Jan 04 2010
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Books I loved in 2009
My 2009 reading list is much much smaller than this one (132 books in a year?!), but I thought it worthwhile to list the few books this year that I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend to others.
Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches with Teach for America - Donna Foote
- The book does a really good job portraying the life of a typical TFA CM - the issues that make TFA so challenging don’t change much from LA to NYC. Doubly recommended for anyone considering applying to TFA.
Unaccustomed Earth - Jhumpa Lahiri
- I thought this was better than Interpreter of Maladies - Lahiri’s first collection of short stories
Complications and Better - Atul Gawande
- Both of these are collections of his previously published essays, but Gawande writes so well and so compellingly about the problems in medicine. He became one of my favorite authors this year.
The White Tiger - Aravind Adiga
- Entertaining read that really shows the dark side of the Indian ruling class. Adiga’s style reminds me a little of Vonnegut, which is a positive in my eyes.
Man’s Search for Meaning - Viktor E Frankl
- A classic quick read
