What I'm Reading

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Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein

Iron Council, by China Miéville

Red Shirts, by John Scalzi.



2013 Archive


29. Sourcery, by Terry Pratchett. ★★★★☆
28. The Radicalism of the American Revolution, by Gordon S. Wood ★★★★☆
27. Seraphina, by Rachel Hartman ★★★☆☆
26. Wicked Business, by Janet Evanovich ★★★★☆
25. Sacre Bleu, by Christopher Moore. ★★★★☆
24. Collapse, by Jared Diamond. ★★★☆☆
23. The Summer Prince, by Alaya Dawn Johnson. ★★★★★
22. Count to a Trillion, by John C. Wright. ★☆☆☆☆
21. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, by N.K. Jemisin. ★★★☆☆
20. Notorious Nineteen, by Janet Evanovich.★★★★☆
19. The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, by Thomas S. Kuhn. ★★☆☆☆
18. Shaken, by J.A. Konrath. ★★★★☆
17. Mort, by Terry Pratchett. ★★★★☆
16. Red Planet Blues, by Robert Sawyer. ★★★☆☆
15. Until I Say Goodbye: My Year of Living with Joy, by Susan Spencer-Wendel. ★★★★☆
14. The Disappeared, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch ★★★☆☆
13. The Limpopo Academy of Private Detection, by Alexander McCall Smith. ★★★★☆
12. The Inexplicables, by Cherie Priest. ★★★☆☆
11. One True Thing, by Anna Quindlen. ★★★★☆
10. City of a Thousand Dolls, by Miriam Foster. ★★★☆☆
9. The Children of the Sky, by Vernor Vinge. ★★☆☆☆
8. The Friday Society, by Adrienne Kress. ★★★★☆
7. Blackwood, by Gwenda Bond. ★★★☆☆
6. Triggers, by Robert J. Sawyer. ★★★★☆
5. The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party, by Alexander McCall Smith. ★★★★☆
4. Echoes of Betrayal, by Elizabeth Moon. ★★★☆☆
3. Two Graves, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. ★★★☆☆
2. Unorthodox, by Deborah Feldman. ★★★☆☆
1. Wind Rider's Oath, by David Weber. ★★★★☆


2012 Archive


74. The Drowned Cities, by Paolo Bacigalupi. ★★★☆☆
73. The Social Conquest of Earth, by E.O. Wilson. ★★★☆☆
72. Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins. ★★★☆☆
71. The Turn of the Screw, by Henry James.  ★★★☆☆
70. Guns, Germs and Steel, by Jared Diamond. ★★★★★
69. Equal Rites, by Terry Pratchett. ★★★★☆
68. Railsea, by China Miéville. ★★★★☆
67. Liars and Outliers: Enabling the Trust that Society Needs to Thrive, by Bruce Schneier. ★★★☆☆
66. All Mortal Flesh, by Julia Spencer Fleming. ★★★☆☆
65. Illegal Alien, by Robert J. Sawyer. ★★★☆☆
64. The Tender Bar, by J.R. Moehringer. ★★★☆☆
63. A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin. ★★★★☆
62. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion, by Jonathon Haidt. ★★★★★
61. The Light Fantastic, by Terry Pratchett. ★★★☆☆
60. The Autobiography of an Execution, by David R. Dow. ★★★★☆
59. Cherry Bomb, by J.A. Konrath. ★★★☆☆
58. What it is Like to Go to War, by Karl Marlantes. ★★★★★
57. Dies the Fire, by S.M. Stirling. ★★★☆☆
56. Ganymede, by Cherie Priest. ★★★★☆

*** Summer Reading Program Ends ***

55. Above, by Leah Bobet. ★★★☆☆
54. The War God's Own, by David Weber. ★★★★☆
53. Endless Forms Most Beautiful, by Sean B. Carroll. ★★★☆☆
52. Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins. ★★★★☆
51. Rez Life, by David Treuer. ★★★★☆
50. Captain Vorpatril's Alliance, by Lois McMaster Bujold. ★★★★★
49. The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett. ★★★☆☆
48. Gideon's Corpse, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. ★★★☆☆
47. The First 20 Minutes: Surprising Science Reveals how we can: Exercise Better, Train Smarter, Live Longer, by Gretchen Reynolds. ★★★★☆
46. Girlchild, by Tupelo Hassman. ★★★★★
45. Scat, by Carl Hiaasen. ★★★★☆
44. The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss. ★★★★☆
43. The Double Comfort Safari Club, by Alexander McCall Smith. ★★★★☆
42. Let's Pretend this Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir, by Jenny Lawson. ★★★★☆
41. What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets, by Michael J. Sandel. ★★★☆☆
40. Unseen Academicals, by Terry Pratchett. ★★★★☆
39. Adapt: Why Success Always Starts with Failure, by Tim Harford. ★★★★☆
38. Ship Breaker, by Paolo Bacigalupi. ★★★☆☆

