Cello names & favorite books

Beccy, Stradivari's Genius sounds really interesting. Maybe I will choose an October book, after all. By the way, I did name my first cello. (Oddly enough, I don't remember the name of the one I actually own...my first was a bruised, sad, old rented one from the elementary school.) For anyone who wants to know, my first cello was Esmerelda. (I should mention that I had very mixed feelings about that cello.)

I also wanted to ask everyone a sort of general question, just out of curiosity.
What's your favorite book you've read this year? Why?
(Sounds like an essay question. Forty points for the first half, ten for the second.)

Sam, I'm excited to finally "read" your face on our blog!

Lulu