Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Reading List - 2008

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Some Books I've Read

(Ratings out of 10 - consider 6 to be the minimum of what I expect a published book to be.)

Havemercy
by Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett
Finished book on: Dec 30, 2008
Quality of writing: 9
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 9
Comment: This is a really good book! (New authors too; please support 'em!) Don't be put off by the first scene, which is stilted and doesn't give the best introduction to that character's voice; it's a one-off, and everything improves quickly after that. This is a really well-written, imaginative and layered world, with wonderful characters and a very cool story.

Sunshine
by Robin McKinley
Finished book on: Dec 22, 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of story: 9
Enjoyability: 9


The Poisonwood Bible

by Barbara Kingsolver
Finished book on: Dec 20, 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 8


Procession of the Dead
by D. B. Shan
Finished book on: Dec mumble-mumble, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 7.5
Enjoyability: 7.5


Host
by Faith Hunter
Finished book on: Nov 31, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 8.5
Enjoyability: 8


The Etched City
by K. J. Bishop
Finished book on: Nov 17, 2008
Quality of writing: 8.5
Quality of story: 6
Enjoyability: 7.5


Lord of Lies

by David Zindell
Finished book on: Nov mumblemumble, 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of story: 7
Enjoyability: 7.5


The Silver Sword
by David Zindell
Finished book on: Oct 26, 2008
Quality of writing: 8.5
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 8


Underworld: Evolution

Novelization by Greg Cox
Finished book on: Oct 24, 2008
Quality of writing: 5.5
Quality of story: 7
Enjoyability: 7
.5

Shadows Return
by Lynn Flewelling
Finished book on: August-ish, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 7.5
Enjoyability: 8
PS - Ooh, aah. Alec and Seregil...drool...

Tigana

by Guy Gavriel Kay
Finished book on: August-ish, 2008
Quality of writing: 9
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 8.5


Cursor's Fury

by Jim Butcher
Finished book on: August-ish, 2008
Quality of writing: 7
Quality of story: 7
Enjoyability: 7


Academ's Fury

by Jim Butcher
Finished book on:
August-ish, 2008
Quality of writing: 7
Quality of story: 7
Enjoyability: 7


Furies of Calderon
by Jim Butcher
Finished book on:
August-ish, 2008
Quality of writing: 6
Quality of story: 7
Enjoyability: 7


Tara Road
by Maeve Binchy
Finished book on: Aug 7, 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 8


Thomas the Rhymer
by Ellen Kushner
Finished book on: July 20, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 8


A Soul In a Bottle

by Tim Powers
Finished book on: July 19, 2008
Quality of writing: 7
Quality of story: 7
Enjoyability: 7


Swordspoint
by Ellen Kushner
Finished book on: July 12, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 7.5


Blood Follows
by Steven Erikson
Finished book on: July 10, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 6.5
Enjoyability: 7


The Lunatic Cafe
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Finished book on: July 4, 2008
Quality of writing: 6.5
Quality of story: 7.5
Enjoyability: 7


Edenborn
by Nick Sagan
Finished book on: July 1, 2008
Quality of writing: 9
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 9


One Foot in the Grave
by Wm. Mark Simmons
Finished book on: June 27, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 7.5
Enjoyability: 7.5

Comment: This novel has a terrible COVER, and I feel badly for the author because the book itself is pretty good--it's got a great voice and I really liked the flashes of hard science that appeared in this urban fantasy.

Starman (Book 3 of The Wayfarer Redemption)
by Sara Douglass
Finished book on: June 21, 2008
Quality of writing: 7
Quality of story: 7.5
Enjoyability: 8


The Stand

by Stephen King
Finished book on: June 8, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 7.5


The Family
by Mario Puzo
Finished book on: May 25, 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of story: 7.5
Enjoyability: 7


Expiration Date
by Tim Powers
Finished book on: May24, 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of story: 6.5
Enjoyability: 7


Nothing But Blue Skies
by Tom Holt
Finished book on: Apr 25, 2008
Quality of writing: 8.5
Quality of story: 7.5
Enjoyability: 8


The Kronus Condition

by Emily Devenport
Finished book on: Apr 13, 2008
Quality of writing: 8.5
Quality of story: 7
Enjoyability: 7.5


Disappearing Nightly
by Laura Resnick
Finished book on: Apr 11, 2008
Quality of writing: 7
Quality of story: 6.5
Enjoyability: 7

Seer's Blood
by Doranna Durgin
Finished book on: Mar 30, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 8

Ars Magica

by Judith Tarr
Finished book on: Mar 28, 2008
Quality of writing: 8.5
Quality of story: 7
Enjoyability: 7.5

Sometimes, After Sunset

by Tanith Lee
Finished book on: Mar 22, 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of stories: 7.5
Enjoyability: 7.5

Tales from the Flat Earth: Night's Daughter

by Tanith Lee
Finished book on: Mar 19-ish, 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of stories: 7.5
Enjoyability: 7.5

Tales from the Flat Earth: The Lords of Darkness

by Tanith Lee
Finished book on: Mar 15-ish, 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of stories: 7.5
Enjoyability: 7.5

Odd Thomas

by Dean Koontz
Finished book on: Mar (mumblemumble), 2008
Quality of writing: 8
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 8

Forever Odd

by Dean Koontz
Finished book on: Feb 1, 2008
Quality of writing: 8.5
Quality of story: 7.5
Enjoyability: 7.5

The Hidden Worlds
by Kristin Landon
Finished book on: Jan 25, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 7
Enjoyability: 7.5

Dexter in the Dark
by Jeff Lindsay
Finished book on: Jan ??, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 8

The Conjurer Princess
by Vivian Vande Velde
Finished book on: Jan 1, 2008
Quality of writing: 7.5
Quality of story: 8
Enjoyability: 8.5


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Books I Didn't Finish

Take a Thief
by Mercedes Lackey

Stopped on page: 10


Lyskarion: The Song of the Wind

by J. A. Cullum

Stopped on page: 20


Talyn
by Holly Lisle

Stopped on page: 25


Nemesis
by Rosamund Smith

Stopped on page: 3

Firewalk

by Anne Logston

Stopped on page: 7

The Soprano Sorceress

by L. E. Modesitt, Jr.

Stopped on page: 12

Starmind
by Spider and Jeanne Robinson

Stopped on page: 8

The Knight, the Harp, and the Maiden

by Anne Kelleher-Bush

Stopped on page: 28

Leopard in Exile

by Andre Norton and Rosemary Edghill

Stopped on page: 55

Wolf Justice
by Doranna Durgin

Stopped on page: 6

Stealing the Elf King's Roses

by Diane Duane

Stopped on page: 8

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