So what was the best thing you Read in 2009? - Page 8

aceflor · 01-12-2010, 04:42 AM

Marion Husband : "The Boy I love" and "Papermoon". Those 2 books will stay in my head for a long, long time.

mediax · 01-12-2010, 08:25 AM

Best read of 2009:
[pauses, rips open gold envelope and removes cue card]
Anathem by Neal Stephenson

Honourable mentions:
The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larssen
Matter by Iain M Banks
Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

Mickey330 · 01-12-2010, 01:31 PM

I read a lot of books this past year - most were unmemorable "brain candy."

However, two stuck out in my mind:

1. "Lottery" by Patricia Wood

"In her debut novel, Patricia Wood writes about a man with an IQ of 76 who has had more than his fair share of hard knocks. At a point when he is truly grieving, fate grants him the boon implied from the title of this uplifting novel - he wins $12 million in the lottery. He attempts to forge his own path as he navigates through relationships with money-grubbing family members bent on taking advantage of him, friends who treat him the same whether he has money or not, and the townspeople who develop a new respect for him because of his newly acquired millionaire status." (from BlogCritics)

2. "Unincorporated Man" by Dani and Eytan Kollin

"Brilliant 21st-century tycoon Justin Cord is brought from cryogenic storage into a 24th-century society where people own stock in one another, safeguarding each other's welfare only out of economic self-interest. This is anathema to the defiantly individualistic Cord, who soon becomes a danger to the corporations that control the world and a symbol of freedom to the downtrodden penny-stock people." (Publisher's Weekly)

Two completely different books, but both very engrossing. "Lottery" was just a wonderful read, while "Unincorporated Man" has a fascinating premise.

These will definitely go on my "I own it!" bookshelf...

Marilyn

guess32 · 01-16-2010, 07:24 AM

Tessa d'Uberville, wonderful, old but fresh.
Ana Karenina, only half, I hope to finish it in 2010.
The idiot, awesome.

I forgot "Amalur", paleontology by Arsuaga, very interesting as usual.

chlorine · 01-23-2010, 09:13 AM

The Idiot is very high on my favorite book lists, I'm glad you liked it.

I had never heard of Tess of the D'Ubervilles, but it does sound great. I just downloaded a copy.

01-16-2010, 07:24 AM	#109
guess32 Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Sony PRS-500	Tessa d'Uberville, wonderful, old but fresh. Ana Karenina, only half, I hope to finish it in 2010. The idiot, awesome. I forgot "Amalur", paleontology by Arsuaga, very interesting as usual. Last edited by guess32; 01-16-2010 at 07:33 AM.

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aceflor Wizard Posts: 3,472 Karma: 48036360 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: where the sun lives, or so they say Device: Pocketbook Era, Pocketbook Inkpad 4, Kobo Libra 2, Kindle Scribe	Marion Husband : "The Boy I love" and "Papermoon". Those 2 books will stay in my head for a long, long time.

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mediax Readaholic Posts: 255 Karma: 1058454 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Swindon, UK Device: Sony PRS-T2 (previously 505 and 650)	Best read of 2009: [pauses, rips open gold envelope and removes cue card] Anathem by Neal Stephenson Honourable mentions: The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larssen Matter by Iain M Banks Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett

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Mickey330 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1107420 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Western New York state (USA) Device: Kindle Oasis & the Kindle app on iDevices	I read a lot of books this past year - most were unmemorable "brain candy." However, two stuck out in my mind: 1. "Lottery" by Patricia Wood "In her debut novel, Patricia Wood writes about a man with an IQ of 76 who has had more than his fair share of hard knocks. At a point when he is truly grieving, fate grants him the boon implied from the title of this uplifting novel - he wins $12 million in the lottery. He attempts to forge his own path as he navigates through relationships with money-grubbing family members bent on taking advantage of him, friends who treat him the same whether he has money or not, and the townspeople who develop a new respect for him because of his newly acquired millionaire status." (from BlogCritics) 2. "Unincorporated Man" by Dani and Eytan Kollin "Brilliant 21st-century tycoon Justin Cord is brought from cryogenic storage into a 24th-century society where people own stock in one another, safeguarding each other's welfare only out of economic self-interest. This is anathema to the defiantly individualistic Cord, who soon becomes a danger to the corporations that control the world and a symbol of freedom to the downtrodden penny-stock people." (Publisher's Weekly) Two completely different books, but both very engrossing. "Lottery" was just a wonderful read, while "Unincorporated Man" has a fascinating premise. These will definitely go on my "I own it!" bookshelf... Marilyn

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chlorine Addict Posts: 276 Karma: 100000 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: Kindle paperwhite 2	The Idiot is very high on my favorite book lists, I'm glad you liked it. I had never heard of Tess of the D'Ubervilles, but it does sound great. I just downloaded a copy.

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