I know that 2010 isn't over yet, but I don't know that I'm going to have much time to read in the next week and a half what with Christmas and all :) so I thought I'd post some of my favorite reads from this past year. And for those who have been following my reading history in 2010 via my Goodreads sidebar, fear not! I am going to do it again in 2011. It was really fun for me to go back and look at all that I'd read this past year and what I did and didn't like. I read 34 books in 2010 and only seven of those books got a 5 star rating from me. Here is a list of those 5 star babies. Think of it as a Christmas present from one happy reader to another. Kisses.
Katie's List of Literary Jewels from 2010:
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Author: Mary Ann Shaffer
Lady Susan
Author: Jane Austen
Emma
Author: Jane Austen
To Kill a Mockingbird
Author: Harper Lee
The Help
Author: Kathryn Stockett
These is My Words
Author: Nancy E. Turner
The Book Thief
Author: Markus Zusack
I even included links because I care about you that much. Share some Christmas love and give me a good start for 2011. What were the BEST books you read last year?
3 comments:
Those books were so GOOD! These is my words and To Kill a Mockingbird are two of my all time favorites.
Here are my favorites from the year
Anna Karenina (who knew you could love that book?
North and South- Elizabeth Gaskell
Age of Innocence- Edith Wharton
Madame Curie: A biography- Eve Curie
All the broken pieces- Ann Burg
The Scarlet Pimpernell (laughed myself silly)
Jen-I did read Anna Karenina and also loved it. That one got 4 stars. I haven't read the last three you listed so I will definitely put them on my "to read" list for 2011. Thanks. I know I can pretty much always trust your recommendations :) Have a Merry Christmas!
I wonder if you would like The Thirteenth Tale. I'm not sure if it's 5 star material and I really didn't like the first half of it because the characters themselves were unlikeable, but the ending made it all worth it. I also really enjoyed Garlic and Sapphires.
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