It’s been wonderful to be on a blog vacation this past week. I’ve spent some time thinking through where I’d like to head with my posts this upcoming year. I’ve also taken a bit of time to write a few drafts I’ll be able to use in the weeks to come.
This morning, though, I decided to stop by and post my favorite reads of 2009. No ranking here, just a rough look at the order in which I read.
MG/YA
- Peak
- Rules
- Chasing Lincoln’s Killer
- The Forest of Hands and Teeth
- The Mysterious Benedict Society
- A Drowned Maiden’s Hair
- Schooled
- Love, Aubrey
- The Hunger Games
- Graceling
Adult Titles
- The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass, aged 37 3/4
- the Crimson Petal and the White
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
- The Secret History
- The Kitchen Boy
- A Southern Family
- A Narrative of the Life of Mrs. Mary Jemison
- The Shadow of the Wind
- Opal: A Life of Enchantment, Mystery, and Madness
- Cordelia Underwood (haven’t finished yet, but deserves to be here!)
What books have you enjoyed this past year?
Great choices! I’ve enjoyed so many books this year…it would be hard to list them all. I’ve really enjoyed Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick, The Maze Runner by James Dashner, The Pact by Jodi Picoult, Light on Snow by Anita Shreve…and tons more 🙂
You’ve got some great books on these lists 🙂
Mmmhmmm… The Shadow of the Wind… yup.. Curious Incident… yep… I shall have to add the others to my “to be read” list since we both seem to have such wonderful taste in books! 🙂
Valerie,
Isn’t it fun to share books in common?
Great list! A few that are on my TBR list.
Reading will always be my favorite pasttime. Have a great New Year!
I’d have to add Kathryn Stockett’s The Help to the adult list, and When You Reach Me to the middle grade list.
Loved Shadow of the Wind! I read it a few years ago, and I think I’ll reread it (plus I want to add a couple of others that you mention to my stack!)
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Great list, Caroline! A few that I’ve enjoyed this past year are Silver Phoenix by Cindy Pon, When you reach me by Rebecca Stead, Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia, and When the whistle blows by Fran Cannon Slayton. And there are a few on your list that I’m hoping to get around to in 2010.
Like Tamika, reading is definitely a fave pasttime!
Have a happy & safe New Year’s Eve! 🙂
I’ve needed some new YA reads, Caroline! I think the only one from your list that I’ve read is The Hunger Games (which I loved). I also really liked The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.
Some of the other’s I enjoyed this year were:
Suzanne Collin’s MG series, Gregor the Overlander
The Percy Jackson series
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peal Pie Society
The Maze Runner
The Uglies series
The Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
(very random list!)
I don’t know how When You Reach Me didn’t make it onto my list. I like to keep records of what I read (I have a fun little book journal), and somehow I never wrote it down.
The Help is under my bed, another book in my ever-growing pile.
Sounds like I need to read Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, too.
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Great list. Loved The Secret History–definitely one to make you think about afterward. ANd I have Forest of Hands and Teeth and The Hunger Games in by to be read pile, so glad to hear they are good. 🙂
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And thanks for being number 100!
Wow! Great list and great idea. I love looking up new books to read. I’ll link to this post on mine when I steal your idea.
I have some personal info to share on the Gypsy research–
Patricia,
Any information you could share would be wonderful!
I’m into reading YA now since that’s what I’m writing. A few of my favorites that I read this year are: Catching Fire, Hush Hush, Wings, Graceling, The Mortal Instruments series, and The Forest of Hands and Teeth.
Have a wonderful New Year!
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I’ve read Shadow of the Wind, too. I’m surprised by how many of us read that one. Other favorites include: Catching Fire and The Maze Runner (duh!), sequels to The Ranger’s Apprentice, The Last Apprentice, Septimus Heap and The Alchemyst series.
Happy New Year, Caroline! 🙂
Interesting choices! I like Peak but the ending seemed a little too cliche for me. I’m reading Silver Phoenix right now. I just finished Carpe Diem and loved it.