So what was the best thing you Read in 2009?

kennyc · 12-25-2009, 07:07 AM

For me it was

John Irving's "Last Night in Twisted River"

followed closely by

E.L. Doctorow's "Homer and Langley"

HarryT · 12-25-2009, 07:19 AM

2009 isn't over yet. I'll be able to answer your question next week.

kennyc · 12-25-2009, 07:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

2009 isn't over yet. I'll be able to answer your question next week.

How'd I know someone (you) was going to say that.

I doubt I'm going to read anything to replace my selection above, but in case I do, I'll update it.

Merry Christmas Harry! And thank you for all you do here!

HarryT · 12-25-2009, 08:00 AM

Merry Christmas to you too, Kenny, from a very snowy England (which is unusual at Christmas!).

xianfox · 12-25-2009, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Merry Christmas to you too, Kenny, from a very snowy England (which is unusual at Christmas!).

Merry Christmas from a rainy Wisconsin. Did we trade weather patterns?

markbot · 12-25-2009, 09:05 AM

So far this year I enjoyed reading "Infinite Jest".

Jack Tingle · 12-25-2009, 09:58 AM

Probably Jo Graham's "The Black Ships"

Graham, Jo, ''The Black Ships" p *****
Graham's retelling of Virgil's "Aeneid" is one ot the best books I've read in a long time. She's made the story fit the historical and archeological record, giving it credence with a modern audience. Her characters are well drawn, interesting, and believable. The basic tale is from Virgil, but Graham retells & adapts it well for a different viewpoint character. Her protagonist, Gull, goes from the child of a raped Trojan slave to acolyte of the Lady Death. Her connection to her Trojan mother leads her to the side of the last prince of Troy as he searches for a home for the remnants of the people of Ilium.

I see it's available on Kindle, but not at Fictionwise. Her newer book, "Hand of Isis" is available at Fictionwise... Hmmm.

Regards,
Jack Tingle

TC Beacham · 12-25-2009, 01:55 PM

Hard to choose a single title, but one of my favorites was:

Nathan Campos · 12-25-2009, 05:21 PM

As I'm a developer, the best one was:

I love my Kindle that I just got it since 3 days.

Merry Chritmas!

lene1949 · 12-26-2009, 01:49 AM

Colleen McCullough - The Touch

I would love to have that one on my new reader, but it's in a secure ereader format...

ficbot · 12-26-2009, 02:16 AM

Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
The Stolen Child by Keith Donohue
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery

neilmarr · 12-26-2009, 05:13 AM

A tough call, but two ebooks in particular really grabbed me to the extent that I can't wait for the details to dim so I can read them again: Ken Follett's Pilars of the Earth and World Without End. WWE was a recommendation from friends here at MR, but I re-read the earlier book to refresh my memory, and was glad I did. Another highlight of the year was Earth Abides, thanks to Mores. Also really enjoyed some work by Margaret Attwood that was recommended here. Happy reading in 2010, folks. Best wishes. Neil

Sparrow · 12-26-2009, 05:28 AM

2009 was the year I first read Margaret Oliphant and Mary Elizabeth Braddon - two Victorian novelists that I found I hugely enjoy

.

Gilbert Adair's 'The Act of Roger Murgatroyd' was a lot of fun, as were 'Yellow Blue Tibia' and 'Swiftly' by Adam Roberts.
Richard Herley's 'The Penal Colony' was every bit the page turner that 'Refuge' was; and I'm looking forward to reading more by him in 2010. (Thanks to the MR Book Club for introducing me to him.

)

Most thought-provoking book I read was probably E. M. Forster's 'A Passage to India'. So many layers of meaning, and the patina of age is just adding to its richness.

FlorenceArt · 12-26-2009, 05:41 AM

Might be the book I'm reading now, The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Boulgakov.

LDBoblo · 12-26-2009, 06:56 AM

The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

12-25-2009, 07:07 AM	#1
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,930 Karma: 119747553 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2 & PW, Onyx Boox Go6	So what was the best thing you Read in 2009? For me it was John Irving's "Last Night in Twisted River" followed closely by E.L. Doctorow's "Homer and Langley"

12-25-2009, 09:05 AM	#6
markbot Guru Posts: 612 Karma: 7511929 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York, NY Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 2	So far this year I enjoyed reading "Infinite Jest". Last edited by markbot; 12-31-2009 at 02:22 PM.

12-26-2009, 05:28 AM	#13
Sparrow Wizard Posts: 4,395 Karma: 1358132 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UK Device: Palm TX, CyBook Gen3	2009 was the year I first read Margaret Oliphant and Mary Elizabeth Braddon - two Victorian novelists that I found I hugely enjoy . Gilbert Adair's 'The Act of Roger Murgatroyd' was a lot of fun, as were 'Yellow Blue Tibia' and 'Swiftly' by Adam Roberts. Richard Herley's 'The Penal Colony' was every bit the page turner that 'Refuge' was; and I'm looking forward to reading more by him in 2010. (Thanks to the MR Book Club for introducing me to him. ) Most thought-provoking book I read was probably E. M. Forster's 'A Passage to India'. So many layers of meaning, and the patina of age is just adding to its richness. Last edited by Sparrow; 12-26-2009 at 05:31 AM.

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