books read in 2012
So in 2012 I read 50 books, exactly half of which were what you might call "regular books," and half of which were either graphic novels or trade paperbacks of comic books. An approximately chronological list follows. Bolding indicates a re-read. If multiple authors were given, in most cases I only listed the first.
Some of the apparent "clumping" does have an explanation behind it. For example, the reason why there is so much Shakespeare at the beginning of the year is that I was still in college and was taking a class on his tragedies and romances. I also got a lot of comics out of the public library fall semester at grad school, because they could order them for me and I had nothing to do when I wasn't writing epsilon-delta proofs.
It's weirdly easier for me to read books than to watch TV, and I am not entirely sure why.
Novels/Nonfiction/Drama
Macbeth - William Shakespeare
King Lear - William Shakespeare
Hamlet - William Shakespeare
How the Universe Got Its Spots - Janna Levin
Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare
Othello - William Shakespeare
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare
The Winter's Tale - William Shakespeare
Looking for Alaska - John Green
Fabrication - Susan Neville
A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen
Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog - Chad Orzel
Rough Likeness - Lia Purpura
Glaciers - Alexis Smith
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente
Einstein's Dreams - Alan Lightman
A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis
All Rivers Flow To The Sea - Alison McGhee
Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie
The Seagull - Anton Chekhov
Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
Graphic Novels/Comics
Logicomix - Apostolos Doxiadis
Batgirl Rising - Bryan Q. Miller
Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Tony S. Daniel
Batman: Knight and Squire - Paul Cornell
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Frank Miller
Batgirl: The Flood - Bryan Q. Miller
Batman: The Black Glove - Grant Morrison
Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn - Grant Morrison
Batgirl: The Lesson - Bryan Q. Miller
Batman and Robin: Batman vs. Robin - Grant Morrison
Batgirl: Silent Running - Kelley Puckett
Batman and Son - Grant Morrison
Batwoman: Elegy - Greg Rucka
Batman and Robin: Batman and Robin Must Die! - Grant Morrison
Batwoman: Hydrology - J.H. Williams
Batgirl: A Knight Alone - Kelley Puckett
Batman and Robin: Dark Knight vs. White Knight - Paul Cornell
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall - Bill Willingham
Batman: The Court of Owls - Scott Snyder
Nightwing: Year One - Chuck Dixon
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel - Hope Larson
Robin: Year One - Chuck Dixon
Batgirl: Death Wish - Kelley Puckett
Batgirl: Year One - Scott Beatty
Batman and Robin: Born to Kill - Peter Tomasi
Some of the apparent "clumping" does have an explanation behind it. For example, the reason why there is so much Shakespeare at the beginning of the year is that I was still in college and was taking a class on his tragedies and romances. I also got a lot of comics out of the public library fall semester at grad school, because they could order them for me and I had nothing to do when I wasn't writing epsilon-delta proofs.
It's weirdly easier for me to read books than to watch TV, and I am not entirely sure why.
Novels/Nonfiction/Drama
Macbeth - William Shakespeare
King Lear - William Shakespeare
Hamlet - William Shakespeare
How the Universe Got Its Spots - Janna Levin
Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare
Othello - William Shakespeare
The Fault in Our Stars - John Green
Twelfth Night - William Shakespeare
The Winter's Tale - William Shakespeare
Looking for Alaska - John Green
Fabrication - Susan Neville
A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen
Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
How to Teach Physics to Your Dog - Chad Orzel
Rough Likeness - Lia Purpura
Glaciers - Alexis Smith
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - Catherynne M. Valente
Einstein's Dreams - Alan Lightman
A Grief Observed - C.S. Lewis
All Rivers Flow To The Sea - Alison McGhee
Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie
The Seagull - Anton Chekhov
Tell the Wolves I'm Home - Carol Rifka Brunt
The Great Gatsby - F. Scott Fitzgerald
I, Robot - Isaac Asimov
Graphic Novels/Comics
Logicomix - Apostolos Doxiadis
Batgirl Rising - Bryan Q. Miller
Batman: Battle for the Cowl - Tony S. Daniel
Batman: Knight and Squire - Paul Cornell
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns - Frank Miller
Batgirl: The Flood - Bryan Q. Miller
Batman: The Black Glove - Grant Morrison
Batman and Robin: Batman Reborn - Grant Morrison
Batgirl: The Lesson - Bryan Q. Miller
Batman and Robin: Batman vs. Robin - Grant Morrison
Batgirl: Silent Running - Kelley Puckett
Batman and Son - Grant Morrison
Batwoman: Elegy - Greg Rucka
Batman and Robin: Batman and Robin Must Die! - Grant Morrison
Batwoman: Hydrology - J.H. Williams
Batgirl: A Knight Alone - Kelley Puckett
Batman and Robin: Dark Knight vs. White Knight - Paul Cornell
Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall - Bill Willingham
Batman: The Court of Owls - Scott Snyder
Nightwing: Year One - Chuck Dixon
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel - Hope Larson
Robin: Year One - Chuck Dixon
Batgirl: Death Wish - Kelley Puckett
Batgirl: Year One - Scott Beatty
Batman and Robin: Born to Kill - Peter Tomasi