Reading in 2010

Inspired by one of my correspondants, I kept a list of the books I read in 2010. At looking it over, I am puzzled that I read more in some months than in others. If you have questions about any of them, email me at cliff.gatchell@gmail.com

Reading List 2010

January

The Lost Symbol Dan Brown
Save the Males Kathleen Parker
A Gate at the Stairs Lorrie Moore
Invisible Paul Auster
Memoir Ben Yagoda
The Humbling Philip Roth
The Bishop’s Man Linden MacIntyre
The Breakthrough Gwen Ifill

February

The Lacuna Barbara Kingsolver
Before Night Falls Reinaldo Arenas
The Golden Mean Annabel Lyon
The Professional Robert B Parker

March

Before the Frost Henning Mankell
The Enchantress of Florence Salman Rushdie
Gourmet Rhapsody Muriel Barber
Naked Lunch William Burroughs
Gods Behaving Badly Marie Phillips
Noah’s Compass Anne Tyler

April

U is for Undertow Sue Grafton
The White Tiger Aravind Adiga
The Glass Room Simon Mawer

May

The Man from Beijing Henning Mankell
Beatrice and Virgil Yann Martell
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Mark Haddon


June

Solar Ian McEwan
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Steig Larsson
Thomas Jefferson: Author of America Christopher Hitchens

July

Hitch 22 Christopher Hitchens
The Snowman Jo Nesbo
Wolf Hall Hilary Mantel

August

The Man in the Wooden Hat Jane Gardam
The Great Silence Juliet Nicholson
Parisian Graham Robb


September

Blood and Groom Jill Edmundson
The Cookbook Collector Allegra Goodman
Discovering France Graham Robb
Stone Cold Robert B Parker

October

Split Image Robert B Parker
I Curse The River of Time Per Petterson
Born on a Blue Day Daniel Tammett

November

Sanctuary Line Jane Urquhart
The Armageddon Factor Marci McDonald
By Nightfall Michael Cunningham
The Vintage Caper Peter Mayle
The Beauty of Humanity Movement Camilla Gibb
Trespass Rose Tremain


December

Started Early, Took My Dog Kate Atkinson
Comedy in a Minor Key Hans Keilson
Nemesis Philip Roth
In A Strange Room Damon Galgut
Salvation Army Taia Abdellah