Books read in 2014

[rolanni]

36.  Good Omens, Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
35.   Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, Richard P. Feynman (as told to Ralph Leighton)
34.   A Brother's Price, Wen Spencer (e)
33.   Spiral Path, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel (e)
32.   Earthly Delights, Kerry Greenwood (e)
31.   Night Broken, Patricia Briggs (e)
30.  Just My Type, Simon Garfield
29.  Bones of Faerie, Janni Lee Simner
28.  Dancer of the Sixth, Michelle Shirey Crean
27.  Tryst, Elswyth Thane (re-re-re-re-re-&c-read)
26.  The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern
25.  The King of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner
24.  The Queen of Attolia, Megan Whalen Turner
23.  The Thief, Megan Whalen Turner
22.  Cuckoo's Egg, C.J. Cherryh (re-re-re-&c-read)
21.  The Windflower, Laura London (Tom and Sharon Curtis) (re-read)
20.  Sparrow Hill Road, Seanan McGuire (e)
19.  Demon's Lexicon, Sarah Rees Brennan
18.  Refining Felicity, Marion Chesney
17.  Something Wicked This Way Comes, Ray Bradbury (re-read aloud w/Steve)
16. The Vanished Priestess, Meredith Blevins
15.  Nine Princes in Amber, Roger Zelazny (re-read aloud w/Steve)
14.  Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein
13.  Ghost Point, James A. Hetley, manuscript (read aloud w/Steve)
12.  Peacemaker, C.J. Cherryh (read aloud w/Steve)
11.  The Red Hot Empress, Meredith Blevins
10.  Hogfather, Terry Pratchett
9.  Black Widow: The Name of the Rose, Marjorie Liu, Daniel Acuna
8.  Agent of Change, Sharon Lee and Steve Miller (e)
7.  The Emperor's Agent, Jo Graham (e)
6.  Eternity and a Day, Aline Hunter (e)
5.  Kindred Rites, Katharine Eliska Kimbriel (e)
4.  Billy the Kid, the Endless Ride, Michael Wallis
3.  The Steerswoman, Rosemary Kirstein (e)
2.  Uncovered, Jordan Matter
1.  Dancers Among Us, Jordan Matter

Comments

[doccolt.livejournal.com]

I will have to dig out my copy of The Steerswoman. I know it's in my bedroom somewhere with it's distinctive cover. Haven't reread it for several years now.

[timepiece]

Is ... there's no re-read note on Good Omens ... have you never read it before?! How is that possible?

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Well, because, historically, I've found that I don't care for either author's work. The reasons I was willing to risk Good Omens were: (1) earlier in the year a friend managed to convince me to read Hogfather, which I had fun with, and (2) somewhat later in the year, another friend read Good Omens for the first time and had such a good time that I resolved to give it a try, and I did like it. Not, probably, enough, to seek out other books by the authors, because, even with two wins this year, my Disappointment Ratio for each remains high.

[timepiece]

I guess it's true that I haven't read much else by either author. I really disliked American Gods, which everyone said would be right up my alley (I'm very sensitive to tone, and that one ...). But I loved Good Omens, which I always describe to people as what you might get if Douglas Adams had written something with a religious theme. And it's such a genre classic, I kind of assume that anyone who reads much fantasy has read it.