Saturday Review of Books (and Lists): January 2, 2010

“A little library growing each year is an honorable part of a man’s history.”~Henry Ward Beecher

If you’re not familiar with and linking to and perusing the Saturday Review of Books here at Semicolon, you’re missing out. Here’s how it usually works. Find a review on your blog posted sometime during the previous week of a book you were reading or a book you’ve read. The review doesn’t have to be a formal sort of thing. You can just write your thoughts on a particular book, a few ideas inspired by reading the book, your evaluation, quotations, whatever.

Then on Saturday, you post a link here at Semicolon in Mr. Linky to the specific post where you’ve written your book review. Don’t link to your main blog page because this kind of link makes it hard to find the book review, especially when people drop in later after you’ve added new content to your blog. In parentheses after your name, add the title of the book you’re reviewing. This addition will help people to find the reviews they’re most interested in reading.

After linking to your own reviews, you can spend as long as you want reading the reviews of other bloggers for the week and adding to your wishlist of books to read. That’s how my own TBR list has become completely unmanageable and the reason I can’t join any reading challenges. I have my own personal challenge that never ends.

TODAY SATURDAY, January 2nd, will be a special edition of the Saturday Review of Books especially for booklists. You can link to a list of your favorite books read in 2009, a list of all the books you read in 2009, a list of the books you plan to read in 2010, or any other end of the year or beginning of the year list of books. Whatever your list, it’s time for book lists. So link to yours.

