It’s the last day of the year, and you know what that means €¦ nostalgia and looking back.
What were your favorite books of the year? (Books that were new to you in 2009, if not necessarily published this year.)
This year I’ve read more crime fiction than ever before in one year and I’ll be writing a post on “My Top Ten Crime Fiction Reads 2009” very soon. As usual it’s hard deciding which are my favourite books and I could easily list more than ten. These are what I have settled on – not in any order of preference.
- Fire in the Blood by Irene Nemirovsky
- The Falls by Ian Rankin
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson
- The Rebecca Notebook and other stories by Daphne Du Maurier
- Somewhere Towards the End by Diana Athill
- The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro
- Star Gazing by Linda Gillard
- A Lost Lady by Willa Cather
- Company of Liars by Karen Maitland
- Good Evening Mrs Craven by Molly Panter-Downs
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“We Have Always Lived in the Castle” is on so many “best” lists I’ve now added it to my own to-get list.
I look forward to your Top Ten Crime Reads List!
Happy New Year!
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I have We Have Always Lived in the Castle and The View from Castle Rock on my pile for early in 2010. I also look forward to your top ten crime list!
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I LOVED Fire in the Blood too when I read it.
Happy New Year and Happy Reading in 2010
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I LOVED We Have Always Lived in the Castle, too :) It is one of my all-time favorite reads! Great list!
Happy New Year!
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I think I’ve read more crime books than in any previous year too. An unexpected developement in my reading habits and it seems to be happening to quite a few of us. Nice list.
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Thanks for the mention, Margaret. :-)
I too loved SOMEWHERE TOWARDS THE END. I have A LOST LADY on my TBR pile and can no longer resist ordering the Shirley Jackson.
Have a happy Hogmanay!
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Happy New Year Margaret. May all your wish come true
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Happy New Year! You have a great list there, some of which I have enjoyed myself (The Falls, A Lost Lady) and others of which I will look forward to getting to!
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I enjoyed both Fire in the Blood (thanks to your review) and We Have Always Lived in the Castle this year. Hope to read more of both Willa Cather and Alice Munro this year. Happy New Year!
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