Best Read of the Summer?

I couldn't not read the last Harry Potter book, so I'd cast my vote for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was a great book that provided a wonderful ending to the series. It was dark AND hopeful. Reading interviews with J.K. Rowling (rhymes with "bowling") reveal that much of the inspiration for the themes in her book come from her family and her struggle to deal with the death of her mother. I found reading more about the author really enhanced my reading of the books themselves.

So, what did you read this summer and what did you think of it?