Recommended Reading

So far in 2010, I have read 155 books. Assuming I continue reading at the same rate, I’ll probably round out the year at about 160 titles. I considered doing a year end reading review where I listed all the books I read this year. Except lets be honest, a list of 160 titles means nothing. It’s just a long list of titles. And when you read 160 books a year, not all of the books are ground breaking. I wouldn’t necessarily recommend every book I read this year to every reader. A long list of titles does nothing to highlight the truly amazing books. So instead, I’m going to give you a list of 16 titles. The top 10% of all the books I read in 2010. Each of the books listed below comes highly recommended. So in 2011, if you don’t have time to read 160 books, you can start with these 16.

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson – Young Adult
Orex and Crake by Margret Atwood – Science Fiction
In the Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson – Travel/Memoir
Soulless by Gail Carriger – Steam Punk
Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christy – Classic/Mystery
Little Bee by Chris Cleave – Woman’s Fiction
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins – Young Adult/Dystopia
What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell – Non-fiction
Paper Towns by John Green – Young Adult
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen – Historical Fiction
The Duff by Kody Keplinger – Young Adult
A Dirty Job by Christopher Moore – Paranormal Comedy
Heart of a Sheppard by Rosanne Parry – Middle Grade
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare – Middle Grade/Historical Fiction
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater – Young Adult/Paranormal Romance
Spanking Shakespeare by Jake Wizner – Young Adult