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Year End Book Round-up: 2006
Ahh, I love typing up my books because it reminds me what a good year this was, at least for reading material.
+ = liked it, o = neutral about it, - = didn't like it
+ 01] Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld 3) - Kelley Armstrong
+ 02] Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld 4) - Kelley Armstrong
o 03] Haunted (Women of the Otherworld 5) - Kelley Armstrong
o 04] The Ancient One - T. A. Barron
o 05] I Sing the Body Electric - Ray Bradbury
+ 06] Ghost Hunter - Jayne Castle
+ 07] Something Rotten (Thursday Next 4) - Jasper Fforde
+ 08] Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner 1) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 09] Stalking Darkness (Nightrunner 2) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 10-11] Traitor's Moon x2 (Nightrunner 3) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 12] The Bone Doll's Twin (Tamir 1) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 13] Hidden Warrior (Tamir 2) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 14] The Oracle's Queen (Tamir 3) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 15] Dead until Dark (Southern Vampire 1) - Charlaine Harris
+ 16] Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire 2) - Charlaine Harris
+ 17-18] Across the Nightingale Flor 1 & 2 (Tales of the Otori 1) - Lian Hearn
- 19] Stargazer - Colby Hodge
+ 20] The Fire's Stone - Tanya Huff
+ 21] Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light - Tanya Huff
+ 22] Motel of the Mysteries - David Macaulay
+ 23] His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire 1) - Naomi Novik
+ 24] Throne of Jade (Temeraire 2) - Naomi Novik
+ 25] Black Powder War (Temeraire 3) - Naomi Novik
+ 26] Master and Commander (Aubrey-Maturin 1) - Patrick O'Brian
+ 27] Post Captain (Aubrey-Maturin 2) - Patrick O'Brian
o 28] Ravyn's Flight - Patti O'Shea
+ 29] Eternal Nights - Patti O'Shea
o 30] The Red Box - Rex Stout
+ 31] Death of a Dude - Rex Stout
o 32] Champagne for One - Rex Stout
+ 33] The Black Mountain - Rex Stout
+ 34] A Family Affair - Rex Stout
+ 35] Interesting Times (Discworld 17) - Terry Pratchett
o 36] Maskerade (Discworld 18) - Terry Pratchett
+ 37] Feet of Clay (Discworld 19) - Terry Pratchett
+ 38] Magellania - Jules Verne
+ 39] The Underground City - Jules Verne
+ 40] The Fantasy of Dr Ox - Jules Verne
+ 41] To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis
+ 42] Carry On, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
+ 43] Right Ho, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
+ 01-02] Bone 2-3 - Jeff Smith
o 03] Epicurus the Sage - William Messner-Loeb
+ 04] Ex Machina 3 - Brian K. Vaughn
+ 05-06] Fables 6-7 - Bill Willingham
+ 07] Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall - Bill Willingham
+ 08-09] Fruits Basket 13-14 - Natsuki Takaya
+ 10-14] Lucifer 3-7 - Mike Carey
- 15] Nana 1 - Ai Yazawa
+ 16-18] Ouran High School Host Club 1-3 - Bisco Hatori
+ 19-20] Owly 2-3 - Andy Runton
+ 21] Runaways 1 - Brian K. Vaughn
+ 22-30] Saiyuki 1-9 - Kazuya Minekura
+ 31-33] Saiyuki: Reload 1-3 - Kazuya Minekura
+ 34-35] Sandman 3-4 - Neil Gaiman
+ 36] Sandman: The Furies - Mike Carey
o 37] Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders - Geoff Johns & Judd Winick
o 38] Thieves & Kings 2 - Mark Oakley
+ 39] Watchmen - Alan Moore
+ 40-45] Y: The Last Man 1-6 - Brian K. Vaughn
Only two things that I honestly didn't like and a whole bunch that I loved, so yeah, it was a good year. I also discovered several new-to-me authors, all of whom are fantastic: Lynn Flewelling (and I've now read everything she's published, which makes me sad), Charlaine Harris (who has the most honestly fun paranormal stories that I read this year), Lian Hearn, Tanya Huff (I have the first two Smoke and... books for when I finish what I'm currently reading, and I'm so excited), Naomi Novik, Patrick O'Brian (which surprised me because that's not at all what I normally read), and P. G. Wodehouse.
My favorite book of the year was probably Motel of the Mysteries, which I found (in a fit of serendipity) in a used book store after having had it described to me by a museum docent that morning. It's a little odd and quirky and utterly charmed me, especially the illustrations. The runner-up's probably Rex Stout's A Family Affair, which I'd been wanting for two years before finally buying it used. And it more than lived up to my expectations as being required reading for Nero Wolfe fans.
I've got a stack of nineteen books that I'm looking forward to reading, plus the four books and one manga that I'm currently reading, so the new year's looking like it's going to be a good year too.
