1. Bag of Bones by Stephen King: It's not a new read, but it's definitely my favorite King book (and it gets better every time I read it). It doesn't improve with age in the…
Posts tagged Best Books of 2009
Jodie’s Top Ten 2009
10. The Fractured Fairy Tales of Lynn Roberts: Ms. Roberts, along with her illustrator brother, give us three charming renditions of some old classics. Cinderella as an 1920's flapper girl, Rapunzel as a long-haired hippie…
Jaycie’s Top 10 Books of the 2009
2009 was a good year full of fantastic books, but I did run into books that I absolutely didn't enjoy. I found these books thanks to my old school's library, reading class, the Maud Hart…
David’s Top 10 Books of 2009
10. Hoot by Carl Hiaasen: I don’t think I’ve come across a Carl Hiaasen book yet that I haven’t enjoyed.As a young adult novel, Hoot has a slower pace and a thinner plot, but still…
The Best Books Amy Read in 2009
My list is not that original, you may find many of these books on other best of lists for 2009, but hopefully that’s because they are good books. I’m behind the times with two of…
Melissa’s Top Ten Favorites of 2009
1. Ray of the Star by Laird Hunt: Loved everything about this book! The writing is dynamic, the setting is exotic, and the plotline is filled with beauty and tragedy. [review] 2. The Invisible Mountain…
Will A’s Top Ten
1. State by State: A Panoramic Portrait of America by Matt Weiland and Sean Wilsey: I love stories that create a sense of place, so this anthology of 50 essays by 50 authors, each about…
Ben’s Top Ten Books of 2009
This year I read twenty books that earned my coveted 5-star rating. Here, in no particular order, are?the ten I feel were the best of those twenty. 1. In the Land of Invented Languages: Esperanto…
Christa’s top 10 of 2009
In no specific order: In the Miso Soup by Ryu Murakami: Kenji is a young guide who takes tourists through Tokyo’s seedy underground. It’s an illegal job that brings him into contact with the seemingly…
Jodi’s Favorite Books of 2009
I feel bad making this list on December 27th when I’m in the midst of two books that are really quite good (A Friend of the Family by Lauren Grodstein and What the World Will…
Best books of 2009 (so far)
I’ve noticed lately a slew of Best of 2009 (so far) music lists (all of which I found on Largeheartedboy). I thought, you know maybe people want to know what the best books (that I’ve…