Snow! Pretty Snow!

December 30, with Y2K.01 looming.  Where did the decade go, I ask you?

It snowed again during the night, pretty, pretty snow.  The new snow has overcoated the week-old, crusty snow, and it looks like an arctic tabula rasa once again.

I have received a few suggestions for Y2K.01 book titles.  So here is my reading list, thus far:

• The Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) {This is the Wabaunsee Book Club's January title, so I will commence reading it first.  It is not something I would normally choose to read, so, yes, this year will be a year of literary growth for me.} 
  
• Picture of Dorian Grey {I took this off Margaret Reese's book list.}
  
•  The Accidental Connoisseur: An irreverent journey through the wine world (Lawrence Osborne)  {yes, Leann, there was a pattern in your picks!}
•  A Woman's Book of Strength (Karen Andes)
• Bell Canto (Ann Patchett)
•  Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
•  East of Eden (John Steinbeck) {I can't believe I have never read this!}
  
•  O Pioneers!  (Willa Cather) 

And I'm still taking suggestions!  Can you recommend a good title to me?

Conversely, let me recommend the following books, from my 2009 books read:

• The Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
• Saving Fish from Drowning (Amy Tan)
  
• My Life in France (Julia Child)
  
• Call the Briefing (Marlin Fitzwater)
• The Opposite of Fate (Amy Tan)
• The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)

Those are in no particular order, and as I typed each one, I thought, "Oh!  I really enjoyed that one!"  

Maybe you will, too.