Year End Book Round-Up
Once again, it's time for me to inventory what I've read in the past year. And maybe I can convince myself to get out of the annual December reading slump while I'm at it.
* = loved it, + = liked it, o = neutral about it, - = didn't like it
Novels:
+ 01] Broken (Otherworld #6) - Kelley Armstrong
* 02] No Humans Involved (Otherworld #7) - "
+ 03] Ascension (Otherworld novella) - "
+ 04] Beginnings (Otherworld novella) - "
* 05] The Case of El Chupacabra (Otherworld novella) - "
+ 06] Otherworld Tales (Otherworld novella) - "
+ 07] Savage (Otherworld novella) - "
o 08] Gabriel's Ghost - Megan Sybil Baker
o 09] The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle
- 10] The 2006 What Color Is Your Parachute? - Richard Nelson Bolles
o 11] Hot Target (Troubleshooters #8) - Suzanne Brockmann
+ 12] Breaking Point (Troubleshooters #9) - "
+ 13] Force of Nature (Troubleshooters #11) - "
+ 14] All Through the Night (Troubleshooters #12) - "
+ 15] Silver Master (Harmony #5) - Jayne Castle
* 16] Fantasia Mathematica - Clifton Fadiman
+ 17] The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crimes #1) - Jasper Fforde
+ 18] The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crimes #2) - "
+ 19] Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner #1) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 20] Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman
+ 21] Death Claims - Joseph Hansen
+ 22] Skinflick - "
+ 23] Club Dead (Southern Vampire #3) - Charlaine Harris
+ 24] Dead to the World (Southern Vampire #4) - "
+ 25] Blood Price (Blood #1) - Tanya Huff
+ 26] Blood Trail (Blood #2) - "
+ 27] Smoke and Shadows (Smoke #1) - "
+ 28] Smoke and Mirrors (Smoke #2) - "
+ 29] Smoke and Ashes (Smoke #3) - "
+ 30] Summon the Keeper (Keeper Chronicles #1) - "
+ 31] The Phantom Tollbtooth - Norton Juster
+ 32] Swordspoint - Ellen Kushner
* 33] WebMage - Kelly McCullough
+ 34] Hero - Perry Moore
o 35] Phoenix Unrisen - Kathleen Nance
* 36] The Woman Who Loved Reindeer - Meredith Ann Pierce
+ 37] Hogfather (Discworld #20) - Terry Pratchett
+ 38] The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1) - Philip Pullman
o 39] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) - J. K. Rowling
+ 40] An Accidental Goddess - Linnea Sinclair
+ 41] Chain of Fools - Richard Stevenson
+ 42] Death Trick - "
+ 43] Strachey's Folly - "
+ 44] Nerd in Shining Armor - Vicki Lewis Thompson
o 45] The Nerd Who Loved Me - "
+ 46] Very Good, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
+ 47] Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1) - Patricia C. Wrede
Comments:
Between Joseph Hansen and Richard Stevenson, this year shaped up to be, in some ways, the year of the gay mysteries. Also a year with a lot of romance novels, ten as compared to last year's four. Coolest discovery was either WebMage, which I found by randomly picking it up at the bookstore, or The Woman Who Loved Reindeer, which I found in a used bookstore after having looked for the book for years. Favorite novel, however, was Fantasia Mathematica because it is an entire book book filled with math-related short stories and poems.
Comics/Manga:
- 01] 300 - Frank Miller
+ 02] Age of Bronze v1 - Eric Shanower
+ 03] Bone v4 - Jeff Smith
- 04-05] Fables v8-9 - Bill Willingham
+ 06-07] Fruits Basket v15-16 - Natsuki Takaya
+ 08-20] Hana-Kimi v1-13 - Hisaya Nakajo
+ 21] Hellboy: Seeds of Destruction - Mike Mignola & John Byrne
+ 22] Inverloch v2 - Sarah Ellerton
+ 23] Jack of Fables v1 - Bill Willingham
+ 24] Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service v2 - Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki
o 25] The Last Christmas - Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan
+ 26] Lucifer v8 - Mike Carey
+ 27] Mouseguard - David Peterson
* 28-29] Mushishi v1-2 - Yuki Urushibara
* 30-34] Ouran High School Host Club v4-8 - Bisco Hatori
o 35] Outsiders v5 - Judd Winick
* 36-37] The Perhapanauts v1-2 - Todd Dezago & Craig Rousseau
+ 38] PS238 v3 - Aaron Williams
+ 39-42] Saiyuki Reload v4-7 - Kazuya Minekura
o 43] Sin City v1 - Frank Miller
+ 44-49] Spyboy v1-6 - Peter David
+ 50-54] Transmetropolitan v1-5 - Warren Ellis
+ 55] Uzumaki v1 - Junji Ito
- 56-58] Walking Dead v1-3 - Robert Kirkman
+ 59] X-Factor v1 - Peter David
Comments:
I'm slowly making my way through Frank Miller's most famous works (with an open mind, mind you) so that I can say I've given him a fair shot when I say I don't like his stuff. My comics reading is branching out to be a lot more indie stuff rather than DC/Marvel, which is cool. Coolest discovery had to have been The Perhapanauts, followed closely by Mouseguard. Oddest book was easily The Last Christmas. Mushishi continues to be the most gorgeous manga I've seen.
