YOUR Book of The Year 2012? - Page 4

Solicitous · 12-26-2012, 06:34 AM

Stephen King's The Stand, and close second is the Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey.

haydnfan · 12-26-2012, 07:42 AM

Jane Eyre, never read it before this year. It is an amazing work, and my favorite read of the year.

drofgnal · 12-26-2012, 08:24 AM

Wool Omnibus. No second places if I limit myself to 2012 releases.

Although an older book, my favorite read of the year was Noah Gordon's The Physician.

Laridae · 12-26-2012, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by RDaneel54

Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson.

Me too!

This a great, extremely well researched and written bio of a great inventor and visionary business leader, warts and all.

I happen not to have any Apple products because I can't accept their "walled garden" restrictions, but that doesn't lessen my appreciation of Jobs contribution. His impact and Apple's huge global following cannot be denied.

Catlady · 12-26-2012, 10:55 AM

Not counting rereads, which actually formed the bulk of my 2012 reading, my picks are Frank: The Voice by James Kaplan for nonfiction, and Dare Me by Megan Abbott for fiction.

Frank is a biography of Frank Sinatra, covering the ups and downs of his life and career until his Oscar win for From Here to Eternity. Kaplan presents a well-rounded portrait of a complex person, and I'm looking forward to the second volume.

Dare Me is a noir tale set in the world of high school cheerleaders. The story is an irresistible mix of competition and friendship and jealousy and murder. Abbott is a fascinating and artful writer.

charmstr · 12-26-2012, 11:23 AM

I spent a good part of this year reading Edmund Morris' thee-volume biography of Theodore Roosevelt, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, and Colonel Roosevelt. I had been meaning to read them for some time. I was very impressed, both with the books and with the man whose life they covered. I had never understood why his face appeared on Mount Rushmore. These books make the reasons clear.

The piece of fiction I most enjoyed this year was Kraken by China Miéville. I loved this book. It's what fantasy can be but so rarely succeeds in being. Funny, original, and with a wonderful lack of all the stuff I hate.

usuallee · 12-26-2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by charmstr

The piece of fiction I most enjoyed this year was Kraken by China Miéville. I loved this book. It's what fantasy can be but so rarely succeeds in being. Funny, original, and with a wonderful lack of all the stuff I hate.

Sounds pretty good. I'll have to put that on my reading list. I've always meant to read some of his stuff.

kennyc · 12-26-2012, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by usuallee

Sounds pretty good. I'll have to put that on my reading list. I've always meant to read some of his stuff.

I've tried a few times, not my style I guess.

Gazella · 12-26-2012, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mediax

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

Just got this one. Can't wait to read it.

GadgetMan · 12-26-2012, 09:29 PM

For Real Stuff (non-fiction) No Easy Day.. awesome.. for fake stuff (fiction) The Racketeer... first fiction book I have read in 20 yrs.. still adjusting, but the Racketeer was good.. A+... when reading fiction I always think about what kinda pot was this author smoking.. I may want some of the same.. LOL
DG

Moët · 12-26-2012, 09:39 PM

I'd have to say that Jack Of Diamonds by Bryce Courtenay was my number one 2012 release / new read. It's almost a door-stopper, and not in the sort of genre that I'd usually pursue -- but I had promised myself to step out of my literary comfort zone this year, and it resulted in discovering this, which was several leagues ahead of everything else that I read. I highly recommend it. It follows the life of a depression-era boy who loves jazz.

HYPE · 12-26-2012, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gazella20

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand

Yep, definitely a great book. I wouldn't go as far as saying that it's my favourite for this year (in fact, I couldn't say which one it is), but it's indeed a great book.

regstuff · 12-30-2012, 11:28 AM

For light stuff, it's A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson.
For more serious stuff it's A Tree Can Save The World by Sadhguru.
In fiction it's The City And The Stars by Arthur C Clarke
In History it's The Fall of Berlin 1945 by Antony Beevor
And in Adventure it's Man-eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett

NickyWithNook · 12-30-2012, 03:52 PM

My favorite book I read this year would be either the Wool Omnibus, or The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton.

jhempel24 · 12-30-2012, 04:51 PM

11/22/63 by Stephen King, LOVED that book.

