Bear with me people, it's time for me to immortalize what I've read this year. Forty-eight books in 2009. Some of them have been easy reads, but there has been some excellent fiction (and non-fiction!) mixed in. I read through several series this year. I have read through as much of Fern Michael's Sisterhood series as my mom has loaned me (13 so far). I read the four books of the Twilight saga (I, too, was doubtful. Nathan and I both loved the books. Give them a try!). If the holidays hadn't gotten in the way, I would be finished with HP7. Don't tell me how it ends! Like last year, I have either passed along or consigned every book I've read. This year 35 were loaners, nine I received as gifts either last Christmas or for my birthday, two Nathan purchased and I read after he finished them, and two I bought (which may happen more frequently now that I have a Costco membership! It is terribly tempting to walk through the book section!).
2009 Book List
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling
The Winter Lodge by Susan Wiggs
Mistletoe Bay by Marcia Evanick
The Christmas Pearl by Dorothea Benton Frank
Mrs. Miracle by Debbie Macomber
Deception by Denise Mina
Heaven, Texas by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Under the Radar by Fern Michaels
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
Final Justice by Fern Michaels
The Hour I First Believed by Wally Lamb
Collateral Damage by Fern Michaels
The Switch by Sandra Brown
Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
Fast Track by Fern Michaels
Dear John by Nicholas Sparks
Friday Nights by Joanna Trollope
Hokus Pokus by Fern Michaels
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Full of Grace by Dorothea Benton Frank
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Hide and Seek by Fern Michaels
Free Fall by Fern Michaels
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Wedding Game by Jane Feather
Lethal Justice by Fern Michaels
Sweet Revenge by Fern Michaels
Jude's Law by Lori Foster
New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
Thursdays at Eight by Debbie Macomber
The Weight of Water by Anita Shreve
Beach Girls by Luanne Rice
The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
The Jury by Fern Michaels
Always Looking Up: The Adventures of an Incurable Optimist
Vendetta by Fern Michaels
Payback by Fern Michaels
Weekend Warriors by Fern Michaels
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
The Accidental Mother by Rowan Coleman
Sundays at Tiffany's by Patterson/Charbonnet
Meant to Be by Edie Claire
Multiple Blessings (Jon&Kate Plus 8...)
Wonderful You by Marian Stewart
The Drowning Tree by Carol Goodman
Shem Creek by Dorothea Benton Frank
All He Ever Wanted by Anita Shreve
I will continue my list in 2010. In addition, Nathan and I plan to try to read two books that are in day-by-day format, The American Patriot's Almanac and The Runner's Book of Daily Inspiration. It's not a resolution, per se, to read these, but it would be so nice to be able to read/discuss things at the same time, rather than having to wait for the other one like we usually do.
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I have a recommendation for your 2010 list. It's called 'Outliers: The Story of Success' by Malcolm Gladwell. It is a well-told sociological study about successful people and it completely upended some of my long-standing opinions on the matter. A quick and fascinating read. DId you know that a wildly disproportionate number of professional hockey players are born in January, February and March? Did you know that of the 75 richest people in the history of man [3000+ years], that a large portion were born in one decade in America? Did you know that Asians are exceptionally good at math because their language is math-friendly and because they raise rice? Amazing stuff.
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