Book List 2009

I love to read. I always have. At the beginning of 2009, I made a list of books to read. Over the year, the list changed. For instance, I began reading one recommendation, Epicenter, but thought it was only days before Iraq and Russia joined forces to conquer Tyler, Texas. I had to put it down.

(Thanks to college roommate, Adriane, I now know that news and current events can be harmful for me to watch and read. I have bad dreams and anxiety that just isn't normal. Now I know when to stop. It was a sad day when I could no longer be a news junkie.)

I didn't read everything on the list, but I added quite a few books. I'm proud to say that even with a wedding, I read 18 books. I'll put a little star by those that I really enjoyed.

Here's to Hindsight by Tara Leigh Cobble*

Velvet Elvis by Rob Bell

Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller

I Dared to Call Him Father by Bilquis Sheikh

The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffennegger*

The Year of Living Biblically by A.J. Jacobs*

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khalid Hosseini

At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon

Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah

A Light in the Window by Jan Karon

Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

Cold Tangerines by Shauna Niequist*

These High, Green Hills by Jan Karon

The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold*

Out to Canaan by Jan Karon

The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver*

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

My 2010 list is in full swing. Already in the works: Anne of Green Gables, Meet the Austins, and Three Cups of Tea. And maybe, just maybe, I'll convince myself to finish Lord of the Rings that I began over two years ago.