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My Summer Reads of 2009
By an Amazon.com customer
Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment OfficeBitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You Should Never Carry A Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office by Jen Lancaster
Buy new: $9.75 / Used from: $2.39
Jen Lancaster...There's nothing that she can't do.
The Opposite of Love: A Novel (Random House Reader's Circle)The Opposite of Love: A Novel (Random House Reader's Circle) by Julie Buxbaum
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.45
The Physick Book of Deliverance DaneThe Physick Book of Deliverance Dane by Katherine Howe
Buy new: $16.89 / Used from: $1.98
A little historical fiction thrown in. A bit heavier at times than other selections on this list, but if you're a fan of colonial American history - with a dash of fantasy - you'll enjoy this one.
Jennifer Johnson Is Sick of Being Single: A NovelJennifer Johnson Is Sick of Being Single: A Novel by Heather Mcelhatton
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $1.31
As a single girl, I related way too much.
The Passion of Mary-MargaretThe Passion of Mary-Margaret by Lisa Samson
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $1.60
Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the AnswerSuch a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer by Jen Lancaster
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $2.12
Jen takes on dieting. Who will emerge victorious? Why, the reader, of course!
ManeaterManeater by Gigi Levangie Grazer
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
Yes...Yes...Yes...Saw the Lifetime miniseries and was sucked in.
How Sweet It IsHow Sweet It Is by Alice Wisler
Buy new: $11.89 / Used from: $0.73
Your typical "starting over" fare. A literary version of a sugary confection. And, for a summer read, you can't ask for anything more!
I Loved, I Lost, I Made SpaghettiI Loved, I Lost, I Made Spaghetti by Giulia Melucci
Buy new: $16.31 / Used from: $6.99
People Are Unappealing: Even MePeople Are Unappealing: Even Me by Sara Barron
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $3.74
A Hopeless RomanticA Hopeless Romantic by Harriet Evans
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $0.01
Time of My Life: A NovelTime of My Life: A Novel by Allison Winn Scotch
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $2.43
If you liked the movies "Sliding Doors" or "13 Going on 30" then you'll enjoy this one.
Driving Sideways: A NovelDriving Sideways: A Novel by Jess Riley
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $1.59
Seeing Me NakedSeeing Me Naked by Liza Palmer
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $0.68
The Way Life Should Be: A NovelThe Way Life Should Be: A Novel by Christina Baker Kline
Buy new: $11.92 / Used from: $0.01
Five Things I Can't Live WithoutFive Things I Can't Live Without by Holly Shumas
Buy new: $11.04 / Used from: $0.01
The Sugar Queen (Random House Reader's Circle)The Sugar Queen (Random House Reader's Circle) by Sarah Addison Allen
Buy new: $9.36 / Used from: $2.86
Was really unsure about this one as I thought it may be a little too whimsical and fantastical for my taste. Nope! Not at all! A complete charmer!
English as a Second LanguageEnglish as a Second Language by Megan Crane
Buy new: $11.19 / Used from: $0.01
LoveHamptonLoveHampton by Sherri Rifkin
Buy new: $11.16 / Used from: $0.37
A main character named 'Tori'? What's not to "love"?
L.A. CandyL.A. Candy by Lauren Conrad
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $7.00
So far...Am pleasantly surprised. She can string a somewhat logical and coherent sentence together. Then again, maybe she has a ghostwriter?