Kate's comments
(member since Mar 16, 2009)
Kate's comments from the 50 Books A Year group.
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31. 
From my list of 2009 reads, I LOVED:
Olive Kitteredge (Eliz Strout), Truth & Beauty (Ann Patchett) and Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Society.
Edgar Sawtelle I enjoyed and then the ending made me furious -- as if I had wasted my time reading it. I couldn't stay with Mercy by Toni Morrison or Cloud Atlas -- but that could change.
You will LOVE it here! Enjoy.
29. The Graveyard Book
Good read; quick read. Memorable themes. But people loved it? Adored it? Will pass it on to my 10 y.o. for a second opinion.
28.No Child Left Behind Past, Present, and Future
Needed a non-fiction fix. Convinced our educational system is globally irrelevant . . . politically manipulated and hopelessly misguided -- some would say FUBAR.
27. 
Once again YA but LOVELY; narrator is an autistic male teen. I read the library's copy but want to have one on hand . . . will start perusing swapsites and used bookstores!!
26. 
Touching; a quick read. YA -- a bit simplistic but some wonderful passages.
Rediscovered some wonderful books with my 4 y.o this summer!!!
25. 
I enjoyed this quick read; the ending needed a little polish but it was well done.
Graveyard Book is on its way to me from book-of-the-month club 2 (the former Zooba -- $10/month & free shipping). I love to get books in the mail!
What did you think of the Graveyard book?
Read anything good in the "how to write a novel" area?
24. 
My first five star read of the year (although I'm wondering whether Ann Patchet's Truth & Beauty should be a five . . .). Never have I read such wonderful character development among a collection of short stories strung together to define a character (Olive, a Maine native approaching the sunset of her life with insight, character, depth and, at the same time, emotional frailty. LOVED IT!
23.
I know this book received a lot of criticism. I liked it. I agree that it wasn't so much the writing as the story -- wonderfully conceived. This book is another that will stay with me. Was it a bit trite? Maybe. I'll still give 4 stars.
Haven't even finished this one yet but I know it will be one of my tops for 2009
TWO OTHERS I LOVED:
Nonfiction -- fabulous -- a topic near and dear
I haven't even finished it and I can tell it's one this year's faves . . .
Heart-Shaped Box A Novel
Give this one a try -- I don't always read thriller/suspense -- but I thought this was a fun read. Reading work by an obvious member of the King clan who wasn't Stephen King was quite intriguing; the premise of being haunted by ghost purchased online was quite clever.
22.
Not something I thought I'd enjoy but there's nothing wrong with decent suspense. What intrigued me most was reading the work of an obvious member of the Stephen King clan who wasn't Stephen King. The premise of being haunted by a ghost purchased on the internet seemed quite clever -- I won't spoil the rest. It was an enjoyable read.
I would try to 50 Book Book Club . . .
