Kalanadi 11.8K subscribers · Jan 5, 2021

Favorite Books Of 2020

Reviews25

AceAngela Chen
Loved it

this book was one of the most personal things i have probably ever read and it's kind of difficult to talk about it because it's pretty intensely private for me

ElatsoeDarcie Little Badger
Loved it

i loved that i really appreciated its theme of responsibility for one's abilities one's powers and using your abilities wisely listening to your elders that sort of thing it was a really fun book

MachineElizabeth Bear
Loved it

i love this universe the white space the universe this far future world where i think very importantly psychology and mental health are viewed and treated very differently

it's very creepy i love the way that the story unfurled i had so much fun trying to guess what was happening and sort of getting it right it was very satisfying by the end

PetAkwaeke Emezi
Loved it

and then i read it and it was so freaking good guys this book just packed such a weird emotional punch at the end

PiranesiSusanna Clarke
Loved it

this book has perfect execution it also turned out to be a kind of story that i love one in which you uncover like this secret or hidden or partially erased history through notebooks and journals and letters and remnants of research

PrecursorC.J. Cherryh
Loved it

the reason why this one was an absolute blast my favorite book in the series so far is that bren the main character who is kind of a translator interpreter diplomat between a human society and an alien society he in the first trilogy doesn't actually have that much authority or agency but by this fourth book he is fully grown into his role and he gets stuff done there's so much competency and action and things happening in this book it was fantastic

this one was very close to perfect for me i loved it because it was funny there was such a good banter i really enjoyed the chemistry and the relationship between the two love interests

The Stone WētāOctavia Cade
Loved it

this is another science fiction novel that i've done a review on and it's one of the most hard-hitting science fiction books i've read that was extremely relevant to the modern day

The dazzle of dayMolly Gloss
Loved it

i loved the way that this was told the way that it was structured was so beautiful and it just sort of makes me ache inside to think about some of it

i loved the world building of this just so much care and attention to the details was put into this and it was just so cool the reason it didn't make my favorites list you know the thing that kind of cut it from that list is that while i enjoy the world building and a lot of the characters and relationships the plot has evaporated from my mind a little bit

Vanishing FleeceClara Parkes
Loved it

it was very informative though oh maybe a tiny bit out of date i think the events that she talks about in this book are about 10 years ago and i think there have been some shifts in the fiber industry and fiber arts since then but it's still a very good read

Wylding HallElizabeth Hand
Loved it

i absolutely loved this story i loved the concept but i think that the way it was told and that hand knew how much to explain how much to reveal and how much to just leave up to your imagination it was perfect