Before moving on to 2010, I want to offer a short list of my favorite reads from last year … in no particular order (some were published before 2009, I’m sure):
* Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout
* Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
* Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
* One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
* The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
* The Other Hand by Chris Cleave (published in the U.S. under the title Little Bee)
* The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
* Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
* Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortensen and David Oliver Relin
* The Book of Salt by Monique Truong
… and I am not too proud to admit that I LOVED Twilight by Stephanie Meyer. Haven’t read New Moon yet!
As for 2010, I’ve been meaning to write about the books as soon as I finish them, but I’ve been traveling with my sister. She flew back to the States yesterday, so back to books …
I’m starting a list of the books I read, and I’ll just keep updating it as I go. (FYI, my blog won’t make italics. As a former editor, that is making me crazy.)
Click HERE for the link to my 2010 book list.
Just finished Olive Kitteridge. Loved it. I highly recommend you add The Art Of Racing in the Rain to your list. One of the best books I have read in the past year.
Thanks for the list–I have read a few that you recommended and have not been disappointed. I just started The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery (translated from French) and I think it’s going to be good.
Just finished Run by Ann Patchett–not her best, but a good read