Book log 2009.

Last updated: 6 January 2010

(C) Canadian author

Summary:

Number of books read: 46
Number of books by Canadian authors: 43
Number of authors: 44
Number of authors read for the first time: 42
Number of books from my library: 30
Number of books from the public library: 16
Favourite books of the year: The Boys in the Trees by Mary Swan, Mistress of the Sun by Sandra Gulland, Thought You Were Dead by Terry Griggs
Favourite new (to me) author(s): Not picking a favourite this year. There were too many authors whose work I really enjoyed.

Finished:

  1. The Colour of Lightning – Paulette Jiles (my library) (C)
  2. Fruit – Brian Francis (public library, now my library) (Canada Reads 2009) (C)
  3. The Fat Woman Next Door is Pregnant – Michel Tremblay (public library) (Canada Reads 2009) (C)
  4. The Outlander – Gil Adamson (my library) (Canada Reads 2009) (C)
  5. The Book of Negroes – Lawrence Hill (my library) (Canada Reads 2009) (C)
  6. Darkness at the Stroke of Noon – Dennis Richard Murphy (my library) (C)
  7. Advice for Italian Boys – Anne Giardini (my library) (C)
  8. No Time for Goodbye – Linwood Barclay (my library) (C)
  9. The Almost Archer Sisters – Lisa Gabriele (ebook) (C)
  10. Mistress of the Sun – Sandra Gulland (my library) (2nd Canadian Book Challenge - #7) (C)
  11. Megiddo's Shadow – Arthur Slade (my library) (2nd Canadian Book Challenge - #8) (C)
  12. Amuse Bouche – Anthony Bidulka (public library) (2nd Canadian Book Challenge - #9) (C)
  13. One Hand Screaming – Mark Leslie (my library) (2nd Canadian Book Challenge - #10) (C)
  14. Angel Wing Splash Pattern – Richard Van Camp (public library) (2nd Canadian Book Challenge - #11) (C)
  15. Snitch – Allison van Diepen (public library) (2nd Canadian Book Challenge - #12) (C)
  16. Step Closer – Tessa McWatt (my library) (C)
  17. The Boys in the Trees – Mary Swan (my library) (C)
  18. Wicked Woods: Ghost Stories from Old New Brunswick – Steve Vernon (public library) (2nd Canadian Book Challenge - #13) (C)
  19. The Best Laid Plans – Terry Fallis (my library) (C)
  20. In Tongues of the Dead – Brad Kelln (my library) (C)
  21. The Calling – Inger Ash Wolfe (my library) (C)
  22. Little Brother – Cory Doctorow (ebook) (C)
  23. The Way the Crow Flies – Ann-Marie MacDonald (my library) (book club) (C)
  24. Wenda the Wacky Wiggler – Christopher Aslan (my library) (C)
  25. A Hard Witching – Jacqueline Baker (my library) (C)
  26. Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter – R.J. Anderson (my library) (C)
  27. Thought You Were Dead – Terry Griggs (my library) (C)
  28. The End of the Alphabet – CS Richardson (public library) (C)
  29. It Can Happen to You – Lynn Crymble (my library) (C)
  30. The Gargoyle – Andrew Davidson (my library) (C)
  31. Obit – Anne Emery (public library) (C)
  32. The Hunchback Assignments – Arthur Slade (public library) (C)
  33. The Divine Ryans – Wayne Johnston (public library) (book club) (C)
  34. The Day the Falls Stood Still – Cathy Marie Buchanan (my library) (C)
  35. Barrington Street Blues – Anne Emery (public library) (C)
  36. Last Stop Sunnyside – Pat Capponi (my library) (C)
  37. Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert (public library) (book club)
  38. Johnny Kellock Died Today – Hadley Dyer (my library) (C)
  39. The Uninvited – Tim Wynne-Jones (my library) (C)
  40. The Garneau Block – Todd Babiak (my library) (C)
  41. The Hour I First Believed – Wally Lamb (public library) (book club)
  42. A Perfect Night to Go to China – David Gilmour (my library) (C)
  43. Old City Hall – Robert Rotenberg (public library) (C)
  44. Good to a Fault – Marina Endicott (public library) (Canada Reads 2010) (C)
  45. Nikolski – Nicolas Dickner (public library) (Canada Reads 2010) (C)
  46. Dirty Blonde – Lisa Scottoline (public library) (book club)

On hold:

  • In and Down – Brett Alexander Savory (my library) (C) - This book was disturbing me and I had to set it aside. Since it's supposed to be disturbing, that's probably a point in its favour.

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Posted by Ripley on January 03, 2009 | Tags: book log