2018 Year-In-Review: Books I Read
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chuckroMy list of “read” books was an even 40, compared with 42 in 2017 and 38 in 2016. As previously, that list includes a couple of graphic novels (typically more “literary” ones, as the actual graphic novel count dwarfs the prose novel count significantly), so the real count is 36 prose titles, matching last year.
By type: 18 Kindle books, 13 other ebooks, 9 physical books.
The most common book type was sci-fi, with a whopping 14 of the books falling into that broad category. Combination funny and informative books (at varying levels of seriousness) are another nine of the titles, plus four self-help books. Five books fell into the classic or modern fantasy genre, three of which were Seanen MacGuire’s books. I read a number of books from two Humble Bundles, though I also started and culled four of those and five other books.
MacGuire tied Scalzi for most popular author; everyone else was a one-off. My queue for the coming year includes more by each of them, a Carey, a Gaiman, a LeGuin, and likely a bunch more one-offs.
Recommended standouts of the year included Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife, Seanen MacGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway, Cat Valente’s Space Opera and Paul Melko’s Singularity’s Ring.
Incidentally, regarding graphic novels: You should definitely be reading Lumberjanes; we’ve been enjoying Giant Days; Princeless has a lot of potential; and Cardboard Kingdom is a really cute one-off.
By type: 18 Kindle books, 13 other ebooks, 9 physical books.
The most common book type was sci-fi, with a whopping 14 of the books falling into that broad category. Combination funny and informative books (at varying levels of seriousness) are another nine of the titles, plus four self-help books. Five books fell into the classic or modern fantasy genre, three of which were Seanen MacGuire’s books. I read a number of books from two Humble Bundles, though I also started and culled four of those and five other books.
MacGuire tied Scalzi for most popular author; everyone else was a one-off. My queue for the coming year includes more by each of them, a Carey, a Gaiman, a LeGuin, and likely a bunch more one-offs.
Recommended standouts of the year included Audrey Niffenegger’s The Time Traveler’s Wife, Seanen MacGuire’s Every Heart a Doorway, Cat Valente’s Space Opera and Paul Melko’s Singularity’s Ring.
Incidentally, regarding graphic novels: You should definitely be reading Lumberjanes; we’ve been enjoying Giant Days; Princeless has a lot of potential; and Cardboard Kingdom is a really cute one-off.
