{"id":784,"date":"2010-11-29T10:33:49","date_gmt":"2010-11-29T15:33:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lisa-palmer.com\/wp\/?p=784"},"modified":"2010-11-29T10:33:49","modified_gmt":"2010-11-29T15:33:49","slug":"books-ive-read-in-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisa-palmer.com\/wp\/general\/books-ive-read-in-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Books I’ve Read in 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"

As a book reviewer for the Providence Journal<\/em> from 2006-2009, my reading list expanded with books I didn’t manage to read during that time. The book review gig ended when I moved to the Washington, D.C. area. So, in 2010 I played catch-up. Here are the books I\u2019ve read so far. What should I read in 2011? <\/p>\n

January<\/strong>
\nStrength in What Remains<\/em>
\nTracy Kidder<\/p>\n

Slouching Towards Bethlehem<\/em>
\nJoan DIdion<\/p>\n

A Moveable Feast<\/em>
\nErnest Hemingway<\/p>\n

February<\/strong>
\nThe Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks<\/em>
\nRebecca Skloot <\/p>\n

Science as a Contact Sport<\/em>
\nStephen Schneider<\/p>\n

Hack the Planet<\/em>
\nEli Kintisch (review copy)<\/p>\n

March<\/strong>
\nThe Story of Edgar Sawtelle <\/em>
\nDavid Wroblewski<\/p>\n

Bobke<\/em>
\nBob Roll (reread)<\/p>\n

April<\/strong>
\nEat, Pray, Love<\/em>
\n Elizabeth Gilbert<\/p>\n

Julie and Julia<\/em>
\nJulie Powell<\/p>\n

May<\/strong>
\nThe Namesake<\/em>
\n Jhumpa Lahiri<\/p>\n

June<\/strong>
\nInterpreter of Maladies<\/em>
\n Jhumpa Lahiri<\/p>\n

July<\/strong>
\nPillars of Hercules<\/em>
\nPaul Theroux<\/p>\n

Dark Star Safari<\/em>
\nPaul Theroux<\/p>\n

Fresh Air Fiend<\/em>
\nPaul Theroux<\/p>\n

August<\/strong>
\nA Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier<\/em>
\nIshmael Beah <\/p>\n

What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Acheck Deng<\/em>
\nDave Eggers <\/p>\n

September<\/strong>
\nThe Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society<\/em>
\nMary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows<\/p>\n

Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker<\/em>
\nDavid Remnick (Ed.)
\n*<\/strong>Do not miss Travels in Georgia (Carol Ruckdeshel) by John McPhee. It’s brilliant.<\/p>\n

The Control of Nature<\/em>
\nJohn McPhee (reread)<\/p>\n

October<\/strong>
\nThe Help<\/em>
\nKathryn Stockett<\/p>\n

Seasick<\/em>
\nAlanna Mitchell<\/p>\n

Smile<\/em>
\nRaina Telgemeier<\/p>\n

November<\/strong>
\nMy Story As Told By Water<\/em>
\nDavid James Duncan<\/p>\n

The Lost Explorer: Finding Mallory on Mt. Everest<\/em>
\n Conrad Anker and David Roberts<\/p>\n

December<\/strong><\/p>\n

A stack of Stieg Larsson books sits on my table. Which one should I read first?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As a book reviewer for the Providence Journal from 2006-2009, my reading list expanded with books I didn’t manage to read during that time. The book review gig ended when I moved to the Washington, D.C. area. So, in 2010 I played catch-up. Here are the books I\u2019ve read so far. What should I read … <\/p>\n

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