Loves of a Bibliophile

Because I like to keep track of things like this, here is a chronological list of books I've read in the past few years linked to its product review.


Key:
= highly recommended
= recommended
= don't bother
(if there is no symbol before the book, I had a neutral feeling about it)


2013:
(chronological)
"The Book Thief"   by Markus Zusak
"The Hobbit or There and Back Again"   by J.R.R. Tolkien
"Let's Pretend This Never Happened: (A Mostly True Memoir)"   by Jenny Lawson
"Gone Girl: A Novel"   by Gillian Flynn
"Horns: A Novel"   by Joe Hill
"Warm Bodies: A Novel"   by Isaac Marion
"The Arrival"   by Shaun Tan
"Two Graves (Pendergast)"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child


2012:
(chronological)
"77 Shadow Street"   by Dean Koontz
"The Sparkpeople Cookbook: Love Your Food, Lose the Weight"   by Meg Galvin with Stepfanie Romine
"The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess"   by Lou Schuler with Cassandra Forsythe & Alwyn Cosgrove
"The Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet"   by Matthieu Ricard & Trinh Xuan Thuan
"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Millennium Trilogy)"   by Stieg Larsson
"The Count of Monte Cristo"   by Alexandre Dumas
"The Taking: A Novel"   by Dean Koontz
"First World Problems: 101 Reasons Why The Terrorists Hate Us"   by Ben Nesvig
"Dearly Devoted Dexter"   by Jeff Lindsay
"Resurrection"   by Arwen Elys Dayton
"Sundered (A Zombie-ish Apocalypse, Book 1)"   by Shannon Meyer
"Altar of Eden"   by James Rollins
"Creepiosity: A Hilarious Guide to the Unintentionally Creepy"   by David Bickel
"The Handmaid's Tale"   by Margaret Atwood
"CLUB JUSTICE (The Trinity Falls Series)"   by Mara ♣ McBain
"Sacre Bleu: A Comedy d'Art"   by Christopher Moore
"Dinosaurs in the Attic"   by Douglas Preston
"Hounded: The Iron Druid Chronicles, Book One (with two bonus short stories)"   by Kevin Hearne
"Smoking Ears and Screaming Teeth: A Celebration of Scientific Eccentricity and Self-Experimentation"   by Trevor Norton
"Remedy SuperFoods Series #2: Top 14 Super Foods That Gives Super Healing Power. Good For Weight Loss, Prevents Heart Disease Cancer. Limited Time Sales (Healing Food Super Foods)"   by Dr. Bruce Johnson
"THE BIG FAT BOOK OF WEIGHT LOSS (The Big Fat Series)"   by Hugh Jass
"The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"   by Frank L Baum
"I Used to Know That: Stuff You Forgot From School"   by Caroline Taggart
"WidowMaker: A Thriller for Horror Buffs"   by Elena Gray and Carolyn McCray
Basic Appraisal Principles by Henry S Harrison and Burton S Lee (textbook for school)
"Odd Interlude #1 (An Odd Thomas Story)"   by Dean Koontz
"Versim"   by Curtis Hox
"Odd Interlude #2 (An Odd Thomas Story)"   by Dean Koontz
"Odd Interlude #3 (An Odd Thomas Story)"   by Dean Koontz
"Thugbook"   by CJ West
"Run to Overcome"   by Meb Keflezighi
"How to Beat the Financial Monster at the End of this Book (Knock Out Past Due Bills and Credit Card Problems)"   by Tony Elam
Basic Appraisal Procedures by Henry S Harrison and Burton S Lee (textbook for school)
"Crome Yellow"   by Aldous Huxley
"Odd Apocalypse: An Odd Thomas Novel"   by Dean Koontz
"The Gift (Dream Traveler In Time)"   by Sarah May Palmer
"The Gingerbread House: Volume 1 (Hammarby)"   by Carin Gerhardsen
"On a Pale Horse (Incarnations of Immortality, Bk. 1)"   by Piers Anthony
"Extraction (Kindle Single)"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
"Fluke"   by Christopher Moore
Our Lady of the Fishnet Stockings by Christopher Moore
Cat's Karma by Christopher Moore
"Learn Me Good"   by John Pearson
"Gideon's Corpse"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
"Mercury Rises (Book Two of the Mercury Series)"   by Robert Kroese
"An Angel With Fur"   by Russell Blake
"The Flinch"   by Julien Smith
"Dust"   by Arthur Slade
"Geek Wisdom"   by Stephen H Segal
"Wreck This Journal"   by Keri Smith
"Wool"   by Hugh Howey
"Wool - Omnibus Edition"   by Hugh Howey
Believing in Ourselves by Andrews McMeel Publishing



