2011 Book Reading Schtuff
This is mostly for me, rather than anyone who will be super surprised to see a post from me, especially so soon after the last. >.< Anyway, I'm still updating my 2010 books read list (read a book last night) so if you're interested, check back :)
Meanwhile, all this info will be under the cut because if I didn't, it would be a super long post! First my plan:
I'm participating in 3 online reading clubs that I would encourage any of you to join! You don't have to read every month, you can pick and choose what you want to participate in. Personally I'm trying for every book though if I'll accomplish it? I'm not sure. Not every books is at the library. But I'll do my best!
1. The Women of Science Fiction
2. The Women of Fantasy
3. Alphabet Soup @ http://calico-reaction.livejournal.com/
4. Wheel of Time Reread @ Ranting Dragon
So my "schedule" of books I want/have? to read in 2011. I'll probably read additional books but I'm going to try and keep it manageable.
How does it work? Well, other than my 3 book club selections (when I have or can get them) I assigned each month a Theme. These themes range from genres I want to explore, ones I don't read enough in and want more or collections I'd like to read from. 3 - 4 books each month will be the Theme. I've also decided to read at least one Non-fiction book each month. And I will try to write at least one sort-of in-depth review and at least a blurb for everything else. We'll see how it goes.
January: Masterpiece Science Fiction
*Women of Science Fiction (WSF)* Dust by Elizabeth Bear
*Women of Fantasy (WF)* The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
*Alphabet Soup (AS)* The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
*Ranting Dragon (RD)* The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
*Nonfiction (NF)* Just A Geek by Wil Wheaton
*Theme (T)* Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
(T) The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
(T) The Fifth Head of Cerbeus by Gene Wolfe (best of Gene Wolfe?)
February: Alternate Universes
(WSF)The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin
(WF) Elfland by Freda Warrington
(AS) Fledgling by Octavia Butler
(RD) The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Day We Found The Universe by Marcia Bartusiak
(T) Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen
(T) Airborn (matt Cruse #1) by Kenneth Oppel
(T)Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
(T) New Amsterdam by Elizabeth Bear
March: Historical Fiction
(WSF) Darkship Thieves by Sarah Hoyt *need to buy*
(WF) Propsero Lost by L. Jagi Lamplighter
(AS) ?
(RD) The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
(NF) Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves by Sarah Pomeroy
(T) Birth of an Epire by Conn Iggulden
(T)The Sunne In Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
(T) The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sarah Gulland
(T) The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
April: Fantasy
(WSF) The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
(WF) Four & Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest
(AS) ?
(RD) The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Tough Guide to Fantasy-Land by Diana Wynne Jones
(T) A Shadow in summer by Daniel Abraham
(T) Legend by David Gemmell
(T) Mort by Terry Pratchett
(T) The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
(T) The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas
May: Mystery/Thriller
(WSF) Mappa Mundi by Justina Robson
(WF) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
(AS) ?
(RD) The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell
(T) I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
(T) The Alienist by Caleb Carr
(T) Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
(T) One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
(T) Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
June: Graphic Novels/Comics
(WSF) Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
(WF) The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier
(AS) ?
(RD) Lord of Chaos
(NF) Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
(T) Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
(T) The Absolute Sandman Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
(T) Runaways Vol. 1: Pride and Joy by Brian K. Vaughan
(T) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
(T) Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka
July: Masterpiece Fantasy
(WSF) Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
(WF) All the Wind-Cracked Stars by Elizabeth Bear
(AS) ?
(RD) A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
(T) The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
(T) Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip
(T) Lyonesse: Suldran's Garden by Jack Vance
August: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
(WSF) China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh
(WF) Indigo Springs by A. M. Dellamonica
(AS) ?
(RD) The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan
(NF) Made To Stick by Chip Heath
(T) The House of Discarded Dreams by Ekaterina Sedia
(T) Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
(T) Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
(T) Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
September: Science Fiction
(WSF) Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
(WF) Firebird by Mercedes Lackey
(AS) ?
(RD) Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
(T) The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
(T) Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson
(T) Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
(T) Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
(T) Years Best Science Fiction Annual Collection #1
October: Dystopia
(WSF) Farthing by Jo Walton
(WF) Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
(AS) ?
(RD) Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
(NF) The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
(T) The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
(T) Feed by Mira Grant
(T) Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines
(T) The Maze Runner by James Dashner
November: Young Adult
(WSF) The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
(WF) The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee
(AS) ?
(RD) Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
(NF) Freakonomics by Stevin Levitt
(T) The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
(T) Matched by Allyson Condie
(T) Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
(T) Eon by Alison Goodman
December: Anthologies/Short Story Collections
(WSF) City of Pearl by Karen Traviss
(WF) ?
(AS) ?
(RD) The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan
(NF) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Emil Frankl
(T) Pretty Monsters: Stories by Kelly Link
(T) A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts: A Collection of Deliciously Frightening Tales by Ying Chang Compestine
(T) The Year's Best Science Fiction 27th Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois
(T) Warriors 1 by George RR Martin and Gardner R. Dozois
Meanwhile, all this info will be under the cut because if I didn't, it would be a super long post! First my plan:
I'm participating in 3 online reading clubs that I would encourage any of you to join! You don't have to read every month, you can pick and choose what you want to participate in. Personally I'm trying for every book though if I'll accomplish it? I'm not sure. Not every books is at the library. But I'll do my best!
1. The Women of Science Fiction
2. The Women of Fantasy
3. Alphabet Soup @ http://calico-reaction.livejournal.com/
4. Wheel of Time Reread @ Ranting Dragon
So my "schedule" of books I want/have? to read in 2011. I'll probably read additional books but I'm going to try and keep it manageable.
