2013 was a good year for me in reading. I only read about 20 or so novels, when I really wanted to read more than that, but I'm sure that was more than my four years of college combined (due to classwork), and was greatly stemmed from my realization after graduation that I suddenly had more time to read (and boy did I take advantage of that once the summer hit).
Here are my favorite reads of 2013:
-American Gods by Neil Gaiman: The most brilliantly-written books I've read. It's fantastic.
-The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman: This is a book I would recommend for any avid reader, anyone who enjoys a good story.
-The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern: Beautifully written, with some well-written characters and great scenery. Great imagination put into this.
-Redshirts by John Scalzi: Hilarious sci-fi parody.
-Ready Player One by Ernest Cline: An exhilarating action movie in book form. For fans of video games and virtual reality.
-Batman: Arkham Asylum (A Serious House on a Serious Earth) by Grant Morrison and, more importantly, art by Dave McKean
-I finsihed reading The Sandman series by Neil Gaiman: Best graphic novel series ever.
-Saga vol 1 by Brian K Vaughn: Described as a cross between Star Wars and A Song of Ice and Fire, it's pretty much awesome.
-Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell (and, to a lesser extent, but still enjoyable, Fangirl). Both well-written in their own right, but I think I like Eleanor and Park more. I even met the author and had her sign an X-Men comic (a central prop in E&P).
-A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness (I got to meet the author at the National Book Festival!).
I also read a few duds (as well as just quit some partway through). IMO you'd be better off not reading The Cassandra Project, The Archived, or Best of All Possible World.
What does 2014 hold in store? I'll be posting about that next!
-CF
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