Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Christmas Wishes and My Favorite Reads in 2019


Top 10 Favorite Reads - 2019























  1. The Dutch House; Ann Patchett (audio)
  2. Ask Again, Yes; Mary Beth Keane (audio)
  3. A Stone for Danny Fisher; Harold Robbins (audio)
  4. Chances Are; Richard Russo (audio)
  5. Summer of 69; Elin Hilderbrand (audio)
  6. The Wartime Sisters; Lynda Cohen Loigman (print)
  7. Long Live the Tribe of Fatherless Girls: (NF) memoir; T. Kira Madden (print)
  8. Morningstar: Growing Up With Books (NF); Ann Hood (print)
  9. As We Are Now; May Sarton (print)
  10. An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good; Helene Tursten (print)

17 comments:

  1. Good list! I loved Summer of '69 and started An Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good but didn't finish it.

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  2. I have the Patchett and Russo books on my list, too, but that's not the most intriguing thing to me about your list....haven't seen a Harold Robbins title on a list for al long, long time. Congrats, that's cool.

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  3. Merry Christmas! I've only read two of those books. I suspect Ask Again, Yes will be on my list of favorites as well.

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  4. It had to be difficult to get down to ten. Merry Christmas from all of us!

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  5. I love Ann Patchett and want to read that novel, and I read The Elderly Lady Is Up To No Good and did not like it.

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  6. I've got a couple of these on my Kindle to read - maybe even in 2020. Ha! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family, Diane. See you in 2020.

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  7. The Summer of '69 is still on my TBR list thanks to your blog.

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  8. I love these year-end lists! I've added The Dutch House, Summer of '69, Chances Are, and The Wartime Sisters to my 2020 TBR list. I loved Morning Star and Ask Again, Yes. Here's to a wonderful New Year of great reading!

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  9. Merry Christmas, Diane! I hope you are having a wonderful holiday season. I have The Dutch House waiting for me but Ask Again, Yes was also one of my favorites. Here's to a wonderful 2020!

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  10. Belated Christmas greetings.
    The list is lovely. A Harold Robbin. I've not seen one for simply decades.

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  11. Very diverse list. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Ours was great.

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  12. I loved Ask Again, Yes too. I hope you've had a wonderful Christmas week :)
    stacy

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  13. Diane, I hope your Christmas was beautiful. I have not read any of the books featured on your list here. I will keep them in mind. Have a safe and happy New Year!

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  14. Several of your favorites were five-star reads for me this year. I'm compiling my own favorites list which will be published on Monday.

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  15. Excellent list, Diane! I've read (and loved) 5 of these and am currently reading Chances Are. Holding off on making my list until I finish... it's a contender.

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  16. So many of these are on my wish list or TBR. I hope you have a Happy New Year, Diane.

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  17. I think Dutch House was my very favorite of a great year of reading.

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