I've read 120 books this year. Most of them were great, some of them only mediocre, some of them pretty horrible and some, quite a few actually, were downright amazing and a great inspiration to my writing.
Also, I need a new bookshelf. Again. ;)
Seems to become kind of a New Year tradition for me, the whole book shelf-buying thing.
Interestingly enough, this year there's A LOT of YA on the list; I guess I'm kind of a Late Bloomer in discovering the awesomeness of this genre. Also, don't really have one favorite for this year, but if I was to pick a few books that definitely stood out among the rest then it'd be Sarah Rees Brennan's THE DEMON'S LEXICON and THE DEMON'S COVENANT, as well as Holly Black's WHITE CAT in YA, Richard Kadrey's SANDMAN SLIM in Urban Fantasy, same for Jim Butcher's CHANGES (can't wait for the next book!) and Manna Francis' Administration series in adult/erotica. But then again there's way more on this list that was just made of plain good ol' awesome :D
So without further blathering on my part, my list of books read in 2010:
1.) Henrik Ibsen – FOUR PLAYS
2.) Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn – THE GULAG
3.) Czeslaw Milosz – THE BOOK OF LUMINOUS THINGS
4.) Voltaire – CANDIDE
5.) Milan Kundera – THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING
6.) Joe Abercrombie – BEST SERVED COLD
7.) Tamara Allen – DOWNTIME
8.) Tamara Allen – WHISTLING IN THE DARK
9.) Holly Black – TITHE
10.) Holly Black – VALIANT
11.) Holly Black – IRONSIDE
12.) Holly Black – WHITE CAT
13.) Chaz Brenchley – THE BRIDGE OF DREAMS
14.) Jim Butcher – CHANGES
15.) Kristin Cashore – GRACELING
16.) Kristin Cashore – FIRE
17.) Cassandra Clare – CITY OF BONES
18.) Cassandra Clare – CITY OF ASHES
19.) Cassandra Clare – CITY OF GLASS
20.) Cassandra Clare – CLOCKWORK ANGEL
21.) Suzanne Collins – HUNGER GAMES
22.) Suzanne Collins – CATCHING FIRE
23.) Suzanne Collins – MOCKINGJAY
24.) Lynn Flewelling – THE WHITE ROAD
25.) Lynn Flewelling – GLIMPSES
26.) Manna Francis – MIND FUCK
27.) Manna Francis – QUID PRO QUO
28.) Manna Francis – GAMES AND PLAYERS
29.) Manna Francis – CONTROL
30.) Manna Francis – QUIS CUSTODIET
31.) Manna Francis – FIRST AGAINST THE WALL
32.) Jeaniene Frost – HALFWAY TO THE GRAVE
33.) Jeaniene Frost – ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE
34.) Jeaniene Frost – AT GRAVE’S END
35.) Jeaniene Frost – DESTINED FOR AN EARLY GRAVE
36.) Jeaniene Frost – FIRST DROP OF CRIMSON
37.) Rebecca Gable – DAS SPIEL DER KOENIGE
38.) Rebecca Gable – DAS ZWEITE KOENIGREICH
39.) Kelly Gay – THE BETTER PART OF DARKNESS
40.) Austen and Graham-Smith – PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES
41.) Tanya Huff – BLOOD PRICE
42.) Tanya Huff – BLOOD TRAIL
43.) Tanya Huff – BLOOD LINES
44.) Tanya Huff – BLOOD PACT
45.) Tanya Huff – BLOOD DEBT
46.) Tanya Huff – SMOKE AND SHADOWS
