Top Ten in Twenty-Ten

It is that time of year, folks.  Here is my list of the top ten books I read in 2010, in no particular order:

• Alcorn, Randy.  If God is Good.  see my comments here
• Marquardt, Elizabeth. Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce.
• Boyne, John.  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.
• Pratchett, Terry. Wee Free Men
• Holmes, Sara. Operation Yes.
• Stead, Rebecca. When You Reach Me.
• Lehman, Carolyn. Strong at the Heart.
• Hall, Ron and Denver Moore. Same Kind of Different As Me.
• Anderson, Kristin.  Life, In Spite of Me.
• Carlson, Melody. Finding Alice.

This totals to:

• 5 non-fiction books
• 5 fiction books
• 1 historical fiction
• 1 Christian living
• 2 biography/memiors
• 1 book about abuse
• 1 fantasy
• 3 kids novels
• 2 novels for adults

Not a bad range.  Much better than the years I was in my Agathe Christie phase or my "read all the Newberry winners" phase or the "I've read all my books so I guess I'll have to read my sister's books" phase. 

If I had to pick only one book for you to read off of this list, I would recommend If God is Good.  It is a thick one, but well worth your time (and those of you who are reading this from Guam can find it in your library).