WOW! Its almost the end of 2009- where has this year gone? I for sure had a great reading year- I read so many awesome books, and discovered some new authors as well. I thought Id share my favorites!!
My favorite Adult book for 2009 was Alice Hoffman's 
The Story Sisters
The Story Sisters
Seriously, maybe it was just an emotional day when I read this one, but it haunted me for weeks!
Book Synopsis: Hoffman's latest follows the dark family saga of Elv, Megan and Claire Story, sisters plagued by uncommon sadness. As a child, Elv spun fairy tales of a magical world for her sisters, but a period of savage sexual abuse—information about which slowly leaks out—sends her spiraling into years of drug addiction and painful self-abuse. Elv's story is unrelentingly grim, and without Hoffman's characteristic magic realism, its simple downward spiral becomes exhausting. Tragedy after tragedy befalls the family—Elv's commitment to a juvenile rehab facility, a deadly accident, a fatal illness and betrayal after betrayal. When the last third of the book turns to focus on Claire, who has been so damaged by the family crises that she refuses to speak, the slight glimmers of hope and goodness are too little, too late. Hoffman's prose is as lovely as ever.
My Favorite YA book for 2009 was Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater
Not only was this my favorite book, but Maggie is my new favorite YA author!
The story of Grace and Sam was so poetic- I loved every minute of it!
Book Synopsis: "For years, Grace has been fascinated by the yellow-eyed wolf that saved her from its pack when she was a child. Sam, bitten by a wolf as a boy, is that wolf. Long obsessed with each other at a distance, they finally meet after a wolf hunt (inspired by the apparent death of a local teen) sends a wounded and temporarily human Sam into Grace's arms. Their young love is facilitated by Grace's hands-off parents Once upon a time, I would've leaped at the rare opportunity of curling up with Mom on the couch. But now, it sort of felt like too little, too late, Grace muses), but threatened by two linked crises: the fact that Sam will soon lose the ability to become human and the instability of a new lycanthrope. Stiefvater skillfully increases the tension throughout; her take on werewolves is interesting and original while her characters are refreshingly willing to use their brains to deal with the challenges they face."
Lastly my favorite CD for 2009 was The New Moon Soundtrack........
Edgy and had an Indy feel, I thought the songs fit the movie and I really enjoyed it.
****Im looking forward to all the greatness coming in 2010.....Linger, The Percy Jackson Movie......they are making Beastly into a movie.......The Dead Tossed Waves...eccckkk..............can't wait......well then, Im off to spend a Merry Christmas with my family, I will talk to you all after New Years......
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! May you all be blessed!!!
Great pics for the year. I haven't read The Story Sisters yet but it looks intriguing!
ReplyDeleteNice picks! I enjoyed The Time Traveler's Wife quite a bit. Merry Christmas!
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