Books I read this year

[shanrina]

I read 142 books this year, mostly while Beast-watching. :P Putting them here in a list behind the cut. The ones I liked have a star in front of them, the ones I really didn't like have an X in front of them.

* Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks
* Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson
* The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
* The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson
X The Meaning of Tingo: And Other Extraordinary Words from Around the World by Adam Jacot de Boinod
I am Legend by Richard Matheson
V is for Vampire: The A-Z Guide to Everything Undead by David J. Skal
* Curry: A Tale of Cooks and Conquerors by Lizzie Collingham
X The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai

Bombay Time by Thrity Umrigar
Living With the Dead by Kelley Armstrong
* Lipstick Jihad: A Memoir of Growing up Iranian in America and American in Iran by Azadeh Moaveni
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books by Azar Nafisi
Jasmine and Stars: Reading More than Lolita in Tehran by Fatemeh Keshavarz
Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
Iran Awakening: A Memoir of Revolution and Hope by Shirin Ebadi with Azadeh Moaveni
Caspian Rain by Gina B. Nahai
* Starbucked: A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture by Taylor Clark
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid

Family Planning by Karan Mahajan
Orphans of Chaos by John C. Wright
Fugitives of Chaos by John C. Wright
Titans of Chaos by John C. Wright
* Shadow Kiss by Richelle Mead
The Storyteller's Daughter by Saira Shah
* The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan
* Just Another Judgement Day by Simon R Green
West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story by Tamim Ansary
* Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

Elsewhere, U.S.A.: How We Got from the Company Man, Family Dinners, and the Affluent Society to the Home Office, BlackBerry Moms, and Economic Anxiety by Dalton Conley
Little Sister by Kara Dalkey
The Heavenward Path by Kara Dalkey
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Corner Shop by Roopa Farooki
* Smooth Talking Stranger by Lisa Kleypas
Exit Strategy by Kelley Armstrong (reread)
Made to be Broken by Kelley Armstrong
Things I've Been Silent About by Azar Nafisi
Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz

Seduce Me at Sunrise by Lisa Kleypas
X Babylonne by Catherine Jinks
* The Secret Currency of Love: The Unabashed Truth About Women, Money, and Relationships edited by Hilary Black
The Skewed Throne by Joshua Palmatier
The Cracked Throne by Joshua Palmatier
The Vacant Throne by Joshua Palmatier
Sloppy Firsts by Megan McCafferty (reread)
Second Helpings by Megan McCafferty (reread)
Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty (reread)
Fourth Comings by Megan McCafferty (reread)

X Perfect Fifths by Megan McCafferty
* Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do by Tom Vanderbilt
* Honeymoon in Tehran: Two Years of Love and Danger in Iran by Azadeh Moaveni
* This Is Not a Game by Walter Jon Williams
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings (reread)
Queen of Sorcery by David Eddings (reread)
Magician's Gambit by David Eddings (reread)
Castle of Wizardry by David Eddings (reread)
Guardians of the West by David Eddings (reread)
King of the Murgos by David Eddings (reread)

Demon Lord of Karanda by David Eddings (reread)
Sorceress of Darshiva by David Eddings (reread)
The Seeress of Kell by David Eddings (reread)
Santa Olivia by Jacqueline Carey
Word Freak: Heartbreak, Trumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players by Stefan Fatsis
X Twenty Fragments of a Ravenous Youth: A Novel by Xiaolu Guo
* Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama
Marked by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (reread)

Betrayed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (reread)
Chosen by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (reread)
Untamed by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast (reread)
Hunted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
The World is Fat: The Fads, Trends, Policies, and Products That Are Fattening the Human Race by Barry Popkin
When Strangers Marry by Lisa Kleypas (reread)
* The Secrets of Jin-shei by Alma Alexander
Spook: Science Tackles the Afterlife by Mary Roach
* The Magician's Book: A Skeptic's Adventures in Narnia by Laura Miller
Genesis by Bernard Beckett

In Spite of the Gods: The Strange Rise of Modern India by Edward Luce
X Marrying Anita: A Quest for Love in the New India by Anita Jain
Atlas of Unknowns by Tania James
The Konkans by Tony D'Souza
X Dreaming in Hindi: Coming Awake in Another Language by Katherine Russell Rich
* American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China by Matthew Polly
* Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
The Education of a Very Young Madam by Ma-Ling Lee
The Sari Shop by Rupa Bajwa
King Lear by William Shakespeare

Fool by Christopher Moore
* Leaving India: My Family's Journey from Five Villages to Five Continents by Minal Hajratwala
* Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson
Warrior Women: An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines by Jeannine Davis-Kimball
* City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi by William Dalrymple
* The Narnian: The Life and Imagination of C.S. Lewis by Alan Jacobs
* Blood Promise by Richelle Mead
* Bachelor Girl: The Secret History of Single Women in the Twentieth Century by Betsy Israel
Courtesans and Fishcakes: The Consuming Passions of Classical Athens by James Davidson
* The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University by Kevin Roose

Script and Scribble: The Rise and Fall of Handwriting by Kitty Burns Florey
Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America by Firoozeh Dumas
Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad by Firoozeh Dumas
Generation Me: Why Today's Young Americans Are More Confident, Assertive, Entitled--and More Miserable Than Ever Before by Jean M. Twenge
The Bollywood Saga by Dinesh Raheja and Jitendra Kothari
The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement by Jean M. Twenge and W. Keith Campbell
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
* Kitty and the Midnight Hour by Carrie Vaughn
* Kitty Goes to Washington by Carrie Vaughn
* Kitty Takes a Holiday by Carrie Vaughn

* Kitty and the Silver Bullet by Carrie Vaughn
* Kitty and the Dead Man's Hand by Carrie Vaughn
X Tempt Me at Twilight by Lisa Kleypas
The Zigzag Way by Anita Desai
Hidden Empire by Kevin J Anderson (reread)
A Forest of Stars by Kevin J. Anderson (reread)
House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
Horizon Storms by Kevin J. Anderson (reread)
Scattered Suns by Kevin J. Anderson (reread)
Of Fire and Night by Kevin J. Anderson

Metal Swarm by Kevin J. Anderson
The Ashes of Worlds by Kevin J. Anderson
X Tempted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
* Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn
Crescent by Diana Abu-Jaber
* Skullduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy
* Playing With Fire by Derek Landy
The Taste of Sweet: Our Complicated Love Affair With Our Favorite Treats by Joanne Chen
Serving Crazy With Curry by Amulya Malladi
X Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

Webmage by Kelly McCullough (reread)
Cybermancy by Kelly McCullough
Codespell by Kelly McCullough
X MythOS by Kelly McCullough
* The Faceless Ones by Derek Landy
Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb
Free For All: Oddballs, Geeks, and Gangstas in the Public Library by Don Borchert
Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce (reread)
In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce (reread)
The Woman Who Rides Like a Man by Tamora Pierce (reread)

Lioness Rampant by Tamora Pierce (reread)
The World's Most Haunted Places by Jeff Belanger

Anyone else read any of these? What were your thoughts if you did?