Reading Roundup I: What I Read This Year
It is done. I am not going to finish reading another book this year, so let's do the roundup:
The e-reader increased the amount of books I read by a good third! It's almost frightening how much I read this year (granted, a lot of these were under 300 pages, and quite a few were actually plays, so there's even less text on the pages, but still, being able to have lots of books with you whereever you go is magical.)
colour key:
Loved it, will definitely read it again.
Liked it, will most likely read it again.
An okay book. Will sit on the shelf for a while before I consider reading it again.
Disappointing, will probably not read it again.
Strongly disliked it, will never read it again, unless you pay me.
1. Les Misérables [Les Misérables] (1862) Victor Hugo ebook Historical Fictionreview (EN)
2. The Radiant Boy (2010) Emma Collingwood ebookFantasy/Age of Sailreview (EN)
3. Master & Commander (1969) Patrick O'Brian paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
4. Goehte & Schiller - Geschichte einer Freundschaft (2009) Rüdiger Safranski paperback Non-fictionreview (GER)
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain (2008) Garth Stein paperback, borrowedContemporary review (EN)
6. Post Captain (1972) Patrick O'Brian paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
7. Kandide oder Die Beste aller Welten [Candide ou l'optimisme] (1795) Voltaire ebook 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
8. Ransom (2006) Lee Rowan ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
9. Mother Night (1961) Kurt Vonnegut paperback Historical/Crimereview (EN)
10. Ramage (1965) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
11. Mara und der Feuerbringer (2009) Tommy Krappweis hardcover Fantasy review (GER)
12. HMS Surprise (1973) Patrick O'Brian paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
13. Boys at Sea: Sodomy, Indecency, and Courts Martial in Nelson's Navy (2007) B.R. Burg hardcover, borrowedNon-fiction review (EN)
14. The Black Ship (1963) Dudley Pope paperbackNon-fiction review (EN)
15. Die Hauptmannstochter [Дубровский. Капитанская дочка] (1836) Alexander Puschkin hardcover 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
16. Ramage and the Drumbeat (1967) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
17. By Honor Betrayed (2011) Alex Beecroft ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
18. Ramage and the Freebooters (1969) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fictionreview (EN)
19. Fires of the Faithful (2002) Naomi Kritzer ebook Fantasy review (EN)
20. The Making of 'Hornblower' (1998) Tom McGregor hardcover Non-fiction review (EN)
21. Captain Richard Bolitho, RN (omnibus edition, 1978) Alexander Kent hardcover Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
22. Turning the Storm (2003) Naomi Kritzer ebook Fantasy review (EN)
23. The Sea Warriors (2002) Richard Woodman hardcover Non-fiction review (EN)
24. On Basilisk Station (1992) David Weber ebook Military Sci-Fi review (EN)
25. Storm and Conquest: The Battle for the Indian Ocean, 1808-10 (2008) Stephen Taylor hardcover Non-fiction review (EN)
26. Meleons magische Schokoladen (2012) Ann-Merit Blum ebook Fantasy review (GER)
27. Römische Elegien (~ 1800) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ebook 12 Classics Challenge review (EN)
28. Persuasion (1818) Jane Austen ebook 12 Classics Challenge review (EN)
29. Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero (2005) Max Adams hardcoverNon-fiction review (EN)
30. Governor Ramage, RN (1973) Dudley Popy paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
31. Tongues of Serpents (2010) Naomi Novik ebookFantasy/Age of Sail review (EN)
32. Crucible of Gold (2012) Naomi Novik ebookFantasy/Age of Sailreview (EN)
33. Ramage's Prize (1974) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
34. The Mauritius Command (1977) Patrick O'Brian ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
35. Eye of the Fleet in The First Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus (ombinbus edition, 2000) Richard Woodman paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
36. The Pyramid Waltz (2012) Barbara Ann Wright ebook Fantasy review (EN)
37. Wallenstein I: Wallensteins Lager & Die Piccolomini (1798-99) Friedrich von Schiller paperback12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
38. La Música del Viento (Easy Readers edition, 2001) Jordi Sierra i Fabra paperbackCrime Fiction###
39. Wallenstein II: Wallensteins Tod (1799) Friedrich von Schiller paperback 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
40. Broken Homes (2013) Ben Aaronovitch paperback Fantasy review (EN)
41. Ramage and the Guillotine (1975) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
42. The Broken Sword (1954) Poul Anderson paperback Fantasy review (EN)
43. Die Wahlverwandtschaften (1809) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe hardback 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
44. A Thirst For Glory: The Life of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith (1996) Tom Pocock paperback Non-fiction review (EN)
