Books I read in 2010
(inspired by Revie's list!)
Hmmm, 36 books read this year, and a fair few that aren't fiction. If you don't recognise many of these titles, I was partaking in a Kiwi book group this year, as a way of connecting with other Kiwis in Melbourne. This caused a few 2nd reads. Attending local writers festivals got me reading a number of Australian publications as well. And then there's at least four inspired by my trip to India. Best/worst? To come soon in my summary of the year :)
FICTION
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams
Secrets & Lies - Jaishree Misra
The Vine of Desire - Chitra Banerjee Devakaruni
Two States: the story of my marriage - Chetan Bhagat
Beautiful Losers - Leonard Cohen
Gut Symmetries - Jeanette Winterson
One Foot Wrong - Sophie Laguna
Sold - Brendan Gulliver
Billie’s Kiss - Elizabeth Knox
The Bodhran Makers - John B Keane (2nd read)
Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2nd read)
The Bone People - Keri Hulme (2nd read)
Singularity - Charlotte Grimshaw
Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
Towards Another Summer - Janet Frame (2nd read)
Blind Sight - Maurice Gee (2nd read)
Modettes - Sue Reidy (short stories)
Visiting Ghosts - Judith White (short stories)
The Quiet Ones - C J Nichols
The Sleepers Almanac No.6 (short stories)
Sentence of Marriage - Shayne Parkinson
KIDS / Y.A
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J K Rowling
The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor - Enid Blyton
NON-FICTION
The Forest for the Trees: an editor’s advice to writers - Betsy Lerner
Thirty-Something and Over It - Kasey Edwards
Katherine Swynford: the story of John of Gaunt & his scandalous Duchess - Alison Weir
The Penguin History of New Zealand - Michael King
Stuff White People Like - Christian Lander
The Sensual & the Sacred; Chola Bronzes of Southern India
AUTOBIO
A Nest of Occasionals - Tony Martin (NZ/Aussie comedian)
Lolly Scramble - Tony Martin
The Lucy Family Alphabet - Judith Lucy (Aussie comedian)
Unpolished Gem - Alice Pung
A Piano in the Pyrenees - Tony Hawk
Perfect Pink Polish - Lee Tulloch
Handbag Heaven - Maggie Alderson
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Hmmm, 36 books read this year, and a fair few that aren't fiction. If you don't recognise many of these titles, I was partaking in a Kiwi book group this year, as a way of connecting with other Kiwis in Melbourne. This caused a few 2nd reads. Attending local writers festivals got me reading a number of Australian publications as well. And then there's at least four inspired by my trip to India. Best/worst? To come soon in my summary of the year :)
FICTION
Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency - Douglas Adams
Secrets & Lies - Jaishree Misra
The Vine of Desire - Chitra Banerjee Devakaruni
Two States: the story of my marriage - Chetan Bhagat
Beautiful Losers - Leonard Cohen
Gut Symmetries - Jeanette Winterson
One Foot Wrong - Sophie Laguna
Sold - Brendan Gulliver
Billie’s Kiss - Elizabeth Knox
The Bodhran Makers - John B Keane (2nd read)
Mister Pip - Lloyd Jones (2nd read)
The Bone People - Keri Hulme (2nd read)
Singularity - Charlotte Grimshaw
Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert
Towards Another Summer - Janet Frame (2nd read)
Blind Sight - Maurice Gee (2nd read)
Modettes - Sue Reidy (short stories)
Visiting Ghosts - Judith White (short stories)
The Quiet Ones - C J Nichols
The Sleepers Almanac No.6 (short stories)
Sentence of Marriage - Shayne Parkinson
KIDS / Y.A
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J K Rowling
The Naughtiest Girl is a Monitor - Enid Blyton
NON-FICTION
The Forest for the Trees: an editor’s advice to writers - Betsy Lerner
Thirty-Something and Over It - Kasey Edwards
Katherine Swynford: the story of John of Gaunt & his scandalous Duchess - Alison Weir
The Penguin History of New Zealand - Michael King
Stuff White People Like - Christian Lander
The Sensual & the Sacred; Chola Bronzes of Southern India
AUTOBIO
A Nest of Occasionals - Tony Martin (NZ/Aussie comedian)
Lolly Scramble - Tony Martin
The Lucy Family Alphabet - Judith Lucy (Aussie comedian)
Unpolished Gem - Alice Pung
A Piano in the Pyrenees - Tony Hawk
Perfect Pink Polish - Lee Tulloch
Handbag Heaven - Maggie Alderson
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