the kindle (version 2.0) & 2009’s reading list

John got me a Kindle 1 for Christmas 2008 (although I opened it early cause I just couldn’t wait). And for this Christmas I sorta bought myself the Kindle 2. There is a reason for this. Really.

I’ve been spending about $300 at the bookstore every other month to load up the big boys on new books. They love (and I mean love) to read and fly thru books like crazy. So… I am giving Patrick my Kindle 1 and my dad is giving Jack his Kindle 1 and both of us got Kindle 2s. See, makes sense.

They got new skins (in blue and red, of course). And they haven’t put them down since opening them Christmas morning. I think they have both already finished two books a piece and are working on their third.

So I got a nice new (pink, of course) cover for my new Kindle 2.

And here’s a list of the books I’ve read in the 2009. Not a bad run.

1. The 8th Confession- James Patterson

2. Against Medical Advice- James Patterson

3. An Almost Perfect Moment- Binnie Kirshenbaum

4. Angels & Demons- Dan Brown

5. Best Friends Forever- Jennifer Weiner

6. Bones: An Alex Deleware Novel- Jonathan Kellerman

7. Cross Country- James Patterson

8. The Gate House- Nelson DeMille

9. The Gold Coast- Nelson DeMille

10. Handle with Care- Jodi Picoult

11. Just After Sunset- Stephen King

12. The Kite Runner- Khaled Hosseini

13. Memoirs of a Geisha- Arthur Golden

14. The Neighbor- Lisa Gardner

15. Obsession: An Alex Deleware Novel- Jonathan Kellerman

16. Peony in Love- Lisa See

17. Private- Kate somebody

18. The Reader- Bernhard Schlink

19. Relentless- Dean Koontz

20. Revolutionary Road- Richard Yates

21. Run for Your Life- James Patterson

22. Shanghi Girls- Lisa See

23. Snow Flower & the Secret Fan- Lisa See

24. The Stand- Stephen King

25. Swimsuit- James Patterson

26. A Thousand Splendid Suns- Khaled Hosseini

27. To the Scaffold: The Life of Marie Antoinette- Carolly Erickson

28. UR- Stephen King

29. Water for Elephants- Sara Gruen

30. The Weight of Silence- Heather Gudenkauf

31. When Will There Be Good News- Kate Atkinson

32. Your Heart Belongs to Me- Dean Koontz

33 & 34. Twilight- Stephenie Meyer (read twice)

35 & 36. New Moon- Stephenie Meyer (read twice)

37 & 38. Eclipse- Stephenie Meyer (read twice)

39 & 40. Breaking Dawn- Stephenie Meyer (read twice)

41. The Road- Cormac Mccarthy

42. Atonement- Ian Mcewan

43. Alex Cross Trial- James Patterson

So, all in all, thats 43 books in a year. I guess I know where Jack & Patrick get it from, huh?