Books I've Read: Q3 2020
Books ready for gifting or donating, some of which I read in Q3, 2020. Lausanne, Switzerland. September 20, 2020.
A list of the books I read in the third quarter of 2020, in rough chronological order:
La Delicatesse, by David Foenkinos (French-language edition)
Parakeet, by Marie-Helene Bertino
Morality Play, by Barry Unsworth
Such a Fun Age, by Kiley Reid
Want, by Lynn Steger Strong
Et Si C’était Vrai, by Marc Levy (French-language edition)
Blacktop Wasteland, by S. A. Cosby
It Doesn’t Have to be Crazy at Work, by Jason Fried and David Hainemeier Hansson
The Only Good Indians, by Stephen Graham Jones
Je Vais Bien, Ne T’en Fais Pas, by Olivier Adam (French-language edition)
A Burning, by Megha Majumdar
L’Immeuble des Femmes qui ont Renoncé aux Hommes, by Karine Lambert (French-language edition)
Natural History, by Carlos Fonseca
Via Negativa, by Daniel Hornsby
The Empress of Salt and Fortune, by Nghi Vo
Interior Chinatown, by Charles Yu
Upright Woman Wanted, by Sarah Gailey
Barn 8, by Deb Olin Unferth
Vernon Subutex 1, by Virginie Despentes (French-language edition)
A Long Petal of the Sea, by Isabel Allende
La Tresse, by Laeticia Colombani (French-language edition)
Crooked Hallelujah, by Kelli Jo Ford
Un Chemin de Tables, by Maylis de Kerangal (French-language edition)
Summer, by Ali Smith
Transcendent Kingdom, by Yaa Gyasi
As in the past, I’ve bolded the books that really wowed me and that I would recommend highly. (Including my first highly recommended book in the French language!)
Want to check out the best books I read in Q1 and Q2 2020? You can find my list of books read in the first quarter of 2020 here and my reading list from the second quarter of 2020 here. (Update: You can read ahead into my Q4 2020 reading list via this link and you can click here for my list of the best of the best reads of 2020.)
I’ve you’ve read any of these, I’d love to hear your thoughts. And if you have any recommendations for my Q4 2020 reading list, please share them!