Favorite Book of 2010........so far?????

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Haven't read all of THE HELP yet, but looks like it might be a tie between that and THE SECRET LIFE OF CEECEE WILKES.

[Leah]

Mandy Sue wrote: "My favorite for January was Nineteen Minutes. It was also my only 5 star read. The book I am reading now is pretty decent too but I know Nineteen M..."

I guess this one would technically fall under 2009 for me(but just barely! I finished it 2 days before 2010 started!).This one really got to me as well. I was in high school in Oregon at the time of the school shootings both in Springfield, Oregon and at Columbine, so it was a very poignant point of view to a subject that was very significant when I was that age. Jodi Picoult does a great job of using very difficult subject matter and being sensitive to it at the same time.

[Elena]

Shades of Midnight, I loved it. I had not read vampire romances in a while and I picked this one without really knowing what is was about. I was surprised at how much I liked it!

[Tania]

hands down my favorite so far is the final installment of the millenuim trilogy Can't put it down!

[Sharon A.]

So far mine would be .

Loved it.

[Mandy]

Leah wrote: "Mandy Sue wrote: "My favorite for January was Nineteen Minutes. It was also my only 5 star read. The book I am reading now is pretty decent too but..."

Leah, I agree. I thought this book would be difficult for me (my cousin is the principal of Columbine) but she did an amazing job with it.

[Vikki]

Tania wrote: "hands down my favorite so far is the final installment of the millenuim trilogy Can't put it down!"

I knew it! I've been holding off on reading it because I don't want it to be done but I KNEW it was going to be good.

[Vikki]

Corkdork wrote: "Bernadette wrote: "The Girl Who Played with Fire the second book in the Millenium trilogy. This is some of the best mystery/thriller writing I've ever read. I lived in Sweden for 5..."

Read the next one, it is fantastic.

[AJ]

I just finished The Gargoyle - wow does Davidson know how to write. Went to my all time fav list, great book.

[Chris]

The secret life of Cee Cee Wilkes, so far

[Terri]

Tania wrote: "hands down my favorite so far is the final installment of the millenuim trilogy Can't put it down!"

AHHH I didn't realize this one was out yet!!! Loved the first 2!
Terri

[Tania]

Terri wrote: "Tania wrote: "hands down my favorite so far is the final installment of the millenuim trilogy Can't put it down!"

AHHH I didn't realize th..."

Vikki wrote: "Tania wrote: "hands down my favorite so far is the final installment of the millenuim trilogy Can't put it down!"

I knew it! I've been h..."

It isn't out in the states yet - I picked it up in New Zealand... It is crazy good!!!!!

[Lianne]

So far it's a toss-up between Collins's The Woman in White and Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for me =)

[Elena]

Looking back at everything I read this month, my favorite is Shades of Midnight

[Anna]

No One You Know by Michelle Richmond

I also really enjoyed Peter Allison's Whatever You do, Don't Run. (Travel Writings from his safari days)

[Carrie]

Tanja wrote: "Corkdork, if you liked Snow Flower and the Secret Fan then you may like Peony in Love. It's nearly as good! But Shanghai Girls disappointed me compared to Se..."
One of my avid reader students just suggested Peony so I will have to pick it up now with your second vote of confidence!

[AJ]

Tania wrote: "Terri wrote: "Tania wrote: "hands down my favorite so far is the final installment of the millenuim trilogy Can't put it down!"

AHHH I did..."

I'm so sad Larson won't get to finish this series. He originally meant to write 10 books. I love his writing and his characters.

[Kate]

Bernadette wrote: "The Girl Who Played with Fire the second book in the Millenium trilogy. This is some of the best mystery/thriller writing I've ever read. I lived in Sweden for 5 years,'03-'08 and ..."

I am currently reading "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest, the third book in the Millenium trilogy (I was the nerd who bought it from Amazon.com's UK distributor because I could not wait for June). It is easily my favorite book of 2010 so far. This series is so amazing, if you have not read it - you have to. Great mysteries.

[LemonLinda]

I guess it would be "The Help" but very close behind it would be "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "Memoirs of a Geisha". Yes, January has been a month of good reading for me.

[Brittany]

LemonLinda wrote: "I guess it would be "The Help" but very close behind it would be "A Thousand Splendid Suns" and "Memoirs of a Geisha". Yes, January has been a month of good reading for me. "

ATTS and Memiors are 2 of my all-time faves.

[Jen]

Amanda6126 wrote: "I'm currently reading Water for Elephants
and has easily (and I know it's still early) one of the most engaging narrators of any book I've read.

I highly recommend!"

I started that book last year and am lookng forward to finishing it this time! I'm next on the hold list...

[Mary]

So far this year my favorites are The Wet Nurse's Tale and Jamesland.

[Brittany]

Okay, THE DOUBLE BIND was amazing! Sooo much better than Midwives and BYKK. LOVED it!

