My 2012 Reading List

 
69 books this year (since I’m not counting the ones I didn’t finish). Books I really enjoyed are bolded. Books that irritated me for whatever reason (and I remember them irritating me) are struck.
 
Fiction
Blood Tells True by Alan Ryker.
The Knowland Retribution by Richard Greener. [*]
Devil’s Lair by David Wisehart.
The Killings at Badger’s Drift by Caroline Graham.
The Sacrifice of Mendleson Moony by Mark Fassett.
A Morbid Taste for Bones by Ellis Peters.
Into the Wild by Erin Hunter.
Soul Music by Terry Pratchett.
Shotgun Opera by Victor Gischler.
Mort by Terry Pratchett.
Double Dead by Chuck Wendig.
Flashforward by Robert J. Sawyer.
Dead is Forever by David Cray. [*]
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett.
Partners by David Cray.
No Time for Goodbye by Linwood Barclay.
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig.
Mercy Killing by Stephen Solomita.
Dangerous Visions edited by Harlon Ellison.
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee.
“Wool” by Hugh Howey.
“Dreams of Earth” by Mark Fassett.
Sleepyhead by Mark Billingham.
23 Hours by David Wellington. [*]
Exercises in Style by Raymond Queneau.
Second Errata by Chris Braak.
Death of a Hollow Man by Caroline Graham.
Grave Peril by Jim Butcher.
Trigger City by Sean Chercover.
Grim Repo by Mark Fassett.
Kill the Dead by Richard Kadrey. [*]
Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night edited by James Patterson.
The Book of Spies by Gayle Lynds.
Altar of Eden by James Rollins.
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan.
The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan.
A Tower Without Doors by Mark Fassett.
She by H. Rider Haggard.
The Titan’s Curse by Rick Riordan.
The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan.
The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan.
Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d’Art by Christopher Moore.
 
I can’t believe I never read To Kill a Mockingbird before this year. That book is amazing. Too bad forcing grade schoolers to read it has probably ruined their enjoyment of it.
 
Nonfiction
The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen.
Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload by Mark Hurst.
Discover Your Inner Economist by Tyler Cowen.
Business Around A Lifestyle (First Step: How To Dream Your Perfect Lifestyle, Then Go Get It!) by Jim F Kukral.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain.
The Secrets to Ebook Publishing Success by Mark Coker.
Improv Wisdom: Don’t Prepare, Just Show Up by Patricia Ryan Madson.
Attract and Feed a Hungry Crowd: How Thinking Like a Chef Can Help You Build a Solid Business by Tea Del Alma Silvestre.
Stop Acting Rich… and Start Living Like a Real Millionaire by Thomas J. Stanley.
The Shelfless Book: The Complete Digital Author by Bob Mayer and Jen Talty.
250 Things You Should Know About Writing by Chuck Wendig.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg.
Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury. [**]
The $100 Startup: Reinvent the Way You Make a Living, Do What You Love, and Create a New Future by Chris Guillebeau.
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything by Ken Robinson with Lou Aronica.
Liespotting: Proven Techniques to Detect Deception by Pamela Meyer.
The Comedy Bible: From Stand-up to Sitcom–The Comedy Writer’s Ultimate How-To Guide by Judy Carter.
The Comic Toolbox: How to Be Funny Even If You’re Not by John Vorhaus.
Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich.
Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson.
The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail – But Some Don’t by Nate Silver.
Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels by Scott McCloud. [**]
Life Lessons from the Lottery: Protecting Your Money in a Scary World by Don McNay.
The Long Hard Road Out of Hell by Marilyn Manson.
Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield.
On Writing by Stephen King. [**]
2k to 10k: Writing Faster, Writing Better, and Writing More of What You Love by Rachel Aaron.
 
No biographies this year, which is unusual. Didn’t realize that until now.
 
Didn’t Finish
11/22/63 by Stephen King.
The Casual Vacancy by J. K. Rowling.
 
I think I no longer have the patience for staggeringly detailed doorstop novels.
 
[*] I don’t remember anything about this book. I must’ve read it, because I listed it, but it got lost…
[**] I’ve read this book at least once before.
 
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