I read so many good books this year and thanks to the 888 Challenge I broadened my reading across the genres quite a bit.
My very favorite books I read this year were:
1. The
Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
review here2. The
Shepherd of the Hills by Harold Bell Wright
review here3. Miracle at Speedy Motors by Alexander McCall Smith
review here 4. Fearless Fourteen by Janet
Evanovich review here5. Moon Pies and Movie Stars by Amy
Wallen review here6. Stop Dressing Your 6 Year Old Like a
Skank by Celia
Rivenbark review here7. Light From Heaven by Jan Karon
review here8. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Books I didn't like:
1. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
review here2. Blood of Paradise by David Corbett
review here3. The Yiddish
Policemen's Union by Michael
Chabon review 4. Crime and Punishment by
Fyodor Dostoyevsky review I hesitated to put those two classics on the "Did Not Like" list for fear of being branded
unsophisticated. However on my sidebar I have the Readers Rights posted and they state that I don't have to justify my reading tastes.
I read some great cozy mysteries, edge of your seat mysteries, wonderful sci
fi/fantasy, and some very funny books. I enjoyed several non fiction books (which I hardly ever read.) All in all it was a great reading year for me!