Poof! My 2010 Reading List

Poof! It's the sound a book makes when you finally reach the end. Sometimes, it's with relief, like when I find myself slogging to the end of a tortuously boring book. But, sometimes, it's with sadness, like the first time I finished the Lord of the Rings Trilogy. After three books, my heart was completely entwined with Sam and Frodo--mostly Sam. Turning the final page was like saying goodbye to a beloved friend.

The year 2010 proved to be a good year in books for me. Looking over the list, I can see that "theology" was the thrust of my reading. There's a smattering of fiction here, mostly classic but some twaddle, and a couple "politics." I'm already amassing books for the coming year. Last night, I sat in Brett's study and wondered what I'll read next when my pile begins to dwindle. Then some titles on his shelves caught my eye. So I think I'm set for 2011, at least for now.

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

Jillian Dare by Melanie Jeschke

Moses: America's Prophet by Bruce Feiler

Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

Crazy Love by Francis Chan

Cranford by Elizabeth Gaskell

Boy Meets Girl by Joshua Harris

The Silent Governess by Julie Klassen

What He Must Be (if He Wants to Marry My Daughter) by Voddie Baucham, Jr.

Maid of Milkweed Manor by Julie Klassen

Men of Iron by Howard Pyle

Rosencrantz and Gildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard

The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage by Paul David Tripp

End the Fed by Ron Paul

Finally Alive by John Piper

What is the Gospel? by Greg Gilbert

The Gospel for Muslims by Thabiti Anyabwile

The Law of Kindness by Mary Beeke

Dug Down Deep by Joshua Harris

Unquenchable Flame by Michael Reeves

Fear Not! by Ligon Duncan

Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners by John Bunyan

The Trellis and the Vine by Colin Marshall and Tony Payne

Katherine Parr: A Guided Tour of the Life and Thought of a Reformation Queen by Brandon Withrow

The Consequences of Ideas by RC Sproul

The Church and the Surprising Offense of God's Love by Jonathan Leeman

The Plight of Man and the Power of God by Martin Lloyd-Jones

He is Not Silent by Albert Mohler

Letters to a Diminished Church by Dorothy Sayers

The Holiness of God by RC Sproul

What is Reformed Theology? by RC Sproul

The Good of Affluence: Seeking God in a Culture of Wealth by John R. Schneider