Best Books of 2010

The Best Books of 2010 survey is being sponsored by The Perpetual Page-Turner.

1. Best book of 2010?
Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year by Anne Lamott
I read a lot of great books this year, but this is the one that helped me the most, so I'm choosing it as my best book of 2010.

2. Worst book of 2010?
A Fistful of Sky by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
I read a lot of bad books in 2010, but this was the one that was bad all through and had the most disappointing ending. I stuck with it because I was trying to read some local authors. I chose the wrong one.

3. Most disappointing book of 2010?
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffinegger
After reading The Time Traveler's Wife, I had high expectations from Niffinegger. But this one was just two weird for me. It actually made me uncomfortable to read it.

4. Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2010?
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
I wasn't surprised that Alexie was a good author, but I had never expected to relate much to his books. This was the first book I read in 2010 and it got me out of a bad reading funk.

5. Book you recommended to people most in 2010?

6. Best series you discovered in 2010?
It's not an original answer, but The Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.

7. Favorite new authors you discovered in 2010?
Alice Munro and Kirby Larson

8. Most hilarious read of 2010?
Fool by Christopher Moore
It was crude, but I always love a good satire.

9. Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2010?
The Hunger Games trilogy.

10. Book you most anticipated in 2010?
The Autobiography of Mark Twain. I got it for Christmas, and it will be well into 2011 before I finish it, but I anticipated it in 2010.

11. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2010?

I really liked the original covers of Shannon Hale's Bayern books. I felt the exact opposite about the newer covers, but the originals were beautifully done.

12. Most memorable character in 2010?

Anne Lamott was a very memorable character in her own book.

13. Most beautifully written book in 2010?
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo
Her books are always beautifully written.

14. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2010?
The Gateway We Call Death by Russell M. Nelson
I read this after my dad died this summer.

15. Book you can't believe you waited until 2010 to finally read?
I can't believe that it took me until 2010 to finish reading all the Newbery Medal books.
What's the best book you read in 2010?