In 2009, we read 10 books, all with ratings between 3.1 and 4.7, so no real duds. Here's the list in order from low to high:
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet 3.1
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti 3.2
Saving Fish from Drowning by Amy Tan 3.3
North River by Pete Hamill 3.5
Run by Ann Patchett 3.5
The Ghost by Robert Harris 3.6
Beach House by Jane Green 3.6
People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks 3.8
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle by David Wroblewski 4.0
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 4.7
My personal favorites here were Pillars... (much longer than most we take on!) and People of.... which fascinated me. I found them both to be "page turners"! I have no idea how Edgar... ended up in second place as it is probably my least favored of this list, and maybe ALL our lists! (Too "doggy" for me!). I remember liking the other books but don't really remember characters and plots that well. Born on a Blue Day is the only nonfiction of the year, a memoir written by the author and quite memorable and worthwhile because we learned a great deal which was indicated by the subtitle, Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant.
Some of us went to see the movie based on The Ghost and found it suspenseful and pretty true to the novel.
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