Books of 2010
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meteordustIn 2010, I read 30 books:
17 were fiction
11 were non-fiction
14 were novels
3 were collections
0 were anthologies
13 were by authors I had read before
17 were by authors I had never read before
0 were first novels in a series
5 were other novels in a series
Highlights:
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - I read this because it was quoted in Kabuki: The Alchemy by David Mack. All about the creative life and being a professional. Inspirational and motivating.
Gilgamesh by Unknown - The oldest story in the world, and yet still so relevant. Life, death, and the human condition! Plus giant monsters.
10 Songs That Changed The World by June Skinner Sawyers - Not songs that changed music, but changed the *world*, sometimes triggering social movements and political revolutions. Absolutely fascinating.
Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik - Gets a special mention because *set in Australia*. With dragons!
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Corey - It actually deserves its bestseller status. I found it very useful anyway.
Disappointments:
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay - I love GGK's work, and I love him taking his fantastic imagination to ancient China, and I love the first three-quarters of this book. But it wound up far too hurriedly and unsatisfyingly. It really should have been two books, like the Sarantine Mosaic.
Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold - The first new Vorkosigan novel in years, and it reads just like a casefile story, like Cetaganda and Diplomatic Immunity. New Vorkosigan story is always welcome, but I miss the days of worldshaking, heartwrenching books like Mirror Dance and Memory.
17 were fiction
11 were non-fiction
14 were novels
3 were collections
0 were anthologies
13 were by authors I had read before
17 were by authors I had never read before
0 were first novels in a series
5 were other novels in a series
Highlights:
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - I read this because it was quoted in Kabuki: The Alchemy by David Mack. All about the creative life and being a professional. Inspirational and motivating.
Gilgamesh by Unknown - The oldest story in the world, and yet still so relevant. Life, death, and the human condition! Plus giant monsters.
10 Songs That Changed The World by June Skinner Sawyers - Not songs that changed music, but changed the *world*, sometimes triggering social movements and political revolutions. Absolutely fascinating.
Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik - Gets a special mention because *set in Australia*. With dragons!
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Corey - It actually deserves its bestseller status. I found it very useful anyway.
Disappointments:
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay - I love GGK's work, and I love him taking his fantastic imagination to ancient China, and I love the first three-quarters of this book. But it wound up far too hurriedly and unsatisfyingly. It really should have been two books, like the Sarantine Mosaic.
Cryoburn by Lois McMaster Bujold - The first new Vorkosigan novel in years, and it reads just like a casefile story, like Cetaganda and Diplomatic Immunity. New Vorkosigan story is always welcome, but I miss the days of worldshaking, heartwrenching books like Mirror Dance and Memory.
