I like books. I like lots of different kinds of books. And I think this years reading selection really shows the breath of my tastes. Just take the first five books; a star trek novel, 2 classic YA books, a fantasy/horror book, and a non-fiction philosophy book. This year was also the year of mind-bendingly-weird books like the Skin Map, the Bone House, Prince of Europe, and the Spirit Flyer books. But I managed to squeak in at my goal of 50 books for the year.
Summary of 2011 Ratings:
Loved It– 10
Liked It A lot– 5
Liked It– 15
It Was Okay– 13
Kinda Bad– 2
Bad– 2
It Stunk– 0
??-3
Total= 50
This year there was no contest for book of the year. Which may seem weird when I tell you it was a tie. I kinda had to pick both books because one is the sequel of the other. And since the first book ends on a kinda of cliff hanger, well you’ll probably want to read both anyway.
The 2011 Books of the Year are… Stephen R Lawhead’s The Skin Map and The Bone House. And I cannot wait for the third book, The Spirit Well, of the Bright Empires series to come out.
“Never trust anyone who has not brought a book with them.” ― Lemony Snicket