2011:
(chronological)
"The Plague"   by Abert Camus
"The Great Fitness Experiment: One Year of Trying Everything"   by Charlotte Hilton-Andersen
"What the Night Knows: A Novel"   by Dean Koontz
"World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War"   by Max Brooks
"The Autobiography of an Execution"   by David R. Dow
"Gideon's Sword"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
"Fahrenheit 451: A Novel"   Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Poke the Box by Seth Godin
"Darkly Dreaming Dexter"   by Jeff Lindsay
"The Hunger Games: Movie Tie-in Edition"   by Suzanne Collins
"Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)"   by Suzanne Collins
"Half-Marathon - You Can Do It"   by Jeff Galloway
"Fool: A Novel"   by Christopher Moore
"The Great Gatsby"   by F Scott Fitzgerald
"Admit One: My Life in Film"   by Emmett James
"Anthem"   by Ayn Rand
"Terminal Freeze"   by Lincoln Child
"The Girl Who Played with Fire: Book 2 of the Millennium Trilogy (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)"   by Stieg Larsson
"Dead Until Dark: A Sookie Stackhouse Novel"   by Charlaine Harris
"The Only Running Guide You'll Ever Need: The How-To Guide"   by Carrie Snider
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)"   by JK Rowling
Cold Vengeance by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Reaper by Rachel Vincent
The End of Marking Time by C.J. West
The Ultimate Choice by Lisa Hinsley
The Grove by John Rector
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Alone by Lisa Gardner
I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Mercury Falls by Robert Kroese
Impact by Douglas Preston
One Step Closer by Iain Rowan
Birds in Paradise by Dorothy St. James
The Perfect Plan by Ty Hutchinson
The Venom of Vipers
"Savage Fire"   Savage Fire by Ben Langhinrichs
The Perfect Woman by James Andrus
Snow-Domed by John A Holten
The Senex by Jeff Ambrose
Lamb (The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal) by Christopher Moore
The Phoenix Apostles by Lynn Sholes
The Moonlit Mind by Dean Koontz

2010:
(chronological)
"House of Leaves"   by Mark Z. Danielewski
"Blindness (Movie Tie-In)"   by Jose Saramago
Reaper Man by Terry Pratchett
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
A Wolf at the Table by Augusten Burroughs
Fever Dream by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Star Wars: Tales of the Bounty Hunters
Darkness Under the Sun by Dean Koontz
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Steig Larsson
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens


2009:
(chronological)
"Bones to Ashes"   by Kathy Reichs
"Blasphemy"   by Douglas Preston
"Hannibal Rising"   by Thomas Harris
"Villa Incognito"   by Tom Robbins
"False Memory"   by Dean Koontz
"Deja Dead: 10th Anniversary Edition (Temperance Brennan Novels)"   by Kathy Reichs
"Mount Dragon"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
"We (Modern Library Classics)"   by Yevgeny Zamyatin
"The Crucible (Penguin Plays)"   by Arthur Miller
Contemporary Fiction: 50 Short Stories Since 1970
Odd Hours by Dean Koontz
Good Omens by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Face by Dean Koontz "The Face: A Novel"   by Dean Koontz
"The Stupidest Angel: A Heartwarming Tale of Christmas Terror"   by Christopher Moore
"Bagombo Snuff Box 1ST Edition"   by Kurt Vonnegut




2008:
(chronological)
"Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)"   by Stephenie Meyer
"New Moon (Twilight, Book 2)"   by Stephenie Meyer
"Eclipse (Twilight, Book 3)"   by Stephenie Meyer
"Final Epidemic:: A Novel of Medical Suspense"   by Earl Merkel
"Preacher Vol. 1: Gone to Texas"   by Garth Ennis
"Preacher Vol. 2: Until the End of the World"   by Garth Ennis
"The Codex"   by Douglas Preston
"Still Life with Crows (Pendergast, Book 4)"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
"Blood Brothers (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 1)"   by Nora Roberts
"Velocity"   by Dean Koontz
"From the Corner of His Eye"   by Dean Koontz
"The Sirens of Titan"   by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
"The Devil's Labyrinth: A Novel"   by John Saul
"The Darkest Evening of the Year"   by Dean Koontz
"Odd Thomas"   by Dean Koontz
"Duma Key: A Novel"   by Stephen King
"Another Roadside Attraction"   by Tom Robbins
"Creation in Death (In Death)"   by Nora Roberts/J.D. Robb
"Animal Farm (Signet Classics)"   by George Orwell
"The Giver"   by Lois Lowry
"Anansi Boys"   by Neil Gaiman
"You Suck: A Love Story"   by Christopher Moore
"A Wrinkle in Time"   by Madeleine L'Engle
Half Asleep in Frog Pajamas by Tom Robbins
Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go by Dale E. Basye
Forever Odd by Dean Koontz



2007:
(approximate list)
(semi-chronological)

"Brimstone"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Ice Fire by Judith & Garfield Reeves-Stevens
Digital Fortress by Dan Brown
"Postmortem (Kay Scarpetta Mysteries (Paperback))"   by Patricia Cornwell
"Excavation"   by James Rollins
"Dance of Death"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
"The Book of the Dead"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
"Riptide"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
"The Wheel of Darkness"   by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Relic by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Reliquary by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
Tyrannasaur Canyon by Douglas Preston
"One Door Away from Heaven"   by Dean Koontz
"You Smell Dead #1 (Pretty Freekin Scary)"   by Chris P. Flesh
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
British Bad Boys by Nancy Warren
Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life by Amy Krouse Rosenthal