At the end of each year I do a summary post of what I read throughout the year. I find it interesting to see my reading habits, and to make note of what the best books were each year. I read only 28 books this year, which is much worse than last. I use a standard five star rating method with five stars meaning I loved the book so much I intend to re-read it throughout my life, so there are rarely any five star books.
1. A Perfect Union of Contrary Things by Sarah Jensen ***
2. Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens **
3. Tigana by Guy Gaviel Kay ****
4. The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay *****
5. Infiltrator by C.T. Phipps ***
6. Men of Bronze by Scott Oden ***
7. Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons ***
8. Apocalypse Nyx by Kameron Hurley *****
9. Swan Song by Robert McCammon **
10. Contact by Carl Sagan ****
11. Troubled Blood by Robert Galbraith ****
12. Everything Matters! by Ron Currie, Jr. ****
13. The Iron King by Maurice Druon ****
14. The Saints of Salvation by Peter F. Hamilton ****
15. The Strangled Queen by Maurice Druon ****
16. The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 edited Neil Clarke ***
17. Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir *****
18. 36 Streets by T.R. Napper ****
19. Cold Summer by Gwen Cole ***
20. Lily Narcissus by Jonathan Lerner ****
21. Memnon by Scott Oden ****
22. The Fireman by Joe Hill ***
23. Tomorrow, the Killing by Daniel Polansky ****
24. Cemetery Road by Greg Iles ****
25. The Summer Tree by Guy Gavriel Kay *****
26. Sleep No More by Greg Iles ****
27. Use of Force by Brad Thor ***
28. The Wandering Fire by Guy Gavriel Kay ****
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Wasn't a good reading year for me either. And it's a very rare book I want to read a second time.
ReplyDeleteI have many books I'd like to re-read, but I feel time is growing short and there are so many yet unread that it's hard to justify sometimes.
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