Tuesday December 29, 2009 at 11:38

20 BEST BOOKS I READ IN 2009 (in the order I enjoyed them)





The Road by Cormac McCarthy


Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon


Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem


The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut


Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk


Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami


Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence


Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut


Until I Find You by John Irving


The Reader by Bernhard Schlink


Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage by Kurt Vonnegut


This Is Not Chick Lit: Original Stories by America’s Best Women Writers


On Writing by Stephen King


Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut


Bed by Tao Lin


The Better of McSweeney’s, Volume 1 edited by Dave Eggers


Making a Living Without a Job by Barbara Winter


Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen


Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow


Shoplifting from American Apparel by Tao Lin


Previous “best book” coverage on SARAHSPY:
— Dozen Best Books I Read This Year (So Far)
— Top 10 books I read in 2008
— My notable books of 2007 — Part One: non-fiction/memoirs
— My notable books of 2007 — Part Two: fiction
— My notable books of 2007 — Part Three: best & worst fiction

20 BEST BOOKS I READ IN 2009 (in the order I enjoyed them)

  1. The Road by Cormac McCarthy
  2. Wonder Boys by Michael Chabon
  3. Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
  4. The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
  5. Snuff by Chuck Palahniuk
  6. Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
  7. Lady Chatterley’s Lover by D.H. Lawrence
  8. Galapagos by Kurt Vonnegut
  9. Until I Find You by John Irving
  10. The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
  11. Palm Sunday: An Autobiographical Collage by Kurt Vonnegut
  12. This Is Not Chick Lit: Original Stories by America’s Best Women Writers
  13. On Writing by Stephen King
  14. Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut
  15. Bed by Tao Lin
  16. The Better of McSweeney’s, Volume 1 edited by Dave Eggers
  17. Making a Living Without a Job by Barbara Winter
  18. Water for Elephants: A Novel by Sara Gruen
  19. Homer & Langley by E.L. Doctorow
  20. Shoplifting from American Apparel by Tao Lin

Previous “best book” coverage on SARAHSPY:
Dozen Best Books I Read This Year (So Far)
Top 10 books I read in 2008
My notable books of 2007 — Part One: non-fiction/memoirs
My notable books of 2007 — Part Two: fiction
My notable books of 2007 — Part Three: best & worst fiction

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