What books did you read this past year?

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At the begining of this year I set out to read one book per month for the entire year. Unfortunately I didn't reach my goal, but I still read a ton of good books and had alot of fun doing so. So I thought, what did other CAGs read over this past year? The creiteria is this:

School, College or Work Textbooks don't count. However if you are in school and they had you read books of Nonfiction or Fiction for school, they do count. That is pretty much it, however I am more looking for what chose to read on your own.

Books I read this year:

Ender's Game
Halo: First Strike
Neuromancer
Roadside Picnic
A Scanner Darkly
Speaker for the Dead
Mass Effect: Revelation

Graphic Novels I read:

Watchmen
30 Days of Night
Y: The Last Man

Hopefully I will have the following books or graphic novels completed before the end of december:

World War Z
The Hunt For Red October
DMZ

I am reading these books but it will be awhile before I finish them:

Atlus Shrugged

Books I started but never finished:
The Bourne Identity
Children of Men
2001: A Space Oddysey
Cryptonomicon

So what did you read?
 
Hmm. I'd have to check this out later cause I dont remember them anymore but the books I can remember off the top of my head that I read this past year are:

All Souls Rising
Thirteen Moons
The Ruins
The Testament
Mass Effect: Revelation
Watchmen
World War Z
The Walking Dead book 1



And I'm currently reading A Place on the Earth and I Am American (and so can you).
 
Boy, its hard to think what I read over the past year.. i'm sure I'm going to be missing a bunch but here is most of it

The 7 book Dark Tower Series
The 3 book Prince of Nothing Series
Smoke and Mirrors - Neil Gaiman
Stranger in a Strange Land
Road of the Patriarch - an R.A. Salvatore book
I am Legend
The 3 book Coldfire Trilogy
Volumes 1,2, and 3 of the Undead Series
Dying to Live
Monster Island, Monster Nation and Monster Planet
Jesus Freaks
13 Bullets

26 listed so far. I may bang out one more or two before New Years, but I haven't read anything at for probably almost a month. Just kind of fell of the wagon I guess.

There are probably a bunch more that I will have to edit in when I remember them or I go home and look at my bookshelf.

Then there is that fishy gray area of when did I read it. The Robin Hobb books, the last George R.R. Martin book, etc. I can't quite remember when those were read.

I've had a zombie infatuation recently (Dead Rising probably didn't help). I think Monster Island was one of my favorite books of the year. Jesus Freaks was also pretty awesome. I felt a little robbed after i read the Prince of Nothing series. The books all referred to it as a trilogy and it had good reviews. I thought okay. I go through it and then I find out its going to be a trilogy, and two duologies! Now I'm going to have to read them as they come out!

I hate having to wait for books to come out because I lose interest over time, forget characters and plot points.
Series I'm currently following:

Thomas Covenant -the 8th book just came out (still have to read) with the 7th about 3 years before it

George R.R. Martin Song of Fire and Ice - I can't even remeber half the characters, alliances, etc. If I can only remember that most everyone in the series dies.

R.A. Salvatores Drizzt Universe - following since high school so I will continue too (the next book just came out, still have to read)

Glen Cook's Black Company - awesome awesome series. But seems to be on indefinite hiatus.

Dune - still have to read the final book... having trouble preparing myself for it because of herbert and anderson's (i think)

Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time - so many many characters... so many many books. Also worried since his wife and editors at Tor are supposedly finishing it up since he died in September

Okay that's it for now.. post is getting to long.
 
I read a good many graphic novels this year as well after discovering my library carries them. :)

Watchmen
Dark Night Returns
Marvel 1607
First 7 of the Sandmen volumes.
Bunch of others including a ton of the Marvel Ultimate volumes. Love those.

Can't really remember all of the books I've read but the best of the bunch was easily Gates of Fire. (Historical fiction set around the battle that 300 is loosely based on.) Also enjoyed Stardust.

Currently reading the first book in the Legacy of the Force (Star Wars series) and really enjoying it. Betrayal is the first volume.

Dokstarr - Monster Island is a good zombie book? I might have to check that one out. Ah, looks like my library doesn't have it. Oh well.
 
[quote name='wubb']ICan't really remember all of the books I've read but the best of the bunch was easily Gates of Fire. (Historical fiction set around the battle that 300 is loosely based on.) Also enjoyed Stardust.[/quote]

Check out Tides of War.

There's a ton of historical inaccuracy in his books, but damn they are entertaining.

Can't begin to express how dissappointed I was in his immensely over-hyped Bagger Vance book. Golf nuts are an easy crowd to please.
 
2007 Read:
The God Delusion - Richard Dawkins
The Secular Bible: Why Nonbelievers Must Take Religion Seriously by Jacques Berlinerblau
Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why by Bart D. Ehrman
I Am America (And So Can You!) - Stephen Colbert

The Dreams in the Witch House and Other Weird Stories - H.P. Lovecraft

2007 "Lite Reading" (aka kid's books):
In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories by Alvin Schwartz
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (let's say I lost a bet..)
The Scary Stories Treasury - Alvin Schwartz


2007 Read for School:
The Omnivore's Dilemma


Currently Reading:
Shadows Over Baker Street - Various
The Shining - Stephen King

..more to come as i remember them..
 
[quote name='camoor']Check out Tides of War.

There's a ton of historical inaccuracy in his books, but damn they are entertaining.

