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The Memory Keeper's Daughter- Kim Edwards Atonement- Ian McEwan
The Last Time They Met- Anita Shreve
Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen - replacing with Heretic's Daughter
Sense and Sensibility- Jane Austen
Midwives- Chris Bohjalian
The Handmaid's Tale- Margaret Atwood
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
Jodi Picoult's Vanishing Acts,
OK, I've been making a list for 2009, and it has reached the ridiculous number of 80. I am hoping to read 75 this year, but I just don't know if I'll make it. I made it to 70 in 2008. There are so many new books that come out during a year, that my list is sure to get changed. However, I am going to post my list of 80 so that I can hopefully get some feedback from fellow chicks on ones you all have already read. I didn't mark all of the nonfiction as such, but there are some mixed in with the many fiction books. I, also, didn't mark the YA as such. Thanks in advance for any feedback.BOOKS TO READ IN 2009
1. Four Spirits by Sena Jeter Naslund
2. In the Woods by Tana French
3. The Secret Life of Cecee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain
4. White Fang by Jack London
5. The Book Thief by Mark Zusak
6. The Loop by Nicolas Evans
7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
8. Bellwether by Connie Willis
9. The Crown Conspiracy by Michael J. Sullivan
10. Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter (Southern KY Book Fest book—Bret Witter will be there)
11. The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
12. A History of Reading (non-fiction) by Alberto Manguel
13. The Host by Stephenie Meyer
14. The Plague Tales by Ann Benson
15. On What Grounds (Coffee House Mystery) by Cleo Coyle FINISHED, JANUARY
16. London, 1850 (the Vampire Plagues, book 1) by Sebastian Rooke
17. Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin (not out yet, out in March)
18. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
19. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
20. A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving
21. Outlander (book 1) by Diana Gabaldon
22. The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
23. Too Close to Home by Linwood Barclay
24. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
25. A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman
26. Women of the Asylum by Jeffrey Geller and Maxine Harris
27. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
28. Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos FINISHED, JANUARY
29. Paper Towns by John Green
30. The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
31. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
32. Vacation by Jeremy Shipp
33. Waiter Rant (non-fiction) by The Waiter, Steve Dublanica
34. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
35. Middlemarch by George Eliot
36. A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel
37. She Got Up Off the Couch by Haven Kimmel
38. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by
39. Tales of the Beetle Bard by J.K. Rowling
40. The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy
41. The Sisters Grimm, books 1-7, by Michael Buckley (Southern KY Book Fest book)
42. Looking For Salvation at the Dairy Queen by Susan Gregg Gilmore (Southern KY Book Fest book)
43. Nice Girls Don’t Have Fangs by Molly Harper (Southern KY Book Fest book)
44. An Irishwoman’s Tale by Patti Lacy (Southern KY Book Fest book)
45. The Luminescence Of All Things Emily by Elizabeth Oakes (Southern KY Book Fest book)
46. On Harper Lee: Essays and Reflections by Alice Hall Petry (Southern KY Book Fest book)
47. At the Breakers by Mary Ann Taylor-Hall (Southern KY Book Fest book)
48. Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire
49. 3 Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Relin
50. Gods Behaving Badly by Marie Phillips
51. The Monsters of Templeton by Lauren Groff
52. Unstrange Minds: Remapping the World of Austism by Roy Grinker
53. Are You There God? It’s Me. Kevin by Kevin Keck
54. The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh
55. Don’t Tell the Grown-Ups: The Subversive Power of Children’s Literature by Alison Lurie
56. The Strings of the Lute by Eileen Colucci
57. Poor White by Sherwood Anderson
58. A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
59. Through the Grinder (Coffeehouse mystery 2) by Cleo Coyle
60. Latte Trouble (Coffeehouse mystery 3) by Cleo Coyle
61. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
62. Case Histories by Kate Atkinson
63. One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson
64. When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson
65. Water Witch by Deborah Leblanc
66. A Moorland Hanging: A Knight’s Templar Mystery by Michael Jecks
67. The Wolf’s Hour by Robert McCammon
68. The Ten-Cent Plague: The Great Comic-Book Scare and How It Changed America by David Hajdu
69. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
70. The Smoke Jumper by Nicholas Evans
71. The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
72. The Wednesday Letters by Jason Wright
73. Imagined London: A Tour of the World’s Greatest Fictional City by Anna Quindlen
74. Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery
75. The Dracula Dossier by James Reese
76. The Girl Who Stopped Swimming by Joshilyn Jackson
77. The Calder Game by Blue Balliet
78. Wake by Lisa Mcmann
79. The Man Who Loved China by Simon Winchester
80. The Last Town on Earth by Thomas Mullen
Books I absolutely have to read in 2009: 1. To Kill a Mockingbird
2. Pride and Prejudice
(I am embarrassed I haven't read those 2 yet )
3. Life of Pi
4. Kite Runner
5. Thousand Splendid Suns (complete)
6. Blindness
7. The Book of Lost Things
8. Shadow of the Wind
9. Pillars of the Earth
10. Water for Elephants
Book Thief is really a terrific book BUT have a box of Kleenex on hand, because the only way you won't need one is if you are one of Stephenie Meyer's vampires.
vicki- don't feel bad. i had never read p&p until late last year.laura- i didn't cry over BT! and i am a sap.
