My Library at LibraryThing
As always, from least to most liked:
15. The Queen’s Man, S.K. Penman (Book Club)
14. Twilight, S. Meyer
13. The Cure for Death by Lightning, G. Andersen-Dargatz (Book Club)
12. A Town Like Alice, N. Shute (Book Club)
11. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, M. Shaffer (Book Club)
10. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, D. Eggers (Book Club)
9. The Time-Traveler’s Wife, A. Niffenegger
8. Five Quarters of the Orange, J. Harris (Book Club)
7. Teacher Man, F. McCourt
6. A Breath of Snow and Ashes, D. Gabaldon
5. ‘Tis, F. McCourt
4. About a Boy, N. Hornby (Book Club)
3. Little Children, T. Perrotta
2. The Fiery Cross, D. Gabaldon
1. The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, W. Johnston (Book Club)
There weren’t too many goodies this year, sadly. I do recommend the top 8 and don’t recommend the last three. The Time-Traveler’s Wife was a reread–I loved it dearly the first time but the second time I found the writing got in the way of the story. That’s never a good thing for a book.
Currently I’m reading Before I Wake by Robert Wiersema (not “Remind Me Later!) for the book club. It was my pick–but it was pretty random. I went to the library’s book club list and rapidly read some summaries before choosing it. Turns out the book is set in Victoria–which is also where the author lives! I think the book club ladies shall like it.
Maybe, for 2010, I'll keep track of the books I read – I love that you did this.Diana Gabaldon books may well be my favorite escape. My love for the Outlander series is no secret. I've got a bunch of books in my to-read pile now, though, so I doubt I'll be traveling back to Claire and Jamie's neighborhood for a while…
I'm going to have to echo Mrs. Chili's thoughts and try to keep track of what I've read. I'm only on book #3 since being over here, so I've been pretty lazy. But I read All Quiet on the Western Front and a few other "classics" earlier this year, and I'm currently on "The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao", which is really good. I have a copy of "Teacher Man", so that might have to jump to the top of the list for next-in-line.Hope you and the family have a good new year, LG! Thanks for the message the other day. All the best in 2010!T
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