45. The Steel Remains (2008) Richard K. Morgan paperback Fantasy review (EN)
46. Steam & Sorcery (2008) Cindy Spencer Pape ebook Fantasy review (EN)
47. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004) Susanna Clarke paperback Fantasy review (EN)
48. Viva Polonia (2008) Steffen Möller paperbackNon-fiction review (GER)
49. Desolation Island (1977) Patrick O'Brian ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
50. The King in Yellow (1865) Robert W. Chambers ebookFantasy/Horror review (EN)
51. Husaren der See (2009) Ole Groothus paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (GER)
52. Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998) Diana Wynne Jones ebook Fantasy review (EN)
53. Das Erlkönig-Manöver (2007) Robert Löhr ebookHistorical Fictionreview (GER)
54. Der Glöckner von Notre Dame [Notre-Dame de Paris] (1831) Victor Hugo ebook 12 Classics Challengereview (EN)
55. A narrative of the expedition to Algiers in the year 1816, under the command of the Right Hon. Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth (1819) Abraham V Salamé ebookNon-fiction###
56. The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding (2003) Robert Hughes borrowed, paperback Non-fiction review (EN)
57. Zoot Suit and Other Plays (1992) Luis Valdez paperbackHistorical/Crime review (EN)
58. Ramage's Diamond (1976) Dudley Pope paperbackAge of Sail Fiction review (EN)
59. Der Prozeß (1925) Franz Kafka hadcover 12 Classics Challenge review (EN)
60. Life And Times Of Horatio Hornblower (1970) C. Northcote Parkinson paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
61. Schloß Gripsholm (1931) Kurt Tucholsky hardcover 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
62. Under Enemy Colours (2007) Sean Thomas Russel ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
63. Don Karlos: Infant von Spanien (1787) Friedrich von Schiller ebook 12 Classics Challenge review (EN)
64. Darksiders: The Abomination Vault (2012) Ari Marmell ebook Fantasyreview (EN)
65. Götz von Berlichingen (1773) Johann Wolfgang von Goehte hardcover12 Classics Challengereview (GER)
currently reading:
First Voyage: The Sea Lord Chronicles (2012) David Healey ebookFantasy/Age of Sailreview
graphic novel:
Zum Sehen geboren, zum Schauen bestellt (2007) - Friedemann Bedürftig (writer), Thomas von Kummant, Christoph Kirsch, Benjamin von Eckartsberg (illustrators) + review. (The art is so good! Especially in the second act!)
did not finish:
The First Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus + review (GER).
All of this year's reviews on goodreads.
I'll post one of those "best book/worst book/end of the year" memes later. :)
The e-reader increased the amount of books I read by a good third! It's almost frightening how much I read this year (granted, a lot of these were under 300 pages, and quite a few were actually plays, so there's even less text on the pages, but still, being able to have lots of books with you whereever you go is magical.)
colour key:
Loved it, will definitely read it again.
Liked it, will most likely read it again.
An okay book. Will sit on the shelf for a while before I consider reading it again.
Disappointing, will probably not read it again.
Strongly disliked it, will never read it again, unless you pay me.
1. Les Misérables [Les Misérables] (1862) Victor Hugo ebook Historical Fictionreview (EN)
2. The Radiant Boy (2010) Emma Collingwood ebookFantasy/Age of Sailreview (EN)
3. Master & Commander (1969) Patrick O'Brian paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
4. Goehte & Schiller - Geschichte einer Freundschaft (2009) Rüdiger Safranski paperback Non-fictionreview (GER)
5. The Art of Racing in the Rain (2008) Garth Stein paperback, borrowedContemporary review (EN)
6. Post Captain (1972) Patrick O'Brian paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
7. Kandide oder Die Beste aller Welten [Candide ou l'optimisme] (1795) Voltaire ebook 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
8. Ransom (2006) Lee Rowan ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
9. Mother Night (1961) Kurt Vonnegut paperback Historical/Crimereview (EN)
10. Ramage (1965) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
11. Mara und der Feuerbringer (2009) Tommy Krappweis hardcover Fantasy review (GER)
12. HMS Surprise (1973) Patrick O'Brian paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
13. Boys at Sea: Sodomy, Indecency, and Courts Martial in Nelson's Navy (2007) B.R. Burg hardcover, borrowedNon-fiction review (EN)
14. The Black Ship (1963) Dudley Pope paperbackNon-fiction review (EN)
15. Die Hauptmannstochter [Дубровский. Капитанская дочка] (1836) Alexander Puschkin hardcover 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
16. Ramage and the Drumbeat (1967) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
17. By Honor Betrayed (2011) Alex Beecroft ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
18. Ramage and the Freebooters (1969) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fictionreview (EN)