I would like to make a dent in the books I have on my shelf. My top 10 to read are:
Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
Plain Truth by Jodi Picoult
The Wednesday Letters by Jason F. Wright
Stupid and Contagious by Caprice Crane
Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult
Barefoot by Elin Hilderbrand
The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Remember Me? by Sophie Kinsella
I don't want to make an exhaustive list for book of 09, but I want to read:War and Peace
Anna Karenina
Peyton Place
Pride and Prejudice
Little Women
John Adams
Kennedy Women
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Faulkner set that Oprah came up with
Swann's Way
Jane Eyre
Brideshead Revisited
All the King's Men
Hopefully I'll get all of these and tons more read.
Kathy, From your list I would move Pillars of the Earth up to the top. It was one of my favorites. I also love Nicholas Evans books; Horse Whisperer was my favorite and I don't see that you've listed it. Three Cups of Tea I'm reading now, but for some reason having a hard time getting into it. Several of your other books are also on my TBR list. Courtney, anxious to hear what you think of Jessica Z; seems to be mixed reviews on here! Lori, impressive list! I just started Anna Karenina and am enjoying it.
Cindy, thanks for the feedback on Pillars of the Earth. I should note that my list is not in any particular order, as in, not in the order I plan to read them. I will, however, be sure and keep Pillars on my short list (mentally). I have already read The Horse Whisperer by Evans and loved it. I've also read his novel, The Divide and enjoyed it equally as much. I belong to a Goodreads group, The Horse Whisperer, and due to the influence of its wonderful moderators, I'm reading all of Nicholas Evans' books. The Loop will be the next book I read after I finish my current read. Let me know how Three Cups of Tea ends up. 
Kathy- (and others)I *loved* The Loop, it's my favorite of Evans'. I've read it several times and even though I know what's coming, it still gets me every time.
I also loved The Book Thief, though I didn't cry, I did feel like I'd been punched.
My list for this year (in the order that they come to mind)...
3 Cups of Tea
Narnia series
Twilight series
I Am the Messenger
Midwives
Shadow of the Wind
Keeping Faith
1000 Splendid Suns
something else by Amy Tan (I read 100 Secret Senses this year, it was great!)
Into the Wild or Into Thin Air
Harry Potter 4-7
Hopefully lots, lots more that I haven't even heard of yet!
Jennifer, I'm planning on reading The Loop after I finish my current read, Belong to Me. The Book Thief is on my short list, too. I see where you plan to read A Thousand Splendid Suns. I loved it. Also, you noted that you are going to read another Amy Tan. My favorite Amy Tan is Saving Fish From Drowning. I just loved the voice achieved by Tan in the main character/narrator. I started this one on audio, which is a great way to begin it, as Amy Tan is the reader and does a great job. In fact, I would highly recommend starting Saving Fish From Drowning on audio, then switching to the print. You will keep the wonderful narration of Tan in your head. Another Amy Tan I've enjoyed is The Bonesetter's Daughter, probably more than The Joy Luck Club. I haven't read the one you mentioned, but I will probably get to it, eventually.
Atonement- Ian McEwan
The Last Time They Met- Anita Shreve
The Heretic's Daughter- Kathleen Kent
Sense and Sensibility- Jane Austen
Midwives- Chris Bohjalian
The Handmaid's Tale- Margaret Atwood
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
Jodi Picoult's Vanishing Acts,
Brittany wrote: "vicki- don't feel bad. i had never read p&p until late last year.laura- i didn't cry over BT! and i am a sap."
I am totally shocked. Woah.
Wow am I the only whackjob that cried over book thief? Seriously?? I didn't cry at the end, just at certain parts.
it was sad, but didn't move me to tears. i think it's the time you read it, too... certain things can make you more apt to be so emotionally involved. however, i am 200 pages into Thousand Splendid Suns, and have cried 3 times already.
I cried over book thief... especially at the end. But I didn't cry as much at A Thousand Splendid Suns, but I was moved by it. I think I had certain expectations going into that book and I expected a lot of the horrible things to happen. It actually in a lot of parts made me sick in my stomach instead.
Laura and Vicki, I cried over The Book Thief too-- a lot!
Yesterday I saw a post about a book about that sounded intriguing. Unfortunately, I,ve lost the title. It was just published in january this year Would you send me the title if you know what I'm talking about? I'm off to the library. Sherry--Oklahoma
Atonement- Ian McEwan
The Heretic's Daughter- Kathleen Kent
Sense and Sensibility- Jane Austen WORKING ON IT!
Midwives- Chris Bohjalian
The Handmaid's Tale- Margaret Atwood
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
Miles From Nowhere- Nami Mun
Jodi Picoult's
Plus about 30 others so far.
Atonement- Ian McEwan
The Last Time They Met- Anita Shreve
The Heretic's Daughter- Kathleen Kent
Midwives- Chris Bohjalian
The Handmaid's Tale- Margaret Atwood
To Kill a Mockingbird- Harper Lee
Miles From Nowhere- Nami Mun
Jodi Picoult's Vanishing Acts, Keeping Faith, Mercy, Song of the Humpback Whale, and Handle with Care
Wow Brittany, you've about achieved your goal! Not many left on your list!
Cindy, I think I will skip Heretic's Daughter. I have read 42 so far this year, so it looks like I may not reach my goal of 100. :) It's been a busy year!
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Many of us are going to read The Handmaid's Tale in Novemeber. It was nominated for a November read and lost, but since there were 12 people who voted for it we decided to go ahead and read & discuss it anyway. So we'd love to have you join us reading this for November.
Sheila, I will try to get it from the library before then. If I do, I will join you!
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