2009 Books

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Here are all the books I read in 2009. I wasn’t really serious about writing reviews at this point, so not every title will be a link.

★★☆☆☆ Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight #1)
★★☆☆☆ New Moon by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight #2)
★★☆☆☆ Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight #3)
★☆☆☆☆ Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer (Twilight #4)
★★★☆☆ Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
★★☆☆☆ A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
★★★☆☆ Summerland by Michael Chabon
★★★★☆ Strangewood by Christopher Golden
★★★★☆ A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes #1)
★★★☆☆ The Sign of the Four by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes #2)
★★★★★ The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia #2)
★★★☆☆ The Chimpanzees of the Taī Forest: Behavioural Ecology and Evolution by Christophe Boesch and Hedwige Boesch-Achermann
★★★☆☆ Just Another Judgement Day by Simon R. Green (The Nightside #10)
★★★★☆ The Magician’s Nephew by C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia #1)
★★★★★ The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials #1)
★★★☆☆ The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia #7)
★★★★★ Watchmen by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons
★★★★☆ A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle #1)
★★★☆☆ Fool by Christopher Moore
★★★★☆ A Nameless Witch by A. Lee Martinez
★★★☆☆ Origins of Human Communication by Michael Tomasello
★★★★☆ The Tombs of Atuan by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle #2)
★★★☆☆ Gil’s All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez
★★★☆☆ Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle #4)
★★★★★ Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #3)
★★★☆☆ In the Company of Ogres by A. Lee Martinez
★★★☆☆ Too Many Curses by A. Lee Martinez
★★★☆☆ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #7)
★★★☆☆ A History of the English Language by Albert C. Baugh and Thomas Cable
★★★★☆ Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
★★★☆☆ Angels & Demons by Dan Brown (Robert Langdon #1)
★★★★☆ Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman
★★★☆☆ Running with the Demon by Terry Brooks (The Word & the Void #1)
★★★☆☆ A Knight of the Word by Terry Brooks (The Word & the Void #2)
★★☆☆☆ Angel Fire East by Terry Brooks (The Word & the Void #3)
★★★☆☆ Treachery by Stephen King, Peter David, Robin Furth, Jae Lee, and Richard Isanove (The Dark Tower #3)
★☆☆☆☆ Imager by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. (Imager Portfolio #1)
★★★☆☆ The Farthest Shore by Ursula K. Le Guin (The Earthsea Cycle #3)
★★★★★ Sabriel by Garth Nix (Old Kingdom #1)
★★★☆☆ Monster by A. Lee Martinez
★★★★★ Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke
★★★★☆ The Mirror of Her Dreams by Stephen R. Donaldson (Mordant’s Need #1)
★★★★☆ A Man Rides Through by Stephen R. Donaldson (Mordant’s Need #2)
★★★★☆ The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie
★★★☆☆ The Ladies of Grace Adieu and Other Stories by Susanna Clarke
★★★☆☆ Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
★★★★★ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #5)
★★★★☆ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter #6)
★★★☆☆ The Gunslinger by Stephen King (The Dark Tower #1)
★★★★☆ The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King (The Dark Tower #2)
★★★★☆ The Waste Lands by Stephen King (The Dark Tower #3)
★★★★★ Wizard and Glass by Stephen King (The Dark Tower #4)
★★★★★ Wolves of the Calla by Stephen King (The Dark Tower #5)
★★★☆☆ Origins of Human Communication by Michael Tomasello
★★★☆☆ Cratylus by Plato
★★★☆☆ Child’s Talk: Learning to Use Language by Jerome Bruner
★★★☆☆ Song of Susannah by Stephen King (The Dark Tower #6)
★★★★☆ The Dark Tower by Stephen King (The Dark Tower #7)
★★★☆☆ The Cultural Origins of Human Cognition by Michael Tomasello
★★★★☆ Perloo the Bold by Avi
★★★☆☆ Anasazi America by David E. Stuart
★★★☆☆ Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia by Brandon Sanderson (Alcatraz #3)
★★★☆☆ Why We Cooperate by Michael Tomasello with Carol Dweck, Joan Silk, Brian Skyrms, and Elizabeth Spelke
★★★☆☆ Orion Among the Stars by Ben Bova (Orion #5)
★★★☆☆ God’s Demon by Wayne Barlowe
★★★★☆ The Mosquito Coast by Paul Theroux
★★☆☆☆ DC Goes Ape by Various
★★☆☆☆ Gotham by Gaslight by Brian Augustyn
★★☆☆☆ Tales of the Multiverse: Batman – Vampire by Doug Moench and Kelley Jones
★★★☆☆ Batman: Year One by Frank Miller, David Mazzucchelli, and Richmond Lewis
★★★☆☆ The City of Dreaming Books by Walter Moers (Zamonia #4)
★★☆☆☆ Identity Crisis by Brad Meltzer, Rags Morales, and Michael Bair
★☆☆☆☆ The Darwin Awards: Next Evolution by Wendy Northcutt
★★☆☆☆ House of M by Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel

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