Books Read in 2010
1. Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld #3) - Within the series this got a 4/5.
2. Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, Book 4) - 2/5, this series started to bore me.
3. A Touch of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse: The Complete Stories) - Now I really enjoyed the Sookie Stackhouse series but this book of short stories just didn't jive nearly as well. 3/5 stars.
4. The Last Face You'll Ever See: The Private Life of the American Death Penalty - Very interesting subject matter. compelling and thoughtful, but didn't deliver what it said it would on the outside jacket. While I would normally give a book like this at least a 4, because of the way it is presented, I have to rate it 3/5. It is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the death penalty, though, as it is a one of a kind work.
5. Columbine - It's the only book anyone would ever need to read when looking into the event at Columbine High School in 1999. Objective and professional work of journalistic non-fiction extremely well researched. 5/5 easily.
6. The Dogs of Babel: A Novel - I simply can't say enough about this book, so I won't even try to. 6/5
7. Mommy's Little Girl: Casey Anthony and her Daughter Caylee's Tragic Fate - Okay I didn't know anything about this case at all while selecting that book and I think that was my first mistake. Disturbing case material aside, this was a train-wreck of a book that didn't really teach me anything and seemed to be just as exploitative as faux news is when covering a big deal. I didn't see a lot of respect for the subjects discussed and it is an unfinished, premature look at the ordeal given that the trial and such hasn't even gone through yet. 2/5
8. The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel - What a unique book. It looks pretty intimidating: thick, lots of words, but it's surprisingly a very fast read once you get into it. It's about a family who goes to the Congo and how they deal with the culture shock - takes place in the 50s and 60s. 4/5
9. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) - Wow. This book was brilliant! 5/5
2. Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld, Book 4) - 2/5, this series started to bore me.
3. A Touch of Dead (Sookie Stackhouse: The Complete Stories) - Now I really enjoyed the Sookie Stackhouse series but this book of short stories just didn't jive nearly as well. 3/5 stars.
4. The Last Face You'll Ever See: The Private Life of the American Death Penalty - Very interesting subject matter. compelling and thoughtful, but didn't deliver what it said it would on the outside jacket. While I would normally give a book like this at least a 4, because of the way it is presented, I have to rate it 3/5. It is a must-read for anyone who is interested in the death penalty, though, as it is a one of a kind work.
5. Columbine - It's the only book anyone would ever need to read when looking into the event at Columbine High School in 1999. Objective and professional work of journalistic non-fiction extremely well researched. 5/5 easily.
6. The Dogs of Babel: A Novel - I simply can't say enough about this book, so I won't even try to. 6/5
7. Mommy's Little Girl: Casey Anthony and her Daughter Caylee's Tragic Fate - Okay I didn't know anything about this case at all while selecting that book and I think that was my first mistake. Disturbing case material aside, this was a train-wreck of a book that didn't really teach me anything and seemed to be just as exploitative as faux news is when covering a big deal. I didn't see a lot of respect for the subjects discussed and it is an unfinished, premature look at the ordeal given that the trial and such hasn't even gone through yet. 2/5
8. The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel - What a unique book. It looks pretty intimidating: thick, lots of words, but it's surprisingly a very fast read once you get into it. It's about a family who goes to the Congo and how they deal with the culture shock - takes place in the 50s and 60s. 4/5
9. The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials, Book 1) - Wow. This book was brilliant! 5/5