Wednesday, February 8, 2017

All of 2016...

For the first time in five years I have dropped the ball on this blog.  In 2016, a significant number of the books I read are from my personal collection, rather than from the library.  The library tracks which books I borrow, but my bookshelf doesn't.  So there is a significant margin of error with this year's data.  

That being said, here is my best guess at what I read in 2016:
The Tower Lord, Anthony Ryan
The Lies of Locke Lamorra, Scott Lynch
The Last Colony, John Scalzi
Red Seas Under Red Skies, Scott Lynch
Queen of Fire, Anthony Ryan
The Republic of Thieves, Scott Lynch
Zoe's Tale, John Scalzi
The Final Empire, Brandon Sanderson
The Well of Ascension, Brandon Sanderson
The Hero of Ages, Brandon Sanderson
The Alloy of Law, Brandon Sanderson
The Way of Kings, Brandon Sanderson
Warbreaker, Brandon Sanderson
Words of Radiance, Brandon Sanderson
Gatefather, Orson Scott Card
Shadows of Self, Brandon Sanderson
The Bands of Mourning, Brandon Sanderson
The Swarm, Orson Scott Card & Aaron Johnston
Hyperion, Dan Simmons
Ready Player One, Ernest Cline
The Fall of Hyperion, Dan Simmons
Firefight, Brandon Sanderson
Me Before You, Jojo Moyes
Fifty Shades of Grey, E.L. James
Golden Fleece, Robert Sawyer
Lock In, John Scalzi
Grey, E.L. James
After You, Jojo Moyes
Calamity, Brandon Sanderson
Fuzzy Nation, John Scalzi
The Human Division, John Scalzi

 So, ~31 books for 2016, which is pretty close to my average.  Was a very Scalzi and Sanderson heavy year!  The book that most stands out from the year is Ready Player One by Ernest Cline.  Its a scifi/cyberpunk thriller which really captivated me.  Highly recommended! 

2017 so far (definitely missing a few here too):
The End of All Things, John Scalzi
Children of Men, P.D. James