Books read in 2009

In reverse order:

79 * Rounding the Mark - Andrea Camilleri
78 * The Scent of the Night - Andrea Camilleri
77 * Excursion to Tindari - Andrea Camilleri
76 * Wintersmith - Terry Pratchett
75 * Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key - Jack Gantos
74 * The Voice of the Violin - Andrea Camilleri
73 * Diary of a Wimpy Kidd - Jeff Kinney
72 * The Shape of Water - Andrea Camilleri
71 * Clandestine in Chile - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
70 * Once - Morris Gleitzman
69 * Their Eyes Were Watching God - Zora Neale Hurston
68 * Crick Crack, Monkey - Merle Hodge
67 * The Wheel of Surya - Jamila Gavin
66 * Breath, Eyes, Memory - Edwidge Danticat
65 * Krik? Krak! - Edwidge Danticat
64 * Crossing the River - Caryl Phillips
63 * The Kite Rider - Geraldine McCaughrean
62 * A Concise Chinese English Dictionary for Lovers - Xiaolu Guo
61 * Cast Adrift - Peter Guttridge
60 * The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown
59 * Agatha Christie: Murder in Three Stages - Novelisations by Charles Osborne
58 * The Star of Kazan - Eva Ibbotson
57 * Olympiad: An Historical Novel - Tom Holt
56 * The Prestige - Christopher Priest
55 * The Human Factor - Graham Greene
54 * Brighton Rock - Graham Greene
53 * Beruit, I Love You: A Memoir - Zena El Khalil
52 * The Final Analysis of Dr Stark - Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
51 * Miss Marple Complete Short Stories - Agatha Christie
50 * All The Way Home - Bookey Peek
49 * Persepolis - Marjane Satrapi
48 * The Fourth Bear - Jasper Fforde
47 * The Labours of Hercules - Agatha Christie
46 * The Big Four - Agatha Christie
45 * Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
44 * The Devil Wears Prada - Lauren Weisberger
43 * Coram Boy - Jamila Gavin
42 * The House of the Spirits - Isabel Allende
41 * Portrait in Sepia - Isabel Allende
40 * The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman - Louis de Bernieres
39 * Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis de Bernieres
38 * Junk - Melvyn Burgess
37 * Blazing Star - Lynne Markham
36 * It's a 50/50 Thing - Chris Higgins
35 * Deep Joy, or Something Like It - Karen McCombie
34 * Happiness and All That Stuff - Karen McCombie
33 * Hunky Dory - Jean Ure
32 * Finding Violet Park - Jenny Valentine
31 * Journey to the River Sea - Eva Ibbotson
30 * Smokescreen - Bernard Ashley
29 * Broken Soup - Jenny Valentine
28 * Higher Institute of Villainous Education - Mark Walden
27 * The Road of the Dead - Kevin Brooks
26 * Freak the Mighty - Rodman Philbrick
25 * Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers
24 * The Illustrated Mum - Jacqueline Wilson
23 * Starring Sally J Freedman as Herself - Judy Blume
22 * Waving, Not Drowning - Rosie Rushton
21 * Unheard Voices - Malorie Blackman (collection)
20 * Jack Sweettooth - Malorie Blackman
19 * Tell Me No Lies - Malorie Blackman
18 * Does My Head Look Big In This? - Randa Abdel-Fattah
17 * The Fire Eaters - David Almond
16 * Angels and Demons - Dan Brown
15 * The Complete Book of Aunts - Rupert Christiansen
14 * Before I Die - Jenny Downham
13 * Saffy's Angel - Hilary McKay
12 * Colour Bar - Susan Williams
11 * Ruby Red - Linzi Glass
10 * The View from Saturday - E.L. Konigsburg
9 * At Bertram's Hotel - Agatha Christie
8 * The Sound of Laughter - Peter Kay
7 * The World's Wife - Carol Ann Duffy
6 * Blue Shoes and Happiness - Alexander McCall Smith
5 * The Girl Who Married a Lion - Alexander McCall Smith
4 * The Fire Gospel - Michel Faber
3 * Dreams From My Father - Barack Obama
2 * Song of Solomon - Toni Morrison
1 * Double Cross - Malorie Blackman

So, 79 books. Not bad. Wish I'd managed a nice round 80 though! I shall try and analyse them later, if I can find the time!

Analysis

37 by men
42 by women
14 murder mystery novels (although I suppose it depends on what you include! I've included Camilleri, Christie, Brown and Faber)
3 biographical
7 by Caribbean authors, also another 3 or 4 set in South America

Once again, a lot of books aimed at teenagers, but also many more "serious" novels.

It's probably helped that I've spent quite a lot of time travelling by public transport this year. Might read less in 2010! We'll see.