Mlle. Zabzie Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Bring up the Bodies (Mantel)The Night Circus (Morgenstern)Past imperfect (Fellowes)Hon. Mention: Dead Souls (Gogol)However, I am in the middle of The Orphan Master's Son. If I finish it in 2012, it likely will go to the top of the list.So, I finished The Orphan Master's Son on 12/30. Do yourself a favor and go buy the book. It totally lives up to the hype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teng Ai Hui Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Going by my Shelfari, I read 36 books in 2012 and gave 6 of them a 5-star rating. Top 3The Dagger and the Coin (read TDP and TKB back-to-back and both were great, so I'm counting them as one)Ready Player One (it had some flaws but it was a lot of nostalgic fun)A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson (an entertaining, educational travelogue that made me want to go hiking in the mountains) Honorable MentionCaliban's WarSwan Song by Robert McCammon (it's been on my to read list forever and was far superior I felt to King's The Stand)Official Book Club Selection by Kathy Griffin (a funny guilty pleasure) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Selig Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 1. Pale Fire by Nabokov 2. The Drowning Girl by Caitlin R. Kiernan 3. The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Cat Valente Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Going from memory (because I've not signed up for Goodreads.. yeah, I'm lazThe Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald1Q84, Haruki MurakamiA Chain of Voices, André BrinkOverall, I think the year's been good reading-wise, but not spectacular. Oh, and I should sign up for Goodreads, if I can make the effo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
girlfrommonday Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Mariusz Szczygiel - Gottland (a bunch of essays about Czech history/culture/society, fantastic written and very interesting)Virginia Woolf - To the LighthouseStanislaw Lem - The Futurological Congress; this book is aging so well! or maybe not aging at all ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yana Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 The Lies of Locke Lamora and Red Seas Under Red Skies are definitely the best books I read this year. Only discovered Scott Lynch recently (shame on me, I know). Number three will have to be A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold. It was a pretty good year :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Books I read this year that I rated 5 stars on Goodreads:Death in Venice - Thomas MannRent Girl - Michele TeaBeloved - Toni MorrisonGirl with Curious Hair - DFWMy goal was to read 50 books in 2012, but I only made it to 17 :blushing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Frost Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 The books I liked the most in 2012 are:The Body Snatchers by Jack Finney - Paranoia doesn't date. Whether this is about the McCarthy years or not, it's still a very creepy novel about a subtle alien invasion. A sort of American John Wyndham.Road of Bones by Fergal Keane - A history book about a battle in which the British Empire defeated Japan. Not a barrel of laughs, but an important story about the fall of two empires. Really interesting.'Salem's Lot by Stephen King - A re-read, as I've not read this for about 15 years. Vampires infest a small American town. It's like Bruce Springsteen writing Dracula. The vampires themselves fall a bit flat, but the sense of decay is really strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flare Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 The Gambler Fyodor Dostoyevsky1984 George OrwellHitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Douglas Adams Hon.:Great Gatsby, The Picture of Dorian GrayWise Man's Fear, King of Thorns, Still trying to complete the quest to read most of the classics.In my main interest at this moment are Tolstoi and DostoyevskyI have almost finished Karenina and one book of war and peace ( only like another 1200 pages to go, lol) [but will probably end up as the fav 2013] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreyKraken Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 1.) The entire ASoIaF series- I always had passion for books(mostly older ones) but I never thought it could be taken this far and get so much pleasure from reading these books. Just an absolutely amazing series and I am privileged to be there when the next two books come out.2.) Sherlock Holmes Novels- Well I had a book containing all the short stories and the novels and after finishing it, I can see why people consider Sir Arthur Conan Doyle a legend, the stories he makes are written amazingly and with such intelligence.3.) The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Templar Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 My top 3:The Dog Stars by Peter Heller – I really enjoyed this one. It was a good post-apocalyptic novel in which a virus wipes out most of mankind. Never read anything by Heller before (never heard of him until this book, actually), but wow, he is a really excellent writer. Good prose; nice narrative about a small plane pilot and his dog trying to survive a very brutal world. It was a bit disheartening at times due to the bleak picture the author paints, but there were also some very moving moments that I found myself getting misty-eyed. I guess I’m becoming soft in my old age.11/22/63 by Stephen King – This looks to be a popular choice in the thread, and I don’t mind piling on. King shows his chops at his writing prowess, and actually delivers a great ending as well. :) I picked up the book because I was interested in the Oswald/JFK plot, but actually ended up enjoying more for the protagonist’s story line and his relationships. I found myself skimming the Oswald stuff to get back to the other storylines.Fall of Giants by Ken Follett – I was drawn to this one for the WWI historical pieces. Follett does a great job weaving the historical background/backdrop of WWI into the novel. It paints a great picture of the exponential clusterfuck that WWI was, and especially how it really resolved nothing and left the seeds sown and grown for WWII to easily take root. The fictional pieces were pretty good, too. :) Can’t wait to read the 2nd book of the planned trilogy.Honorable Mentions:Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood. Never read anything by Atwood before, so I was really impressed by my first exposure to her. Will be looking for Year of the Flood soon, as it is a semi-sequel to this one.The Blade Itself by Abercrombie – How did I miss this one? Why did it take me so long before I read it? Damn, damn fine novel. Loved the character development! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackerNeil Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 This year, it's an easy call. In no particular order...1) Self-Made Man, by Norah Vincent.2) Hitless Wonder, by Joe Oestreich3) Rule and Ruin, by Jeffrey Kabaservice.All are non-fiction but only #3 is political. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Richard Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Naming series is cheating! My stormtroopers will be picking you all up shortly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buster Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 1. ASOIAF again!2. 11/22/63 (King)3. Mortality by Christopher Hitchens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistlepong Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Stanislaw Lem - The Futurological Congress; this book is aging so well! or maybe not aging at all ;) :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One of Three Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 1. A Game of Thrones - George R.R. Martin (can't believe I started reading it in like August and have read up to A Feast for Crows in under 5 months, considering their length)2. Maus - Art Speigelman 3. Cosmopolis -Don Delillo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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