What do you think was THE best book of Summer 2010?

Lori Clark
THE GIRL WHO CHASED THE MOON by Sarah Addison Allen

Bill
THINK OF A NUMBER was a sleeper title for me. There was little hype but the story just flowed, the characters memorable, and the plot well thought out. My wife and I both commented idependent of one another on how much we enjoyed the book.

Kalle
Stieg Larsson's THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST I loved and THE NAKED GARDENER by L.B. Gschwandtner -- sorry there were far too many good ones this year.

Susan
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett...I loved this book !!!

Brenda Rupp
MASTER OF THE MUSES

Richard Godsell-Jures
THE LEFT HAND OF GOD by Paul Hoffman

Richard Godsell-Jures
SUPER SAD TRUE LOVE STORY by Gary Shteyngart

Richard Godell-Jures
SHADES OF GREY by Jasper Fforde

Mark F
I'll go with THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin, barely edging out THE SPARROW by Mary Doria Russell.

Richard Godsell-Jures
THE COBRA by Frederick Forsyth

Richard Godsell-Jures
THE GRIMM LEGACY by Polly Shulman

Richard Godsell-Jures
FROM SQUARE ONE by Dean Olsher

Richard Godsell-Jures
THE UNAMMED by Joshua Ferris

Richard Godsell-Jures
THE PROPHECY by Chris Kuzneski

Richard Godsell-Jures
LEVIATHAN by Scott Westerfeld

Richard Godsell-Jures
SHIP BREAKER by Paolo Bacigalupi

Richard Godsell-Jures
THE MOCKINGJAY by Suzanne Collins

Connie Fischer
I feel that the novel THE HELP was probably the best book of Summer 2010.

Mary Ward
THE KITCHEN HOUSE by Kathleen Grissom

Gloria Hasara
CUTTING FOR STONE

B.A. Short
I didn't read any books released in 2010. I'm hardly up to 2009!

Sonia Z
Of course the Dragon Tattoo series!

Brenda Radder
HOW TO BE AN AMERICAN HOUSEWIFE by Margaret Dilloway!

Gaye DeWolfe
In my opinion, the best book this summer is THE SECRET DAUGHTER by (forget first two names) Gowda. Wonderfully written and a real page turner = I had to know what was going to happen next. Also, learned more about the Indian culture.

Lydia Beehler
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS

Vivian
SHANTARAM by Gregory David Roberts

Sheral Koszuta
THE PASSAGE

Nadine Heinlen
All/any of Stieg Larson's The Girl Who books.

Karen Terry
THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin

Marie
I don't think there was an outstanding book this summer. Suggestions anyone?

Dorothy Boyum
HOTEL ON THE CORNER OF BITTER AND SWEET

Peggy Kincaid
For me it has to be Justin Cronin's THE PASSAGE. It is absolutely fantastic.

Barbara
THE LONELY POLYGAMIST

Coral Harrison
29 by Aden Helpern

Donna Petrilla
Stieg Larsons book three of the Millenium series

Kathryn McNamara
STILL MISSING by Chevy Stevens

Phyllis Pearson
Steig Larsson's books-THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE and THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST.
Reading the first, I had to read all 3 in sequence.

Mary
THE PASSAGE

Pat Pascale
By far the BEST book I read was THE LION by Nelson DeMille. I read it in one day...could not put it down.

Rachel L Freeman
Major Pettigrew's LAST STAND

Renee Howell
PRAY FOR SILENCE by Linda Castillo

Valerie Rominski
THE PASSAGE by Justin Cronin

Renee Howell
THE LAST SONG by Nicholas Sparks

Renee Howell
DEAR JOHN by Nicholas Sparks

Sharon
THE GIRLS IN THE BLUE DRESS

Dona Malesic
I read SOUTH OF BROAD by Conroy. It was great. And I read SNOW IN AUGUST-our club had a great discussion for this interesting book.

Vickie Watts
THE POSTCARD KILLERS by James Patterson was the best book of the summer. Since tourists in Europe were being killed, it was a perfect summer whodunit!

Madeline Fischer
STILL MISSING-Chevy Stevens

Kay N
Fiction: THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST

Non-fiction: THE DEVIL'S CASINO by Vicky Ward

Maryann Aidikoff
ELIZABETH STREET

Janet McLeod
JUNKYARD DOGS

Sally Bergstedt
The best book or series would have to be the Larson series.

Beth Cummings
I think that my favorite book this summer was the Mockingjaytrilogy.

