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2009 was a great reading year for me! I finished 134 books! That has to be a record for me, at least since I finished school!
I was pretty stingy with the five-star ratings this year, so I think I’ll go ahead and list them all. I think it’s funny that I don’t read that many young adult books, and yet my five-star list is tilted firmly that way. Maybe that should tell me to pick up more young adult fiction? Anyway, in no particular order, my top books of 2009 (links are to my GoodReads reviews):
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| Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones |
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| One Child by Torey Hayden |
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| The Mystery of Grace by Charles de Lint |
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| A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin |
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| The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo |
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| Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier |
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| Graceling by Kristin Cashore |
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| A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly |
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| Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman |
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| Maus II: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman |
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| Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins |
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| War for the Oaks by Emma Bull |
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| Fair and Tender Ladies by Lee Smith |
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| Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder |
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| Un Lun Dun by China Miéville |
Have you read any of these? What did you think?
What are your top picks for 2009?
3 Comments
MarceJ, I keep thinking the same thing as I look at everyone else's round-up posts. So many books that people love that I haven't even heard of!
Diane, I mostly avoided the YA section at my library for a long time, but I joined a YA group on GoodReads, and they have introduced me to some wonderful books.
You had a great reading year. I see so many YA books that look great to me, but I only read (2)YA in 2009 — too many other books I want to read more I guess ..LOL
Have a great Happy and Healthy New Year.
WOW you have so many I haven't even heard of, I will have to go look at some more in depth.
Here is mine
teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2009/12/countdown-of-my-favourites.html
Happy New Year