End of Year Meme 2009
Boston Bibliophile did this meme and it looked fun so I'm going to do it too: (It originated at SavidgedReads.)
How many books read in 2009?
40
How many fiction and non-fiction?
28 fiction and 12 non-fiction
Male/female author ratio?
17 male to 23 female
Favorite book of 2009?
A tie between This Is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper and A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini
Least favorite?
Life With My Sister Madonna by Christopher Ciccone
Any that you simply couldn't finish and why?
I still haven't finished Reading Lolita in Tehran. It's boring, plain and simple.
Oldest book?
Until We Meet Again: A True Story of Love and Survival in the Holocaust by Michael Korenblit was published in 1983.
Newest?
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
Longest and shortest book titles?
Pretty in Plaid: A Life, a Witch, and a Wardrobe, or, the Wonder Years Before the Condescending, Egomanical, Self-Centered Smart-Ass Phase by Jen Lancaster and Plan B by Jonathan Tropper
Longest and shortest books?
I don't keep track of page numbers so I don't know.
How many books from the library?
16
Any translated books?
The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery
Most read author of the year and how many books by the author?
Charlaine Harris – the first four books in the Sookie Stackhouse series
Any re-reads?
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Favorite character of the year?
I think my favorite character this year is Vampire Eric in the Sookie Stackhouse books. The hottest anyway!
What countries did you go to through the page in your reading?
Afghanistan, Italy, England, Holland, Thailand, India, Indonesia, Ancient Rome, Kenya, France, Germany and Poland
Which book wouldn't you have read without someone's specific recommendation?
I wouldn't have read The Khaarijee: A Chronicle of Friendship and War in Kabul if it wasn't a book club pick. It was a two-star book for me.
Which author was new for you 2009 that you now want to read the entire works of?
Jonathan Tropper
Which books are you annoyed that you didn't read?
None, there's always next year!
Did you read any books you have always been meaning to read?
Not any classics but I did read One For the Money by Janet Evanovich. I've been curious about her books for a while.
