Books I Read in 2010 Part 2
Explore the second part of my 2010 reading journey with this curated list of books I read. Discover top picks, hidden gems, and insightful reviews from my literary adventures that year.
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The Devil Wears Prada
by Lauren Weisberger
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠SOON TO BE A MUSICAL STARRING VANESSA WILLIAMS ⢠The iconic novel that inspired the hit movie starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathawayâa gloriously wicked story about the ultimate Boss from Hell and the deals we make with the devil to get to the top âThe degree to which The Devil Wears Prada has penetrated pop culture needs no explanation.ââVanity Fair Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job âa million girls would die for.â Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child. Andrea is sorely tested each and every dayâand often late into the nightâwith orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get her a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not itâs worth the price of her soul.
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The Bourne Ultimatum
by Robert Ludlum
A mild-mannered professor is forced to assume again the deadly alter ego he created in Vietnam years ago as part of the Medusa Brigade.
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The Cry of the Halidon
by Robert Ludlum
Alex McAuliff has received an offer he canât refuse: two million dollars for a geological survey of Jamaica. All Dunstone Limited requires is his time, his expertise, and his absolute secrecy. No oneânot even McAuliffâs handpicked teamâcan know of Dunstoneâs involvement. But British Intelligence is aware of the deal, and theyâve let Alex in on a secret of their own: The last survey team Dunstone dispatched to Jamaica vanished without a trace. Now itâs too late to turn back. Alex already knows about Dunstoneâwhich means he knows too much. From the moment he lands in Jamaica, Alex is a marked man. On an island paradise where a beautiful woman might be a spy and every move could be his last, Alexâs only clue to survival is a single mysterious word: Halidon. Praise for Robert Ludlum âDonât ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day.ââChicago Sun-Times âLudlum stuffs more surprises into his novels than any other six-pack of thriller writers combined.ââThe New York Times
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The Road to Omaha
by Robert Ludlum
Determined to wreak vengeance on the person who drummed him out of the military, General MacKenzie Hawkins, along with his legal wizard, Sam Devereaux, hatches a brilliant plot to reclaim the state of Nebraska. Reprint.
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The Liars' Club
by Mary Karr
#4 on The New York Timesâ list of The 50 Best Memoirs of the Past 50 Years The New York Times bestselling, hilarious tale of a hardscrabble Texas childhood that Oprah.com calls the best memoir of a generation âWickedly funny and always movingly illuminating, thanks to kick-ass storytelling and a poetâs ear.â âOprah.com The Liarsâ Club took the world by storm and raised the art of the memoir to an entirely new level, bringing about a dramatic revival of the form. Karrâs comic childhood in an east Texas oil town brings us characters as darkly hilarious as any of J. D. Salingerâsâa hard-drinking daddy, a sister who can talk down the sheriff at age twelve, and an oft-married mother whose accumulated secrets threaten to destroy them all. This unsentimental and profoundly moving account of an apocalyptic childhood is as âfunny, lively, and un-put-downableâ (USA Today) today as it ever was.
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Summer Sisters: A Read with Jenna Pick
by Judy Blume
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠READ WITH JENNA BOOK CLUB PICK AS FEATURED ON TODAY ⢠âSummer Sisters is a book to return to again and again.ââColleen Hoover âAs warm as a summer breeze blowing through your hair, as nostalgic as James Taylor singing âHow Sweet It Is.â You remember. So does Judy Blume. How sweet it was.ââChicago Tribune In the summer of 1977, Victoria Leonardâs world changes forever when Caitlin Somers chooses her as a friend. Dazzling, reckless Caitlin welcomes Vix into the heart of her sprawling, eccentric family, opening doors to a world of unimaginable privilege, sweeping her away to vacations on Marthaâs Vineyard, an enchanting place where the two friends become âsummer sisters.â Now, years later, Vix is working in New York City. Caitlin is getting married on the Vineyard. And the early magic of their long, complicated friendship has faded. But Caitlin begs Vix to come to her wedding, to be her maid of honor. And Vix knows that she will goâbecause she wants to understand what happened during that last shattering summer. And, after all these years, she needs to know why her best friendâher summer sisterâstill has the power to break her heart.