
30
Jean Toomer
Little Dorrit (Charles Dickens)
Little Dorrit
31
Charles Dickens
A Raisin in the Sun (Lorraine Hansberry)
A Raisin in the Sun
32
Lorraine Hansberry
The Color Purple (Alice Walker)
The Color Purple
33
Alice Walker
Dombey and Sons (Charles Dickens)
Dombey and Sons
34
Charles Dickens
Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens)
Tale of Two Cities
35
Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (Charles Dickens)
Great Expectations
36
Charles Dickens
The Expats (Chris Pavone)
The Expats
37
Chris Pavone
Tobacco Road (Erskine Caldwell)
Tobacco Road
38
Erskine Caldwell
Flowering Judas and Other Stories (Katherine Anne Porter)
Flowering Judas and Other Stories
39
Katherine Anne Porter
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets (Stephen Crane)
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets
40
Stephen Crane
Page 1 of 2
Click books you've read
Lists Similar to 'Reading for Pleasure 2020'
5 Star Reads for the Pleasure of Reading
5 Star Reads for the Pleasure of Reading
2,270
100
Reading for Pleasure
Reading for Pleasure
618
500
Reading for Pleasure 2018
Reading for Pleasure 2018
285
66
The Sexiest Books You'll Ever Have the Pleasure of Reading
The Sexiest Books You'll Ever Have the Pleasure of Reading
270
20
Reading for Pleasure 2019
Reading for Pleasure 2019
195
76
Reading for Pleasure 2022
Reading for Pleasure 2022
127
64
Reading for Pleasure 2021
Reading for Pleasure 2021
96
49
Reading for Pleasure 2024
Reading for Pleasure 2024
79
63
Reading for Pleasure 2023
Reading for Pleasure 2023
79
41
Reading Reading Reading
Reading Reading Reading
1,651
789
Reading, Reading, 50 Years of Reading
Reading, Reading, 50 Years of Reading
353
836
The Best Books About Books: Reading About Reading Is Sometimes Better Than Reading
The Best Books About Books: Reading About Reading Is Sometimes Better Than Reading
299
39
30 "Guilty Pleasure" Books That Are in Fact Awesome
30 "Guilty Pleasure" Books That Are in Fact Awesome
1,489
30
Valentina's Top 75 Guilty Pleasure Books
Valentina's Top 75 Guilty Pleasure Books
1,201
75
Pure Pleasure: The 20th Century's Most Enjoyable Books (John Carey)
Pure Pleasure: The 20th Century's Most Enjoyable Books (John Carey)
1,027
50
Readings in Retirement: Classics Old and New Read for Pleasure
Readings in Retirement: Classics Old and New Read for Pleasure
619
125
Children's and Coming of Age Books Even Adults Will Read With Pleasure
Children's and Coming of Age Books Even Adults Will Read With Pleasure
554
93
Books Mary's Read for Pleasure During Her First Three Years of Medical School
Books Mary's Read for Pleasure During Her First Three Years of Medical School
489
175
Thrills and Chills: Some Random Mystery, Thriller, and Horror Read With Pleasure
Thrills and Chills: Some Random Mystery, Thriller, and Horror Read With Pleasure
358
80
25 Books for Your Horrifying Pleasure
25 Books for Your Horrifying Pleasure
336
25
Guilty Pleasure Books That G Enjoyed
Guilty Pleasure Books That G Enjoyed
282
25
Michael Dirda's Classics for Pleasure
Michael Dirda's Classics for Pleasure
239
147
Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda
Classics for Pleasure by Michael Dirda
186
174
The Pleasure, Knowledge, and Understanding of Philosophy, Politics, Justice, Economics, Psychology, and Poetry
The Pleasure, Knowledge, and Understanding of Philosophy, Politics, Justice, Economics, Psychology, and Poetry
178
30
Ten Year Reading Plan (Joy of Reading)
Ten Year Reading Plan (Joy of Reading)
1,269
111
Books That Should Be Required Reading (Or Summer Reading Options) for High School Students
Books That Should Be Required Reading (Or Summer Reading Options) for High School Students
967
50
Goodreads: 63 Reading Recommendations for Every Fall Reading Vibe
Goodreads: 63 Reading Recommendations for Every Fall Reading Vibe
788
63
Thomas C. Foster Reading List - Reading Literature Like a Professor
Thomas C. Foster Reading List - Reading Literature Like a Professor
471
165
A Complete Shakespeare Reading List in Recommended Reading Order
A Complete Shakespeare Reading List in Recommended Reading Order
379
43
Betty's Reading List for Teresa's Reading Challenge
Betty's Reading List for Teresa's Reading Challenge
298
52
All Similar Lists
Newsletter · Help/Contact · Privacy · Copyright Claim   © 2025 App Spring, Inc. · This product uses the TMDb API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDb.
Seen It - Movies & TV 
Android & iOS
Seen It is a new app from the creators of List Challenges. You can view movies and shows in one place and filter by streaming provider, genre, release year, runtime, and rating (Rotten Tomatoes, Imdb, and/or Metacritic). Also, you can track what you've seen, want to see, like, or dislike, as well as track individual seasons or episodes of shows. In addition, you can see the most watched/liked stuff amongst your friends. Learn more at SEENIT.FUN