It's that time of the year again. The time that I publish my annual "Best Books of [insert year]" list. I have included my list in this post, so you, the readers of The Bookshelf, can see what I enjoyed this year, and perhaps get suggestions of what you might want to read in 2011.
The best book that I read this year was The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. I did a review of The Book Thief earlier in the year, and it is one of the best books that I have ever read.
Onto the list...
Notice the asterisk. As it says at the bottom of the document, this means that all of these books were read in 2010, but not necessarily in 2010. So, that explains why Catching Fire, book 2 of The Hunger Games, which was published in 2009, is on the list (It got second place!).
Which brings me to the second symbol on the list: the dagger. The dagger represents that only one book, per series, per year could make it onto the list. So, that explains why Catching Fire is on the list and Mockingjay, the final book of The Hunger Games is not (they were both, however, excellent reads).
Sorry... the spacing is a little off. It was changed slightly, because I had to move it from Word to Blogger.
If you're interested in other best book lists, here's a few: Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Publisher's Weekly, Entertainment Weekly, and The New York Times.
2010 has been a fantastic year for The Bookshelf. Here's to a new, joyful, book-filled 2011!