How does it work? Well, other than my 3 book club selections (when I have or can get them) I assigned each month a Theme. These themes range from genres I want to explore, ones I don't read enough in and want more or collections I'd like to read from. 3 - 4 books each month will be the Theme. I've also decided to read at least one Non-fiction book each month. And I will try to write at least one sort-of in-depth review and at least a blurb for everything else. We'll see how it goes.
January: Masterpiece Science Fiction
*Women of Science Fiction (WSF)* Dust by Elizabeth Bear
*Women of Fantasy (WF)* The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin
*Alphabet Soup (AS)* The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
*Ranting Dragon (RD)* The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
*Nonfiction (NF)* Just A Geek by Wil Wheaton
*Theme (T)* Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
(T) The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
(T) The Fifth Head of Cerbeus by Gene Wolfe (best of Gene Wolfe?)
February: Alternate Universes
(WSF)The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin
(WF) Elfland by Freda Warrington
(AS) Fledgling by Octavia Butler
(RD) The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Day We Found The Universe by Marcia Bartusiak
(T) Here, There Be Dragons by James A. Owen
(T) Airborn (matt Cruse #1) by Kenneth Oppel
(T)Incarceron by Catherine Fisher
(T) New Amsterdam by Elizabeth Bear
March: Historical Fiction
(WSF) Darkship Thieves by Sarah Hoyt *need to buy*
(WF) Propsero Lost by L. Jagi Lamplighter
(AS) ?
(RD) The Dragon Reborn by Robert Jordan
(NF) Goddesses, Whores, Wives and Slaves by Sarah Pomeroy
(T) Birth of an Epire by Conn Iggulden
(T)The Sunne In Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman
(T) The Many Lives and Secret Sorrows of Josephine B. by Sarah Gulland
(T) The Heretic Queen by Michelle Moran
April: Fantasy
(WSF) The Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
(WF) Four & Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest
(AS) ?
(RD) The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Tough Guide to Fantasy-Land by Diana Wynne Jones
(T) A Shadow in summer by Daniel Abraham
(T) Legend by David Gemmell
(T) Mort by Terry Pratchett
(T) The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay
(T) The Adamantine Palace by Stephen Deas
May: Mystery/Thriller
(WSF) Mappa Mundi by Justina Robson
(WF) War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
(AS) ?
(RD) The Fires of Heaven by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell
(T) I Am Not a Serial Killer by Dan Wells
(T) The Alienist by Caleb Carr
(T) Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
(T) One for the Money by Janet Evanovich
(T) Naked in Death by J.D. Robb
June: Graphic Novels/Comics
(WSF) Lilith's Brood by Octavia E. Butler
(WF) The Dark Mirror by Juliet Marillier
(AS) ?
(RD) Lord of Chaos
(NF) Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud
(T) Asterios Polyp by David Mazzucchelli
(T) The Absolute Sandman Vol. 1 by Neil Gaiman
(T) Runaways Vol. 1: Pride and Joy by Brian K. Vaughan
(T) Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
(T) Batwoman: Elegy by Greg Rucka
July: Masterpiece Fantasy
(WSF) Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
(WF) All the Wind-Cracked Stars by Elizabeth Bear
(AS) ?
(RD) A Crown of Swords by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell
(T) The Chronicles of Amber by Roger Zelazny
(T) Riddle-Master by Patricia A. McKillip
(T) Lyonesse: Suldran's Garden by Jack Vance
August: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
(WSF) China Mountain Zhang by Maureen McHugh
(WF) Indigo Springs by A. M. Dellamonica
(AS) ?
(RD) The Path of Daggers by Robert Jordan
(NF) Made To Stick by Chip Heath
(T) The House of Discarded Dreams by Ekaterina Sedia
(T) Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
(T) Ill Wind by Rachel Caine
(T) Dead Witch Walking by Kim Harrison
September: Science Fiction
(WSF) Remnant Population by Elizabeth Moon
(WF) Firebird by Mercedes Lackey
(AS) ?
(RD) Winter's Heart by Robert Jordan
(NF) The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
(T) The Mote in God's Eye by Larry Niven
(T) Hidden Empire by Kevin J. Anderson
(T) Revelation Space by Alastair Reynolds
(T) Consider Phlebas by Iain M. Banks
(T) Years Best Science Fiction Annual Collection #1
October: Dystopia
(WSF) Farthing by Jo Walton
(WF) Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
(AS) ?
(RD) Crossroads of Twilight by Robert Jordan
(NF) The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
(T) The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway
(T) Feed by Mira Grant
(T) Girl in the Arena by Lise Haines
(T) The Maze Runner by James Dashner
November: Young Adult
(WSF) The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
(WF) The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee
(AS) ?
(RD) Knife of Dreams by Robert Jordan
(NF) Freakonomics by Stevin Levitt
(T) The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
(T) Matched by Allyson Condie
(T) Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
(T) Eon by Alison Goodman
December: Anthologies/Short Story Collections
(WSF) City of Pearl by Karen Traviss
(WF) ?
(AS) ?
(RD) The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan
(NF) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Emil Frankl
(T) Pretty Monsters: Stories by Kelly Link
(T) A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts: A Collection of Deliciously Frightening Tales by Ying Chang Compestine
(T) The Year's Best Science Fiction 27th Annual Collection by Gardner R. Dozois
(T) Warriors 1 by George RR Martin and Gardner R. Dozois