2010, A Year in Review
Happy New Year!
Bill and I decided to celebrate the New Year at home this year. We have been so busy lately that we really needed a evening at home. We went to see True Grit this afternoon and out to dinner. Now were listing to music and here I am blogging in the New Year. Heaven!
I read the most books I have ever read in one year this year, 52. I still have four reviews to write. My top 10 favorites, in no particular order were:
Annexed by Sharon Dogar
Essex County Volume 2: Ghost Stories by Jeff Lemire
Safe from the Sea by Peter Geye
A Place for Delta by Melissa Walker
The Confessions of Catherine de Medici by C.W. Gortner
Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle
American Rust by Philipp Meyer
The Postmistress by Sarah Blake
The Twentieth Wife by Indu Sundaresan
The World of the Polar Bear by Norbert Rosing
I also read more short stories this year, 44 plus one collection. My top 10 favorites, in no particular order were: were:
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Headstrong Historian Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
An Honest Exit by Dinaw Mengestu
That Time a Year by Terence Young
Paul Farenbacher’s Yard Sale by Sarah Selecky
Quality Street by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Foster by Claire Keegan
Driving Lessons by Joseph Boyden
The Second Bakery Attack, by Haruki Murakami
Chicxulub by T. Coraghessan Boyle
I also did well in challenges in 2010. I completed
The Arc Reading Challenge 39/25 books
The Canadian Book Challenge 3 13/13 books
Themed Reading Challenge 2010 6/5 Books
Year of the Historical Reading Challenge 12/12 Books
Audio Books Challenge 3/3 audio books
Pub Challenge 2010 10/10 books
Chunkster Reading Challenge 4/4 books
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge 20/20 books
New Authors Challenge 25/20 books
The ABC Historical Fiction Challenge 26/26 (I still have one reaw to post, due before January 15, 2011.)
I am still working on the Canadian Book Challenge 4: 12/13 so far.
I didn't do well on the Books Won Challenge, my own challenge. LOL! I only read one book. I hope to do better in 2011.
How did you do in 2010? I would love to know.
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Safe From the Sea was on my favorites list. I hope 2011 is a wonderful year for you and yours :-)
Mary (Bookfan) said... January 1, 2011 at 5:09 AM
Happy New Year Teddy! How was True Grit?
Anonymous said... January 1, 2011 at 8:53 AM
Mary, I'm glad Safe from The Sea was one of your favorites as well. Happy New Year!
Kristy, we really enjoyed it. I never saw the original with John Wayne but I might have to check it out. Happy New Year!
Teddy Rose said... January 1, 2011 at 5:35 PM
I haven't read any of your favourites, but American Rust and The Tortilla Curtain are high on my list. I hope that I enjoy them as much as you did. Happy 2011!
Unknown said... January 2, 2011 at 2:03 AM
Great picks!
I read 95 books, not bad, considering I was in a reading slump for more than four months.
Happy New Year to you and your family. Have a great reading year in 2011!!!
Here are my Best Reads of 2010.
gautami tripathy said... January 2, 2011 at 6:08 AM
Jackie, I think you will enjoy them both. Happy New Year!
Gautami, 95 is great! I'm a slow reader so I am quite happy with how many I read. I'm on my way to see you picks for 2010.
Teddy Rose said... January 2, 2011 at 12:22 PM
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