12-26-2012, 09:29 PM	#55
GadgetMan Banned Posts: 31 Karma: 1141490 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Rapid City, SD Device: Kindles, iPads, Kobo, Nexus 7 and many others	For Real Stuff (non-fiction) No Easy Day.. awesome.. for fake stuff (fiction) The Racketeer... first fiction book I have read in 20 yrs.. still adjusting, but the Racketeer was good.. A+... when reading fiction I always think about what kinda pot was this author smoking.. I may want some of the same.. LOL DG Last edited by GadgetMan; 12-26-2012 at 09:32 PM.

12-30-2012, 11:28 AM	#58
regstuff Member Posts: 21 Karma: 517234 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Back of the beyond Device: Kindle for PC, Kindle Paperwhite	For light stuff, it's A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. For more serious stuff it's A Tree Can Save The World by Sadhguru. In fiction it's The City And The Stars by Arthur C Clarke In History it's The Fall of Berlin 1945 by Antony Beevor And in Adventure it's Man-eaters of Kumaon by Jim Corbett Last edited by regstuff; 12-30-2012 at 11:31 AM.

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Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	Stephen King's The Stand, and close second is the Wool Omnibus by Hugh Howey.

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haydnfan Guru Posts: 650 Karma: 5632364 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kindle PW 4, Oasis 2	Jane Eyre, never read it before this year. It is an amazing work, and my favorite read of the year.

12-26-2012, 08:24 AM	#48
drofgnal Wizard Posts: 1,403 Karma: 10519918 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Ipad Pro/Kindle Oasis 3/iPhone 13 Pro Max	Wool Omnibus. No second places if I limit myself to 2012 releases. Although an older book, my favorite read of the year was Noah Gordon's The Physician.

12-26-2012, 10:55 AM	#50
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,418 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Not counting rereads, which actually formed the bulk of my 2012 reading, my picks are Frank: The Voice by James Kaplan for nonfiction, and Dare Me by Megan Abbott for fiction. Frank is a biography of Frank Sinatra, covering the ups and downs of his life and career until his Oscar win for From Here to Eternity. Kaplan presents a well-rounded portrait of a complex person, and I'm looking forward to the second volume. Dare Me is a noir tale set in the world of high school cheerleaders. The story is an irresistible mix of competition and friendship and jealousy and murder. Abbott is a fascinating and artful writer.

12-26-2012, 11:23 AM	#51
charmstr Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Southern New Jersey Device: Kindle	I spent a good part of this year reading Edmund Morris' thee-volume biography of Theodore Roosevelt, The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, and Colonel Roosevelt. I had been meaning to read them for some time. I was very impressed, both with the books and with the man whose life they covered. I had never understood why his face appeared on Mount Rushmore. These books make the reasons clear. The piece of fiction I most enjoyed this year was Kraken by China Miéville. I loved this book. It's what fantasy can be but so rarely succeeds in being. Funny, original, and with a wonderful lack of all the stuff I hate.

12-26-2012, 09:39 PM	#56
Moët Nameless Being	I'd have to say that Jack Of Diamonds by Bryce Courtenay was my number one 2012 release / new read. It's almost a door-stopper, and not in the sort of genre that I'd usually pursue -- but I had promised myself to step out of my literary comfort zone this year, and it resulted in discovering this, which was several leagues ahead of everything else that I read. I highly recommend it. It follows the life of a depression-era boy who loves jazz.

12-30-2012, 03:52 PM	#59
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: American living in Australia Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Fire, Kindle Pwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	My favorite book I read this year would be either the Wool Omnibus, or The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton.

12-30-2012, 04:51 PM	#60
jhempel24 Wizard Posts: 2,157 Karma: 7068605 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite, B&N Nook Colro	11/22/63 by Stephen King, LOVED that book.