2010 in Books.

Jan 11, 2011 00:56

~~Every link leads to an entry with basic information about the book, my favourite quotes and my review:
~The image I use is the edition I read.
~I tag the year of publication, unless the era plays a major part in the story and is different (e.g. a book published about WWII in 2001), in which case I tag both.

♥♥♥ = Personal favourites I recommend.

2010, in Books:

Fiction:

♥♥♥ The True Story of Hansel and Gretel by Louise Murphy. (4/5)
The Freak by Carol Matas. (1.5/5)
♥♥♥ The Sailor Who Fell From Grace with the Sea by Yukio Mishima. (4/5)
I Was a Rat! by Philip Pullman. (3/5)
♥♥♥ Songs of a Humpback Whale by Jodi Picoult. (3.5/5)
All Families are Psychotic by Douglas Coupland. (3.5/5)
My Best Friend is a Princess: A Princess Friendship Treasury by RH Disney.(4/5)
♥♥♥ Bird by Rita Murphy.(4/5)
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish by Neil Gaiman. (4/5)
I Can Read with My Eyes Shut! by Theodor Seuss. (4/5)
The Water Horse by Dick King-Smith. (3/5)
The Stepford Wives by Ira Levin. (4/5)
Ransom by Lois Duncan. (3.5/5)
♥♥♥ Handle with Care: by Jodi Picoult. (4/5)
♥♥♥ Petropolis by Anya Ulinich. (4.5/5)
4 Blondes by Candace Bushnell. (3/5)
♥♥♥ Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. (4.5/5)
Grinch Meets His Max by Antonia D. Bryan. (4.5/5)
♥♥♥ The Last Station: A Novel of Tolstoy's Final Year by Jay Parini. (4.5/5)
Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin. (4/5)
October by Richard B. Wright. (4/5)
♥♥♥ Rudolph Shines Again by Robert L. May, Lisa Papp and Robert Lewis May. (4.5/5)
♥♥♥ Audition by Ryū Murakami. (4/5)
Louder, Lili by Gennifer Choldenko. (3.5/5)
♥♥♥ Fat by Rob Grant. (4/5)
♥♥♥ Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak. (4.5/5)
United We Stand by Eric Walters. (3.5/5)

♥♥♥ Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney. (4/5)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney. (3.5/5)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney. (3/5)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney. (3/5)

♥♥♥ The Borrowers by Mary Norton. (4/5)
The Borrowers Afield by Mary Norton. (4/5)

Secrets in the Attic by V.C. Andrews. (3/5)
Secrets in the Shadows by V.C. Andrews. (2.5/5)

♥♥♥ Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren. (4/5)
Pippi Goes on Board by Astrid Lindgren. (4/5)
Pippi in the South Seas by Astrid Lindgren. (4.5/5)

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris. (3/5)
Living Dead in Dallas by Charlaine Harris. (4/5)
Club Dead by Charlaine Harris. (3.5/5)
Dead to the World by Charlaine Harris. (4/5)

♥♥♥ The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L. J. Smith. (4.5/5)
The Vampire Diaries: The Struggle by L. J. Smith. (3.5/5)
The Vampire Diaries: The Fury by L. J. Smith. (4/5)

The White Mountains by John Christopher. (4/5)
The City of Gold and Lead by John Christopher. (4/5)
The Pool of Fire by John Christopher. (4/5)

The Trouble With Tink by Kiki Thorpe and Judith H. Clarke. (4/5)
Vidia and the Fairy Crown by Laura Driscoll. (4/5)
Beck and the Great Berry Battle by Laura Driscoll. (4/5)
Rani in the Mermaid Lagoon by Lisa Papademetriou. (4/5)
Fira and the Full Moon by Gail Herman. (4/5)
A Masterpiece for Bess by Lara Bergen. (2.5/5)
Prilla And the Butterfly Lie by Kitty Richards. (2.5/5)
Silvermist and the Ladybug Curse by Gail Herman. (3/5)
Fawn and the Mysterious Trickster by Laura Driscoll. (2.5/5)
Rosetta's Daring Day by Lisa Papademetriou. (3.5/5)
Iridessa, Lost at Sea by Lisa Papademetriou. (4/5)
Queen Clarion's Secret by Lisa Papademetriou. (3.5/5)

♥♥♥ A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket. (4.5/5)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Reptile Room by Lemony Snicket. (4.5/5)
♥ ♥ A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket. (3.5/5)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Miserable Mill by Lemony Snicket. (4.5/5)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Austere Academy by Lemony Snicket. (4.5/5)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Ersatz Elevator by Lemony Snicket. (4/5)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Vile Village by Lemony Snicket. (4.5/5)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Hostile Hospital by Lemony Snicket. (4.5/5)
A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Carnivorous Carnival by Lemony Snicket. (4.5/5)

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot. (3/5)
Princess in the Spotlight by Meg Cabot. (3/5)
Princess in Love by Meg Cabot. (3/5)
Princess in Waiting by Meg Cabot. (3/5)
Valentine Princess by Meg Cabot. (3/5)

Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar. (3/5)
Gossip Girl: You Know You Love Me by Cecily von Ziegesar. (3/5)
Gossip Girl: All I Want Is Everything by Cecily von Ziegesar. (3/5)
Gossip Girl: Because I'm Worth It by Cecily von Ziegesar. (3/5)
Gossip Girl: I Like It Like That by Cecily von Ziegesar. (3.5/5)
Gossip Girl: You're the One That I Want by Cecily von Ziegesar. (3.5/5)
Gossip Girl: Nobody Does it Better by Cecily von Ziegesar. (3.5/5)
Gossip Girl: Nothing Can Keep Us Together by Cecily von Ziegesar. (3/5)

