2009 Year in Review
In 2009, my totals are:
Number of books read: 53
Total pages read: 21,354
Average pages per day: 58
Number of authors: 48 (90%)
Female authors: 23 (48%)
Male authors: 25 (52%)
New to me authors: 40 (83%)
Looks like it was a good year. Stay tuned for my top 5 and bottom 5 picks of the year.
I look forward to many more good reads this year. If you have any suggestions, I gladly welcome them!
Click on the extended entry to see the titles for all 53 books (organized according to favorite - top to bottom).
Night
To Kill a Mockingbird
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Giver
Little Women
Middlesex
Schindler's Ark
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
The Help
Spiced
Glamour
Beneath a Marble Sky
Water for Elephants
The Five People You Meet in Heaven
Something Borrowed
The Lost Recipe for Happiness
Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
Something Blue
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The World in Half
Eragon
Eldest
The Diplomat's Wife
Remember Me
Lamb
Oryx and Crake
Knit Two
A Million Little Pieces
Sacred Hearts
Inkheart
Alias Grace
Patty Jane's House of Curl
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People
The Reader
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
The Red Tent
The Other Queen
The Virgin's Lover
Asking for Trouble
The Constant Princess
Three Cups of Tea
Palace Circle
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Revolutionary Road
My Best Friend's Girl
Marley and Me
Happiness Sold Separately
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
Gulliver's Travels
On Chesil Beach