Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Book Round Up.

Since the minute i finished the recipe round up, I've been thinking about the book round-up, curious to see how it would turn out. So here goes:

January:
1. Blame!by Tsutomu Nihei Volume I (Manga)
2. Psychic Power Nanaki Volume 1 by Ryo Saenagi (manga)
3.St. Lunatic High School Volume 1 by Majiko (manga)
4.The Family Trade, by Charles Stross
5.Last Call, by Tim Powers
6.Ugly Stores for Beautiful People, by James Burr
7. St. Lunatic High School , Volume 2 by Majiko (manga)
8.Paraworld Zero, by Matthew Peterson
9. The Hidden Family, by Charles Stross
10. The Clan Corporate, by Charles Stross

February
11. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
12. Edward: Dancing on the Edge of Infinity, by Bruce Taylor
13. Voices From The Street ,by Philip K. Dick
14. Whitechapel Gods, by S.M. Peters
15. Strangers in Paradise, Volume I by Terry Moore
16. City of Saints & Mad Men, by Jeff Vandermeer
17. Accelerando, by Charles Stross

March
18. The Elric Saga, part I, by Michael Moorcock
19.Halting State, by Charles Stross

April
20. Glory Road, by Robert Heinlien
21. Elric Saga, part II, by Michael Moorcock
22. The Book of Jhereg, by Steven Brust
23. Jumper, by Steven Gould
24. Elric: the Making of a Sorcerer, by Michael Moorcock and Walter Simonson (graphic novel)
25. Jhegaala by Steven Brust

May
26. Action Philosophers #1, by Fred deLente and Ryan Dunlavey

June
27. The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch
28. The Sun, The Moon and the Stars by Steven Brust
29. A Game of Thrones, by George R R Martin

July
30. A Clash of Kings, by George R R Martin

August
31. A Storm of Swords, by George R R Martin
32. The Servants by Michael Marshall Smith
33. The January Dancer by Michael Flynn
34. Someplace to be Flying by Charles deLint

September
35. Cryptonomicon, by Neal Stephenson
36. Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow

October
37. Sundiver by David Brin
38. Saturn's Children by Charles Stross
39. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, by Michael Chabon
40.Startide Rising, by David Brin
41. Between the Rivers, by Harry Turtledove
42. Coraline, by Neil Gaiman
43. Deathnote volume I, by Tsugumi Ohba (manga)
44. Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister, by Gregory Maguire

November
45. A Journey Long and Strange, by Tony Horwitz
46. Mindscan by Robert Sawyer
47. Animal Vegetable Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
48. The Stepsister Scheme by Jim Hines

December
49. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini
50. The Iron Dragon's Daughter, by Michael Swanwick
51. Case of a Lifetime, by Abbe Smith
52. Altered Carbon, by Richard K. Morgan
53. Mind the Gap, by Christopher GOlden and Tim Lebbon
54. The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
55. Passive Agressive Notes: Painfully Polite and Hilariously Hostile Writings, by Kerry Miller
56. You Can Get Arrested for That, by Richard Smith
57. With Liberty and Justice for Some, a A Critique of the Conservative Supreme Court, by David Kairys
58. The Scar by China Mieville


The Quick Breakdown:
Manga/Comics/Graphic Novels: 9
books about manga/comics/graphic novels: 1
Non-fiction books: 7
Charles Stross books read: 6
Charles Stross books enjoyed: maybe 3-ish
Books read in the winter: too many
books read in spring/summer: not enough.

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