In 2010 on goodreads, I gave five stars ("it was amazing") to eight books. I gave another 42 books a four-star rating ("really liked it"). The following are a few of my favorites of those 50 good reads:
- Favorite short-but-powerful read: If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
- Favorite re-read: To Kill a Mockbird by Harper Lee
- Favorite female character: Mattie Gokey in A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
- Favorite male character: Owen Birnbaum in Slob by Ellen Potter
- Fondest memories revisited: Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh
- Best experience with a book I was offered for review: The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan
- Favorite collaborative effort: Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan (Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan is a close second.)
- Favorite book to recommend to friends: Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet by Jamie Ford
- Most anticipated book: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
- Books with the biggest impact on my life: The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin and Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness by Ariel Gore
- Best beginning to a new trilogy: Matched by Ally Condie
- Favorite recent releases by favorite authors: The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver, Secrets of Eden by Chris Bohjalian, and House Rules by Jodi Picoult
- Favorite "I'm glad I took a chance on a second book by the author of a book I loved" book: I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
- Favorite young adult novel exploring faith: Once Was Lost by Sara Zarr (Honorable mention to Losing Faith by Denise Jaden.)
- Favorite adult novel exploring faith: Any Bitter Thing by Monica Wood
- Favorite feminist novel for young adults: The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
- Best not-his-usual-genre book: Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian
What were your favorite reads of 2010?
What a great list, Alison! I really liked Jacqueline Woodson's book and The Hunger Games too. To Kill a Mockingbird will always be my favorite. I'm glad we have a few similarities!
ReplyDeleteI'm with Alice on The Hunger Games! I too loved (or really liked) A Northern Light. Great list ... where do you find the time, or how did you acquire your speed reading skills?
ReplyDeleteGreat way to list em! I have spent a while thinking about my list. It is smaller this year as my reading was almost nil but I'm glad that you and I have quite a few in common. I also found a new copy of Matched at the second hand bookstore already!! What a bargain!! My Christmas miracle that day. I look forward to reading it even more since I saw it listed here as a favorite. It was even listed on NPR as a 'to-read' book!!
ReplyDeleteHave a great week!
I want to read so many of these so glad you liked them. I'm most interested in A Northern Light, The Day the Falls Stood Still, Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, and The Lacuna.
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