Books Read in 2010: 51-107

51. Ex Machina, Vol. 7: Ex Cathedra by Brian K. Vaughan et al.
52. Medium Raw: A Bloody Valentine to the World of Food and the People Who Cook by Anthony Bourdain (reviewed here)
53. Ex Machina, Vol. 8: Dirty Tricks by Brian K. Vaughan et al.
54. The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
55. John Constantine, Hellblazer: Hooked by Peter Milligan et al.
56. Ex Machina, Vol. 9: Ring out the Old by Brian K. Vaughan et al.
57. Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge (reviewed here)
58. Tunneling to the Center of the Earth: Stories by Kevin Wilson (reviewed here)
59. Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child (reviewed here)
60. If Lions Could Speak and Other Stories by Paul Park
61. Air Vol. 1: Letters from Lost Countries by G. Willow Wilson et al.
62. Air Vol. 2: Flying Machine by G. Willow Wilson et al.
63. Air Vol. 3: Pureland by G. Willow Wilson et al.
64. Dragon in Chains by Daniel Fox (reviewed here)
65. Personal Demons by Lisa Desrochers (reviewed here)
66. Fables Vol. 12: The Dark Ages by Bill Willingham, et al.
67. Shoot to Thrill by P.J. Tracy (reviewed here)
68. House of Mystery Vol. 4: The Beauty of Decay by Matthew Sturges et al.
69. Leviathan Wept and Other Stories by Daniel Abraham
70. The Company by K.J. Parker (reviewed here)
71. 61 Hours by Lee Child (reviewed here)
72. Nocturnes: Five Stories of Music and Nightfall by Kazuo Ishiguro (reviewed here)
73. A Local Habitation by Seanan McGuire (reviewed here)
74. The Djinn in the Nightingale's Eye by A.S. Byatt
75. These Children Who Come at You with Knives, and Other Fairy Tales by Jim Knipfel
76. Jade Man's Skin by Daniel Fox (reviewed here)
77. Little Kingdoms by Steven Millhauser (reviewed here)
78. A Book of Tongues by Gemma Files (reviewed here)
79. The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (reviewed here)
80. Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann (reviewed here)
81. The God Engines by John Scalzi (reviewed here)
82. Greywalker by Kat Richardson (reviewed here)
83. Bitter Seeds by Ian Tregillis (reviewed here)
84. A Short History of Women by Kate Walbert (reviewed here)
85. Poltergeist by Kat Richardson (reviewed here)
86. Masked ed. Lou Anders (reviewed here)
87. Indigo Springs by A.M. Dellamonica (reviewed here)
88. Instead of a Letter by Diana Athill (reviewed here)
89. Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky (reviewed here)
90. The Gathering by Anne Enright (reviewed here)
91. The Poison Throne by Celine Kiernan (reviewed here)
92. The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin (reviewed here)
93. Underground by Kat Richardson (reviewed here)
94. Vanished by Kat Richardson (reviewed here)
95. Labyrinth by Kat Richardson (reviewed here)
96. The Crowded Shadows by Celine Kiernan (reviewed here)
97. The Cradle by Patrick Somerville
98. Dexter Is Delicious by Jeff Lindsay (reviewed here)
99. Vicious Grace by M.L.N. Hanover
100. Full Dark, No Stars by Stephen King
101. A Stranger in the Family by Robert Barnard (reviewed here)
102. Stet: An Editor's Life by Diana Athill (reviewed here)
103. Worth Dying For by Lee Child (reviewed here)
104. Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy by Michael Moorcock
105. Illyria by Elizabeth Hand
106. Return by Peter Beagle

By Terry Weyna at 2011-01-01 15:40 | Terry Weyna's blog | login or register to post comments

Quick Reviews

On a scale of Awesome, Meh..., or Pass what did you think of the works you listed by:

Daniel Abraham, Hal Duncan Toni Morrison, Kage Baker, A.S. Byatt, and Elizabeth Hand?

By Chad Hull at 2011-01-01 22:26 | login or register to post comments

Quick comments

I loved Daniel Abraham's Leviathan Wept, and am working on a review to submit to Strange Horizons.

The Hal Duncan book was okay, but nothing to write home about.

I've never been able to like Toni Morrison, and I've tried. I read A Mercy for my reading group, and it's a good book for discussion purposes, but I don't think I would have chosen to read it otherwise.

I adore both A.S. Byatt and Elizabeth Hand, and will read anything either of them writes. I expect to review Illyria shortly, and still hope to do a review of The Djinn in the Nightengale's Eye for this blog.

By Terry Weyna at 2011-01-01 23:02 | login or register to post comments

These subject titles are tough to come up with...

I'm curious as to how you're deciding what to put up on this blog as opposed to Strange Horizons, or elsewhere?

I've had my share of problems with Morrison as well. I think she's a great writer only one that I don't necessarily enjoy reading. I feel like I should like Duncan, though I couldn't tell you why. (I have enjoyed a few short stories of his.)

Byatt is on my list, and Hand makes my head hurt but probably just because she's cooler than me.

By Chad Hull at 2011-01-02 18:43 | login or register to post comments

More on authors

Yeah, I agree about the subject lines, but that's the way the blog works on this software. Sorry about that.

I'm not entirely sure how I decide what to post where. When I think I have a lot to say about a particular book, I'll tend to think of Strange Horizons (where I have yet to be published, by the way). Since I've joined FanLit (i.e., fantasyliterature.com), all of my fantasy reviews will go there, with references back to them posted on this website. Reviews of anything other than fantasy will go here.

If you're going to read Duncan, you should probably read Vellum and Ink rather than Escape From Hell!, which is really sort of a trifle. I haven't read his duology myself, but I own them and am looking forward to them.

Byatt's Possession is one of my very favorite books, but it's not an easy read. Still, I think it's a good place to start.

Elizabeth Hand is wondrous, especially at shorter lengths. I recommend starting with Saffron And Brimstone: Strange Stories, which contains shorter works. Once you're swept away by those (and you will be), you can move on to her more demanding novels.

By Terry Weyna at 2011-01-03 09:21 | login or register to post comments

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