I am happy to report that all 3 books I read this month were excellent. My favorite was Water for Elephants with My Sister’s Keeper a close second. I don’t know why I was so reluctant to read Water for Elephants, but I am happy I gave the book a shot—it was an A for sure! And it has been a very long time since a book moved me to tears, and the last few pages of My Sister’s Keeper did just that. Read it.
So now that 2009 is finishing up, I get the chance to look back over the books I have read this year. What a fun, diverse spread it was! I am looking forward to my reading in 2010 and guess what everyone….I got a nook — thanks hubby!
Completed Reads in 2009:
1. The Last Lecture (Jan) A-
2. Lucky (Jan) A-
3. Strengths Finder 2.0 (Feb) B
4. Little Earthquakes (Feb) B
5. The Relationship Principles of Jesus (March) B
6. Tales of Beetle Bard (March) C
7. The Shack (April) A-
8. The Almost Moon (April) C
9. Angels & Demons (April) A
10. Sellevision (April) B
11. The Lovely Bones (April) A-
12. Confessions of a Shopoholic (May) C
13. My Horizontal Life (May) A-
14. The Five People You Meet in Heaven (July) B
15. LA Candy (July) B-
16. The Purpose Driven Life (September) A-
17. The Lost Symbol (September) A
18. Digital Fortress (Oct) B+
19. Are you there Vodka? It’s me Chelsea. (Oct) B+
20. The Purpose of Christmas (Oct) B
21. The Glass Castle (Nov) A
22. Syrup (Nov) C-
23. Devil in the White City (Nov) B-
24. Water for Elephants (Dec) A
25. My Sister’s Keeper (Dec) A
26. Deception Point (Dec) B+
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December 28, 2009 at 10:40 am
SO glad you liked Water for Elephants and My Sister's Keeper- I thought both were excellent as well. I think you will enjoy Three Cups of Tea and Hunger Games. Did you read the Twilight series? Supposedly Hunger Games is supposed to be the next Twilight (movie rights already sold even). I have read the first two and really liked them. Have you ever read The Giver? Hunger Games kind of reminds me of that…anywho- happy reading!!
December 28, 2009 at 10:42 am
Oh forgot to tell you to add The American Wife, by Curtis Satterfield to your must read list-it is really good!
December 28, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Thanks for the input V! I totally want to read Hunger Gameas and the following books. I'm glad to hear they are great!
December 30, 2009 at 5:41 pm
I love that you list your books for the year, what a great idea! Water for Elephants is fantastic, I loved the ending.
December 30, 2009 at 8:57 pm
i loved the ending too! it totally caught me off guard, love that! hope all is well in your world nicole—happy new year!