{"id":6066,"date":"2014-01-21T00:00:39","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T08:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6066"},"modified":"2014-01-21T16:45:35","modified_gmt":"2014-01-22T00:45:35","slug":"the-books-of-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lesliedinaberg.com\/wordpress\/?p=6066","title":{"rendered":"The Books of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"The<\/a>So many books, so little time-part three<\/p>\n

My son started keeping a reading list in third grade, so I did too. This is the third year we\u2019ve done this. For the last two years I\u2019ve set a goal to read better (i.e. more literary or more challenging books) but I keep finding that more and more I tend to read to escape, rather than be challenged, which is kind of sad.<\/p>\n

My favorite book of 2009 was probably either The Help<\/em><\/a> by Kathryn Stockett or The Story of Edgar Sawtelle<\/em><\/a> by David Wroblewski. Both, ironically, were my book club books and were slow starters that I was reluctant rather than anxious to dig into. I guess that just goes to show me that persistence can pay off.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve also been trying to read chick lit, and chicklet lit (young adult) more regularly because I\u2019m hoping to take a stab at that genre myself in about a year and half, when my son goes to Junior High and I have a little more time. I\u2019m thinking this might help explain why there are so few male authors on my list.<\/p>\n

Anyway, I\u2019d love to hear about other people\u2019s favorite books this year.<\/p>\n

