I got an email the other day from a friend asking me what books I’ve read this year, and can I recommend anything good? Well, yeah, I can! I’ve also read some doozies.
Gee, now that I’ve listed them all, 2009 has been a really light reading year (in fiction, anyway). Usually I read a novel a week. Tsk, tsk. I’ll have to prioritize my time better next year.
Sweetheart (thriller) – Chelsea Cain
Cross Country (thriller) – James Patterson
The Lost Symbol (thriller) – Dan Brown
The Doomsday Key (thriller) – James Rollins
Roadside Crosses (thriller) – Jeffrey Deaver
Choke (mainstream) – Chuck Palahniuk
The Broken Window (thriller) – Jeffrey Deaver
The Broken Window (thriller) – Jeffrey Deaver
Two for the Dough (mystery) – Janet Evanovich
One for the Money (mystery) – Janet Evanovich
The 19th Wife (mainstream) – David Ebershoff
Heartsick (thriller) – Chelsea Cain
Bones (thriller) – Jonathan Kellerman
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet (mainstream) – Jamie Ford
American Wife (mainstream) – Curtis Sittenfeld
Third Degree (thriller) – Greg Iles
Duma Key (horror/supernatural) – Stephen King
Fight Club (mainstream) – Chuck Palahniuk
Rules for Saying Goodbye (women’s fiction) – Katherine Taylor
Darkly Dreaming Dexter (crime) – Jeff Lindsay
Billy Dead (mainstream)– Lisa Reardon
The Shack (Christian/spiritual) – Wm. Paul Young
Water for Elephants (mainstream) – Sara Gruen
Obedience (thriller/mainstream) – Will Lavender
The Princess Bride (mainstream/historical)– William Goldman
The Associate (thriller) – John Grisham
Heart-Shaped Box (horror/supernatural) – Joe Hill
The Time Traveler’s Wife (mainstream) – Audrey Niffenegger
Lottery
(mainstream) – Patricia WoodI’ll keep this list posted on the right side of the page.
Wow. I’ve really been on a thriller kick for the past few months. Probably since I bought so many books at ThrillerFest last July.
Here’s my vow for 2010: One book a week. And I need to read more widely.
Have you read anything good this year?