[Nadia]

Her Fearful Symmetry by Niffenegger! What a great book!

[Rose]

Burnt Shadows
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[Emerald]

[image error] North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
I read this and really enjoyed it, a good read about self-discovery NOT in the cheesy way :)

[KC]

Definately Lord of the Flies! All my friends think I'm crazy but I loved it!

[Angela]

Mine is a toss up between Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts and The Help by Kathryn Stockett

[LemonLinda]

Hard to choose between The Help, A Thousand Splendid Suns and Memoirs of a Geisha - all such great books.

[Cassandra]

Mine would be the Help.

[Cyn]

I have Chris Bohjalian's latest ( how did you guys do pics on here?) "Secrests of Eden" and also "The Help" on my piano just waiting...

[Emily]

Cyn wrote: "I have Chris Bohjalian's latest ( how did you guys do pics on here?) "Secrests of Eden" and also "The Help" on my piano just waiting..."

Cyn, When you're wanting to do a pic or a link to a book on Goodreads, click on the "add book/author" link above the comment box. A box will pop up. Type in the author or title, and it will automatically add it for you. Try it. It's made posting on Goodreads much easier for me!

[Elizabeth (Alaska)]

I will have to say that using the add book/author link is excellent, but I have trouble reading the thumbnails of the cover, so they aren't as useful for me. I do have a large monitor, but, ya know, old eyes and such.

[Emily]

Elizabeth wrote: "I will have to say that using the add book/author link is excellent, but I have trouble reading the thumbnails of the cover, so they aren't as useful for me. I do have a large monitor, but, ya know..."

You can also just put your cursor on the picture (at least this is what I do), and a line will pop up saying what the book title and author are. Those pictures are tiny, even with our 19" monitor! I like the links better, too. None of our eyes are getting younger. . .

[Cindy]

Have to agree! Though the pictures are cute, hard to read and like the links better! Old eyes here too..... :)

[Sandra]

For me, so far this year, it's a toss up between two -- Assassin's Apprentice and A Game of Thrones. They're both fantasy and both were fantastically good. I'm on a fantasy reading jag.

Last year I read #2 in the Salander trilogy by Stieg Larsson and The Help and loved both of them. There were several others from last year as well.

[Julie]

I would have to say The Help and A Thousand Splendid Suns. I loved how the characters were developed in each of these stories and how in the end you were able to see how their lives were tied together. I truly felt that I was able to see into the lives of the characters in both of these novels. Both books were heartwarming and heartbreaking because the characters were so real!

[AJ]

Sandra wrote: "For me, so far this year, it's a toss up between two -- Assassin's Apprentice and A Game of Thrones. They're both fantasy and both were fantastically good. I'm on a fant..."

A girl after my own heart! Not sure if you heard but HBO will be doing the Game of thrones series. Lena Hedley (Cersei), Sean Bean (Ned Stark), and Peter Dinkladge (Tyrion, of course =)) are all cast. Pilot is done, waiting for greenlight from hbo. I'm so excited!!

[Sandra]

No! But I don't get HBO! You can tell me if it's any good. That is a wonderful book.

[Joanne]

I loved but Snow Flower and the secret fan is a close second.

[Krista]

Hadn't heard about the HBO Game of Thrones series. Ug. It's going to be a long wait for Netflix to get the first season in, I'm sure.

[Sandra]

Krista wrote: "Hadn't heard about the HBO Game of Thrones series. Ug. It's going to be a long wait for Netflix to get the first season in, I'm sure. "

I'm sure. But it might be available on iTunes before Netflix has it.

[AJ]

I actually misspoke on the HBO front. The pilot is made but HBO is deciding this month if they will be giving it the greenlight for a series. So we'll know in 30 days if it will actually happen.

In case you want to follow all the rumors/leads this blog is very good:
http://winter-is-coming.net/

[Sandra]

Thanks. I might have to get HBO just to watch the season if they do decide to give it a go.

[Armina]

AJ wrote: "I just finished The Gargoyle - wow does Davidson know how to write. Went to my all time fav list, great book."

Wow, I've had this book for a while and still haven't read it yet...I may just have to put aside the one I was planning on starting and replacing it with this one!

[Ez]

I'm only on my 8th book of the year, but my favorite so far was:

[KrisT]

Armina wrote: "AJ wrote: "I just finished The Gargoyle - wow does Davidson know how to write. Went to my all time fav list, great book."

Wow, I've had this book for a while and still haven't re..."

YEs it is excellent!

[Cindy]

Mine for February:

by Beth Hoffman!

It is running hand in hand with The Help as my favorite for this year so far!!

[christine]

I don't remember if I already posted here or had another favorite thus far for this year, but I really liked The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist: - a really great theme that highlight society's conventional (but ridiculous) view that everyone's role on earth is to be married and have kids by age 50.

[Donna]

So far mine is To Green Angel Tower the last book in Tad Williams MS&T trilogy. I didn't like the first as much but loved the final book.