Can't begin to express how dissappointed I was in his immensely over-hyped Bagger Vance book. Golf nuts are an easy crowd to please.[/QUOTE]


I will do that. What about Killer Angels (Shaara)? I started in on that before switching to Star Wars but it looked good from the opening and I've heard very good things.
 
His Dark Materials trilogy by Philip Pullman
Golden Compass, Subtle Knife, Amber Spyglass

Demon Child trilogy by Jennifer Fallon
Medalon, Treason Keep, Harshini

I'm trying to get into Sabriel by Garth Nix right now but I'm not feeling it so far, but I'll give it more time.
 
In the order that I can remember them:

Rant by Chuck Palahniuk
Only Revolutions by Mark Z. Danielewski
Crooked Little Vein by Warren Ellis
I Am America (And So Can You!) by Stephen Colbert
Brief History of the Dead by Kevin Brockmeier
Heart Shaped Box by Joe Hill
Interworld by Neil Gaiman
The Tell-Tale Corpse by Harold Schechter
Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Never Enough: The Story of The Cure by ?
No Dominion by Charlie Huston
Already Dead by Charlie Huston
Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast

Currently reading Mister B. Gone by Clive Barker.
 
[quote name='wubb']I will do that. What about Killer Angels (Shaara)? I started in on that before switching to Star Wars but it looked good from the opening and I've heard very good things.[/QUOTE]

Killer Angels is a great book, better than Gods and Generals (which is also quite good and worth reading too).

I pretty much only read non-fiction history books but my wife also got me into Harry Potter. So last few books I've read over the past few months are Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, Gods and Generals by Jeff Shaara, Manhunt: The 12 Day chase for Lincoln's Killer by James Swanson (awesome book, I hope they make a film version of this someday), the last two Harry Potter books Half-Blood Prince and Deathly Hallows and most recently just finished Agincourt: Henry V and the Battle That Made England by Juliet Barker
 
I have Killer Angels but keep putting off reading it because the type is so damn small. I have perfect 20/20 vision and even I have a hard time seeing whats on the page.
 
Been so busy that I haven't been able to read much fiction.

More Than You Know: Finding Financial Wisdom In Unconventional Places
Michael J. Mauboussin

A Random Walk Down Wallstreet
Burton G. Malkiel

The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
Emanuel Derman


Just to name a few.
 
[quote name='darthbudge']At the begining of this year I set out to read one book per month for the entire year. Unfortunately I didn't reach my goal, but I still read a ton of good books and had alot of fun doing so. So I thought, what did other CAGs read over this past year? The creiteria is this:

School, College or Work Textbooks don't count. However if you are in school and they had you read books of Nonfiction or Fiction for school, they do count. That is pretty much it, however I am more looking for what chose to read on your own.

Books I read this year:

Ender's Game
Halo: First Strike
Neuromancer
Roadside Picnic
A Scanner Darkly
Speaker for the Dead
Mass Effect: Revelation

Graphic Novels I read:

Watchmen
30 Days of Night
Y: The Last Man

Hopefully I will have the following books or graphic novels completed before the end of december:

World War Z
The Hunt For Red October
DMZ

I am reading these books but it will be awhile before I finish them:

Atlus Shrugged

Books I started but never finished:
The Bourne Identity
Children of Men
2001: A Space Oddysey
Cryptonomicon

So what did you read?[/quote]

I did finish Children of Men this year. Not nearly as riveting as the film (exception to the rule), but still a pretty decent read.
 
Ender's Game, and a couple others that I can't remember, sci-fi-wise.

My favorite book of 2007? "Shalom in the Home" by Rabbi Shmuley Boteach. Sounds cheesy, but it is a great read for spouses and parents. Good sound Bible-based advice, but it isn't so spiritually-minded that it is of no earthly use. Excellent book.
 
Only book I read (and I'm not quite finished... will definitely finish this year though) is The Count of Monte Cristo, which is like... the best book I've read.

It makes other books look like they were written for plebs.
 
[quote name='rodeojones903']
The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable
Nassim Nicholas Taleb

My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance
Emanuel Derman
[/quote]

What did you think of Derman's book? He's an interesting guy. Taleb's first book was ok but I haven't read this one yet.

What do you do, by the way? Just curious :)
 
Lets see...

Harry Potter 1-7
Harry Potter 7 (again-the first read took just a day)
Star Wars (several of the new series)
1776
a bunch more that I can't remember

Right now I'm reading "The Audacity of Hope" by Barack Obama. Its not too bad, but he's definitely Democrat.

TBW
 
I just remembered three more books I read this past year:

The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot
Utopian Societies of America from 1750 - 1950
Rum Diaries
 
I read a lot of books (only because I need something to do on the shitter); too many to count. Some of the later ones:

Star War Republic Commando: True Colors
The Zombie Survival Guide (I already read World War Z a while back)
Shadow of the Giant (Ender's Game series)
The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham (my 3rd copy since I re-read this a lot)
Halo: Contact Harvest
Splinter Cell: Fallout
 
I recently read the Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud:
The Amulent of Samarkand
The Golem's Eye
Ptolemy's Gate

These were EXCELLENT reads. If you are a fan of fantasy novels I highly recommend them - they really were the best books I've read in a while, and I read a lot of fantasy/sci-fi stuff. If you liked Harry Potter, you'll like these. IMO, they were better than the Harry Potter books (I found it darker and more interesting). Hopefully someone will back me up on this recommendation.
 
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