♥♥♥ Guardians of Ga'hoole: The Capture by Kathryn Lasky. (4.5/5)
Guardians of Ga'hoole: The Journey by Kathryn Lasky. (4.5/5)
Guardians of Ga'hoole: The Rescue by Kathryn Lasky. (4.5/5)

~~Plays:

Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose. (2.5/5)
Crucible by Arthur Miller. (3.5/5)

~~Short Stories:

♥♥♥ Nabokov's Quartet by Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov. (4.5/5)

Non-Fiction:

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Holidays by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, and Brenda Brown. (3/5)
♥♥♥ Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You by Ray Bradbury. (4.5/5)
♥♥♥ Concertina: The Life and Loves of a Dominatrix by Susan Winemaker. (4.5/5)
Vampire Seduction Handbook: Have the Most Thrilling Love of Your Life by Luc Richard Ballion and Scott Bowen. (3/5)
♥♥♥ A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond between Two Friends and a Lion by by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall. (4.5/5)
♥♥♥ Anguished English: An Anthology of Accidental Assaults Upon Our Language by Richard Lederer. (4/5)
The Darwin Awards: Next Evolution by Wendy Northcutt. (3.5/5)
The Villain's Guide to Better Living by Neil Zawacki and Bill Brown. (4/5)
The Stoning of Soraya M by Freidoune Sahebjam. (4/5)
♥♥♥ The Spy's Guide: Office Espionage by Duane Swierczynski and H Keith Melton, and Craig Piligian. (4.5/5)
♥♥♥ Sky Burial: An Epic Love Story of Tibet by Xinran Xinran. (5/5)
♥♥♥ 9-11 by Noam Chomsky. (4/5)
The Best-Case Scenario Handbook: A Parody by John Tierney and Christopher Buckley. (3/5)
♥♥♥ Everything Is Going to Kill Everybody: The Terrifyingly Real Ways the World Wants You Dead by Robert Brockway. (4/5)
♥♥♥ The Psychology of Mans Possible Evolution by P. D. Ouspensky. (4/5)
i am neurotic: (and so are you) by Lianna Kong. (3.5/5)
♥♥♥ Underdogs: Beauty is More Than Fur Deep by Jim Dratfield. (5/5)

♥♥♥ On Bullshit by Harry G. Frankfurt. (4/5)
On Truth by Harry G. Frankfurt. (4/5)

Graphic Novels:

Trailers by Mark Kneece and Julie Collins-Rousseau. (3/5)
♥♥♥ The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks by Max Brooks. (4.5/5)
Burnout by Rebecca Donner. (3/5)
♥♥♥ Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland. (4.5/5)
Marvel Zombies Return by Fred Van Lente, David Wellington, Jonathan Maberry, Seth Grahame-Smith, Nick Dragotta, Andrea Mutti, Jason Shawn Alexander, and Richard Elison. (2/5)
Exit Wounds by Rutu Modan. (3/5)
X-Men: Magneto Testament by Greg Pak and Carmine Di Giandomenico. (4/5)
Dracula by Bram Stoker, Michael Mucci, and Bill Halliar. (2.5/5)
Superboy: The Boy of Steel by Geoff Johns and Francis Manapul. (3/5)
♥♥♥ Lex Luthor: Man of Steel by Brian Azzarello and Lee Bermejo. (4.5/5)
♥♥♥ It's a Bird by Steven T. Seagle. (4.5/5)
♥♥♥ Bayou by Jeremy Love. (4/5)
♥♥♥ Sin City: The Hard Goodbye by Frank Miller. (4/5)
Kick-Ass by by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr.. (3.5/5)
♥♥♥ Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity by Mike Carey and Peter Gross. (5/5)
♥♥♥ American Vampire by Scott Snyder, Stephen King, and Rafael Albuquereque. (4.5/5)
MySpace Dark Horse Presents Volume 1 by Joss Whedon, Gerard Way, Mike Mignola, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon, Guy Davis, and others. (4.5/5)
♥♥♥ House of Mystery: Room and Boredom by Bill Willingham, Matthew Sturges and Luca Rossi. (4.5/5)
♥♥♥ Human Target: Chance Meetings by Peter Milligan, Edvin Biukovic and Javier Pulido. (4.5/5)

♥♥♥ Uzumaki: Volume 1 by Zyunzi Itou. (4.5/5)
Uzumaki: Volume 2 by Zyunzi Itou. (4/5)
Uzumaki: Volume 3 by Zyunzi Itou. (4.5/5)

♥♥♥ Bone: Out from Boneville by Jeff Smith. (4.5/5)
Bone: The Great Cow Race by Jeff Smith. (4.5/5)
Bone: Eyes of the Storm by Jeff Smith. (4.5/5)
Bone: The Dragonslayer by Jeff Smith. (4/5)
Bone: Rock Jaw, Master of the Eastern Border by Jeff Smith. (4/5)
Bone: Old Man's Cave by Jeff Smith. (4/5)
Bone: Ghost Circles by Jeff Smith. (3.5/5)
Bone: Treasure Hunters by Jeff Smith. (3.5/5)

♥♥♥ Jellaby by Kean Soo. (4.5/5)
Jellaby: Monster in the City by Kean Soo. (4.5/5)

♥♥♥ Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi. (4/5)
Persepolis 2: The Story of a Return by Marjane Satrapi. (4.5/5)

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