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2009 Books
2.
Amsterdam: A Novel
by Ian McEwan
Comments
I was not that impressed with this book. It had its moments and the writing was good, but the plot didn't do it for me. I was especially disappointed in the contrived ending. The most interesting part was about writing the symphony and the woman who dies before the story starts.
3.
The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale (No 1)
by Art Spiegelman
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I didn't know what to expect from this book, but I was totally blown away. This is such an amazing story told in such a great way.
4.
Used and Rare: Travels in the Book World
by Lawrence Goldstone
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I loved this book, but then again I love books about books and this one is all about a couple who gets sucked into buying used books then modern firsts. Very fun read.
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I don't know what I expected but I was blown away by this book. One part of the site stuck with me so much that I went and created a site for it: http://averageisforlosers.com
6.
The Name of the Wind (The Kingkiller Chronicle, Day One) (Kingkiller Chronicles)
by Patrick Rothfuss
Comments
I haven't read a fantasy book in probably 8 years, but I thought it was time to try one again. This book was awesome, I really enjoyed the story and the writing. Now the eternal fantasy problem sets in... waiting for the next in the series.
7.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns
by Frank Miller
Comments
I am going back and reading lots of the classics that I never read. This series did not disappoint, fantastically written and very gritty.
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post office: A Novel
by Charles Bukowski
Comments
Honestly I don't know what to say about this book. It was a fun and engaging read but didn't really blow me away. Bukowski is definitely unique though.
9.
The Outsiders
by SE Hinton
Comments
I never read this growing up and I now hold all of those teachers responsible for denying me a book I would have loved as a teenager. I am sure it was passed over for the content, or maybe to read some other crappy book, but it shouldn't have been. This is now the first book I would recommend to a 12-15 year old... and even if you are older I think you would enjoy it.
10.
The Road
by McCarthy Cormac
Comments
Hard times bring out the best and worst in us, this book is about the absolute best and worst in us at the hardest of possible times.
12.
Excelsior! : The Amazing Life of Stan Lee
by Stan Lee
Comments
A fun book to read, Stan Lee has definitely had an amazing life. It seems like some of the most interesting parts were glossed over, I think a strict biography might have spent more time on the areas that were avoided in this book. I would also love to read more about the history of Marvel, its amazing what that company has gone through.
13.
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead
by Max Brooks
Comments
This book wasn't bad, but it didn't live up to how awesome World War Z was. This book has some great parts, but some other parts felt like padding and just dragged on. Also they need to put this in SciFi where it belongs not Humor.
14.
The Reader (Movie Tie-in Edition) (Vintage International)
by Bernhard Schlink
Comments
We have had this book sitting on the shelves at home for years, but I finally decided to check it out... mainly because since the movie came out I learned about the plot and it sounded very interesting. It was a very well written and thought-provoking book. Through the story the author talks about how a generation of germans deals with their parents sins (germans who lived through WWII).
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I enjoyed this book very much, my grandfather on my step-mom's side was captured during the Battle of the Bulge and went through a very similar ordeal as this platoon. It is tough not to compare it to Band of Brothers... which it doesn't quite live up to but is a great read anyway.
16.
Snow Crash
by Neal Stephenson
Comments
Good book, but I think I would have enjoyed it more if I had read it faster. I was so busy I couldn't devote enough time to it.
17.
Beyond Band of Brothers: The War Memoirs of Major Dick Winters
by Dick Winters
Comments
Good book but overlaps with Band Of Brothers on many things, but still interesting to hear his perspective on things and to get lots of new information.
18.
Purple Cow: Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable
by Seth Godin
Comments
Great book, talks about focusing on building a great unique business instead of focusing on spending money on marketing and advertising.
19.
Learning the UNIX Operating System, Fifth Edition
by Jerry Peek
Comments
I wanted a book that explained the core system of Unix and how they worked together, this wasn't it. This was a simple guide for new users and covered mostly basic commands and tools, I learned a couple things but most of it I was already familiar with.
20.
The Online Marketing Inside Out (Online Marketing: Sitepoint)
by Brandon Eley
Comments
A little too basic for me, but had some good nuggets. I would totally recommend it to someone new to online marketing.
21.
Cannery Row: (Centennial Edition)
by John Steinbeck
Comments
I was in California some this year and thought I should read a book about California by a great California author. I enjoyed it.
22.
Free: The Future of a Radical Price
by Chris Anderson
Comments
A great book with lots of interesting observations and ideas, contrary to popular belief the point of the book isn't to give everything away for free.
23.
How We Are Hungry: Stories by Dave Eggers
by Dave Eggers
Comments
I absolutely loved these stories, Eggers writes so well and in each story captured a unique perspective. These stories illustrate what it means to be alive.
24.
A Christmas Memory: One Christmas, and The Thanksgiving Visitor (Modern Library)
by Truman Capote
Comments
Three great stories, I had only read In Cold Blood by Capote but I will now be definitely seeking out his other novels and stories.
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