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January 1st, 2007

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Monday, January 1st, 2007 07:25 pm
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

Novels )

Comics/Manga )

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.