2009

57 books read

The number in parenthesis is the rating given to the book.  I use the GoodReads system. 

1 - didn't like it
2 - it was ok
3 - liked it
4 - really liked it
5 - it was amazing

January - June

1. How To Read Literature Like a Professor by Thomas Foster (4)
2. No Time to Say Good Bye by Carla Fine (5)
3. My Son, My Son by Iris Bolton (3)
4. Take the Dimness of My Soul Away by William Ritter (3)
5. When Suicide Comes Home: A Father's Diary and Comments by Paul Cox (4)
6. Grieving the Unexpected - the Suicide of a Son by Gary LeBlanc (3)
7. Grieving A Suicide, A Loved One's Search of Comfort, Answers and Hope by Albert Hsu (5)
8. The Rose of Sebastopol by Katherine McMahon (4)
9. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin (5)
10. The Faithful Spy by John Wells (4)
11. The Ghost War by John Wells (4)
12. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah (4)
13. The Nine: Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin (4)
14. The Pact: A Love Story by Jodi Picoult (4)

July

1. Lament for a Son by Nicholas Wolterstorff (5)
2. Mr Darcy Presents His Bride by Helen Halstead (3)
3. The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson (5)
4. Bridget Jones by Helen Fielding (2)
5. The Suicide Collectors by David Oppegaard (2)
6. Dead Until Dark by Charlane Harris (1)

August

1. On Writing Well by William Zinsser (5)
2. The Strain by Guillermo Del Toro (2)
3. Writing Through the Darkness by Elizabeth Maynard Schaefer (5)
4. On Writing by Stephen King (5)
5. Writing As a Way of Healing by Louise DeSalvo (5)
6. The Girl Who Played With Fire by Stieg Larsson (4)
7. Knitting Circle by Ann Hood (4.5)
8. Those They Left Behind by Karen m. Bryson (4)
9. Julie and Julia by Julie Powell (1)
10. Writing to Heal the Soul by Susan Zimmerman (1)
11. Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold (5)

September

1. Aftershock by David Cox and Candy Arrington (5)
2. The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffengger (5)
3. Lucky by Alice Sebold (5)
4. Jounalution by Sandy Grason (3)
5. Grief Recovery Handbook by John James and Russell Friedman (1)
6. Surviving Suicide: Help to Heal Your Heart by Heather Hayes (4)
7. Paula by Isabel Allende (4)
8. Good Grief by Lolly Winson (4)

October

1. The Deceiver by Frederick Forsyth (4)
2. Writing Down the Bones by Natalie Goldberg (5)
3. With Pen in Hand: The Healing Power of Writing by Henriette Klauser (2)
4. Dying To be Free: A Healing Guide for Families After A Suicide by Jean Larch and Beverly Cobain (4)
5. Journal to The Self: 22 Paths to Personal Growth by Kathleen Adams (4)
6. The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (3)
7. Bird by Bird by Anne LaMott (5)
8. The Angel's Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (5)

November

1. Creative Journal Writing by Stephanie Dowrick (5)
2. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (5)
3. The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan (5)
4. The Empty Chair by Beryl Glover (3)
5. The NewDiary by Tristine Rainer (4)
6. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon (5)

December

1. Knit Too by Kate Jacobs (3)
2. The Suicide Index by Joan Wickersham (5)
3. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane (4)
4. The Sum of Our Days by Isabel Allende (4)