Sunday, January 2, 2011

2010 in Books

My goal for 2010 was to read 24 books and I rounded out with 25! The year brought some of my favorite books of all time: The Red Tent and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Looking forward to seeing what 2011 brings in books!

!!!!! - Do not miss it!
***** - Loved it
##### - Good read
:( - Disappointing

1. The Host by Stephenie Meyer *****
2. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows !!!!!!
3. Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout :(
4. Marley and Me by John Grogan #####
5. The Zookeeper’s Wife by Diane Ackerman :(
6. The Third Angel by Alice Hoffman #####
7. A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick :(
8. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant !!!!!
9. Same Kind of Different As Me by Ron Hall and Denver Moore !!!!!
10. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson *****
11. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson *****
12. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson *****
13. Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang by Chelsea Handler #####
14. Perfection by Julie Metz :(
15. Little Bee by Chris Cleave :(
16. The Giver by Lois Lowry #####
17. Zeitoun by Dave Eggers !!!!!
18. One Day by David Nicholls #####
19. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer :(
20. Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult :(
21. Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the Veil by Deborah Rodriguez *****
22. Her Mother’s Hope by Francine Rivers *****
23. Her Daughter’s Dream by Francine Rivers #####
24. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot #####
25. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah *****

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