I’m really bored. And being very
retrospective at the moment. Therefore, I’m gonna list all the books (there are
loads) that I’ve read over the past year and a half. It’s amazing what you can
do with this much time to read… :p
Key:
* = recommended
** = highly recommended
X = don’t bother
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Dead to the World by Charlaine
Harris
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(*) Passages by Connie Willis
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(**) World War Z by Max Brooks
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(X) Elixir by Hilary Duff
(yeah, I was curious as to how it would be; it wasn’t that good…)
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(*) To Say Nothing of the Dog
by Connie Willis
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(*) Hunger Games by Suzanne
Collins
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(*) Catching Fire by Suzanne
Collins
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(*) Mockingjay by Suzanne
Collins
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Assholes Finish First by Tucker
Max (nowhere near as good as the first)
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(**) The Book Thief by Markus
Zusak (uhmayzing; loved the unique formatting)
-
The Sherlockian by Graham Moore
(completely unsatisfying ending)
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(X) Sh*t My Dad Says – Justin
Halpern (lame)
-
They Poured Fire On Us From the
Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan by Benjamin Ajak, Benson Deng, and
Alephonsian Deng (was expecting more from this)
-
(*) One Day by David Nicholls
(beautiful)
-
On the Road to Kandahar by
Jason Burke
-
(**) Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
(LOVED it! So fantastic; got me hooked on Gaiman’s works)
-
Bellwether by Connie Willis
-
Bossypants by Tina Fey (was
expecting more, especially since I like her so much; apparently the audiobook
is better?)
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Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay
Asher (glad that my money for this went to a good cause, but not that great)
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The Reader by Bernhard Schlink
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(**) A Song of Ice and Fire by
George RR Martin (YES!)
-
A Small Place by Jamaica
Kincaid
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(**) The Power of the Myth by
Joseph Campbell (sofriggingood)
-
Dear Me by Joseph Galliado
(entertaining, one-time read)
-
The Clash of Kings by George RR
Martin
-
(**) Acts of Faith by Eboo
Patel (so inspiring and makes me want to do so much with my life)
-
(*)Passage by Justin Cronin
(interesting take on the drac stories)
-
(*) Jane Eyre by Charlotte
Bronte (Mr Rochester… <3)
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(**) The Lacuna by Barbara
Kingsolver (so much amazingness about Trotsky)
-
The Magicians by Lev Grossman (far
too similar to HP, although it got pretty dark)
-
(**) A Storm of Swords by
George RR Martin (think this might be my favorite of the series; Jon Snow,
HELLO!)
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Every Boy’s Got One by Meg
Cabot (guilty pleasure)
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The Boy Next Door by Meg Cabot
(bubblegum for the brain)
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Boy Meets Girl by Meg Cabot
(pure fantastic fluff)
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A Feast of Crows by George RR
Martin
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A Dance of Dragons by George RR
Martin (THE END!?!?)
-
Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson
(this guy was a little bit of an asshole; loved the ending sentiment though)
-
(**) The Shadow of the Wind by
Carlos Ruiz Zafon (one of my favorite books; could reread it dozens of times)
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The Angel’s Game by Carlos Ruiz
Zafon (intriguing as the main character from the above book is in it, but with
a different outcome...?)
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(*) The Phantom Tollbooth by
Norton Juster (always a fun, light read)
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(**) The Doomsday Book by
Connie Willis (history geek in me LOVES; makes me miss Bucholz and academia)
-
The Hobbit: There and Back
Again by JRR Tolkien (needed to reread it for the film!)
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(*) The Mirage by Matt Ruff
(SUPER interesting premise; first half of the book is better than the second
half)
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(X) DW: The Angel’s Kiss by
Justin Richards (was expecting the book from the ep; it’s not the same)
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(*) The Twelve by Justin Cronin
(SO good; for some reason his characters really get under your skin and stay
with you)
Next up: A Problem from Hell: America and
the Age of Genocide by Samantha Powers. Yeah, I know how to keep it light… :p
