The best book(s) of 2009

[infomama]

Hardly read any books this year...I know, it's awful.

I enjoyed 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' and 'The Love Dare'. I am reading 'Have a Little Faith' at the moment. I am trying to find the time to get back into 'The Blessing of a Skinned Knee' http://www.amazon.com/Blessing-Skinned-Knee-Self-Reliant-ebook/dp/B000FBJGCC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=digital-text&qid=1261539428&sr=1-1

My moms Kindle arrived today and I am having a heck of a time choosing her first book. She is *very* well read. What was your favorite book of 2009?

[StantonHyde]

Help
Half Broke Horses
The Thirteenth Tale

[kristenk]

My favorites that I read this year:

People of the Book
The Historian

[boolady]

I have to keep thinking, but off the top of my head, I really enjoyed My Life in France & Mennonite in a Little Black Dress. I liked Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society, but it didn't keep me quite as engaged as the other two. I would definitely like to read The Help.

[alirebco]

I haven't read much fiction this year but I loved People of the Book - could not put it down!

[erosenst]

The Help was wonderful. I couldn't put it down.

I just downloaded New York to my Kindle - so far, am enjoying that as well. And it was just released a month ago, so less likely that she's read that.

A couple of older, but somewhat less popular, books that are on my list are Pope Joan and Loving Frank - those may be possibilities as well.

[hillview]

Are these books I've read in 2009 or are they books PUBLISHED in 2009 :)

I have enjoyed several books none were published in 2009. I am SO behind. SIGH.
/hillary

[MichelleRC]

I absolutely loved The Help and Guernsey. I just read Three Little Words in one day. Very powerful.

[infomama]

Thanks all...I'm going for 'The Help'. Looks really good!

[caleymama]

I can't pick one favorite, but some I read and enjoyed in '09 that were published in '09 are:

Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani
The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Little Bee by Chris Cleave
The White Queen by Philippa Gregory

One on my "to-read" list:

Brooklyn: A Novel by Colm Toibin

[caleymama]

Thanks all...I'm going for 'The Help'. Looks really good!

We cross-posted - The Help is on my list too and I think you'll (well, she'll) be happy with it!

[MontrealMum]

Things I've read and liked this year, but not published in '09:

Stealing Buddha's Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen
The Interruption of Everything by Terry McMillan

[jent]

Currently reading A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler by Jason Roberts. It's an amazing story. I got it for MIL at my local indie bookstore last Xmas & it made its way back to me.

[maestramommy]

Blessings of a Skinned knee was one of my favorite parenting books. I need to read it again. Esp. the section on the Yetze Hara:p

[infomama]

Blessings of a Skinned knee was one of my favorite parenting books.
My mom bought it for me...she is so wise.

[mommylamb]

I've read a number of good ones this year, but I don't think any were published in 09. Off the top of my head, I liked:

The Brief Wonderous Life of Oscar Wao
The White Tiger
The Book Thief
Eat, Pray Love
I also read the whole Sookie Stackhouse series, and that was awesome!

At the moment I'm going through a Truman Capote phase. I just read Other Voices Other Rooms and now I'm reading Breakfast at Tiffany's.


I also read Guernsey, but to be honest, while I liked it, I didn't love it.

ETA: I really love the book threads on these boards. I've gotten lots of good suggestions.