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The Best Books I Read in 2020
One of my resolutions for 2020 was to read 25 books. I got a Kindle at the end of 2019, so I was fully equipped to knock out my goal. I loved nearly every book I read, so either Amazon’s recommendations were perfect or I just have a knack for picking good books.
These books stood above the rest as the five best books I read in 2020:
1. Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
This is the best story I’ve ever read. It might just be the best story ever. Endurance is about a man’s ambitious plan to cross the Antarctic in the 1910s. In the middle of their journey the ship is trapped in pack ice and the crew is forced to sit idle for months. Finally the ship is crushed and slowly sinks. The 28 man crew is now in the middle of the Antarctic sea hundreds of miles away from the nearest land or any hope of rescue. After an unbelievable journey Shackleton’s entire crew is rescued successfully.
2020 may have been the perfect time to read this book. Stay-at-home orders around the country may have led to a bit of cabin fever, but 9 months in a dark, frozen sea would have led me to absolute insanity. The 28 men were able to stay in good spirits for all of it, and even maintained hope of survival.