Comments on: Best Book of 2009

By: Emily

Emily — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:23:09 +0000

Best ficiton this year: Anna Karenina
Best Non-fiction: The Death and Life of Sylvia Plath

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:47:32 +0000

I had not thought about it, but it might be in my top 5 of all time as well. I should give that some thought…

By: Nora

Nora — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:40:26 +0000

I’m ashamed to say I don’t know many of the books that you’ve mentioned here!

I recently finished the Lovely Bones and while it’s not the best book I’ve ever read, I thoroughly enjoyed it and was intrigued by the author’s ideas of heaven and death.

I read Interview with a Vampire earlier this year and really liked it, along with The Sicilian by Mario Puzo and a few other enjoyable books.

I wish I had bookshelf that looked like that!

By: nic

nic — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 04:07:33 +0000

I second East of Eden! Best book I read this year, and it’s now in my top 5 books of all time.

By: DeMo

DeMo — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 04:30:17 +0000

I agree with you, and will say that The Hiding Place is the best book of my year. Definitely gave perspective, and it was amazing how God used Corrie and her family during the Holocaust. I have Olive Kitteridge on my list of must-reads.

By: dad

dad — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:42:26 +0000

I highly recommend “Suttree” by Cormac McCarthy. Yes he won the Pulitzer Prize for The Road and “No Country for Old Men” won and Oscar, but this is his best novel imho. (although “blood meridian” which is on the New York Times 100 best english novels published between 1923 and 2005 is right there also). It’s the story of one man (Suttree) who abandons his rich family to live on the river. There is no plot. It’s strictly character and time and place. Knoxville, Tenn. in 1951 along the Mississippi River. If you want to be transported to another world where the dialog is perfect and the characters are drawn sharply then treat yourself to this one. If you decide you like Cormac McCarthy be warned that some of his other novels are much different and not for the squeamish.

By: Erin

Erin — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:33:10 +0000

I’ve been such a bad reader this year! Usually I’m close to the 40 book mark by this point in the year, but I’m more at the 15 books mark. I adored reading “The Elegance of the Hedgehog”, though.

By: Scott

Scott — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:32:22 +0000

Now this is a post I can get behind! I probably won't do my own top books of 2009 until January, but here's a sneak peek so far: Fiction: John Steinbeck's East of Eden Nonfiction: Edward Tufte's The Visual Display of Quantitative Information Juvenile Fiction: Nancy Farmer's House of the Scorpion

By: Megan

Megan — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:37:24 +0000

Oh, Kat, I LOVE “The Hiding Place.” It’s one of my top five. I’m so glad you read it and enjoyed it.

2009 has been my Year-of-Traveling, so my favorite books this year have been travel guides (lame!). I recommend Rick Steves over all others. I heart that man.

By: Maria

Maria — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:40:39 +0000

I cannot recommend The Help highly enough. It is a fabulous read, an intriguing story, and one that I have recommended to others and bought hardbacks as a gift (which I rarely do!). If you haven’t read it yet, please do. You won’t regret it!