Booking through best reads of 2009

What were your favorite books of the year? (Books that were new to you in 2009, if not necessarily published this year.)

I read a lot of good books. But the ones that have made an impact are the following, in no particular order (click on the titles to read my reviews):

The Unseen by T. L. Hines*
The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway**
The Suicide Collecters by David Oppegaard*
My Father's Paradise by Ariel Sabar**
Sputnik Sweatheart by Haruki Murakami*
Breathing Out the Ghost by Kirk Curnutt**
The Horseman's Graves by Jacqueline Baker*
Random Acts of Heroic Love by David Schienmann**
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks**
Tender Graces by Kathryn Magendie*

I must not forget the following poetry books:

Judah's Lion by Anne Caston (poetry)**
A Climb Through Altered Lanscaped by Ian Parks (Poetry)*
Mainline to the Heart and Other Poems by Clive Matson (Poetry)*