Harriet Insler
THE BOOK THIEF, by Marcus Zusak

Merrilee
ONE GOOD DOG by Susan Wilson

Jackie Wisherd
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO by Steig Larsson

Jeneen Zabinsky
DISCORD'S APPLE

Sherri Staples
THE HELP

Verda Hedden
FAITHFUL PLACE by Tana French

Ruthann
THE POSTCARD KILLERS

Fran
THE HELP

Kristine Murphy
THE PASSAGE

Rebecca Booth
OUT OF THE DARKNESS by Lilly Gayle

Lisa
THE TAKEN by Inger Ash Wolfe

Mpv
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST

Susan
61 HOURS by Lee Child

Anna
THE GIRL WITH DRAGON TATTOO. After finishing it I had to rush out and buy THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE. Now I' m off to buy the third one in series.

Mary Q.
Without a doubt, EVERY LAST ONE by Anna Quindlen. She never lets me down and this one may've been my favorite of hers!

Anita
SOUTH OF BROAD (which I am reading right now)

Sheila Kahn
THE MAPPING OF LOVE AND DEATH by Jacqueline Winspear

Dara Montgomery
THE MOUNTAIN BETWEEN US by Charles Martin

Sandra Person
THE POSTMISTRESS

James Keith
DELIVER US FROM EVIL by David Baldacci

Phyllis Hartman
STILL MISSING

Celeste
STRANGERS AT THE FEAST by Jennifer Vanderbes

Maureen
THE CITY OF GOD by Beverlly Swerling

Linda Hastings
I've been catching up on oldies, or re-reading them, so I haven't read anything this summer that was published in 2010.

Jean Vierig
My favorite has been: MARCUS OF UMBRIA by Justine van der Leun. I also enjoyed: SIZZLING SIXTEEN by Janet Evanovich

Debbie Moore
THE INVISIBLE BRIDGE

Rosalie Sambuco
YEAR OF WONDER ---Geraldine Brooks

Jerry Johnson
FEVER DREAM

Linda Williams
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST

Renee
Danielle Hermans, THE TULIP VIRUS

Manonski
The book that grabbed my attention the most this summer was STILL MISSING by Chevy Stevens.

Debi
TOUGH CUSTOMER by Sandra Brown, STILL MISSING by Chevy Stevens, ICE COLD by Tess Gerritsen

Peggy Forsythe
FLY AWAY HOME by Jennifer Weiner

Sandi Flowers
GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE

Kathy Vieira
I have just finished THE LACE READER by Brunonia Barry. It was beautifully written and caught me from the first chapter, but, shhhhh, don't tell my book group! I'm reading it 5 months ahead of the group!

Laura Ann Adams
THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett

Maureen Arnold
I read about 10 books this summer. It is a tie between THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST and ETERNAL ON RIVER. Loved them both for different reasons

Jim Dermody
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST

Karen
THE WEIGHT OF SILENCE - Heather Gudenkauf

Stephen
STILL MISSING by Chevy Stevens was a good read for the summer.

Michelle Archer
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST

Linda Smith
THE HELP

Marjorie Clark
I enjoyed THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO and THE GIRL WHO PLAYED WITH FIRE.

Ck
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST by Stieg Larsson - I think I read far better books in the spring when I read Major Pettigrew's LAST STAND, SOUTH OF BROAD, THE LACUNA, and GAME CHANGE.

Mil Kupiec
THE PASSAGE, bar none. I am a librarian and, of course, read a lot, but this is the first book in a long time that I found myself getting out of bed extra early so I could read just a little bit more.

Katherine
THE SEARCH by Nora Roberts

Kathy Vogel
HANNAH'S LIST

Elizabeth V
The best book I read this summer is not a 2010 book. It's a year or two old. But it's the best book I read in a long time: CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese.

Elizabeth V
The best book I read this summer is not a 2010 book. It's a year or two old. But it's the best book I read in a long time: CUTTING FOR STONE by Abraham Verghese.

Jean
MARCUS OF UMBRIA

Phyllis
THE POSTCARD KILLERS

Charlene Dacey-Sullivan
CUTTING FOR STONE

Becky Murray
THE PASSAGE

M Smith
MOCKINGJAY

Jamille Krupa
SAVING CEE CEE HONEYCUT

Dianne
STILTSVILLE

Stephen
THE GIRL WHO KICKED THE HORNET'S NEST

Kathy
EAT PRAY LOVE

Darlene Reilly
Still Missing by Chevy Stevens

Brent Grisham
The Invisible Bridge by Julia Orringer