*** Summer Reading Program Commences ***

37. The Scar, by China Miéville. ★★★★☆
36. Kings of the North, by Elizabeth Moon. ★★★★☆
35. Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do? by Michael J. Sandel. ★★★★★
34. To Darkness and to Death, by Julia Spencer Fleming. ★★★☆☆
33. Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power, by Rachel Maddow. ★★★★★
32. Quantum Thief, by Hannu Rajaniemi. ★★★☆☆
31. God's Jury: The Inquisition and the Making of the Modern World, by Cullen Murphy. ★★★☆☆
30. Snuff, by Terry Pratchett. ★★★★☆
29. Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010, by Charles Murray. ★★☆☆☆
28. Straight Into Darkness, by Faye Kellerman. ★★☆☆☆
27. The Better Angels of our Nature: Why Violence has Declined, by Steven Pinker. ★★★★☆
26. A Planet of Viruses, by Carl Zimmer. ★★★★☆
25. Trail of the Spellmans, by Lisa Lutz. ★★★★☆
24. Tea Time for the Traditionally Built, by Alexander McCall Smith. ★★★★☆
23. The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins. ★★★★★
22. Thinking Fast, and Slow, by Daniel Kaheman. ★★★☆☆
21. Graveminder, by Melissa Marr. ★★★★☆
20. In Our Prime: The Invention of Middle Age, by Patricia Cohen. ★★★☆☆
19. 19 Dragons, by S.M. Reine. ★★★☆☆
18. The Magician King, by Lev Grossman. ★★★★☆
17. Finding Forgiveness, by Eileen R. Borris-Dunchunstang. ★★☆☆☆
16. Good Neighbors, by Ryan David Jahn. ★★★☆☆
15. Oath of Fealty, by Elizabeth Moon. ★★★★☆
14. Agatha Raisin and The Quiche of Death, by M.C. Beaton. ★★★☆☆
13. Winner-Take-All Politics, by Jacob S. Hacker and Paul Pierson. ★★★★★
12. Feed, by Mira Grant. ★★★★☆
11. Oath of Swords, by David Weber. ★★★★☆
10. 3rd Degree, by James Patterson. ★★★☆☆
9. The Black Swan, by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. ★★☆☆☆  
8. Flush, by Carl Hiaasen. ★★★★☆
7. The Believers, by Zoe Heller. ★★★★☆
6. A Bittersweet Season, by Jane Gross. ★★★★★
5. The Leftovers, by Tom Perrotta. ★★★★★
4. Boomerang, by Michael Lewis. ★★★★★
3. Vault of the Beast, by A.E. van Vogt. ★★★☆☆
2. Dreadnought, by Cherie Priest. ★★★★☆
1. All Clear, by Connie Willis. ★★★★☆


2011 Archive


93. The Swerve, by Stephen Greenblatt. ★★★★☆
92. Lavinia, by Ursula K. LeGuin. ★★★★☆
91. The Miracle at Speedy Motors, by Alexander McCall Smith. ★★★★☆
90. The Viral Storm, by Nathan Wolfe. ★★★★☆
89. The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss. ★★★☆☆
88. Night of the Living Dead Christian, by Matt Mikalatos.  ★★☆☆☆  
87. Explosive Eighteen, by Janet Evanovich. ★★★★☆
86. Oath of Gold, by Elizabeth Moon. ★★★☆☆ 
85. Toward a True Kinship of Faiths, by His Holiness the Dalai Lama‌. ★★★☆☆
84. Thud! by Terry Pratchett ★★★☆☆ 
83. Brain Bugs: How the Brain's Flaws Shape our Lives, by Dean Buonomano ★★★☆☆ 
82. Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville. ★★★★★
81. The Good Husband of Zebra Drive, by Alexander McCall Smith ★★★★☆ 
80. Clementine, by Cherie Priest. ★★★★☆ 
79.  The Warmth of Other Suns, by Isabel Wilkerson. ★★★★★
78.  Questions for a Soldier, by John Scalzi. ★★★☆☆
77. The Sagan Diary, by John Scalzi. ★★★☆☆
76. Wolf Time, by Lars Walker. ★★★★☆ 
75. Hoot, by Carl Hiaasen. ★★★★★
74. Them, by Jon Ronson. ★★★☆☆
73. Blackout, by Connie Willis.★★★★☆ 
72. This Perfect Day, by Ira Levin. ★★★★☆ 
71. Divided Allegiance, by Elizabeth Moon. ★★★★☆ 
70. In the Garden of Beasts, by Erik Larson. ★★☆☆☆  
69. The Boys from Brazil, by Ira Levin. ★★★★☆ 

