In a deviation from Zumba, I thought I’d share the books I read this past year in case any of you readers want to swap book suggestions. :)

I started cataloging my reading adventures in 2009 when I was on a hot reading streak. Since this was pre-Zumba, I had a lot more time on my hands – I’d sneak in a read before work, during lunch, after work, before bedtime.

Not the case now! I still managed a respectable 25 books…not bad, eh? In the order they were read:

“Practical Magic” by Alice Hoffman
“The Measure of a Man” by Sidney Poitier
“Me Talk Pretty One Day” by David Sedaris*
“Crush It!” by Gary Vaynerchuk
“Chocolat” by Joanne Harris
“The Pearl” by John Steinbeck
“Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut*
“The Wednesday Letters” by Jason F. Wright
“Congo” by Michael Crichton
“The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho
“The Birth of Love” by Joanna Kavenna
“The Killing Dance” by Laurell K. Hamilton
“Burnt Offerings” by Laurell K. Hamilton
“Risk: A Novel” by Colin G. Harrison
“The Serialist” by David Gordon*
“Blue Moon” by Laurell K. Hamilton
“Obsidian Butterfly” by Laurell K. Hamilton
“Narcissus in Chains” by Laurell K. Hamilton
“The Theory of Light and Matter” by Andrew Porter
“The Angel’s Game” by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
“Cerulean Sins” by Laurell K. Hamilton
“Incubus Dreams” by Laurell K. Hamilton
“Danse Macabre” by Laurell K. Hamilton
“Micah” by Laurell K. Hamilton
“When Nietzsche Wept” by Irvin D. Yalom
“The Known World: A Novel” by Edward P. Jones* (in-progress rollover to 2011)

For curious book-lovers, here is my 2009 list:
The Seance by John Harwood
The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly
The Darwin Conspiracy by John Darnton*
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow*
Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk*
City of Thieves by David Benioff*
Annie Leibovitz at Work by Annie Leibovitz
Born Standing Up by Steve Martin*
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
The Patient’s Eyes: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes by David Pirie
The Dark Water: The Strange Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes by David Pirie
The Night Calls: The Dark Beginnings of Sherlock Holmes by David Pirie
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
In Her Shoes by Jennifer Weiner
Revenge of the Middle-Aged Woman by Elizabeth Buchan
Books 1-6 & 10 of the Anita Blake series by Laurell K. Hamilton
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton
Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon by Larry Millett
The Bride Stripped Bare by Nikki Gemmell
The Secret of Lost Things by Sheridan Hay
Little Birds by Anais Nin
The Secret Sisters by Joni Rodgers

* Books I’d highly recommend because of their story and memorability
~ Sarah

What have you read this year?
What stories left an impression on your mind, and why?