My husband did this and he got the questions from Life With Books.
As always, you can see my entire book list here.
1. Best books of 2010? Dr. Neruda’s Cure for Evil by Rafael Yglesias, Gulliver’s Travels by Jonathan Swift, Fury: A Memoir by Koren Zailckas.
2. Worst book of 2010? I don’t finish books I don’t enjoy, but Ghostgirl: Homecoming by Tonya Hurley is a pretty stupid YA book.
3. Most disappointing book of 2010? A Bad Day for Pretty by Sophie Littlefield disappointed me because I enjoyed the first book, A Bad Day for Sorry, this one was boring. I should say that mystery isn’t really my thing, though.
4. Most surprising (in a good way!) book of 2010? This one has to go to the entire Twilight series! I was already looking forward to reading the series, but I ended up loving it. I honestly don’t see the negative fuss about it, at all.
5. Book you recommended to people most in 2010? I would recommend: Dr. Neruda’s Cure for Evil as my typical really good literary fiction recommendation.
6. Best series you discovered in 2010? Twilight, it is.
7. Favorite new authors you discovered in 2010? Elizabeth Rosner, author of Blue Nude, will, I think, join my mental list of go-to authors like Chris Bohjalian, Francine Prose and Joshilyn Jackson.
8. Most hilarious read of 2010? I guess Gulliver’s Travels. I think it’s the only “funny” book I’ve read.
9. Most thrilling, unputdownable book in 2010? Um, Twilight.
10. Book you most anticipated in 2010? Twilight. 😛 Also, Fury by Koren Zailckas – I had been waiting for this to come out, because I love her!
11. Favorite cover of a book you read in 2010?
12. Most memorable character in 2010? If you count the reread I did, Snape! That’s the whole reason that I reread that one, he’s my favorite Harry Potter character and Half-Blood Princeis the book I have dubbed The Snape Show.
13. Most beautifully written book in 2010? Oh, I don’t know, maybe the Teresa of Avila book?
14. Book that had the greatest impact on you in 2010? Fury is so good. Koren Zailckas is someone I really relate to, even though I haven’t necessarily had her exact experiences (I didn’t have a drunken girlhood, like in her first book..)
15. Book you can’t believe you waited until 2010 to finally read? Twilight series!
16. Honorable Mentions? I added this question because I think the survey lent itself to answering the same books over and over, but those certainly weren’t the only books worth mentioning.
Cop in the Hood is a good sociological-ish account of police and crime in Baltimore’s worst areas.
Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris is the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse vampire books. Um, they’re kind horribly written, but I might read more anyway. If you’re into mass market crap fiction, you’ll love it.
Lady Cottington’s Pressed Fairy Book by Brian Froud is a really neat book – I like the story and the art. It is an adult book, not children’s.
My Life Outside the Ring by Hulk Hogan is really interesting!
Dubliners by James Joyce, well, I don’t like short stories, but if you’re going to do short stories, this is how it is done.
So what about you? What were some of the best books you read this year?
