My Year in Books
I love to read and do it with gusto, consuming words at virtually the same rate that I consume pasta, which is pretty impressive haha. I read mostly fiction these days, but throw in the occasional memoir now and again. My favorite genres are post apocalyptic/dystopian fiction and, of course, zombie novels. I keep track of my books on Facebook’s LivingSocial utility, so here’s a rundown of what I’ve read in 2009 and how I rated them. My 1-5 star ratings are based on how much I enjoyed reading the book – not necessarily the quality of the book.
Plague War by Jeff Carlson – 2.5
Infected: A Novel by Scott Sigler – 3.0
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro – 4.0
As the World Dies: Fighting to Survive: A Zombie Trilogy by Rhiannon Frater – 3.5
A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs – 4.0
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury – 4.5
The Postman by David Brin – 4.5
The Rift by Walter J. Williams – 3.5
Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs – 3.5
Cat’s Eye by Margaret Atwood – 4.0
The Rising by Brian Keene – 4.0
Into the Forest by Jean Hegland – 4.5
City of the Dead by Brian Keene – 3.5
The Possessors by John Christopher – 3.5
The Long Walk by Stephen King – 4.0
What the Dead Know by Laura Lippman – 3.5
Lady Oracle by Margaret Atwood – 3.5
Warday: And the Journey Onward by Whitley Strieber and James Kunetka – 3.0
Lord of the Flies by William Golding – 4.5
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro – 4.0
The Woods by Harlan Coben – 4.0
Surfacing by Margaret Atwood – 2.5
Hold Tight by Harlan Coben – 4.0
Castaways by Brian Keene – 3.0
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz – 4.0
Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain – 4.0
The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson – 3.5
Tell No One by Harlan Coben – 3.5
Level 7 by Mordecai Roshwald – 4.0
The Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene – 3.5
Sarah’s Key: A Novel by Tatiana de Rosnay – 3.5
Gone for Good by Harlan Coben – 3.5
Footprints of Thunder by James F. David – 4.0
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm – 3.5
Nature’s End: The Consequences of the 20th Century by Strieber & Kunetka – 3.5
The Descent by Jeff Long – 4.5
Dies the Fire by SM Stirling – 3.5
Just One Look by Harlan Coben – 3.0
In the Country of Last Things by Paul Auster – 4.0