Bookshelf

  1. Cover of Aurora

    Aurora

    by Kim Stanley Robinson
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
  2. Cover of Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002

    Theft by Finding: Diaries 1977-2002

    by David Sedaris
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

  3. The Wall of Storms (The Dandelion Dynasty, #2)

    by Ken Liu
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
  4. Cover of Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1

    Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 1

    by Stan Lee
  5. Cover of Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Vol. 1

    Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Vol. 1

    by Ta-Nehisi Coates
    ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

  6. The Grace of Kings (The Dandelion Dynasty #1)

    by Ken Liu

  7. Ancillary Mercy (Imperial Radch #3)

    by Ann Leckie

  8. The Man in the High Castle

    by Philip K. Dick
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

  9. Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

    by Stephen Greenblatt
    ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

    Will in the World: How Shakespeare Became Shakespeare

    by Stephen Greenblatt
    ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

    Excellent when sticking to the facts of the historical world Shakespeare inhabited. Tedious when straying into speculation about the unknown details of Shakespeare’s life.
  10. Cover of Stories of Your Life and Others

    Stories of Your Life and Others

    by Ted Chiang
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

    Stories of Your Life and Others

    by Ted Chiang
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

    One of the most amazing and thought-provoking collections I have read in a long time. Ted Chiang has joined the ranks of my most cherished authors of fiction.

  11. His Dark Materials (His Dark Materials #1-3)

    by Philip Pullman
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  12. Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)

    by Hugh Howey
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

    Wool Omnibus (Silo, #1)

    by Hugh Howey
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

    Imaginative, efficiently plotted, poignant.

  13. Steal This Plot: A Writer's Guide to Story Structure and Plagiarism

    by William Noble
    ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

  14. The Swerve: How the World Became Modern

    by Stephen Greenblatt
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  15. The Hedge Knight (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1)

    by Ben Avery
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  16. A Study in Sherlock (Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon, #1)

    by Laurie R. King
    ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

    A Study in Sherlock (Stories Inspired by the Holmes Canon, #1)

    by Laurie R. King
    ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

    The problem with rating a short story anthology is that some of the stories are great and some are decidedly less so. In particular, the Neil Gaiman story was excellent and original.

  17. The Pillars of the Earth (Kingsbridge, #1)

    by Ken Follett
    ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

  18. Tenth of December

    by George Saunders
    ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

    Tenth of December

    by George Saunders
    ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

    In many a ways, this book is pretty brilliant and filled with great stories. But in reading them in collected form, the same themes and stylistic elements are so ubiquitous that they get a bit tedious at times. I highly recommend reading Saunders, but maybe not the entire collection at once.

  19. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls

    by David Sedaris
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

  20. Safeword (Y: The Last Man, #4)

    by Brian K. Vaughan
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

  21. The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks

    by Max Brooks
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

  22. Cat's Cradle

    by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  23. Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

    by Susanna Clarke
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

  24. The World Without Us

    by Alan Weisman
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

    The World Without Us

    by Alan Weisman
    ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆

    An excellent book! But thoroughly, thoroughly depressing.