2010 Reading List

I achieved my meager resolution of reading ten books this year. I'm in the process of reading The Picture of Dorian Gray which didn't quite make the list. This year i must push it to twelve slightly more academic books. But here's for 2010.

1. Chasing Faith- David Baldacci
2. The Screwtape Letters- C.S. Lewis
3. Fast Facts on False Teachings- Carlson&Decker
4. The Shack- William P. Young
5. The Great Gatsby- F. Scott Fitzgerald
6. 1984- George Orwell
7. Calpton: The Autobiography- Eric Clapton
8. Blue Like Jazz- Donald Miller
9. Life-Keith Richards
10. John Lennon: In His Own Words-Ken Lawrence

1. Reading a David Baldacci book is like watching a movie. He usually writes about D.C. related happenings.

2. The first time i have read this in its entirety. Every christian likes to name drop C.S. Lewis, so just about every time i was reading this book publicly someone would come up to me and say. "I love C.S. Lewis," just to let me know.

3. Informative, yet insensitive, without the love for humanity that is needed if you are going to write a book like this. Focused on every religions problems besides protestantism. Probably because that needs it's own book.

4. It was laying around and i didn't feel like buying another book. What can you say that hasn't already been said? I enjoyed it.

5. I never read this in High School. I thoroughly regret this. Can American literature get any greater?

6. I would like to read Animal Farm this year. I don't like reading anti-Utopian novels, but this was an exception. George Orwell is a great, we all know that. I just like to believe that a Utopia can exist. Completely beside the point.

7. I'm glad i read this. A bit slower than other autobiographies i have read, but still a good read. Not really a bigger Clapton fan now, but a greater admirer maybe. He's been to hell and back.

8. When it was popular to read this i never read this book. I quite honestly thought it was a book for girls. I'm glad i read this book. It was recommended. Everyone should read this book.

9. The Holy Grail of autobiographies. Keith Richards says it best on the inside cover, "This is the life. Believe it or not I haven't forgotten any of it." -Keith Richards. I have never been so satisfied with a rock and roll autobiography. Once you've read this you will permanently adopt the Keith Richards outlook on life.

10. I asked for In His Own Write. Oh Christmas presents. A good read none the less.