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Old 06-07-2010, 12:26 AM   #1
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What are the best three books (any medium) you've read this year so far (written by someone else)? My favorites:
BEAT THE REAPER by Josh Bazell
THE LOCK ARTIST by Steve Hamilton
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO DIE by Malla Nunn

All three at one point made me wish I had written them.
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Old 06-07-2010, 02:52 AM   #2
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Too many books/authors I love to even pick a favorite or 50.
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Old 06-07-2010, 08:56 AM   #3
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Hmm....good question!
I'd say

Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick
Under the Banner of Heaven by John Krakauer
Boston Noir edited by Dennis Lehane
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Old 06-07-2010, 11:36 AM   #4
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Eyes Like Sky and Coal and Moonlight by Cat Rambo
At Empire's Edge by William Dietz
Wolf Hall by Hillary Mantel
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Old 06-07-2010, 11:59 AM   #5
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I'd have to say the Promises to Keep quartet by Shayne Parkinson, which I reviewed here, A Savage Conflict: The Decisive Role of Guerillas in the American Civil War by Daniel E. Sutherland (which I will be reviewing later this week or early next week at my blog), and Trials of the Diaspora: A History of Anti-Semitism in England by Anthony Julius, which I am currently reading.

An interesting book, but not one of the best I have read, is Eric Nelson’s The Hebrew Republic: Jewish Sources and the Transformation of European Political Thought, which I reviewed today on my blog.

A book to avoid is Robin Hobbs' new release Dragon Haven, which is the followup to Dragon Keeper in her new Rain Wilders series. both books in the series are major disappointments (I will be reviewing them on my blog in the next week or so).
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Old 06-07-2010, 09:02 PM   #6
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Can't think of three
However, the best book I've read in the last FIVE years is finally available as an e-book. The Woman Who Pretended To Be Who She Was, by Wendy Doniger. Fascinating, can't-put-down stuff that taught me a lot about myself--which, based on the book's subject matter, really surprised me.

Of course, it's a little discouraging that the dead-tree version can be purchased for under two bucks while the electronic edition is $17.50, but that's a different debate.
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Old 06-08-2010, 02:21 AM   #7
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you've read this year so far
Too many books/authors I love to even pick a favorite or 50.
Wow you've read over 50 this year. I'm impressed I'm only up to 38 thus far.

I'm on a Urban Fantasy binge this year so the top books I've read this year are.

Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur
Changes by Jim Butcher
Bitten by Kelley Armstrong
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

All of these books/series are a fun read.
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Old 06-08-2010, 04:00 AM   #8
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Shayne Parkinsons novels..

Thin Blood by Vicky Tyley... and Final Passage by Tim Frost...
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Old 06-08-2010, 07:44 AM   #9
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Two books that really grabbed me, with me knowing absolutely nothing about them or the authors beforehand (perhaps to my shame) were:

Kindred by Octavia E Butler and
The Awakening by Kate Chopin (a freebie on my Sony).

A book I re-read (yet again) and is my choice as the greatest book of the 20th Century was 1984 by George Orwell.
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Old 06-08-2010, 12:36 PM   #10
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The Gathering Storm - Robert Jordan/Branden Sanderson
The Black Company - Glenn Cook
The Wizard of Oz - L.F. Baum

A new author in an established epic fantasy, the start of a new epic fantasy, and a classic fantasy. I'm so diverse.
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Old 06-09-2010, 01:04 AM   #11
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i'd say:

1. The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein
2. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane
3. The Brain That Changes Itself by Norman Doidge

I know the last one is a non-fiction but it really is a truly amazing book.
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Old 06-10-2010, 03:57 PM   #12
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1. Changes by Jim Butcher
2. Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
3. The Name Of The Rose by Umberto Eco.
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Old 06-11-2010, 09:09 AM   #14
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I'd have to say:

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (+ the other two in the series)- Stieg Larsson
The Greatest Show on Earth - Richard Dawkins
The Know-it-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World - AA Jacobs
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