The Best Books of 2009
I reviewed 63 books here in 2009. These are my Top 5 from
that year – in chronological reading order:
Eater by Gregory Benford
Matter by Iain M Banks
Amazing Tales for making Men out of Boys by Neil Oliver
(Honourable mention goes to: Carnival of Destruction by
Brian Stableford, The Spanish Civil War by Antony Beevor, Harlequin by Bernard
Cornwell, Hammerjack by Marc D Giller and Imperium by Robert Harris)
The Best Books of 2010
I also reviewed 61 books here in 2010. These are my Top 6
from that year (as it was a particularly good year for books) – in
chronological reading order:
Pastwatch by Orson Scott Card
Into the Storm by Taylor Anderson
The Painted Man by Peter V Brett
The Madness of Angels by Kate Griffin
The Language of Stones by Robert Carter
Surface Detail by Iain M Banks
(Honourable mention goes to: Red Genesis by S C Sykes,
Crisis? What Crisis – Britain
Glad to see another Banks book, given that I'm already a fan of his. I wish I could carve out more time to read.
ReplyDeleteI have the advantage of working 9-5 weekdays only and not having a family or much of a social life [grin]
ReplyDeleteI have more time to read than most people I know.... I'd have much more though if I didn't game so much.
I share in your general lack of a social life. But, I too have a diversion. I basically don't miss any Arizona Diamondback baseball games on TV. That's 3 hours a night that I could be reading.
ReplyDeleteI've started listening to music in the evenings instead of channel-hopping in the hope of something half-decent being on TV. Not only do I manage to listen to more of my music that way but I also seem to power through more books.
ReplyDeleteIt's not doing my 'to be reviewed' pile any favours though. 7 in there ATM.
Yep. I have about a half dozen read books that I had wanted to review that I have not gotten to (and wonder if I ever will).
ReplyDeleteI just bought Consider Phlebas this weekend. I'm going to start working my way through the Culture novels. Definitely looking forward to it.
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