Best read of 2010?

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For me I think it is The Passage -although I am still reading it.
Another favourite was The Help.

Liked the first three quarters of The Help a lot but then thought it got really stupid.

Finally read The Woman In White and loved it.

I liked White Tiger and Mr Pip.

Oh I read and loved this.

Will try and remember what else!

I have also read a lot of crap and a lot of mediocre stuff. Eg: loathed American Wife.

Oh White Tiger looks good will add that to my wishlist.

I did think the whole secret about the pie in The Help was very silly. But apart from that a good read.

The pie thing, the boyfriend thing (irrelevant and boring) and the ending all annoyed me.

I loved The Help
and just read The Red Tent - very good

Loved 'The Book of Negroes'
Enjoyed 'The Help'
Liked 'Room'(mostly)
Adored 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society'

'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' was a totally enjoyable read!
I also liked "One Day".

I liked 'The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society' and 'White Tiger' too. I also enjoyed Paul Tordays 'Salmon Fishing in the Yemen' and 'Girl on the Landing'.

But my favourite read this year was 'Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox'.

I keep picking up 'The Help', but worry it may be a bit too Oprah for me.

LostArt: I just finished Esme Lennox and I loved it! We must have similar tastes so I will look at your other recommends too.

Was going to say The Passage as well.

Loved The Help and One Day.

My favorite read all year was I shall wear Midnight by Terry Pratchett. Yep, I know its for kids but its still great book.

I am also enjoying the true blood books far more than I should.

Blackwater Lightship by Colm Toibin.

best book I've read in a long time.

Now reading 'the master' by the same author -awesomely brilliant

The Children's Book by AS Byatt - loved it, so rich & compelling.

Have not heard of this Guernsey Literary & Potato Pie book at all - intriguing title.

Another for The Childrens Book, I loved it, so rich and layered loved the vast list of characters and plots within plots.

Actually might add The Passage to that too and I'm only half way through.

All very interesting, amongst others am going to read The Help and The Childrens' Book for my book group. All sounds good. Liked One Day BTW.

Loved "The Slap" [controversial]

One of the first books I read this year was Molok'ai by ALan Brennert. Was fantastic. Not much has come close - The Help was close.

One Day.

I finished The Help yesterday and was devestated by the ending (also thought 'poo-pie' was a bit silly though.

Man's search for meaning by Viktor Frankl.

The Uncommon Reader. It was a great feel-good book and made me laugh out loud several times.

Woman In Black is a very close second. Very atmospheric, very creepy. I couldn't put it down even though I had to prop my eyelids open with matchsticks!

Hmm..what else? Great Gatsby (a re-read), and Heartstone...but then I'm a diehard Shardlake fan

Ooh I've read lots this year... but can I remember any?

Then We Came To The End - Joshua Ferris
Cancer Ward - Soltzenitsyn
Chronic City - Jonathan Lethem
Behind the Scenes at the Museum - Kate Atkinson
Wise Children - Angela Carter

ALL brilliant. There are definitely more, my subconscious will reunite me with the memories overnight.

Mine would be:

• Moonstone by Wilkie Collins
• The Help
• The Passage
• The Lee Child released earlier in the year set in New York (can't remember the name)

The Slap (sorry can't spell the author). Reviews were mediocre, but I couldn't put it down.