I didn’t get to read as many books as I normally do in any given year – mainly due to being laid off and not having regular lunch hours. However, 2009 was the year of the audiobook – ALL of these books, save the first one, were listened to in the car or via my MP3 player. This was also the year of the epic novel – I read three books that were 36 discs long – which is the size of three “normal” novels. So I guess in that regard you could *almost* say that I read close to 24 books, as opposed to 19. If we said that, I would be on track with my normal book-reading rates. Anyway, on to the list:
1. Nora Roberts – The Pagan Stone Rating: ***
2. Lisa See – Peony in Love Rating: **** 1/2
3. Brian Selznick – The Invention of Hugo Cabret Rating: ****
4. Jodi Picoult – My Sister’s Keeper Rating: *** 1/2
5. Khaled Hosseini – A Thousand Splendid Suns Rating: *****
6. Orson Scott Card – Speaker For The Dead Rating: ****
7. Ken Follett – The Pillars of the Earth Rating: *****
8. Sara Gruen – Water For Elephants Rating: *** 1/2
9. Lisa Genova – Still Alice Rating: ****
10. Tiffany Baker – The Little Giant of Aberdeen County Rating: *** 1/2
11. Jane Austen – Pride & Prejudice Rating: *****
12. Jamie Carie – The Duchess and The Dragon Rating: ***
13. Diana Gabaldon – Outlander Rating: ****
14. Stephenie Meyer – The Host Rating: ****
15. Cormac McCarthy – The Road Rating: *** 1/2
16. Joseph Finder – Paranoia Rating: ***
16. Diana Gabaldon – Dragonfly in Amber Rating: *****
17. Richard Paul Evans – The Sunflower Rating: ***
18. Craig Ferguson – American On Purpose Rating: ****