Books Read in 2009
I'm keeping to an average of more than one book a week ; 1.5 this year.
My book of the year came very early "A Thousand Spendid Suns" by Khalid Hosseini, read in January for my bookgroup. Nothing exceeded the strong emotions and tears this book generated.
Books Read in 2009
January
1. One Good Turn - Kate Atkinson (9)
2. The Night Watch - Sara Waters (8)
3. A Grave Man - David Roberts
4. Grumpy Old Women - Judith Holder
4. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khalid Hosseini(Ethelreaders)(10)
5. Mary Reilly - Valerie Martin
6. At Your Own Risk - Derek Jarman
7. Affinity - Sara Waters (9)
8. The Child in Time - Ian McEwan
9. Last of the Late Developers - Peter Wyton
10. Edward Trencom's Nose - Giles Milton
February
11. The Reader - Bernhard Schlink (9)
12. The Other Side of the Bridge - Mary Lawson(8)
13. David Golder - Irene Nemirovsky (9)
14. Wonder Boys - Michael Chabon (8)
15. The Coffin Dancer - Jeffery Deaver
16. Not the End of the World - Christopher Brookmyre (8)
17. Stories from your family tree - Ruth Symes
18. Boiling a Frog - Christopher Brookmyre (9)
March
19. 31 Songs - Nick Hornby
20. How to Talk to a Widower - Jonathan Tropper (Ethelreaders)
21. C - John Diamond (9)
22. In a Dry Season - Peter Robinson
23. The Stone Monkey - Jeffrey Deaver
24. The Front - Patricia Cornwell
25. State of Happiness - Stella Duffy
26. Extreme Motherhood - Jackie Clune
27. At the Stroke of Madness - Alex Kava
28. Bloodlines - Fiona Mountain
April
29. Without Consent - Georgie Hale
30. Emma - Jane Austen
31. Be My Enemy - Christopher Brookmyre (7)
32. Like - Ali Smith (8)
33. Something to Fall Back On - Maureen Lipman (didn't finish)
34.Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze - New Scientist
35. Last Chance to See - Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine
36. Charlotte Gray -Sebastian Faulks (re-read for Ethelreaders)
37. The Water Clock - Jim Kelly
May
38. The Fire Baby - Jim Kelly
39. Dare to be a Daniel - Tony Benn (library)
40. Firmin - Sam Savage
41. Feel - Chris Heath
42. Fatland - Greg Critser
43. Why do people hate America- Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies
44. Ghostwalk - Rebecca Stott(Ethelreaders)(10)
June
45. A Snowball in Hell - Christopher Brookmyre (8)(library)
46. The Road Home - Rose Tremain (library)
47. One of Us -Melissa Benn
48. The Dead Heart -Douglas Kennedy (library)
July
48. Scapegallows - Carol Birch (library)
49. The Righteous Men - Sam Bourne
50. A Line in the Sand - Gerald Seymour
51. The Empty Chair - Jeffery Deaver
52. The Mortal Sickness - Andrew Taylor
53. The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver
54. The Last Sorcerer - Michael White(library)
55. Blinded - Stephen White
August
56. The Colour - Rose Tremain (Ethelreaders)
57. The Cold Moon - Jeffery Deaver
58. Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem - Peter Ackroyd (10)
September
59. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale (8)
60. The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein - Peter Ackroyd (library)(9)
61. The Stranger House - Reginald Hill(10)
62. The Innocent - Harlen Coben
63. Losing You - Nicci French(9)
64. Murder Most Fab - Julian Clary (library)
October
65. The Truth - Terry Pratchett
66. R is for Richochet - Sue Grafton(library)
67. Past Imperfect - Julian Fellowes( Ethelreaders)
68. The Blackpool Highflyer - Andrew Martin
69. The Other Hand - Chris Cleave(Ethelreaders)(8)
November
70. Linger Awhile - Russell Hoban (library) (8)
71. Expecting Someone Taller - Tom Holt
December
72, The Outcast - Sadie Jones( Ethelreaders) (8)
73. Silk - Allessandro Barrico (8)
74. Ye Gods - Tom Holt
75. Crack Down - Val McDermid
76. A Touch of Frost - RD Wingfield (7)
77. To War in Spain(Penguin 60) - Laurie Lee (10)
78. Little Black Book of Stories - A.S. Byatt (8)
My book of the year came very early "A Thousand Spendid Suns" by Khalid Hosseini, read in January for my bookgroup. Nothing exceeded the strong emotions and tears this book generated.
