I thought it might be interesting to see a list of the books I read, all in one place. I’m going to list them reverse-chronologically, all blog-style. (I’m also on Goodreads here.)
Currently Reading: Die Trying, by Lee Child
July 2008
- One Shot, by Lee Child
- Sunshine, by Robin McKinley
- Killing Floor, by Lee Child
- Fearless Fourteen, by Janet Evanovich
- Nothing to Lose, by Lee Child
- The Enemy, by Lee Child
- Thief of Time, by Terry Pratchett
- The Basque History of the World, by Mark Kurlansky
June 2008
- Jack of Fables Vol. 3: The Bad Prince, by Bill Willingham
- Feast of Souls, by C.S. Friedman
- The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova
- After Dark, by Haruki Murakami
- Explorer, by CJ Cherryh
- Defender, by CJ Cherryh
- Hogfather, by Terry Pratchett
May 2008
- Soul Music, by Terry Pratchett
- Reaper Man, by Terry Pratchett
- Mort, by Terry Pratchett (starting all the Death novels in order again)
- The Devil’s Code, by John Sandford
- The Fox Woman, by Kij Johnson
- Precursor, by CJ Cherryh
- Inheritor, by CJ Cherryh
- The Silver Needle Murder, by Laura Childs
- Book of a Thousand Days, by Shannon Hale
April 2008
- Invader, by CJ Cherryh
- Foreigner, by CJ Cherryh
- The Hanged Man’s Song, by John Sandford
- The Fool’s Run, by John Sandford
- Moving Mars, by Greg Bear (review)
March 2008
- The Blue Sword, by Robin McKinley (review)
- The Teahouse Fire, by Ellis Avery (review)
- The Empress File, by John Sandford
- Shoot Him If He Runs, by Stuart Woods (mind candy)
- Fresh Disasters, by Stuart Woods (mind candy)
- The Book of Air and Shadow, by Michael Gruber (very good)
February 2008
- Now and Then, by Robert Parker
- The Interior, by Lisa See
- 36 Views of Mount Fuji: On finding myself in Japan, by Cathy N. Davidson (good)
- Summon the Keeper, by Tanya Huff (Fun.)
January 2008
- Kickboxing Geishas: How Modern Japanese Women Are Changing Their Nation, by Veronica Chambers (Excellent!)
- Snakeskin Shamisen, by Naomi Hirahara
- Gasa-Gasa Girl, by Naomi Hirahara
- Summer of the Big Bachi, by Naomi Hirahara (Very interesting series.)
- Carpe Jugulum, by Terry Pratchett
- Maskerade, by Terry Pratchett
- Lords and Ladies, by Terry Pratchett
- Witches Abroad, by Terry Pratchett
- Wyrd Sisters, by Terry Pratchett (re-reading all the witches books in order)
- By the Sword, by Mercedes Lackey (nostalgic re-read)
- Arrow’s Fall, by Mercedes Lackey (nostalgic re-read)
- Arrow’s Flight, by Mercedes Lackey (nostalgic re-read)
- Arrows of the Queen, by Mercedes Lackey (nostalgic re-read, brought on by the Tamora Pierce books)
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Dragon Bones, by Lisa See (very good, but the library made me skip the one that came before it, which was annoying)
December 2007
- A Wild Sheep Chase, by Haruki Murakami
- Kinkakuji (Temple of the Golden Pavilion), by Yukio Mishima, trans. Ivan Morris
- Native Speaker, by Chang-Rae Lee
- Austenland, by Shannon Hale (Fun! Read it in a day, very funny, very entertaining.)
- The Book of Tea, by Kakuzo Okakura (review)
- Lady Knight, by Tamora Pierce (All of these were good, went very quickly, good girl hero. Reminded me of Mercedes Lackey’s Arrows of the Queen trilogy, what with the training/coming of age story.)
- Squire, by Tamora Pierce
- Page, by Tamora Pierce
- First Test, by Tamora Pierce
- Chinese Lessons: Five Classmates and the Story of the New China, by John Pomfret (review)
