end of the year book roundup - 2009
Books I Read in 2009!
THE LIST
01.] 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
02.] World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
03.] The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
04.] Coraline by Neil Gaiman
05.] Fool by Christopher Moore
06.] Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
07.] I Am A Pencil by Sam Swope
08.] Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli
09.] Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
10.] Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
11.] Old Man's War by John Scalzi
12.] The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
13.] The Last Colony by John Scalzi
14.] The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
15.] Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
16.] Storm Front by Jim Butcher
17.] Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
18.] The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis *
19.] The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis *
20.] The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis *
21.] Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis *
22.] The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
23.] The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
24.] The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
25.] A Million Words and Counting: How Global English is Rewriting the World by Paul J.J. Payack
26.] Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
27.] Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
28.] Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman *
29.] Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn
30.] Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer
31.] The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
32.] 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff *
33.] The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
34.] The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore *
35.] The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn *
36.] The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
37.] Heat Wave by Richard Castle
STATS:
Total number of books read: 37
New (read for the first time): 29
Rereads: 8
Most read author: C.S. Lewis - 7
Authors read more than once: Lewis - 7; Scalzi - 4; Haldeman - 3; Butcher - 2; Moore - 2
Number of books that feature vampires are military sci-fi: 7 (Scalzi (4), Haldeman (2), Heinlein (1))
Fastest read: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Slowest read: Don't remember.
Favorite: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Least Favorite: Ummmmm.... there wasn't anything I didn't like this year, I don't think. A Million Words dragged a little, but it was still fascinating and 2001 was trippy and confusing, but I still enjoyed it. I'd recommend everything this year, I think.
I originally kept track of the books, as I read them, here.
THE LIST
01.] 2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
02.] World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
03.] The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain
04.] Coraline by Neil Gaiman
05.] Fool by Christopher Moore
06.] Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
07.] I Am A Pencil by Sam Swope
08.] Harry, A History by Melissa Anelli
09.] Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi
10.] Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
11.] Old Man's War by John Scalzi
12.] The Ghost Brigades by John Scalzi
13.] The Last Colony by John Scalzi
14.] The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
15.] Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
16.] Storm Front by Jim Butcher
17.] Fool Moon by Jim Butcher
18.] The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis *
19.] The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis *
20.] The Horse and His Boy by C.S. Lewis *
21.] Prince Caspian by C.S. Lewis *
22.] The Voyage of the Dawn Treader by C.S. Lewis
23.] The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis
24.] The Last Battle by C.S. Lewis
25.] A Million Words and Counting: How Global English is Rewriting the World by Paul J.J. Payack
26.] Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein
27.] Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman
28.] Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman *
29.] Extreme Measures by Vince Flynn
30.] Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer
31.] The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows
32.] 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff *
33.] The Accidental Time Machine by Joe Haldeman
34.] The Stupidest Angel by Christopher Moore *
35.] The Autobiography of Santa Claus by Jeff Guinn *
36.] The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
37.] Heat Wave by Richard Castle
STATS:
Total number of books read: 37
New (read for the first time): 29
Rereads: 8
Most read author: C.S. Lewis - 7
Authors read more than once: Lewis - 7; Scalzi - 4; Haldeman - 3; Butcher - 2; Moore - 2
Number of books that feature vampires are military sci-fi: 7 (Scalzi (4), Haldeman (2), Heinlein (1))
Fastest read: 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
Slowest read: Don't remember.
Favorite: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Least Favorite: Ummmmm.... there wasn't anything I didn't like this year, I don't think. A Million Words dragged a little, but it was still fascinating and 2001 was trippy and confusing, but I still enjoyed it. I'd recommend everything this year, I think.
I originally kept track of the books, as I read them, here.