What follows is the list of the books I read in 2006. Of the 52 listed, 34 were fiction and 18 were nonfiction. 44 were written by men, 8 were written by women, and none were written by ferrets. Who were the hot authors to read in 2006? Terry Pratchett (5), Jasper Fforde (5), George MacDonald Fraser (4), and P.G. Wodehouse (3). But enough statistics, let's get to the list...
- The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
- The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
- Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
- The Ring of the Nibelung by Richard Wagner/Andrew Porter
- C.S. Lewis: A Biography by A.N. Wilson
- Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained by John Milton
- Shopgirl by Steve Martin
- The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin
- The Pilgrim's Regress by C.S. Lewis
- Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
- The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell
- Had Enough? by James Carville
- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
- Feet of Clay by Terry Pratchett
- A Preface to Paradise Lost by C.S. Lewis
- Jingo by Terry Pratchett
- Wedding of the Waters by Peter L. Bernstein
- Misunderstimated by Bill Sammon
- The Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett
- Quicksilver by Neil Stephenson
- Jefferson's Second Revolution by Susan Dunn
- Flashman on the March by George MacDonald Fraser
- The Last Assassin by Barry Eisler
- Fantasyland by Sam Walker
- Flashman by George MacDonald Fraser
- Royal Flash by George MacDonald Fraser
- Generation Me by Jean Twenge
- The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara
- The Life of David by Robert Pinsky
- Upon the Altar of the Nation by Harry S. Stout
- The Big Over Easy by Jasper Fforde
- Flash for Freedom by George MacDonald Fraser
- Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin
- Lost in a Good Book by Jasper Fforde
- Call Each River Jordan by Owen Parry
- The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde
- State of Denial by Bob Woodward
- Homegrown Democrat by Garrison Keillor
- The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
- American Gospel by Jon Meacham
- Big Money by P.G. Wodehouse
- Common Sense by Thomas Paine
- The Truth About Diamonds by Nicole Richie
- Bold Sons of Erin by Owen Parry
- Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett
- Mike and Psmith by P.G. Wodehouse
- Something Rotten by Jasper Fforde
- Blandings Castle by P.G. Wodehouse
- A Spell For Chameleon by Piers Anthony
- At Home in Mitford by Jan Karon
- The Source of Magic by Piers Anthony
- The Truth by Terry Pratchett
4 Comments
wow, great job. I just finished "Shattered Air" you should read it, good book.
Thank you and thanks for the book recommendation. I'll have to pick it up the next time I'm at the library and make it 1 of this year's 52.
You did a lot better than I did. I tried it first in '05 and got in 32 books. In '06 even worse - about 20. I blame it on a trend of working late nights the last year or so -- usually I lay and read awhile before falling asleep, but lately I've been passing out right away, before the book even gets cracked open.
Of these, which was your favorite? I've got #10 waiting on my shelf.
I usually have the same problem of falling asleep before breaking a book open if I'm in bed, so I get most of my reading done on the bus or train. (Thank goodness for public transit.) It's hard to choose just one favorite out of last year's batch. #10 was a good book, but right now, I would have to single out Sarah Vowell's Assassination Vacation. It a blend of humor, travel, history, and presidential trivia.