****End of Summer Reading Program****

68. Night Watch, by Terry Pratchett. ★★★★☆ 
67. 2nd Chance, by James Patterson. ★★★☆☆
66. The Weird Sisters, by Eleanor Brown. ★★★★☆
65. A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin. ★★★★☆
64. Cold Vengeance, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. ★★★★☆
63. Bellwether, by Connie Willis. ★★★★☆
62. Out of the Deep I Cry, by Julia Spencer-Flemming. ★★★☆☆
61. Embassytown, by China Miéville. ★★★★★
60. Vortex, by Robert Charles Wilson. ★★★★☆  
59. Glory in Death, by J.D. Robb. ★★☆☆☆  
58. Loud and Clear, by Anna Quindlen. ★★★★☆
57. For the Win, by Cory Doctorow. ★★☆☆☆
56. Bedlam Boyz, by Ellen Guon. ★★☆☆☆
55. Sheepfarmer's Daughter, by Elizabeth Moon. ★★★☆☆
54. Still Summer, by Jacquelyn Mitchard. ★★★★☆
53. Die Trying, by Lee Child. ★★☆☆☆
52. The Concrete Jungle, by Charles Stross. ★★★★☆
51. Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk, by David Sedaris. ★★☆☆☆
50. The Draco Tavern, by Larry Niven. ★★☆☆☆
49. Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain, by David Eagleman. ★★★☆☆
48. Tabloid City, by Pete Hamill. Hamill ★★☆☆☆
47. Smoking Seventeen, by Janet Evanovich. ★★★★☆
46. Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, by Daniel Okrent. ★★★★☆
45. Boneshaker, by Cherie Priest. ★★★★☆ 

****Summer Reading Program Commences****

44. The Eye of the Needle, by Ken Follett. ★★★★☆
43. Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim, by David Sedaris. ★★★★☆
42.  I Think I Love You, by Allison Pearson. ★★★★★
41. Fuzzy Nation,by John Scalzi. ★★★★☆ 
40. The Internet is a Playground, by David Thorne. ★★★★☆
39. The Sea Hag, by David Drake. ★★★★☆
38. The Psychopath Test, by Jon Ronson. ★★★★☆
37. Bad Science, by Ben Goldacre. ★★★★☆
36. WWW: Wonder, by Robert Sawyer. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
35. Wishin' and Hopin' by Wally Lamb. ★★★★★
34. Last Night at the Lobster, by Stewart O'Nan. ★★★★☆
33. The Great Influenza, by John M. Barry. ★★★★★
32. Kraken, by China Miéville. ★★★★☆
31. 1st To Die, by James Patterson. ★★★☆☆
30.  The Tiger's Wife, by Tea Obreht. ★★★★☆
29. The Zero Game, by Brad Meltzer. ★★★☆☆
28. The Panic Virus, by Seth Mnookin. ★★★★☆
27. A Fountain Filled with Blood, by Julia Spencer-Fleming. ★★★★☆
26. Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, by Tom Franklin. ★★★★☆
25. Naked in Death, by J.D. Robb. ★★★☆☆
24. Freakonomics, by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. ★★★☆☆
23. A Fire Upon the Deep, by Vernor Vinge. ★★★★☆
22. Gideon's Sword, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. ★★★☆☆
21.When You Are Engulfed in Flames, by David Sedaris. ★★★★★
20. The Spellmans Strike Again, by Lisa Lutz. ★★★★☆
19. War, by Sebastian Junger. ★★★★★
18. Inherit the Stars, by James P. Hogan. ★★☆☆☆
17. The Way Home, by George Pelecanos. ★★★☆☆
16. God's War, by Kameron Hurley. ★★★☆☆
15. The Emperor of All Maladies, by Siddhartha Mukherjee. ★★★☆☆
14. Black on Black, by K.D. Wentworth. ★★★☆☆
13. In the Bleak Midwinter, by Julia Spencer-Fleming. ★★★★☆
12. Third World America, by Arianna Huffington. ★★☆☆☆
11. Zoo City, by Lauren Beukes. ★★★★★
10. Every Last One, by Anna Quindlen. ★★★★☆
9. Identity Theft, by Robert Sawyer. ★★★★☆ 
8. The Moral Landscape, by Sam Harris. ★★★☆☆
7. Ancestor, by Scott Sigler. ★★★★☆
6. Earthweb, by Marc Stiegler. ★★★☆☆
5. Packing for Mars, by Mary Roach. ★★★★☆
4. Revenge of the Spellmans, by Lisa Lutz. ★★★★☆
3. The City and the City, by China Mieville. ★★★★★
2. Killing Floor, by Lee Child. ★★★★☆
1. MedShip, by Murray Leinster. ★★☆☆☆