2006 by the number
Bookish meme stolen from generalblossom
Books read during the year not counting re-reads & borrowed books & manga & comic books
The Awesome
The Thousandfold Thought by Bakker
Jonathan Strange and Mister Norrel by Susannah Clarke : quirky, original, brillant, witty, quaint, not for everyone fantasy. Tell me someone's written slash for it please?
The Iron Dragon Daughter by Michael Swanwick
The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson
Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud : an awesome conclusion to an awesome trilogy. Fascinating setting, great characters, wittiness and action, good metaphysics, dark themes, yay! and all that in a Young Adult's novel ^^
River of Gods by Ian McDonald : YES, that's what Sci Fi's supposed to be
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner : ♥ Alec & Richard ♥
Axiomatic by Greg Egan : ♥ Greg Egan and yay for mpreg and darkness and some of the best ideas in SF ever
Language of Thorn by Patricia McKillip
The Very Good
The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold : I think this one was my favourite of this world as yet. Not only is the world building and metaphysics still incredibly refreshing fun, but Lois taps into one of my kink (animal powers!) and the main character was delightful with the dry humour.
Sisters of the Raven by Barbara Hambly
Banebreaker and Godslayer by Jaqueline Carey : enjoyable but eventually disappointing fantasy. The writing is still lovely, and it's definitely an interesting re-read of Tolkien, even though it should have gone farther.
Whose Body?, Unnatural Death, Strong Poison, Five Red Herrings, Have His Carcase, Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night (technically read in 2007 but who cares) by Dorothy Sayers : so, yeap, pretty awesome. Absolutely delightful characters and gorgeous writing. And I don't even like crime novels.
The Morgaine Saga (Gate of Ivrel, Well of Shiuda and Fires of Azeroth) by CJ Cherryh : very enjoyable SF
Ilario by Mary Gentle : filled with the silly but still a very fun read. I think I've figured out how to appreciate Mary Gentle. I need to stop expecting too much, ignore the Mary Sueness and just enjoy the wackiness, action and uchronic history.
The Sharing Knife by Lois McMaster Bujold : Very well written and an intriguing setting. I'm waiting to see more, though.
Od Magic by Patricia McKillip
The Mother of Winter by Barbara Hambly
Le Royaume Blessé by Laurent Kloetzer : Conan rip off it might be but it's still good Conan rip off.
Survival and Migration by Julie Czerneda : pretty cool Sci-Fi
Changing Planes by Ursula Leguin : Vancian fantasy by LeGuin, Okay!
Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb : interesting ideas, some usual Hobb idiosyncrasies, will wait for the next stuff
The Wizards Hunters and The Ships of Air by Martha Wells : original world and the coolest female character ever ♥ however plot somehow lack appeal for some reason.
Harpy's Flight by Megan Lindhlom : original fantasy, I think I like Hobb's book she wrote as Lindhlom better than those she wrote as Hobb. They're just more fresh
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
The So, what was all the fuss about, or I waited how long for this?
The War of Flowers by Tad William : don't mistake me, the world is very good and there's lots of things that seduced me in this book. However, as it is often the case with Tad Williams, I felt incredibly underwhelmed at the ending. I felt like there were a lot of build up to be left with nothing. Remains a very interesting look out at Victorian/Modern fairy land (looks like it's becoming a trend) and some delightful character (Applecore rocked)
Temeraire and Throne of Jade by Naomie Novik : good, enjoyable fantasy, but still very shallow on the plot and very weak on the characterization. Beyond the original idea (dragonriders during Napoleonic wars!) which is pretty cool I feel like these books are big span of nothing. Enjoyable nothing but if they get the Hugo I shall weep. It would be like HP getting the Hugo all over again.
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean : not bad by a far margin, but another book made a big, giant lump of nothing. Very enjoyable to read and filled with goodie quotes. Sadly what i was interested most in was totally different from the focus of the book.
Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling : pretty much what generalblossom said : a disappointing conclusion to an promising trilogy.
Kushiel's Scion : well written and with adorable characters and stuff, but still going nowhere as a story.
Witch Week and the Magicians of Caprona by Dianna Wynne Jones : I'm somewhat bored with the Chrestomanci books.
A Secret Atlas by Michael Stackpole : intriguing fantasy with original ideas as well as stock stereotypes.
Hammerfal by CJ Cherry : okay book but a certain lackluster due to lack of originality
Tuf Voyaging by GRRMartin : the fact that Martin has a very weird Mary Sue doesn't stop it from being a Mary Sue and me from being annoyed. Also apparently I don't like cats that much.
