Sunday, January 2, 2011

2010 Top Tens

Top Ten Favorite Books for the Year

1. Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
2. The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran
3. The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell
4. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
5. The Passage by Justin Cronin
6. Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier
7. Coop by Michael Perry
8. Pieces of Sky by Kaki Warner
9. Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
10. The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

Top Ten Favorite YA Books for the Year

1. Haven by Beverley Patt
2. My Big Nose and Other Natural Disasters by Sydney Salter
3. Unwind by Neal Shusterman
4. The Schwa Was Here and Antsy Does Time by Neal Shusterman (had to combine these two!)
5. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
6. Bright Blue Miracle by Becca Wilhite
7. Matched by Ally Condie
8. North of Beautiful by Justina
9. Savvy by Ingrid Law
10. Incarceron by Catherine Fisher


Top Ten New-to-Me Authors Discovered

1. Neal Shusterman
2. Robert Jordan
3. Justin Cronin
4. Johanna Moran
5. Sydney Salter
6. Mary Doria Russell
7. Juliet Marillier
8. Michael Perry
9. Megan Whalen Turner
10. Ally Condie

10 comments:

  1. Congrats on reaching a hundred!!!
    Wow, you really liked Incarceron that much huh? I've been dreading reading it for some reason. I guess I better give it a chance now. ;-)

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  2. Great lists! I haven't read any of the books on your lists, I'm afraid. I do hope to eventually read The Help, The Sparrow and The Passage. Maybe this year?

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  3. Fantastic lists! I have yet to sit down with my list to choose my top ten. I am hoping to get that done this coming week. I have read several of your favorites, but one that I have not which has been strongly on my tbr list is Warbreaker...I don't have it in my physical tbr pile so I forget about it. I am sure a Queen's Thief book will be on my list, but I am not certain which one. Anyway, very fun reading your list!!

    By the way, I like your sidebar where you keep your favorites of each year. I think I may take your idea, if you do not mind.

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  4. Fantastic lists! I have yet to sit down with my list to choose my top ten. I am hoping to get that done this coming week. I have read several of your favorites, but one that I have not which has been strongly on my tbr list is Warbreaker...I don't have it in my physical tbr pile so I forget about it. I am sure a Queen's Thief book will be on my list, but I am not certain which one. Anyway, very fun reading your list!!

    By the way, I like your sidebar where you keep your favorites of each year. I think I may take your idea, if you do not mind.

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  5. WOW. That's an impressive list with some great authors. I'm flattered to be included. Thanks for the support. You've made my day!

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  6. Impressive list! I like that you include new author discoveries as well. Happy reading!

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  7. I've become a little obsessed with Neal Shusterman since reading Unwind. I loved The Schwa Was Here and will look into reading Antsy. What a bizarre and fabulous brain that man has! Glad to see he made your list.

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  8. Techno: Yep, I really did. Review to come soon! Why are you dreading it?

    Literary Feline: Ah yes, do read them!

    Ibeeeg: Oh I hope you do get to Warbreaker! It's awesome! And yes, do take the sidebar idea.

    Kaki: Yes! I was so in the mood for your book, loved it, and it ended up on my top ten! I look forward to the sequels this year.

    Alexia: It's so fun to see how many authors I add to my favorite list each year.

    Adrianne: I'm a little obsessed myself! I want to read every single one! I've got a lot of catching up to do.

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  9. love these lists..and i adore yours. my year is starting out with a good collection of books and authors to look out for...

    ~L

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  10. L: Glad you enjoyed it! I debated putting a disclaimer on my lists so that you all know that these are just the books that I most enjoyed, not necessarily the ones I think are the very most literary.... know what I mean? Anyway, let me know if you do pick one up and what you think!

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