+ = liked it, o = neutral about it, - = didn't like it
+ 01] Dime Store Magic (Women of the Otherworld 3) - Kelley Armstrong
+ 02] Industrial Magic (Women of the Otherworld 4) - Kelley Armstrong
o 03] Haunted (Women of the Otherworld 5) - Kelley Armstrong
o 04] The Ancient One - T. A. Barron
o 05] I Sing the Body Electric - Ray Bradbury
+ 06] Ghost Hunter - Jayne Castle
+ 07] Something Rotten (Thursday Next 4) - Jasper Fforde
+ 08] Luck in the Shadows (Nightrunner 1) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 09] Stalking Darkness (Nightrunner 2) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 10-11] Traitor's Moon x2 (Nightrunner 3) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 12] The Bone Doll's Twin (Tamir 1) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 13] Hidden Warrior (Tamir 2) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 14] The Oracle's Queen (Tamir 3) - Lynn Flewelling
+ 15] Dead until Dark (Southern Vampire 1) - Charlaine Harris
+ 16] Living Dead in Dallas (Southern Vampire 2) - Charlaine Harris
+ 17-18] Across the Nightingale Flor 1 & 2 (Tales of the Otori 1) - Lian Hearn
- 19] Stargazer - Colby Hodge
+ 20] The Fire's Stone - Tanya Huff
+ 21] Gate of Darkness, Circle of Light - Tanya Huff
+ 22] Motel of the Mysteries - David Macaulay
+ 23] His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire 1) - Naomi Novik
+ 24] Throne of Jade (Temeraire 2) - Naomi Novik
+ 25] Black Powder War (Temeraire 3) - Naomi Novik
+ 26] Master and Commander (Aubrey-Maturin 1) - Patrick O'Brian
+ 27] Post Captain (Aubrey-Maturin 2) - Patrick O'Brian
o 28] Ravyn's Flight - Patti O'Shea
+ 29] Eternal Nights - Patti O'Shea
o 30] The Red Box - Rex Stout
+ 31] Death of a Dude - Rex Stout
o 32] Champagne for One - Rex Stout
+ 33] The Black Mountain - Rex Stout
+ 34] A Family Affair - Rex Stout
+ 35] Interesting Times (Discworld 17) - Terry Pratchett
o 36] Maskerade (Discworld 18) - Terry Pratchett
+ 37] Feet of Clay (Discworld 19) - Terry Pratchett
+ 38] Magellania - Jules Verne
+ 39] The Underground City - Jules Verne
+ 40] The Fantasy of Dr Ox - Jules Verne
+ 41] To Say Nothing of the Dog - Connie Willis
+ 42] Carry On, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
+ 43] Right Ho, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
+ 01-02] Bone 2-3 - Jeff Smith
o 03] Epicurus the Sage - William Messner-Loeb
+ 04] Ex Machina 3 - Brian K. Vaughn
+ 05-06] Fables 6-7 - Bill Willingham
+ 07] Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall - Bill Willingham
+ 08-09] Fruits Basket 13-14 - Natsuki Takaya
+ 10-14] Lucifer 3-7 - Mike Carey
- 15] Nana 1 - Ai Yazawa
+ 16-18] Ouran High School Host Club 1-3 - Bisco Hatori
+ 19-20] Owly 2-3 - Andy Runton
+ 21] Runaways 1 - Brian K. Vaughn
+ 22-30] Saiyuki 1-9 - Kazuya Minekura
+ 31-33] Saiyuki: Reload 1-3 - Kazuya Minekura
+ 34-35] Sandman 3-4 - Neil Gaiman
+ 36] Sandman: The Furies - Mike Carey
o 37] Teen Titans/Outsiders: The Insiders - Geoff Johns & Judd Winick
o 38] Thieves & Kings 2 - Mark Oakley
+ 39] Watchmen - Alan Moore
+ 40-45] Y: The Last Man 1-6 - Brian K. Vaughn
Only two things that I honestly didn't like and a whole bunch that I loved, so yeah, it was a good year. I also discovered several new-to-me authors, all of whom are fantastic: Lynn Flewelling (and I've now read everything she's published, which makes me sad), Charlaine Harris (who has the most honestly fun paranormal stories that I read this year), Lian Hearn, Tanya Huff (I have the first two Smoke and... books for when I finish what I'm currently reading, and I'm so excited), Naomi Novik, Patrick O'Brian (which surprised me because that's not at all what I normally read), and P. G. Wodehouse.
My favorite book of the year was probably Motel of the Mysteries, which I found (in a fit of serendipity) in a used book store after having had it described to me by a museum docent that morning. It's a little odd and quirky and utterly charmed me, especially the illustrations. The runner-up's probably Rex Stout's A Family Affair, which I'd been wanting for two years before finally buying it used. And it more than lived up to my expectations as being required reading for Nero Wolfe fans.
I've got a stack of nineteen books that I'm looking forward to reading, plus the four books and one manga that I'm currently reading, so the new year's looking like it's going to be a good year too.
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I'll have to check out some of the other books you've got listed, since I recognise and like a number of the books you've listed. (And your recs, of course.) Motel fo the Mysteries sounds awesome.
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