1. Semicolon: 12 Books to Read in 2010
2. Semicolon: Top 12 Adult Novels of 2009
3. Semicolon: Top 12 Nonfiction Books Read in 2009
4. Semicolon: Top 12 Fiction Books Read in 2009
5. Books to the Ceiling: Best of 2009
6. Literary License: Best of 2009
7. Kimbofo at Reading Matters: Best Reads of 2009
8. Visions of Paradise: Favorites of 2009
9. Andy Wolverton: Best of 2009
10. In recovery: 100 books in a year
11. All Manner of Thing: Best of the Decade
12. Supratentorial: Books 2009
13. Seagirl Reads: Best of 2009
14. Novel Readings 2009
15. The Living Room: 2009 Book List
16. Bells on their Toes: Books 2009
17. Bibliophiliac: Favorites of 2009
18. Professor Mom: Medieval Reading List
19. Sandra at Poe’s Deadly Daughters: Year of Books
20. The Lady Gwyn’s Kingdom: Top Reads of 2009
21. Ockham’s Razor
22. Practical Katie: A Book a Week 2009
23. Heather J (Best Books of 2009)
24. Book Chase: Best of 2009
25. Weavings: Books Read in 2009
26. Heart for Him: Favorite Books of 2009
27. Tim Challies: Top 9 Books of ’09
28. Russell Moore: Top Ten Books of 2009
29. Resident Outlier: Books I Will Read Again
30. teachergirl (Favorites of 2009)
31. Becky (Becky’s Book Reviews/Favorite and Best of 2009)
32. Never Jam Today: Reading and Resolutions
33. The FLying Inn: 2009 Book Awards
34. Tea Time with Marce
35. My Friend Amy: Reading in 2010
36. MFS @ Mental multivitamin (The year in books)
37. The Magic Lasso: 2009 Reading Roundup
38. Tip of the Iceberg: Books Read in 2009
39. PalmTree Pundit: Books Read in 2009
40. Christian Fiction Blog’s 2009 Top Ten Reads
41. Seth – Collateral Bloggage (Best and Worst 2009)
42. Seth – Collateral Bloggage (2010 To Be Read List)
43. Seth – Collateral Bloggage (Final List for 2009)
44. Sarah at SmallWorld (Books Read in 2009)
45. Gladsome Lights: Three 2009 booklists
46. Ruth (Books Read in 2009)
47. Florinda/The 3 R’s Blog (2009 Year in Review: Reading)
48. A Common Reader: Twelve from the Shelves
49. Whispering Gums: Top Nonfiction of 2009
50. Page Turner (Books Read in 2009)
51. Amber (favs from 2009)
52. gautami tripathy (2009/2010 poetry read list)
53. Vasilly : Favorite Books of 2009
54. Hope(Best Old Films for Families – Part One)
55. Hope(Best Books of 2009)
56. Barbara H. (My top 10 of 2009)
57. Pussreboots (Arcs Read in 2009)
58. Pussreboots (December in Review)
59. Pussreboots (Best Library Books of 2009)
60. Pussreboots (Decades Challenge Wrapup)
61. Pussreboots (20 Best Childrens Books)
62. Pussreboots (10 Best Arcs)
63. Pussreboots (10 Best Scifi / Fantasy)
64. Carol (The Year in Books)
65. gautami tripathy (2009: Thrillers/Suspense/Mystery)
66. gautami tripathy (Best books I read in 2009)
67. gautami tripathy (Best books of 2009)
68. RAnn (This That and The Other Thing)
69. Whispering Gums: Best 12 Fiction of 2009
70. Shauna (Top Picks Read in 2009)
71. Changelog: Reading List for 2010
72. Melwyk (Best of 2009)
73. Melwyk (1st 20 to Read in 2010)
74. Laura (Books read in 2009)
75. Laura (Reading list for 2010)
76. At A Hen’s Pace (Books Read 2009)
77. Mrs. H. (Top 10 books of 2009)
78. FleurFisher (My Books of the Year)
79. Amy @ Hope Is the Word (Best Read-Alouds of 2009)
80. Amy @ Hope Is the Word (Classics TBR in 2010)
81. melydia (In Odd We Trust)
82. melydia (The Unnameables)
83. Amy @ Hope Is the Word (Books Read in 2009)
84. melydia (Books Read in 2009)
85. 5 Minutes for Books (Year in Review)
86. Jennifer, Snapshot (2009 Wrap-Up)
87. 5M4B (our Cybils reviews)
88. Alice@Supratentorial (2009 Book highlights)
89. Alice@Supratentorial (2010 book list)
90. WordLily (Best 2009 reads)
91. Kay (Best Reads of 2009)
92. SFP (Favorite Books of 2009)
93. SFP (2010 Reading Plans)
94. Weavings: Favorite Books of 2009
95. Mrs. H. (To be read 2010)
96. Wayside Wanderer (2009 Book List)
97. Shonda (Best of 2009)
98. Girl Detective (Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut!)
99. Girl Detective (My 2009 in Books)
100. Reading to Know (Where I’m Goin’)
101. Reading to Know (Plans for Classic Reads)
102. S. Mehrens, Library is a Hospital for the Mind (2009: Year in Review)
103. S. Mehrens, Library Hospital for the Mind (Listening Valley)
104. Life on Windy Ridge (12 Favourite Books of 2009)
105. Life on Windy Ridge (Books Read in 2009)
106. Life on Windy Ridge (12 Reading Stats for 2009)
107. Jennifer (1001 Children’s Books)
108. Across the Page (Books read in 2009)
109. Marci’s Book Blog
110. This Classical Kristen (Books Read in 2009)
111. One day we’ll know the way
112. The Shrubbery: Books read in 2009
113. Creative Madness: Top 10 Books of 2009
114. Melissa Wiley: 2009 Booklist
115. The Bookdiva: 2009 Books
116. Outside of a Dog (Year in Review)
117. Just Jane: Books I Read in 2009
118. A Book Every Six Days: 2009 Summary
119. Beth Fish Reads: Top 2009 Reads
120. Reading Adventures: 2009 Stats
121. Kailana’s Best of 2009
122. A Few More Pages: 2009 in Review
123. Publican of Philadelphia: Best Reads
124. Making Home: Life and Books
125. Savidge Reads: 2009 Reading Meme
126. Books and Food: End of the Year Wrap Up
127. kort @ one deep drawer (a year in books)
128. Lazygal (Year-end Reading Round-up)
129. Back to Books (Top Ten Books of 2009)
130. Back to Books (All 270 Books Read in 2009)
131. Ten O’Clock Scholar: Hopeful Book List for 2010
132. Bibliovore: Reading Roundup 2009
133. Notes from the North: Goals for 2010
134. Amy @ Hope Is the Word (Top Ten Picks of 2009)
135. Carol in Oregon (Reading Plan 2010 & Book Giveaway)
136. Stephanie’s Confessions: Year in Review
137. Diary of an Eccentric (Year in Review w/ Faves)
138. Diary of an Eccentric (The Girl’s Year in Review)
139. Little Willow: Best Books of 2009
140. Cindy and Lynn’s Top Fiction Books for Older Readers
141. BookSync: Best of 2009
142. Patchwork of Books: Favorites of 2009

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6 thoughts on “Saturday Review of Books (and Lists): January 2, 2010

  1. Hi! I’ve been lurking for awhile, but I thought I would link up this time. I look forward to reading everyone’s lists!

  2. Thank you for your wonderful blog. I may need an intervention soon as I have 5 fairly tall stacks of books to read thanks to all the wonderful reviews of your contributors!

  3. Hi,
    I’ve never been to your site before. It looks like a nice book blog.
    I was just wondering how I got on your mr. linky? I followed a link here from my stat counter & clicked on over. I’m ok with being on your mr. linky….I just didn’t put it there. Do you know how I got on there?
    Thanks.
    JustJane

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