Matt H's 50 Books in 2010... Current: 89

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54. Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut

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55. The Sandman Vol. 3: Dream Country by Neil Gaiman

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56. Doctor Who: The Colony of Lies by Colin Brake

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57. Idoru by William Gibson

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58. Bandit Country by Toby Harnden

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59. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown

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60. Notes from a Big Country by Bill Bryson

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61. Lord of the Flies by William Golding

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62. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J.K. Rowling

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63. Metamorphosis: Stages in a Life by David Suzuki

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64. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda

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65. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

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66. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

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67. Wintering Out by Seamus Heaney

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68. Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney

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69. Dubliners by James Joyce

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70. Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson

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71. Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl

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72. Selected Poetry by W.B. Yeats, ed. A. Norman Jeffares

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73. Junky by William S. Burroughs

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74. More Tales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl

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75. Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

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76. The Lost Continent: Travel in Small-Town America by Bill Bryson

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77. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

[Carol]

How did you like Angels and Demons, Matt? Have you read the other two in the trilogy (so far) yet?

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I thought Angels and Demons was godawful boring. I didn't like anything about it at all. I had read "The Da Vinci Code" when it came out, and thought it was fun. I definitely feel like it was overrated, but it was at least a decent page turner and it had its moments. I just was bored to tears with 'Angels and Demons' though.

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78. Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

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79. Down Under by Bill Bryson

[Carol]

Ref # 76 - That's how I felt about The Lost Symbol...just had to skip ahead to the 'aha' part, and was gratified to find that I had guessed right at the identity of the evil protagonist. I did like the first two, tho.

Bill Bryson has written another book that I read reviews for, 'At Home, A Private History of Life' (I think, or something like that) which sounds absolutely wonderful...he is a new author for me, so will perhaps try Down Under too.

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I recommend Notes from a Big Country first

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80. Pump Six and Other Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi

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81. Dr. Bloodmoney by Philip K. Dick

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82. M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman

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83. Now Wait for Last Year by Philip K. Dick

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84. Armageddon in Retrospect by Kurt Vonnegut

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85. Rum Punch by Elmore Leonard

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86. Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick

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87. The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry

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88. Under the Amoral Bridge by Gary A. Ballard

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89. Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut

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End of the Year Stats

Fiction: 75
Non-Fiction: 15 (one has both)
Graphic Novels: 9
Shared Universe Books (Doctor Who, Star Trek, etc): 14
Science Fiction: 49

Best Books I Read This Year:
1. Mother Night by Kurt Vonnegut
2. American Gods by Neil Gaiman
3. The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
4. Count Zero by William Gibson
5. The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi
6. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown
7. Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis

Five Worst Books I Read This Year:
1. Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein
2. To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip Jose Farmer
3. Wintering Out/Death of a Naturalist by Seamus Heaney
4. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
5. Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

[Heather]

What a great idea! Thanks for the info :)

[Carol]

Matt, I've been following your reads, and haven't been posting any of my own...I should really do that in 2011. The 'best' and 'worst' lists are a good idea.

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Carol wrote: "Matt, I've been following your reads, and haven't been posting any of my own...I should really do that in 2011. The 'best' and 'worst' lists are a good idea."

I have a blog that I blog about the sci-fi stuff I read, but especially focusing on self-published and relatively unknown writers. http://androiddreamer.blogspot.com