Friday, December 31, 2010

Books Read in 2009

   by Rebecca O'Connor
   by Larry Smith
   by Helene Hanff
   by David B
   by Meg Rosoff
   by Sarah Vowell
   by Paco Underhill
   by Julia Wertz
   by Diane Ackerman
   by Mark Kurlansky
   by Bill Barich
   by Hattie Ellis
   by Laurie Halse Anderson
   by Mark Haddon
   by Ulrich Boser
   by Thalia Chaltas
   by Sarah Vowell
   by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
   by Frank Portman
   by Mary Ann Shaffer
   by Nicole Krauss
   by Russell Brand
   by Louise Erdich
   by Tana French
   by Mary Pearson
   by Sara Manning
   by Elaine Dundy
   by Laurie Sandell
   by Muriel Burbery
   by Myron Uhlberg
   by Meg Rosoff
   by Alice Munro
   by Molly Wizenberg
   by Melinda Blau
   by Nick Hornby
   by Nicholson Baker
   by Barbara Kingsolver
   by Sarah Brown
   by David Levithan
   by Chuck Klosterman
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During 2009, I decided to keep track of the books I read.  I've always loved books and immersing myself within the worlds created within them, but a few years ago I realized I was barely reading any.  After a job change, which brought with it less hours spent working, I realized I wanted to spend that "extra" time wisely.  What better way than to pick up a hobby that I had been neglecting.  That job change occurred mid year in 2008 and an increase in reading commenced for the remainder of the year.  I did not keep track of the books I read then and at the end of 2008 I thought that would be a interesting list to make for 2009.  Sort of a resolution but one at which I could not really fail.  The number of books I read in 2009 totaled 40.  I didn't think that was half bad, but I realized that meant I had merely read one book every week and a half.  For someone who professed herself to be a reader, that didn't seem like much.  As 2010 loomed before me, I wondered if I could read 52 books in the coming year.  A book a week for a year.  So for the first time in many years, I set a resolution for myself.
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