Every Book I Read In 2010

Every book I read (from cover to cover) in 2010, and the date I finished it. The ones with stars are my favorites. Looking back, there's clearly no pattern. I was a bit of a book slut in that I read anything anyone recommended to me (if I could make it through it). The attitude for last year was: read at any cost, just keep reading. This year I am going to be a little more selective (but only just). I read more YA books than I ever did when I was a YA myself (thanks, Guillian and the generous bookshelves of Simon & Schuster). Somewhat disappointingly there are no math or science or tech books on here. I've already improved on that this year. Best fiction: Special Topics in Calamity Physics. Total edge-of-seat, keep-me-up-at-night read. The final third of the book is a graduated series of shocking plot twists and revelations. Unputdownable. Marisha Pessl: Release Night Film, already. Best non-fiction: Open. The writing style was cloyingly precious at times, but the story was very interesting and inspiring for me. World Lit Only By Fire was a very close second. Most forgettable: Spook Country. Took me 15 minutes just now to remember what it was about. Thanks to all my friends who gave me recommendations and especially the New York Public Library. Keep the recommendations coming; my goal this year is to read more than I did last year.

1. ✩Lush Life by Richard Price (January 4th, 2010)
2. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (January 12, 2010)
3. Close to the Machine by Ellen Ullman (Jan 16, 2010)
4. Zodiac by Neal Stephenson (Jan 21, 2010)
5. Lowboy by John Wray (Jan 28, 2010)
6. black swan green by David Mitchell (Feb 23, 2010)
7. how to lose friends and alienate people by Toby Young (Feb 14, 2010)
8. ✩The believers by Zoe Heller (Feb 12, 2010)
9. ✩Chronic City by Jonathan Lethem (Feb 5, 2010)
10. Kite Runner by Khalid Hosseini (Feb 10, 2010)
11. Bridge of Sighs by Richard Russo (Mar 29, 2010)
12. Ender in Exile by Orson Scott Card (April 11, 2010)
13. ✩Stones from the River by Ursula Hegi (May 7, 2010)
14. The Nimrod Flip-Out by Etgar Keret (May 11, 2010)
15. ✩Although of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself by David Lipsky (May 15, 2010)
16. Spook Country by William Gibson (May 20, 2010)
17. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (May 31, 2010)
18. ✩A World Lit Only By Fire by William Manchester (June 30, 2010)
19. ✩Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (June 10th, 2010)
20. Distracted (June 15th, 2010)
21. Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli (July 1, 2010)
22. ✩Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (July 26, 2010)
23. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins (August 5th, 2010)
24. ✩Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl (August 10th, 2010)
25. Logicomix by a group of folks (August 14, 2010)
26. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson (September 1st, 2010)
27. Vurt by Jeff Noon (September 7th, 2010)
28. ✩The Secret History by Donna Tartt (September 20th, 2010)
29. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (Sep 24th, 2010)
30. Wake by Lisa McMann (Sep 26th, 2010)
31. The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare (Oct 4, 2010)
32. ✩The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender (October 24, 2010)
33. ✩Open by Andre Agassi (November 7th, 2010)
34. ✩Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon (November 19, 2010)
35. ✩The Unnamed by Joshua Ferris (November 23, 2010)
36. I, Claudius by Robert Graves (December 26th, 2010)
37. Netherland, by Joseph O'Neill (December 29th, 2010)
38. ✩Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde (December 30, 2010)