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I always challenge myself to read/listen to a few Classics every year. I also tend to read/listen to a lot of British authors (Yes I'm a shameless Anglophile). 1. Daisy Miller - Henry James Short book and sort of silly. Sometimes I think men have trouble writing about women without making them seem...well...silly. 2. Showboat - Edna Ferber An American Classic. Entertaining read, not as difficult as some other Classic literature. 3. Agnes Gray (audio) - Anne Bronte I really liked this one. It is hit or miss with me and the Bronte sisters. I've read works by the other sisters and didn't enjoy them as much. 4. Summer (audio) - Edith Wharton One of my favorite books ever. I read a lot of Edith Wharton, but I adored this one. 5. Silas Marner (audio) - George Eliot This was great. I always tought George Eliot wrote very good stories. I like her much better than the Bronte sisters. 6. Madame Bovary (audio) - Gustave Flaubert Very Very long and wordy. Predictable. Not a bad story, very interesting in parts. 7. The Glimpses of the Moon (audio) - Edith Wharton Gah, not a fav of mine, but still a Wharton fan. 8. A Tale of Two Cities (audio) - Charles Dickens It held my interest enough, not my favorite of his 9. The Little Lame Prince - Dinah Mulock Craik Very lovely fairy tale. 10. Old New York - Edith Wharton A collection of short novellas about New York City in the 1840s-1870s. 11. The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exupery Wow! 12. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee A+++ 13. Night Flight - Antoine de Saint Exupery Short interesting fiction book about a mail plane during wartime. 14. Goodbye, Mr. Chips - James Hilton Short read, I'll give it a solid B.

The Mists of Avalon - Marion Zimmer Bradley Around 876 pages, I suppose it depends on if you get a hardcover or trade paperback, but either way, it qualifies.

Never Coming to a Theater Near You - Kenneth Turan

I learned that during the time of Alfred the Great (870s), there was a part of England that was known as the 5 boroughs, it was controled by the Danes. I live in NYC and we have 5 boroughs. Now was that intentional? Did they break it up into 5 boroughs to follow what was done so many years ago, or was it just a coincidence? Sometimes there are more questions!!

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I have a slow start this year.

Saw Avatar, that was awesome. Saw it in 3-D also. Last movie I saw was Sherlock Holmes. Pretty good version, lots of action, and I can't resist Robert Downey Jr. anyway!!

What a great question. I'm from the U.S of A. Edith Wharton (1862-1937) - One of the few Classic authors I read from my native country. Stephen King - What's not to love. Richard Paul Evans - He writes mostly Christian Fiction (Christmas stories). He has branched out some, but I really like the Christmas stuff. Read a new one every year. Pearl S. Buck (1892-1973) I've read so many of her Asian novels. I just love them and her.

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It didn't. The post says 2010, but the title of the thread still says 2009.

I tend to read a few chunkies a year. They are time consuming though, but if the story is good, then it doesn't seem so bad. 2009 Outlander - Diana Gabaldon (627) Duma Key - Stephen King (769)

Hi Janet, Would you guys be so kind as to change my title to say 2010? I tried myself, but it only changes it in the post. Link in signature. THANK YOU!

Not into Stargate. Into Star Trek. My favorite series is Voyager, but also really like TNG. My mother & father used to watch (re-watch) the original series when I was a kid, it was still sort of new then. I'm not a fan of Deep Space Nine as a whole, but I do like some of the actors, and Enterprise....blah!!

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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot D

Actually I thought it would be better if in my case I just combined the two. I had an extra space when I started so I just moved 2009 down and will put 2010 on top. My thread isn't many pages as all since I consolidated all the books in one post. Hope that's ok.

The Other Side of Midnight - Sidney Sheldon

Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea - Chelsea Handler

There were some standouts yes. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee - I've never read this, and this is the favorite of the year. Silas Marner by George Eliot- Audio, one of the best classics I've come across. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield - Audio, from what I have heard, it is better in Audio format. The narrators were interesting and made the story move. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery - Children's book but very good, one of those books that make you think. The Little Lame Prince by Dinah Mulock - Another children's book that had one of those real heart wrenching morals. Beasts of New York by Jon Evans (ebook format only) - Only found on line, not in any store (online). Read this on my Kindle, it is labled as a fairy tale for adults, and what a ride.

I've done it. I've reached my goal of 75 books for this year. Next year I will really challenge myself and aim for 100!

The Next Queen of Heaven - Gregory Maguire

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As odd as it may sound it was "To Kill a Mockingbird". Yeah Yeah it won the Pulitzer, Yeah yeah I've heard countless times it was excellent, but I wasn't sure I'd like it. I'd seen the movie, which was good, but I didn't think the book would interest me as much, but it did and more. By far my favorite book of 2009 (and probably all time).

I have some...but I will go back to them........maybe. 1. Bleak House - Charles Dickens (oh lord, so wordy) 2. Middlemarch - George Eliot (sad thing is this is an audio book, I just can't get into it) These are the only 2.

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