Wednesday, January 6, 2010

50 Books in 2009

NOTE: The comment was a good point. My top 20 books are coming tomorrow.

I've not only completed my resolution for New Year's 2009, I've exceeded it - by 31 books! Since I'm going to eliminate the side bar to make room for my 2010 resolution I wanted to keep the list as a posting for memory's sake.
  • 81. Shakespeare's Trollop, by Charlaine Harris
  • 80. Shakespeare's Christmas, by Charlaine Harris
  • 79. Shakespeare's Champion, by Charlaine Harris
  • 78. Shakespeare's Landlord, by Charlaine Harris
  • 77. The Interruption of Everything, by Terry McMillan
  • 76. The Thirteenth Tale, by Diane Setterfield
  • 75. Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen
  • 74. The Christmas Bus, by Melody Carlson
  • 73. Fireflies in December, by Jennifer Erin Valent
  • 72. Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe
  • 71. Ambivalence: Adventures in Israel and Palestine, by Jonathan Garfinkel
  • 70. Posh, by Lucy Jackson
  • 69. Grave Secret, by Charlaine Harris
  • 68. Commencement, by J. Courtney Sullivan
  • 67. An Ice Cold Grave, by Charlaine Harris
  • 66. Grave Surprise, by Charlaine Harris
  • 65. Grave Sight, by Charlaine Harris
  • 64. The French Mistress, by Susan Holloway Scott
  • 63. Keeping Faith, by Jodi Picoult
  • 62. Duchess, by Susan Holloway Scott
  • 61. The Heretic Queen, by Michelle Moran
  • 60. Nefertiti, by Michelle Moran
  • 59. Cleopatra's Daughter, by Michelle Moran
  • 58. The Speckled Monster, by Jennifer Lee Carrell
  • 57. An Echo in the Bone, by Diana Gabaldon
  • 56. Kabul in Winter, by Ann Jones
  • 55. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War, by Max Brooks
  • 54. The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
  • 53. When Will There Be Good News, by Kate Atkinson
  • 52. One Good Turn, by Kate Atkinson
  • 51. The White Queen, by Philippa Gregory
  • 50. Case Histories, by Kate Atkinson
  • 49. Year of Wonders, by Geraldine Brooks
  • 48. Interred with their Bones, by Jennifer Lee Carrell
  • 47. The Dowry Bride, by Shobhan Bantwal
  • 46. The Help, by Kathryn Stockett
  • 45. Best Friends Forever, by Jennifer Weiner
  • 44. South of Broad, by Pat Conroy
  • 43. When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris
  • 42. Liars and Saints, by Maile Meloy
  • 41. The Virgin Blue, by Tracy Chevalier
  • 40. The Places in Between, by Rory Stewart
  • 39. Food Matters, by Mark Bittman
  • 30-38. Southern Vampire Mystery series (Sookie Stackhouse), by Charlaine Harris
  • 29. Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates
  • 28. The Outliers, by Malcolm Gladwell
  • 27. National Geographic Guide to the National Parks of the United States, by National Geographic
  • 26. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak
  • 25. Band of Sisters,by Kirsten Holmstedt
  • 24. Baking, by Dorie Greenspan
  • 23. A Reliable Wife, by Robert Goolrick
  • 22. My Horizontal Life, by Chelsea Handler
  • 21. The Feast of Roses, by Indu Sundaresan
  • 20. Breaking Dawn, by Stephanie Meyer
  • 19. Eclipse, by Stephanie Meyer
  • 18. New Moon, by Stephanie Meyer
  • 17. American Wife, by Curtis Sittenfeld
  • 16. Twilight, by Stephanie Meyer
  • 15. Kabul Beauty School, by Deborah Rodriguez
  • 14. The Twentieth Wife, by Indu Sundaresan
  • 13. Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn, by Donald Spoto
  • 12. Remembrance of Things Paris : Sixty Years of Writing from Gourmet, by Ruth Reichl
  • 11. The Digital Photography Book, by Scott Kelby
  • 10. Shopaholic & Baby, by Sophie Kinsella
  • 9. Bait and Switch : The (Futile) Pursuit of the American Dream, by Barbara Ehrenreich
  • 8. The Last Wife of Henry VIII, by Carolly Erickson
  • 7. In Defense of Food, by Michael Pollan
  • 6. Guests of the Ayatollah, by Mark Bowden
  • 5. Change of Heart, by Jodi Picoult
  • 4. Song of Hannah, by Eva Etzioni-Halevy
  • 3. The Triumph of Deborah, by Eva Etzioni-Halevy
  • 2. Unaccustomed Earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri
  • 1. The Partly-Cloudy Patriot, by Sarah Vowell

1 comment:

aladyinlondon said...

Any favorites? I'm looking for some good books to read!