Below you’ll find a list of books I’ve read in 2009.
Summaries (sometimes) follow each title along with a BookMark — a rating system to let you know if a book on this list was worth my while (or yours).
A title with just 1 BookMark is at the bottom of the pile; 5 BookMarks is an awesome read. Of course, keep in mind that these summaries and BookMark awards are completely subjective and in actuality just my opinion.
June
- “Lowboy” by John Wray — In Progress.
May
- “Dragonheart” by Todd McCaffrey — 2.5 BookMarks.
- “Devil Bones” by Kathy Reichs — 2.5 BookMarks.
- “The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History” by Katherine Ashenburg — 3 BookMarks.
February
- “Undiscovered Country” by Lin Enger — 3 BookMarks.
- “The Story of Edgar Sawtelle” by David Wroblewski — 4.5 BookMarks.
- “American Wife” by Curtis Sittenfeld — 3 BookMarks.
January
- “Disquiet” by Julia Leigh — 4 BookMarks.
- “Three Weeks to Say Goodbye” by C.J. Box — 3.5 BookMarks.
- “Scarpetta” by Patricia Cornwell — 3 BookMarks.
- “The Jester” by James Patterson and Andrew Gross — 2.5 BookMarks. I have once again allowed myself to be persuaded by someone I know to read a James Patterson novel. Let it be known that this is perhaps the best James Patterson & Co. book I have read to date. I say “perhaps” because I rated a James Patterson book 2.5 BookMarks back in 2007. Folks, we have a tie. At this point it’s a matter of taste. “The Jester” is set in 1037, and the other novel, “The 6th Target,” (co-authored by Maxine Paetro) is a modern-day crime novel. You choose.
- “Murder at the Opera” by Margaret Truman — 2.5 BookMarks.
- “The House on Fortune Street” by Margot Livesey – 4 BookMarks.
