My personal top ten fiction reads of 2009

In no particular order-- other than alphabetical:

Barbery, Muriel. The Elegance of the Hedgehog.
Barry, Sebastian. The Secret Scripture.
Campbell, Bonnie Jo. American Salvage.
Dexter, Pete. Spooner.
Foer, Jonathan. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close.
Kingsolver, Barbara. The Lacuna.
Meloy, Maile. Half in Love.
Michaels, Anne. The Winter Vault.
Phillips, Jayne. Lark and Termite.
Strout, Elizabeth. Olive Kitteridge.