* = loved it, + = liked it, o = neutral about it, - = didn't like it
Novels:
+ 01] Broken (Otherworld #6) - Kelley Armstrong
* 02] No Humans Involved (Otherworld #7) - "
+ 03] Ascension (Otherworld novella) - "
+ 04] Beginnings (Otherworld novella) - "
* 05] The Case of El Chupacabra (Otherworld novella) - "
+ 06] Otherworld Tales (Otherworld novella) - "
+ 07] Savage (Otherworld novella) - "
o 08] Gabriel's Ghost - Megan Sybil Baker
o 09] The Last Unicorn - Peter S. Beagle
- 10] The 2006 What Color Is Your Parachute? - Richard Nelson Bolles
o 11] Hot Target (Troubleshooters #8) - Suzanne Brockmann
+ 12] Breaking Point (Troubleshooters #9) - "
+ 13] Force of Nature (Troubleshooters #11) - "
+ 14] All Through the Night (Troubleshooters #12) - "
+ 15] Silver Master (Harmony #5) - Jayne Castle
* 16] Fantasia Mathematica - Clifton Fadiman
+ 17] The Big Over Easy (Nursery Crimes #1) - Jasper Fforde
+ 18] The Fourth Bear (Nursery Crimes #2) - "
+ 19] Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner #1) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 20] Anansi Boys - Neil Gaiman
+ 21] Death Claims - Joseph Hansen
+ 22] Skinflick - "
+ 23] Club Dead (Southern Vampire #3) - Charlaine Harris
+ 24] Dead to the World (Southern Vampire #4) - "
+ 25] Blood Price (Blood #1) - Tanya Huff
+ 26] Blood Trail (Blood #2) - "
+ 27] Smoke and Shadows (Smoke #1) - "
+ 28] Smoke and Mirrors (Smoke #2) - "
+ 29] Smoke and Ashes (Smoke #3) - "
+ 30] Summon the Keeper (Keeper Chronicles #1) - "
+ 31] The Phantom Tollbtooth - Norton Juster
+ 32] Swordspoint - Ellen Kushner
* 33] WebMage - Kelly McCullough
+ 34] Hero - Perry Moore
o 35] Phoenix Unrisen - Kathleen Nance
* 36] The Woman Who Loved Reindeer - Meredith Ann Pierce
+ 37] Hogfather (Discworld #20) - Terry Pratchett
+ 38] The Golden Compass (His Dark Materials #1) - Philip Pullman
o 39] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter #7) - J. K. Rowling
+ 40] An Accidental Goddess - Linnea Sinclair
+ 41] Chain of Fools - Richard Stevenson
+ 42] Death Trick - "
+ 43] Strachey's Folly - "
+ 44] Nerd in Shining Armor - Vicki Lewis Thompson
o 45] The Nerd Who Loved Me - "
+ 46] Very Good, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
+ 47] Dealing with Dragons (Enchanted Forest Chronicles #1) - Patricia C. Wrede
Comments:
Between Joseph Hansen and Richard Stevenson, this year shaped up to be, in some ways, the year of the gay mysteries. Also a year with a lot of romance novels, ten as compared to last year's four. Coolest discovery was either WebMage, which I found by randomly picking it up at the bookstore, or The Woman Who Loved Reindeer, which I found in a used bookstore after having looked for the book for years. Favorite novel, however, was Fantasia Mathematica because it is an entire book book filled with math-related short stories and poems.
Comics/Manga:
- 01] 300 - Frank Miller
+ 02] Age of Bronze v1 - Eric Shanower
+ 03] Bone v4 - Jeff Smith
- 04-05] Fables v8-9 - Bill Willingham
+ 06-07] Fruits Basket v15-16 - Natsuki Takaya
+ 08-20] Hana-Kimi v1-13 - Hisaya Nakajo
+ 21] Hellboy: Seeds of Destruction - Mike Mignola & John Byrne
+ 22] Inverloch v2 - Sarah Ellerton
+ 23] Jack of Fables v1 - Bill Willingham
+ 24] Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service v2 - Eiji Otsuka & Housui Yamazaki
o 25] The Last Christmas - Brian Posehn & Gerry Duggan
+ 26] Lucifer v8 - Mike Carey
+ 27] Mouseguard - David Peterson
* 28-29] Mushishi v1-2 - Yuki Urushibara
* 30-34] Ouran High School Host Club v4-8 - Bisco Hatori
o 35] Outsiders v5 - Judd Winick
* 36-37] The Perhapanauts v1-2 - Todd Dezago & Craig Rousseau
+ 38] PS238 v3 - Aaron Williams
+ 39-42] Saiyuki Reload v4-7 - Kazuya Minekura
o 43] Sin City v1 - Frank Miller
+ 44-49] Spyboy v1-6 - Peter David
+ 50-54] Transmetropolitan v1-5 - Warren Ellis
+ 55] Uzumaki v1 - Junji Ito
- 56-58] Walking Dead v1-3 - Robert Kirkman
+ 59] X-Factor v1 - Peter David
Comments:
I'm slowly making my way through Frank Miller's most famous works (with an open mind, mind you) so that I can say I've given him a fair shot when I say I don't like his stuff. My comics reading is branching out to be a lot more indie stuff rather than DC/Marvel, which is cool. Coolest discovery had to have been The Perhapanauts, followed closely by Mouseguard. Oddest book was easily The Last Christmas. Mushishi continues to be the most gorgeous manga I've seen.