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Eglentyne's 2010 Literary Awards
Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at 12:00PM Another post about all the stuff I read last year, because when I read 73 books, I want to milk it for all it’s worth.
Drawing from those books I finished in 2010 here are my completely subjective and non-scientific award choices. Yes, there are multiple winners in some categories. I can do that because they are MY completely subjective and unscientific awards. If you disagree, post a note in the comment or get your own list.
Better Together
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya
Read them Aloud, Twice (Or listen to the author read them, or just read them to yourself. No matter what, these are awesome with kids.)
Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie, Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman, The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo (OH! to write such prose!), and When Santa Fell to Earth by Cornelia Funke
Best Real, Live, Honest-to-goodness Humans (aka Non-Fiction)
Bad Mother by Ayelet Waldman and Tinsel by Hank Stuever
Best Illustration of a How a Story Can be Born
The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ by Philip Pullman
Most Likely to Make Me Pull Out My Hair Wondering Why I’m Still Reading It (as I turn it upside down for the fourth time)
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Best Step-On-Your-Face-If-You’re-a-Sadistic-Pig, Butt-kicking, theorem-solving Character
Lisbeth Salander from the Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson
Still Crazy After All These Years
Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
My Dear Watson
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Best Supernatural Reboot
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Grahame-Smith (no relation)
Stunningly Good Writing for any Readers, but tagged as Young Adult
The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak and When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Best Short-Story Collection
After the Quake by Haruki Murakami
Best Use of Mathematics to Illustrate the Poignancy of Human Relationships
The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa
Most Likely to Make Me Wish I Could Write Like That
The Book Thief by Markus Zuzak, Juliet Naked by Nick Hornby, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz, Tinkers by Paul Hardin, and…
My Very Favorite Book I Read Last Year, as well as The One that Made Me Flat-Out Bawl for Twenty Minutes
One Day by David Nicholls
What Will 2011 Bring? Stay tuned…
Reader Comments (3)
but...wait...I saw "pizza." where's the stuff about pizza?? I zeroed in on that word like a cat to a canary. I don't know if there are any good NY style pizza joints in Texas, but I can tell you from experience, there are few things in life better than hot out of the oven, NY style, carby, cheesy, fattening goodness : ) And books...books are good too.
Great list. I loved The Book Thief. Every time I see it mentioned, it makes me want to read it again. And now, based on your awards, One Day becomes the first book on my January 2011 "Wanted" list.
Sunny, there is no actual pizza on the blog, but there is very frequently pizza in my oven. Love it pan style, with that sort of fried crust and a lot of cheese. But don't drip pepperoni grease on the books!
Dave, there will be tears. Don't say I didn't warn you. And The Book Thief is an amazing book. Maybe I'll put it on my re-read list.