47.) Tanya Huff – SMOKE AND MIRRORS
48.) Tanya Huff – SMOKE AND ASHES
49.) Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett – HAVEMERCY
50.) Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett – SHADOW MAGIC
51.) Richard Kadrey – SANDMAN SLIM
52.) Richard Kadrey – KILL THE DEAD
53.) Richard Kadrey – BUTCHER BIRD
54.) Stacia Kane – UNHOLY GHOSTS
55.) Stacia Kane – UNHOLY MAGIC
56.) Stacia Kane – CITY OF GHOSTS
57.) A. S. King – THE DUST OF 100 DOGS
58.) Ursula K. Le Guin – THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS
59.) Ellen Kushner – SWORDPOINT
60.) Malinda Lo – ASH
61.) Kasey Mackenzie – RET HOT FURY
62.) Richelle Mead – VAMPIRE ACADEMY
63.) Richelle Mead – FROSTBITE
64.) Richelle Mead – SHADOW KISS
65.) Richelle Mead – BLOOD PROMISE
66.) Richelle Mead – SPIRIT BOUND
67.) Perry Moore – HERO
68.) Richard Morgan – BROKEN ANGELS
69.) Jill Myles – GENTLEMEN PREFER SUCCUBI
70.) Jill Myles – SUCCUBI LIKE IT HOT
71.) Carol Lynn Pearson – GOODBYE, I LOVE YOU
72.) Carol Lynn Pearson – NO MORE GOODBYES
73.) Jordan Castillo Price – AMONG THE LIVING
74.) Jordan Castillo Price – CRISS CROSS
75.) Jordan Castillo Price – BODY AND SOUL
76.) Jordan Castillo Price – SECRETS
77.) Cherie Priest – BONESHAKER
78.) Sarah Rees Brennan – THE DEMON’S LEXICON
79.) Sarah Rees Brennan – THE DEMON’S COVENANT
80.) Rick Riordan – PERCY JACKSON AND THE LIGHTENING THIEF
81.) Max Brooks – THE ZOMBIE SURVIVAL GUIDE
82.) Ash Penn – STRAY
83.) Jeff Somers – THE ETERNAL PRISON
84.) Jeff Somers – THE TERMINAL STATE
85.) K. A. Stewart – A DEVIL IN THE DETAILS
86.) Maggie Stiefvater – SHIVER
87.) Maggie Stiefvater – LINGER
88.) Rob Thurman – NIGHTLIFE
89.) Rob Thurman – MOONSHINE
90.) Rob Thurman – MADHOUSE
91.) Rob Thurman – DEATHWISH
92.) Rob Thurman – ROADKILL
93.) Rob Thurman – CHIMERA
94.) Sarah Waters – FINGERSMITH
95.) Scott Westerfeld – LEVIATHAN
96.) Kiersten White – PARANORMALCY
97.) Chris Wooding – RETRIBUTION FALLS
98.) Markus Zusak – THE BOOK THIEF
99.) M. J. Pearson – HELPLESS
100.) Jim Butcher – SIDE JOBS
101.) Gail Carriger – SOULLESS
102.) Gail Carriger – CHANGELESS
103.) Stephan Grundy – RHEINGOLD
104.) Anonymous – NIBELUNGENLIED
105.) Diana L. Paxson - TAKING UP THE RUNES
106.) Joel Derfner - GAY HAIKU
107.) Harry Connolly – CHILD OF FIRE
108.) Kelly Gay – THE DARKEST EDGE OF DAWN
109.) Lisa Desrochers – PERSONAL DEMONS
110.) Richelle Mead – LAST SACRIFICE
111.) Brenna Yovanoff – THE REPLACEMENT
112.) Rachel Caine – GLASS HOUSES
113.) Rachel Caine – DEAD GIRL’S DANCE
114.) Rachel Caine – MIDNIGHT ALLEY
115.) Rachel Caine – FEAST OF FOOLS
116.) Rachel Caine – LORD OF MISRULE
117.) Rachel Caine – CARPE CORPUS
118.) Rachel Caine – FADE OUT
119.) Rachel Caine – KISS OF DEATH
120.) Rachel Caine - GHOST TOWN
And what about you? How many books did you read in 2010? What are your favorite picks?
