What were your 5-star reads of 2013? - Page 6

Lynx-lynx · 01-07-2014, 09:11 PM

Steve, I haven't read the book or seen the movie, but I can say that the theme music to the movie was absolutely beautiful and is not too irregularly played on Aus ABC's Classic FM (I will add it's name etc at another time).

samhy · 01-08-2014, 08:17 AM

My 5-star books of 2013 were:

Lettres persanes by Montesquieu
Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (actually that would have been a 9 out of 10 stars)
The Secret of Crickley Hall by James Herbert
Wool by Hugh Howey
A Song of Ice and Fire, the 4-copy bundle by George R. R. Martin

AndrewH · 01-10-2014, 03:59 PM

I read 53 books in 2013, 18 of which I gave a 5-star rating on Goodreads.

In no particular order:
The Lazarus Effect by Frank Herbert
Soul Catcher by Frank Herbert
The White Plague by Frank Herbert
The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett
The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett
The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett
The Great Bazaar & Brayan's Gold by Peter V. Brett
Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
Changes by Jim Butcher
Ghost Story by Jim Butcher
The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch
Voice of the Planet by Michael Tobias
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
Dash & Dingo: In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger by Catt Ford

I'm going to toss in The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, as I started it in December but didn't finish it till January.

AlbertaCowboy · 01-11-2014, 05:24 PM

Two five stars for me:
Fiction: Cold Days by Jim Butcher
Non Fiction:An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Cmdr Chris Hadfield

A close runner up mainly for the novelty factor was William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doeschner

ccowie · 01-15-2014, 12:09 PM

Only a few made it to 5 stars for me last year:

Far From the Tree - Andrew Solomon (nonfiction)
February - Lisa Moore
Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood (read both sequels, but they don't make 5 stars)
Cataract City - Craig Davidson

ballfresno · 01-18-2014, 04:18 PM

The books I read last year that would possibly rate 5 stars from me, were I to give stars, are:

Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson
Little Brother, Cory Doctorow
Reamde: A novel, Neal Stephenson

All SF, all "near future" or contemporary, and two by the same author. Strange year.

01-08-2014, 08:17 AM	#77
samhy Wizard Posts: 1,821 Karma: 9503859 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: France Device: (Sony (J) PRS 650), Kobo Mini, Kobo Glo HD (broken), Kobo Clara BW	My 5-star books of 2013 were: Lettres persanes by Montesquieu Marina by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (actually that would have been a 9 out of 10 stars) The Secret of Crickley Hall by James Herbert Wool by Hugh Howey A Song of Ice and Fire, the 4-copy bundle by George R. R. Martin

01-11-2014, 05:24 PM	#79
AlbertaCowboy Guru Posts: 819 Karma: 171672846 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Device: PRS-350, PRS-650, iPhone 6, NVIDIA Shield K1	Two five stars for me: Fiction: Cold Days by Jim Butcher Non Fiction:An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Cmdr Chris Hadfield A close runner up mainly for the novelty factor was William Shakespeare's Star Wars by Ian Doeschner Last edited by AlbertaCowboy; 01-11-2014 at 05:27 PM.

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01-07-2014, 09:11 PM	#76
Lynx-lynx Treachery of images ... Posts: 4,122 Karma: 93720365 Join Date: May 2012 Location: Australia Device: Sony 650, Kobo Glo, H2O, Aura One, Forma, Libra 2, Libra Colour	Steve, I haven't read the book or seen the movie, but I can say that the theme music to the movie was absolutely beautiful and is not too irregularly played on Aus ABC's Classic FM (I will add it's name etc at another time).

01-10-2014, 03:59 PM	#78
AndrewH Fanatic Posts: 553 Karma: 1234566 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Vancouver, WA Device: Sony PRS-T1, & Kobo Mini	I read 53 books in 2013, 18 of which I gave a 5-star rating on Goodreads. In no particular order: The Lazarus Effect by Frank Herbert Soul Catcher by Frank Herbert The White Plague by Frank Herbert The Warded Man by Peter V. Brett The Desert Spear by Peter V. Brett The Daylight War by Peter V. Brett The Great Bazaar & Brayan's Gold by Peter V. Brett Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman Turn Coat by Jim Butcher Changes by Jim Butcher Ghost Story by Jim Butcher The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan Republic of Thieves by Scott Lynch Voice of the Planet by Michael Tobias Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan Dash & Dingo: In Search of the Tasmanian Tiger by Catt Ford I'm going to toss in The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss, as I started it in December but didn't finish it till January.

01-15-2014, 12:09 PM	#80
ccowie Hiding with an ereader Posts: 391 Karma: 3987376 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Kitchener Ontario Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Sony PRS 950, Ipad 2, PRS 350	Only a few made it to 5 stars for me last year: Far From the Tree - Andrew Solomon (nonfiction) February - Lisa Moore Oryx and Crake - Margaret Atwood (read both sequels, but they don't make 5 stars) Cataract City - Craig Davidson

01-18-2014, 04:18 PM	#81
ballfresno Addict Posts: 248 Karma: 5774804 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: UK Device: Kobo (Sage, Aura One, Aura HD, & Touch); reMarkable tablet.	The books I read last year that would possibly rate 5 stars from me, were I to give stars, are: Cryptonomicon, Neal Stephenson Little Brother, Cory Doctorow Reamde: A novel, Neal Stephenson All SF, all "near future" or contemporary, and two by the same author. Strange year.