2009 Book List
1. McCormick, Maureen - Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice (277) (1 January 2009).
2. Steinbeck, John - Of Mice and Men (118) (1 January 2009).
3. Bukowski, Charles - Play the Piano Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit (125) (4 January 2009).
4. Cannibals and Evil Cult Killers - Star Fire Press (575) (14 January 2009).
5. Roach, Mary - Spook (298) (7 February 2009).
6. Robinson, Michael - Surrealism (376) (11 February 2009).
7. Robison, John Elder - Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Asperger's (288) (17 February 2009).
8. Edgerton, Clyde - Raney (243) (4 March 2009).
9. Fitzgerald, F. Scott - This Side of Paradise (222) (7 April 2009).
10. Nemirovsky, Irene - Suite Francaise (431) (18 April 2009).*
11. Lawrence, D. H. - Lady Chatterly's Lover (299) (5 May 2009).
12. Petrusich, Amanda - Nick Drake's Pink Moon (33 1/3) (118) (8 May 2009).
13. Behrendt, Greg and Liz Tuccillo - He's Just Not That Into You (165) (10 May 2009).
14. Martin, Steve - The Pleasure of My Company (163) (13 May 2009).
15. Galassi, Peter and Cindy Sherman - Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills (164) (19 May 2009).
16. Jervis, Lisa and Andi Zeisler, eds - BITCHfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine (374) (21 May 2009).*
17. Woodworth, Mark - Guided by Voices' Bee Thousand (33 1/3) (160) (24 May 2009).
18. Nothomb, Amelie - Fear and Trembling (133) (24 May 2009).
19. Krauss, Nicole - The History of Love (252) (3 June 2009).
20. Nabokov, Vladimir - Pnin (191) (7 June 2009).
21. Black, Edwin - War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race (444) (23 June 2009).* [this one will be with me for a very long time. such a well-written, chilling, extraordinarily sad but necessary book].
22. Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice (332) (25 June 2009).*
23. Fante, John - Wait Until Spring, Bandini (265) (6 July 2009).
24. Chihuly, Dale - Chihuly: 365 Days (365) [coffee table book] (6 July 2009).*
25. Bukowski, Charles - The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship (144) (9 July 2009).
26. Pollan, Michael - The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (411) (10 July 2009).
27. Kundera, Milan - The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel (314) (20 July 2009).*
28. Correspondents of NY Times - Class Matters (267) (22 July 2009).
29. Wilde, Oscar - The Picture of Dorian Gray (221) (23 July 2009).
30. Kundera, Milan - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (237) (31 July 2009).
31. Marquez, Gabriel Garcia - Memories of My Melancholy Whores (115) (1 August 2009).
32. de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine -The Little Prince (91) (4 August 2009).*
33. Kundera, Milan - Ignorance (195) (5 August 2009).*
34. Nelson, Sara - So Many Books, So Little Time (242) (19 August 2009).
35. Guiliano, Mireille - French Women Don't Get Fat (256) (25 August 2009).
36. Lee, Jennifer 8 - The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food (320) (25 August 2009).
37. Bukowski, Charles - Hot Water Music (221) (8 October 2009).
38. Burridge, Kate - Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation, and Hybrids of the English Language (231) (11 October 2009).
39. Hurston, Zora Neale - Their Eyes Were Watching God (286) (21 October 2009).*
40. McCourt, Frank - Angela's Ashes (362) (12 November 2009) (reread).*
41. Hemingway, Ernest - A Moveable Feast (209) (17 November 2009).*
42. Austen, Jane and Seth Grahame-Smith - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (317) (12 December 2009).
43. Sisario, Ben - The Pixies' Doolittle (33 1/3) (121) (16 December 2009).
44. Carver, Raymond - What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Stories (158) (22 December 2009).
=11096 total pages
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2. Steinbeck, John - Of Mice and Men (118) (1 January 2009).
3. Bukowski, Charles - Play the Piano Like a Percussion Instrument Until the Fingers Begin to Bleed a Bit (125) (4 January 2009).