The Bad
The Convergent serie by Charles Sheffield : not that bad but i don't remember much of it which is a bad sign
Didn't finish any of the really bad book ^^
Books read during the year not counting re-reads & borrowed books & manga & comic books
The Awesome
The Thousandfold Thought by Bakker
Jonathan Strange and Mister Norrel by Susannah Clarke : quirky, original, brillant, witty, quaint, not for everyone fantasy. Tell me someone's written slash for it please?
The Iron Dragon Daughter by Michael Swanwick
The Bonehunters by Steven Erikson
Ptolemy's Gate by Jonathan Stroud : an awesome conclusion to an awesome trilogy. Fascinating setting, great characters, wittiness and action, good metaphysics, dark themes, yay! and all that in a Young Adult's novel ^^
River of Gods by Ian McDonald : YES, that's what Sci Fi's supposed to be
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner : ♥ Alec & Richard ♥
Axiomatic by Greg Egan : ♥ Greg Egan and yay for mpreg and darkness and some of the best ideas in SF ever
Language of Thorn by Patricia McKillip
The Very Good
The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold : I think this one was my favourite of this world as yet. Not only is the world building and metaphysics still incredibly refreshing fun, but Lois taps into one of my kink (animal powers!) and the main character was delightful with the dry humour.
Sisters of the Raven by Barbara Hambly
Banebreaker and Godslayer by Jaqueline Carey : enjoyable but eventually disappointing fantasy. The writing is still lovely, and it's definitely an interesting re-read of Tolkien, even though it should have gone farther.
Whose Body?, Unnatural Death, Strong Poison, Five Red Herrings, Have His Carcase, Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night (technically read in 2007 but who cares) by Dorothy Sayers : so, yeap, pretty awesome. Absolutely delightful characters and gorgeous writing. And I don't even like crime novels.
The Morgaine Saga (Gate of Ivrel, Well of Shiuda and Fires of Azeroth) by CJ Cherryh : very enjoyable SF
Ilario by Mary Gentle : filled with the silly but still a very fun read. I think I've figured out how to appreciate Mary Gentle. I need to stop expecting too much, ignore the Mary Sueness and just enjoy the wackiness, action and uchronic history.
The Sharing Knife by Lois McMaster Bujold : Very well written and an intriguing setting. I'm waiting to see more, though.
Od Magic by Patricia McKillip
The Mother of Winter by Barbara Hambly
Le Royaume Blessé by Laurent Kloetzer : Conan rip off it might be but it's still good Conan rip off.
Survival and Migration by Julie Czerneda : pretty cool Sci-Fi
Changing Planes by Ursula Leguin : Vancian fantasy by LeGuin, Okay!
Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb : interesting ideas, some usual Hobb idiosyncrasies, will wait for the next stuff
The Wizards Hunters and The Ships of Air by Martha Wells : original world and the coolest female character ever ♥ however plot somehow lack appeal for some reason.
Harpy's Flight by Megan Lindhlom : original fantasy, I think I like Hobb's book she wrote as Lindhlom better than those she wrote as Hobb. They're just more fresh
Quicksilver by Neal Stephenson
The So, what was all the fuss about, or I waited how long for this?
The War of Flowers by Tad William : don't mistake me, the world is very good and there's lots of things that seduced me in this book. However, as it is often the case with Tad Williams, I felt incredibly underwhelmed at the ending. I felt like there were a lot of build up to be left with nothing. Remains a very interesting look out at Victorian/Modern fairy land (looks like it's becoming a trend) and some delightful character (Applecore rocked)
Temeraire and Throne of Jade by Naomie Novik : good, enjoyable fantasy, but still very shallow on the plot and very weak on the characterization. Beyond the original idea (dragonriders during Napoleonic wars!) which is pretty cool I feel like these books are big span of nothing. Enjoyable nothing but if they get the Hugo I shall weep. It would be like HP getting the Hugo all over again.
Tam Lin by Pamela Dean : not bad by a far margin, but another book made a big, giant lump of nothing. Very enjoyable to read and filled with goodie quotes. Sadly what i was interested most in was totally different from the focus of the book.
Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling : pretty much what generalblossom said : a disappointing conclusion to an promising trilogy.
Kushiel's Scion : well written and with adorable characters and stuff, but still going nowhere as a story.
Witch Week and the Magicians of Caprona by Dianna Wynne Jones : I'm somewhat bored with the Chrestomanci books.
A Secret Atlas by Michael Stackpole : intriguing fantasy with original ideas as well as stock stereotypes.
Hammerfal by CJ Cherry : okay book but a certain lackluster due to lack of originality
Tuf Voyaging by GRRMartin : the fact that Martin has a very weird Mary Sue doesn't stop it from being a Mary Sue and me from being annoyed. Also apparently I don't like cats that much.
The Bad
The Convergent serie by Charles Sheffield : not that bad but i don't remember much of it which is a bad sign
Didn't finish any of the really bad book ^^