The Art of Fielding — I’m not sure if it matched the hype, but it’s still awfully good. Can’t wait to see what Harbach does next.
Popular Crime — I’ll read just about anything Bill James writes. I blogged about this book previously.
It’s All About the Bike — Might be for bike nerds only, but oh, what a book for bike nerds.
Three and Out — I don’t know why picking through the ugly details of the last 3 years of Michigan football is so enjoyable, but it is.
The Affair — I don’t read a lot of mysteries or thrillers, but there are a handful of authors on my “must-read” list. Lee Child is one…
The Affair — I don’t read a lot of mysteries or thrillers, but there are a handful of authors on my “must-read” list. Lee Child is one…
The Drop — …and Michael Connelly is another.
Ready Player One — I’m cheating a little here; I actually read this book after the New Year, but it came out in 2011 so I’m counting it. Somehow both a sci-fi thriller and a 1980’s pop culture extravaganza, and it all works. Must-read if you’re a child of the 80’s.
What It Is Like to Go to War — I think it is the best and most important book of the year. I wasn’t sure how Karl Marlantes could possibly follow up his epic Vietnam war novel “Matterhorn”…my concern was unnecessary.
Ready Player One — I’m cheating a little here; I actually read this book after the New Year, but it came out in 2011 so I’m counting it. Somehow both a sci-fi thriller and a 1980’s pop culture extravaganza, and it all works. Must-read if you’re a child of the 80’s.
What It Is Like to Go to War — I think it is the best and most important book of the year. I wasn’t sure how Karl Marlantes could possibly follow up his epic Vietnam war novel “Matterhorn”…my concern was unnecessary.
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