4. Cannibals and Evil Cult Killers - Star Fire Press (575) (14 January 2009).
5. Roach, Mary - Spook (298) (7 February 2009).
6. Robinson, Michael - Surrealism (376) (11 February 2009).
7. Robison, John Elder - Look Me in the Eye: My Life With Asperger's (288) (17 February 2009).
8. Edgerton, Clyde - Raney (243) (4 March 2009).
9. Fitzgerald, F. Scott - This Side of Paradise (222) (7 April 2009).
10. Nemirovsky, Irene - Suite Francaise (431) (18 April 2009).*
11. Lawrence, D. H. - Lady Chatterly's Lover (299) (5 May 2009).
12. Petrusich, Amanda - Nick Drake's Pink Moon (33 1/3) (118) (8 May 2009).
13. Behrendt, Greg and Liz Tuccillo - He's Just Not That Into You (165) (10 May 2009).
14. Martin, Steve - The Pleasure of My Company (163) (13 May 2009).
15. Galassi, Peter and Cindy Sherman - Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills (164) (19 May 2009).
16. Jervis, Lisa and Andi Zeisler, eds - BITCHfest: Ten Years of Cultural Criticism from the Pages of Bitch Magazine (374) (21 May 2009).*
17. Woodworth, Mark - Guided by Voices' Bee Thousand (33 1/3) (160) (24 May 2009).
18. Nothomb, Amelie - Fear and Trembling (133) (24 May 2009).
19. Krauss, Nicole - The History of Love (252) (3 June 2009).
20. Nabokov, Vladimir - Pnin (191) (7 June 2009).
21. Black, Edwin - War Against the Weak: Eugenics and America's Campaign to Create a Master Race (444) (23 June 2009).* [this one will be with me for a very long time. such a well-written, chilling, extraordinarily sad but necessary book].
22. Austen, Jane - Pride and Prejudice (332) (25 June 2009).*
23. Fante, John - Wait Until Spring, Bandini (265) (6 July 2009).
24. Chihuly, Dale - Chihuly: 365 Days (365) [coffee table book] (6 July 2009).*
25. Bukowski, Charles - The Captain is Out to Lunch and the Sailors Have Taken Over the Ship (144) (9 July 2009).
26. Pollan, Michael - The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (411) (10 July 2009).
27. Kundera, Milan - The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel (314) (20 July 2009).*
28. Correspondents of NY Times - Class Matters (267) (22 July 2009).
29. Wilde, Oscar - The Picture of Dorian Gray (221) (23 July 2009).
30. Kundera, Milan - The Book of Laughter and Forgetting (237) (31 July 2009).
31. Marquez, Gabriel Garcia - Memories of My Melancholy Whores (115) (1 August 2009).
32. de Saint-Exupéry, Antoine -The Little Prince (91) (4 August 2009).*
33. Kundera, Milan - Ignorance (195) (5 August 2009).*
34. Nelson, Sara - So Many Books, So Little Time (242) (19 August 2009).
35. Guiliano, Mireille - French Women Don't Get Fat (256) (25 August 2009).
36. Lee, Jennifer 8 - The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food (320) (25 August 2009).
37. Bukowski, Charles - Hot Water Music (221) (8 October 2009).
38. Burridge, Kate - Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation, and Hybrids of the English Language (231) (11 October 2009).
39. Hurston, Zora Neale - Their Eyes Were Watching God (286) (21 October 2009).*
40. McCourt, Frank - Angela's Ashes (362) (12 November 2009) (reread).*
41. Hemingway, Ernest - A Moveable Feast (209) (17 November 2009).*
42. Austen, Jane and Seth Grahame-Smith - Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (317) (12 December 2009).
43. Sisario, Ben - The Pixies' Doolittle (33 1/3) (121) (16 December 2009).
44. Carver, Raymond - What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Stories (158) (22 December 2009).
=11096 total pages
To view past years' lists, click on "books" tag.