Laurie4b Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I'm interested in hearing about books of any kind including religious literature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I read a lot of books this year, but these come to mind as books that I especially enjoyed: The Twilight Saga (can I include all four of those as one?) The Time Traveler's Wife The Good Earth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danybug Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I have quite a few I would say, but right now these three are my tops: The Bible (cover to cover using, the Bible in 90 Days, so wonderful to do) The Family by J.R. Miller Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Goodwin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiana Daniels Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 It's sooo hard to choose, especially since I read about 2-3 books a week:D Let's see...my crit partners both had books come out this year, so I'm partial to those, LOL! Return to Love, by Betsy St. Amant, and Marriage Masquerade, by Erica Vetsch. I also REALLY loved The Familiar Stranger, by Christina Berry. This was her debut book and highly enjoyable. There were tons of books I enjoyed, which makes picking favorites this year much more difficult than last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 My favorites this year were Fahrenheit 451 - read it twice, once as a read-aloud for ds The Odyssey - finally made it through. I would love some of Odysseus' perseverance The Percy Jackson series - counts as one right? :D A friend bought me a Camp Half-Blood t-shirt for Christmas, I was so happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Wow! I thought reading 3 magazines this year was an accomplishment :lol: But I did manage a few books. My favorites were The Plantation Mistress by Catherine Clinton It was fabulous! Nonfiction, it described the world of the woman in the south before and during the Civil War. Scarlett O'Hara it wasn't! Tell the Court I Love My Wife - Race, Marriage, and Law - An American History by Peter Wallenstein chronicles interracial marriages from the 1600s to the present. I found it fascinating how perceptions of interracial marriage changed from then to now and how each state/region had their own rules. I also read several compilations of James Thurber. He can make me laugh so much, out loud even! His short stories are perfect for me when I need not so serious relief. Most people know his story The Catbird Seat and The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. Those are good, but some of his others are beyond hysterical. And his cartoons are funny as well - even thought they were drawn in the 20s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 (edited) The Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter (favorite fiction of the year) Cheaper by the Dozen by Gilbreth Jr. (fiction) Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill (nonfiction) In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death & the World it Made by Cantor (nonfiction) Oh, I have a ton but the above were a few I read for fun. My favorite nonfiction book of the year was Christless Christianity by Horton. Edited December 21, 2009 by Daisy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobela Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 The Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-PorterCheaper by the Dozen by Gilbreth Jr. Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death & the World it Made by Cantor Oh, I have a ton but the above were a few I read for fun. OOH, I own a copy of the Keeper of the Bees that I have had since I was maybe 12 or so. I read it every year. I also have a copy of The Girl of the Limberlost by Stratton-Porter as well. My grandmother read it as a child and had me read it to her when she was in her 80s but couldn't see it any more. I just adore any books by Stratton-Porter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle in AL Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 The Once and Future King by T.H. White The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien (and I'm not a war story fan) Waiting for Snow in Havana (I'm only 1/3 of the way through this, but it's a fav so far). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Life of Pi (loved this one) Most of the Outlander series The Lost Symbol (just for fun on a long flight) I am hoping to get a lot of reading done in 2010! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lgm Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond Variable Star Heinlein/Robinson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Mere Christianity by CS Lewis Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara by ??? (excellent book with short histories on how tons of famous books came to be) The Read Aloud Handbook by Jim Trelease Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 My top three would have to be The Cellist of Sarajevo, The Secret of Lost Things, and The Sweet Hereafter. I think. If I give it too much more thought I am sure I will come up with three different 'favorites'. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Who the Hell is Pansy O'Hara Amy, this looks fascinating! I will definitely put it on my list for 2010. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 1. Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides 2. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak 3. Tie between: The Historian, Into Thin Air, Bel Canto, and The Sparrow (I can name a 4-way tie, right? ;):tongue_smilie::lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 (edited) The Book Thief, Lost Symbol and Pillars of the Earth AND The Hot Zone Edited December 23, 2009 by MIch elle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Fiction: The Cloister and the Hearth (Reade) Baron in the Trees (Calvino) The Sunne in Splendour (Penman) Nonfiction: Victorian London: The Tale of a City (Picard) The End of Education (Postman) Self-theories: Their Role in Motivation, Personality, and Development (Dweck) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trixie Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Life of Pi (loved this one)Most of the Outlander series The Lost Symbol (just for fun on a long flight) I am hoping to get a lot of reading done in 2010! I re-read "Life of Pi" nearly every year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 The Sweet HereafterI get misty eyed just thinking about this one. Have you seen the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I get misty eyed just thinking about this one. Have you seen the movie? I have not. Is it faithful to Banks' story? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I have not. Is it faithful to Banks' story?IMHO, it would be impossible to make a point-by-point film adaptation into a workable movie, but the director's choices leave it very faithful in spirit. The setting is changed to rural British Columbia (the director is Canadian). One element not found in the book is the brilliant inclusion of a double (triple?) edged storybook motif not found in the book which serves to tie it together thematically (I'm being vague so as not to give anything away). Oh, and Sarah Polley is nothing less than breathtaking. I wish she worked more often, but she's very picky these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) Great idea for a thread! Off the top of my head... In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project Under the Overpass: A Journey of Faith on the Streets of America The Shack Edited December 22, 2009 by happi duck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeschoolingWithLove Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 (edited) Outliers The Help 1984 Edited December 22, 2009 by HomeschoolingWithLove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanna Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I'm interested in hearing about books of any kind including religious literature (Children's) The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) by Roald Dahl - we actually audiobooked this. It's read by the late Natasha Richardson and she did a stellar job. The story is hilarious! (Adult Fiction) Finding Noel by Richard Paul Evans - I audiobooked this one too. A very sweet and touching love story and relatively "clean" (no cursing or blaspheming). (Devotional) Daily Readings from the Life of Christ by John MacArthur - hubby gave me this one as an early Christmas gift. I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meet me in paris Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Interpreter of Maladies by Jumpa Lahiri The Heretic's Daughter by Kathleen Kent Song Yet Sung by James McBride Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Mac Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Time Traveller's Wife The Book Thief Bernard Cornwell's Grail Quest series. A series counts as one book, right?? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 The Book Thief Outliers The Thirteenth Tale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I loved Farenheit 451, just like Paula. Also, delved in to Chaim Potok's literature. Fantastic. Start with "The Chosen." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 The series by Angela Elwell Hunt (Angie Hunt, now I think) "The Keepers of the Ring". Historical fictioin starting with Roanoke and going through Jamestown, Rehoboth, Hartford, and Charlestowne. LOVE THEM!!!! I've read others by her as well and not been disappointed. My new favorite author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Hands down best book this year Hold On to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Wow, this is actually hard to answer since I read so often! Great thread idea though as I'm happily adding to my book list for 2010 :) Here are the three I can think of right now... The Shack by Wm. Paul Young Change of Heart by Jodi Picoult The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenniferlee Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 A million miles in a thousand years -donald miller All of Edith Nesbit's books -read aloud to the kids over the summer, these were totally new to me and so much fun! In defense of food - Michael Pollan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom-ninja. Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 All of Edith Nesbit's books -read aloud to the kids over the summer, these were totally new to me and so much fun! We're reading these right now. We're on Enchanted Castle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics / Liping Ma A must-read. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain / John Ratey How exercise helps us mentally, including our ability to learn. If you're not motivated to exercise, this book might do the trick. Dandelion Wine / Ray Bradbury I just plain ol' love the way he writes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bee Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I have several books that I've had sitting on the shelf that I just haven't felt like reading. I like the authors/series but I just... want something else, maybe. I think what I want is for someone to just tell me a good story. What does stand out, in my memory are 2 series: The Hunger Games and Starting Fires by Suzanne Collins. YA fiction. Older dd is reading book 2 now and dh is reading book 1. We are all liking the books enough to want to know what will happen next. The First Law series by Joe Abercrombie. Fantasy (adult content and quite a bit of cursing and not for little eyes.) It's what a real fantasy/ sword and sorcery type world is really like, if there were such a thing.The good guys are far from perfect and the bad guys are bad and sometimes it's hard to tell who's which. I came across the first book completely by accident and read through the series as quick as I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaMere Academy Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 The Narnia series aloud to my kids The Scarlet Pimpernel It Takes A Village Idiot this year I started many books and didn't finish them. My Life in France by Julia Child was one... Becoming Jane Austen was another, can't remember them all. I didn't do a whole lot of reading this year either. I hope to do better in the new year. I just finished The Heretic's Daughter and am now reading Cleopatra's Daughter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 I read so many awesome books this year!! I think my top three are: Jane Eyre Gone with the Wind Persuasion Lest you think I always read such high class literature, I also enjoyed The Southern Vampire series! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricket Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 The Keeper of the Bees by Gene Stratton-Porter (favorite fiction of the year)Cheaper by the Dozen by Gilbreth Jr. (fiction) Mysteries of the Middle Ages by Thomas Cahill (nonfiction) In the Wake of the Plague: The Black Death & the World it Made by Cantor (nonfiction) Oh, I have a ton but the above were a few I read for fun. My favorite nonfiction book of the year was Christless Christianity by Horton. Cheaper by the Dozen is probably the funniest book I've read. I remember reading it while I was 8 months pregnant. I had to keep putting in down because it hurt to laugh. Christless Christianity looks good. I'll have to see if I can borrow it from my dad. I'm sure he has it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thea Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Oh, that's tough...Just three? The Book Thief Water for Elephants The Historian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostSurprise Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Coop by Michael Perry..non-fiction memoir about a northern WI man starting a new life with a wife, step-daughter, baby on the way, and a farmette. Funny. Interesting in the way he tries to live green and come to terms with his religious raising as a new father. Anathem by Neal Stephenson..speculative fiction about a planet where scientists have been separated in monastery-like organisations from the general population for thousands of years. Math, astronomy, philosophy, neo-platoism, geometry, parallel universes, aliens, religion. Has some flaws but a really fascinating tale. Three Way Tie: A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons by Robert Sapolsky...non-fiction story covering 20 years with a baboon troop in Kenya, plus wanderings through Africa. Funny, full of human (and animal) foibles. Leaves from the Notebook of a Tamed Cynic by Reinhold Neibuhr ...an early work from the famous theologian and social activist. Thoughts/memoir of the time he spent in Detroit as a pastor of a small church. I was shocked at how his feelings on WWI were similar to my own feelings about the Iraqi War. Breads from La Brea Bakery by Nancy Silverton...sourdough primer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary in GA Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 The Chosen and The Promise by Chaim Potok Pride and Prejudice (for the 100th time!) Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 http://www.amazon.com/Well-Always-Have-Paris-Stories/dp/0061670138/ref=pd_sim_b_2 Ray Bradbury. Breathtaking collection of short stories http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-9780312369422-0 Great collection of short stories in genre of fantasy and horror. The House of the Seven Librarians literally took my breath away. I think it might be true. Heavy Sand by Rybakov http://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Sand-Anatoly-Rybakov/dp/0140055355 More than you want to know about life for the Jews in Russia. Devastating. Good Omens by Terry Prattchet and Neil Gaiman (on audiobook) who knew there was great humor to be found in the apocalypse??? Seriously if you like dry wit and satire this is not to be missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Life of Pi (loved this one)Most of the Outlander series The Lost Symbol (just for fun on a long flight) I am hoping to get a lot of reading done in 2010! I loved Life of Pi too...all but the last chapter....sigh..... Ds and I just read and loved The Hunger Games and the 2nd book(can't think of its name right now). We also loved (even though it is really for the younger teen set) The Mysterious Benedict Society. Just plain fun with a mystery twist. ~~Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joanne Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I haven't had much time to read outside of school (mine and homeschooling) and work. The best this year: Grace Based Parenting Hold On To Your Kids Families Where Grace is in Place (a re-read) The Poker Tournament Formula The Poker Tournament Formula II Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thea Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 http://www.powells.com Good Omens by Terry Prattchet and Neil Gaiman (on audiobook) who knew there was great humor to be found in the apocalypse??? Seriously if you like dry wit and satire this is not to be missed. Did you read The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman? He's seriously twisted--like Stephen King for young readers...... that said I read Coraline and am now reading M is for Magic (short stories). I'll have to check yours out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 The Lightening Theif The Time Traveler's Wife Those are the only two that really stand out. A lot of things this year were re-reads before I saw the movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Oh, that's tough...Just three?The Book Thief Water for Elephants The Historian Hey, we think a lot alike! :001_smile: (Will have to check out Water for Elephants, as I haven't read that one yet.) Good Omens by Terry Prattchet and Neil Gaiman (on audiobook) who knew there was great humor to be found in the apocalypse??? Seriously if you like dry wit and satire this is not to be missed. I'm reading this right now & LOVING it. I'm finding it hilarious. (Elizabeth, have you read "Hogfather" by Terry Pratchett? It was my holiday read this year, lol, and was pretty humorous.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 I love Hogfather and the movie is really quite good. I must say though, in audio format , Good Omens is a truly brilliant book. Agnes Nutter...I also enjoyed The Wyrd Sisters and The Wee Free Men as well. Off to watch The Waters of Mars(Dr Who) with dd . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amira Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Sweetness in the Belly The Year My Son and I Were Born Garlic and Sapphires China Road Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper I had a hard time trimming it down to five, much less three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thea Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Hey, we think a lot alike! :001_smile: (Will have to check out Water for Elephants, as I haven't read that one yet.) Careful--that book is mentioned on that other thread a couple of times along with A Time Traveler's Wife (which I also enjoyed). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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