One of my favourite things about the end of the year -- or in the case of this year, the end of a decade -- is the best/worst lists that inevitably pop up, detailing everything from movies and food trends to fashion faux pas and celebrity quotes. I've been reading a bunch of book lists lately, and thought it might be a good time to compile my own. So here are a few of the books I enjoyed this past year.
The Outcast by Sadie Jones
The novel takes place in post WWII London, and is a story about a young man whose life was changed by the tragic death of his mother when he was 10 and his subsequent search for forgiveness and redemption. This is the author’s first novel and it’s heartbreakingly good.
My Booky Wook by Russell Brand
The Outcast by Sadie Jones
The novel takes place in post WWII London, and is a story about a young man whose life was changed by the tragic death of his mother when he was 10 and his subsequent search for forgiveness and redemption. This is the author’s first novel and it’s heartbreakingly good.
My Booky Wook by Russell Brand
A memoir of sex, drugs and stand-up from a British comedian with unruly hair and literary flair. Extremely rude in parts, but surprisingly well written.
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon
A hilarious novel about a 61-year-old hypochondriac and his dysfunctional family.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows
A novel written entirely in letters, it’s a charming story of a community under German occupation during the Second World War, how they survived, and the author who wants to tell their story.
When You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
A series of droll essays on everything from dealing with pesky mice in an old Normandy home, to quitting smoking in Toyko.
A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
Writing about food and recipes from the author of Orangette.
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver
Written in a two-pronged narrative, a novel about a woman’s imagined future post-infidelity and her present reality.
A Homemade Life by Molly Wizenberg
Writing about food and recipes from the author of Orangette.
The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver
Written in a two-pronged narrative, a novel about a woman’s imagined future post-infidelity and her present reality.
Here's to more reading in 2010!
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