Jan. 4th, 2016

2015 Books

Jan. 4th, 2016 05:36 pm
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So, I set a recent record for books in a single year in 2015, and I suspect it was a confluence of several factors: I wasn’t getting free comic books, so I spent more reading time on prose; my tablet made it much more convenient to read ebooks on the go; and I’ve been making an effort to read books rather than mindlessly surf the internet.

Out of 27 books:

- 6 were physical books.

- 12 came from KindleUnlimited, 6 from Humble Bundles.

- 9 could be categorized as “rpg parody books”, 5 as sci-fi, and 4 as non-fiction.

- 7 were what I’d call “very good” and would actively recommend: The Silence of Six by E. C. Myers, Wage Slave Rebellion by Stephen W. Gee, What If? By Randall Munroe, Angels & Visitations by Neil Gaiman, Help Fund My Robot Army!!! Ed. John Joseph Adams, Old Man's War by John Scalzi, and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn.

- I don’t think there’s anything that deserves a “terrible” rating (that I actually finished, at least), though The Lag, Really Terrible Bible Stories and the various Critical Failures books were probably the ones I’m least likely to recommend to anyone. Only Begotten Daughter wasn’t much better.

Going into 2016, I’ve started a Pratchett and several short story collections, and I have more Carey, Gaiman and Scalzi on my list. I doubt I’m going to beat this year, but we’ll see how I do.
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I am hereby abandoning a number of backlogged media items I have failed to consume for general lack of interest:

Anime recommended by Xannoside: Ghost in the Shell Standalone Complex. I made it five episodes in, long enough to see the beginnings of the ongoing plot, but it never grabbed me enough to keep going. I should return his box set.

Anime recommended by Mithrigil: Trigun. Never started, and while it’s very possible that I might enjoy it, my ability to watch not-safe-for-ARR TV is limited and I’m not feeling a pressing need to seek it out.

Stupid things I was forcing on myself: Dragon Warrior. I made it through one of the 13 episodes, which are all on Youtube, but despite having childhood memories of mystery and wonder about the series…it’s really stupid. Kinda terribly so. I don’t need to waste my time watching it.

Shows other friends love: Farscape. I made it through a season and a half, and though I’m told it keeps getting better, Jethrien is not interested in watching any more and I’ve been universally opting to rewatch Star Trek TNG or DS9 rather than pop in the DVDs. I may get back to it sometime, but I’m taking it off the list in the hopes of getting through TV I’m actually excited about.

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