Kathy R's 2009 List

[Kathy]

40. One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson (4 1/2 stars)

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41. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery (5 stars)

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42. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin (4 1/2 stars)

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43. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson [image error] (5 stars)

Absolutely stellar!

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44. When Will There Be Good News? A Novel by Kate Akinson (5 stars)

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45. Arthur and George by Julian Barnes (5 stars)

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46. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins [image error] (5 stars)

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47. The Fate of Katherine Carr by Thomas H. Cook (3 stars)

[Kathy]

My reading has been interrupted by the birth of my first grandchild, probably the first time ever that I haven't complained when my reading was interrupted. She's a beautiful distraction!

[Kathy]

48. Impossible by Nancy Werlin (5 stars)

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49. A Beautiful Blue Death by Charles Finch (3 1/2 stars)

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50. The Sisterby Poppy Adams (2 stars)

I hate that #50 was so disappointing, but I had hoped to read more than 50 anyway. Last year, I read 70 and originally planned to read 75 this year, but that was before I decided to read the whole Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon. Those books were worth the reduction in my goal.

[Kathy]

51. Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West (5 stars)

I loved this book!

[Kathy]

52. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (5 stars)

Absolutely fantastic! As good as the first one, The Hunger Games

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53. The Darkest Evening of the Year by Dean Koontz (3 stars)

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54. A Certain Slant of Light by Laura Whitcomb (5 stars)

Great read! Creative ghost story.

(This title should have been entered after Mermaids in the Basement.)

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55. Nice Girls Don't Have Fangs by Molly Harper [image error] (4 stars)

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56. An Echo in the Bone by Diana Gabaldon (5 stars)

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57. Thirsty by M.T. Anderson (1 star)

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58. Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger (4 stars)

[Connie]

did you like Her Fearful Symmetry? I'm on the waiting list at my library. I really liked The Time Traveler's Wife.

[Kathy]

Connie wrote: "did you like Her Fearful Symmetry? I'm on the waiting list at my library. I really liked The Time Traveler's Wife."


Yes, I did like it. I think the use of Highgate Cemetery made it especially interesting. Now I want to visit it. There were things about the book that bothered me some, the ending was not very satisfying, but overall it was an excellent read.

[Kathy]

59. Swindle by Gordon Korman (4 stars)

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60. The Day the Falls Stood Still by Cathy Marie Buchanan (4 stars)

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61. The Woman in Black A Ghost Story by Susan Hill (5 stars)

[Kathy]

62. Sherlock in Love A Novel by Sena Jeter Naslund (5 stars)

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63. Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (5 stars)

Loved it!

[Kathy]

64. From Doon with Death The First Inspector Wexford Novel by Ruth Rendell (4 stars)

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65. A Touch of Dead by Charlaine Harris (4 stars)

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66. The Owl Killers by Karen Maitland (5 stars)

I loved this historical fiction book!

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67. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley (5 stars)

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68. Death of a Dreamer by M.C. Beaton (4 stars)

Another good Hamish Macbeth mystery.

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69. The Black Tower by Louis Bayard (4 1/2 stars)


Great historical fiction/mystery about the possibility of the survival of Louis-Charles of France, the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

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70. The Pale Blue Eye A Novel by Louis Bayard (5 stars)

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71. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld (4 stars)

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72. A Highland Christmas by M.C. Beaton (4 stars for its upbeat little read)

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73. Pretties by Scott Westerfeld (4 stars)

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74. U is for Undertow by Sue Grafton (5 stars)

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75. Specials by Scott Westerfeld (4 stars)

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76. A Redbird Christmas A Novel by Fannie Flagg (5 stars)

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77. Death of a Dustman by M.C. Beaton (4 stars)

[Kathy]

78. Death of a Celebrity by M.C. Beaton (4 stars)

This book was my last one for 2009. I was pleased with 78 books.