19. Fires of the Faithful (2002) Naomi Kritzer ebook Fantasy review (EN)
20. The Making of 'Hornblower' (1998) Tom McGregor hardcover Non-fiction review (EN)
21. Captain Richard Bolitho, RN (omnibus edition, 1978) Alexander Kent hardcover Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
22. Turning the Storm (2003) Naomi Kritzer ebook Fantasy review (EN)
23. The Sea Warriors (2002) Richard Woodman hardcover Non-fiction review (EN)
24. On Basilisk Station (1992) David Weber ebook Military Sci-Fi review (EN)
25. Storm and Conquest: The Battle for the Indian Ocean, 1808-10 (2008) Stephen Taylor hardcover Non-fiction review (EN)
26. Meleons magische Schokoladen (2012) Ann-Merit Blum ebook Fantasy review (GER)
27. Römische Elegien (~ 1800) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ebook 12 Classics Challenge review (EN)
28. Persuasion (1818) Jane Austen ebook 12 Classics Challenge review (EN)
29. Admiral Collingwood: Nelson's Own Hero (2005) Max Adams hardcoverNon-fiction review (EN)
30. Governor Ramage, RN (1973) Dudley Popy paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
31. Tongues of Serpents (2010) Naomi Novik ebookFantasy/Age of Sail review (EN)
32. Crucible of Gold (2012) Naomi Novik ebookFantasy/Age of Sailreview (EN)
33. Ramage's Prize (1974) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
34. The Mauritius Command (1977) Patrick O'Brian ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
35. Eye of the Fleet in The First Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus (ombinbus edition, 2000) Richard Woodman paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
36. The Pyramid Waltz (2012) Barbara Ann Wright ebook Fantasy review (EN)
37. Wallenstein I: Wallensteins Lager & Die Piccolomini (1798-99) Friedrich von Schiller paperback12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
38. La Música del Viento (Easy Readers edition, 2001) Jordi Sierra i Fabra paperbackCrime Fiction###
39. Wallenstein II: Wallensteins Tod (1799) Friedrich von Schiller paperback 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
40. Broken Homes (2013) Ben Aaronovitch paperback Fantasy review (EN)
41. Ramage and the Guillotine (1975) Dudley Pope paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
42. The Broken Sword (1954) Poul Anderson paperback Fantasy review (EN)
43. Die Wahlverwandtschaften (1809) Johann Wolfgang von Goethe hardback 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
44. A Thirst For Glory: The Life of Admiral Sir Sidney Smith (1996) Tom Pocock paperback Non-fiction review (EN)
45. The Steel Remains (2008) Richard K. Morgan paperback Fantasy review (EN)
46. Steam & Sorcery (2008) Cindy Spencer Pape ebook Fantasy review (EN)
47. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (2004) Susanna Clarke paperback Fantasy review (EN)
48. Viva Polonia (2008) Steffen Möller paperbackNon-fiction review (GER)
49. Desolation Island (1977) Patrick O'Brian ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
50. The King in Yellow (1865) Robert W. Chambers ebookFantasy/Horror review (EN)
51. Husaren der See (2009) Ole Groothus paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (GER)
52. Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998) Diana Wynne Jones ebook Fantasy review (EN)
53. Das Erlkönig-Manöver (2007) Robert Löhr ebookHistorical Fictionreview (GER)
54. Der Glöckner von Notre Dame [Notre-Dame de Paris] (1831) Victor Hugo ebook 12 Classics Challengereview (EN)
55. A narrative of the expedition to Algiers in the year 1816, under the command of the Right Hon. Admiral Lord Viscount Exmouth (1819) Abraham V Salamé ebookNon-fiction###
56. The Fatal Shore: The Epic of Australia's Founding (2003) Robert Hughes borrowed, paperback Non-fiction review (EN)
57. Zoot Suit and Other Plays (1992) Luis Valdez paperbackHistorical/Crime review (EN)
58. Ramage's Diamond (1976) Dudley Pope paperbackAge of Sail Fiction review (EN)
59. Der Prozeß (1925) Franz Kafka hadcover 12 Classics Challenge review (EN)
60. Life And Times Of Horatio Hornblower (1970) C. Northcote Parkinson paperback Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
61. Schloß Gripsholm (1931) Kurt Tucholsky hardcover 12 Classics Challenge review (GER)
62. Under Enemy Colours (2007) Sean Thomas Russel ebook Age of Sail Fiction review (EN)
63. Don Karlos: Infant von Spanien (1787) Friedrich von Schiller ebook 12 Classics Challenge review (EN)
64. Darksiders: The Abomination Vault (2012) Ari Marmell ebook Fantasyreview (EN)
65. Götz von Berlichingen (1773) Johann Wolfgang von Goehte hardcover12 Classics Challengereview (GER)
currently reading:
First Voyage: The Sea Lord Chronicles (2012) David Healey ebookFantasy/Age of Sailreview
graphic novel:
Zum Sehen geboren, zum Schauen bestellt (2007) - Friedemann Bedürftig (writer), Thomas von Kummant, Christoph Kirsch, Benjamin von Eckartsberg (illustrators) + review. (The art is so good! Especially in the second act!)
did not finish:
The First Nathaniel Drinkwater Omnibus + review (GER).
All of this year's reviews on goodreads.
I'll post one of those "best book/worst book/end of the year" memes later. :)