Books Read in 2009
January
1. One Good Turn - Kate Atkinson (9)
2. The Night Watch - Sara Waters (8)
3. A Grave Man - David Roberts
4. Grumpy Old Women - Judith Holder
4. A Thousand Splendid Suns - Khalid Hosseini(Ethelreaders)(10)
5. Mary Reilly - Valerie Martin
6. At Your Own Risk - Derek Jarman
7. Affinity - Sara Waters (9)
8. The Child in Time - Ian McEwan
9. Last of the Late Developers - Peter Wyton
10. Edward Trencom's Nose - Giles Milton
February
11. The Reader - Bernhard Schlink (9)
12. The Other Side of the Bridge - Mary Lawson(8)
13. David Golder - Irene Nemirovsky (9)
14. Wonder Boys - Michael Chabon (8)
15. The Coffin Dancer - Jeffery Deaver
16. Not the End of the World - Christopher Brookmyre (8)
17. Stories from your family tree - Ruth Symes
18. Boiling a Frog - Christopher Brookmyre (9)
March
19. 31 Songs - Nick Hornby
20. How to Talk to a Widower - Jonathan Tropper (Ethelreaders)
21. C - John Diamond (9)
22. In a Dry Season - Peter Robinson
23. The Stone Monkey - Jeffrey Deaver
24. The Front - Patricia Cornwell
25. State of Happiness - Stella Duffy
26. Extreme Motherhood - Jackie Clune
27. At the Stroke of Madness - Alex Kava
28. Bloodlines - Fiona Mountain
April
29. Without Consent - Georgie Hale
30. Emma - Jane Austen
31. Be My Enemy - Christopher Brookmyre (7)
32. Like - Ali Smith (8)
33. Something to Fall Back On - Maureen Lipman (didn't finish)
34.Why Don't Penguins Feet Freeze - New Scientist
35. Last Chance to See - Douglas Adams & Mark Carwardine
36. Charlotte Gray -Sebastian Faulks (re-read for Ethelreaders)
37. The Water Clock - Jim Kelly
May
38. The Fire Baby - Jim Kelly
39. Dare to be a Daniel - Tony Benn (library)
40. Firmin - Sam Savage
41. Feel - Chris Heath
42. Fatland - Greg Critser
43. Why do people hate America- Ziauddin Sardar and Merryl Wyn Davies
44. Ghostwalk - Rebecca Stott(Ethelreaders)(10)
June
45. A Snowball in Hell - Christopher Brookmyre (8)(library)
46. The Road Home - Rose Tremain (library)
47. One of Us -Melissa Benn
48. The Dead Heart -Douglas Kennedy (library)
July
48. Scapegallows - Carol Birch (library)
49. The Righteous Men - Sam Bourne
50. A Line in the Sand - Gerald Seymour
51. The Empty Chair - Jeffery Deaver
52. The Mortal Sickness - Andrew Taylor
53. The Twelfth Card - Jeffery Deaver
54. The Last Sorcerer - Michael White(library)
55. Blinded - Stephen White
August
56. The Colour - Rose Tremain (Ethelreaders)
57. The Cold Moon - Jeffery Deaver
58. Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem - Peter Ackroyd (10)
September
59. The Suspicions of Mr Whicher - Kate Summerscale (8)
60. The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein - Peter Ackroyd (library)(9)
61. The Stranger House - Reginald Hill(10)
62. The Innocent - Harlen Coben
63. Losing You - Nicci French(9)
64. Murder Most Fab - Julian Clary (library)
October
65. The Truth - Terry Pratchett
66. R is for Richochet - Sue Grafton(library)
67. Past Imperfect - Julian Fellowes( Ethelreaders)
68. The Blackpool Highflyer - Andrew Martin
69. The Other Hand - Chris Cleave(Ethelreaders)(8)
November
70. Linger Awhile - Russell Hoban (library) (8)
71. Expecting Someone Taller - Tom Holt
December
72, The Outcast - Sadie Jones( Ethelreaders) (8)
73. Silk - Allessandro Barrico (8)
74. Ye Gods - Tom Holt
75. Crack Down - Val McDermid
76. A Touch of Frost - RD Wingfield (7)
77. To War in Spain(Penguin 60) - Laurie Lee (10)
78. Little Black Book of Stories - A.S. Byatt (8)