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  1. The Pagan Stone \u2013 Nora Roberts<\/li>\n
  2. The Friday Night Knitting Club \u2013 Katie Jacobs<\/li>\n
  3. Fade \u2013 Robert Cormier<\/li>\n
  4. Comfort Food \u2013 Katie Jacobs<\/li>\n
  5. Queen of Babble in the Big City \u2013 Meg Cabot<\/li>\n
  6. The Liars Club \u2013 Mary Karr<\/li>\n
  7. Eclipse \u2013 Stephenie Meyer<\/li>\n
  8. Dreams From My Father \u2013 Barack Obama<\/li>\n
  9. Knit 2 \u2013 Katie Jacobs<\/li>\n
  10. The Mediator: Darkest Hour \u2013 Meg Cabot<\/li>\n
  11. The Beach House \u2013 Jane Green<\/li>\n
  12. Change of Heart \u2013 Jodi Picoult<\/li>\n
  13. My Best Friend\u2019s Girl \u2013 Dorothy Koomson<\/li>\n
  14. Blade Runners, Deer Hunters & Blowing the Bloody Doors Off: My Life in Cult Movies \u2013 Michael Deeley<\/li>\n
  15. Salvation in Death \u2013 J.D. Robb<\/li>\n
  16. The Mediator: Reunion \u2013 Meg Cabot<\/li>\n
  17. Promises in Death \u2013 J.D. Robb<\/li>\n
  18. ABC\u2019s of Love \u2013 Sarah Salway<\/li>\n
  19. The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted \u2013 Elizabeth Berg<\/li>\n
  20. Handle With Care \u2013 Jodi Picoult<\/li>\n
  21. Sundays at Tiffany\u2019s \u2013 James Patterson<\/li>\n
  22. Belong to Me \u2013 Marisa de los Santos<\/li>\n
  23. Love Walked in \u2013 Marisa de los Santos<\/li>\n
  24. Parties & Potions \u2013 Sarah Mlynowski<\/li>\n
  25. Loving Frank \u2013 Nancy Horan<\/li>\n
  26. Vision in White \u2013 Nora Roberts<\/li>\n
  27. 20 Wishes \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  28. Swapping Lives \u2013 Jane Green<\/li>\n
  29. Shopaholic & Baby \u2013 Sophie Kinsella<\/li>\n
  30. Shopaholic Takes Manhattan \u2013 Sophie Kinsella<\/li>\n
  31. The Story of Edgar Sawtelle \u2013 David Wroblewski<\/li>\n
  32. Slummy Mummy \u2013 Fiona Neill<\/li>\n
  33. Flying Changes \u2013 Sara Gruen<\/li>\n
  34. Love Stargirl \u2013 Jerry Spinelli<\/li>\n
  35. Bitter is the New Black \u2013 Jen Lancaster<\/li>\n
  36. Housekeeping \u2013 Marilynne Robinson<\/li>\n
  37. Harvesting the Heart \u2013 Jodi Picoult<\/li>\n
  38. The Lace Reader \u2013 Brunomia Barry<\/li>\n
  39. Will Write for Shoes: How to Write a Chick Lit Novel \u2013 Cathy Yardley<\/li>\n
  40. Love the One You\u2019re With \u2013 Emily Giffin<\/li>\n
  41. Beginners Greek \u2013 James Collins<\/li>\n
  42. Black Hills \u2013 Nora Roberts<\/li>\n
  43. Girls Night Out \u2013 Meg Cabot, et al (about 50 different short stories)<\/li>\n
  44. The New Yorkers \u2013 Cathleen Shine<\/li>\n
  45. Foreign Tongue \u2013 Vanina Marsol<\/li>\n
  46. Bras & Broomsticks \u2013 Sarah Myonowski<\/li>\n
  47. One Fifth Avenue \u2013 Candace Bushnell<\/li>\n
  48. The Giant\u2019s House \u2013 Elizabeth McCracken<\/li>\n
  49. The Letters \u2013 Luanne Rice & Joseph Monninger<\/li>\n
  50. Susannah\u2019s Garden \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  51. Something Blue \u2013 Emily Giffin<\/li>\n
  52. Happiness Sold Separately \u2013 Lolly Winston<\/li>\n
  53. Blossom Street \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  54. The Time Traveler\u2019s Wife \u2013 Audrey Niffenegger<\/li>\n
  55. Back on Blossom Street \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  56. Stargirl \u2013 Jerry Spinelli<\/li>\n
  57. Good Dog Stay \u2013 Anna Quindlen<\/li>\n
  58. Annie\u2019s Attic \u2013 Steve Luxenberg<\/li>\n
  59. Second Chance \u2013 Jane Green<\/li>\n
  60. Babyville \u2013 Jane Green<\/li>\n
  61. This Matter of Marriage \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  62. Nell\u2019s Cowboy \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  63. Such a Pretty Fat \u2013 Jen Lancaster<\/li>\n
  64. That Summer Place \u2013 Susan Wiggs & Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  65. Moon Over Water \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  66. If You Could See Me Now \u2013 Cecilia Ahern<\/li>\n
  67. Texas Two-Step \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  68. The Little Book \u2013 Selden Edwards<\/li>\n
  69. The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo \u2013 Steig Larsson<\/li>\n
  70. Montana \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  71. Coming Unglued \u2013 Rebecca Seitz<\/li>\n
  72. Can This Be Christmas? \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  73. 8 Sandpiper Way \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  74. Olive Kitteridge \u2013 Elizabeth Strout<\/li>\n
  75. We\u2019re Just Like You Only Prettier: Confessions of a Tarnished Southern Belle \u2013 Celia Rivenbark<\/li>\n
  76. 50 Harbor Street \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  77. Bed of Roses \u2013 Nora Roberts<\/li>\n
  78. Can You Keep a Secret? \u2013 Sophie Kinsella<\/li>\n
  79. Free Range Kids \u2013 Lenore Skenazy<\/li>\n
  80. 74 Seaside Avenue \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  81. Christmas Letters \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n
  82. Knit the Season \u2013 Katie Jacobs<\/li>\n
  83. Back to the Bedroom \u2013 Janet Evanovich<\/li>\n
  84. The Glass Castle \u2013 Jeannette Walls<\/li>\n
  85. For Better or Worse \u2013 Carole Matthews<\/li>\n
  86. Pretty in Plaid \u2013 Jen Lancaster<\/li>\n
  87. The Other Woman \u2013 Jane Green<\/li>\n
  88. The Help \u2013 Kathryn Stockett<\/li>\n
  89. Summer on Blossom Street \u2013 Debbie Macomber<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Originally posted on January 6, 2010.<\/p>\n

    Click to read The Books of 2008<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Click to read\u00a0The Books of 2007<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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