Hi,
This year I discovered the work of Nnedi Okorafor. I'm still working
my way through her oeuvre, but I enjoyed her short story collection
Kabu Kabu. Recommended for folks who enjoy science fiction and
fantasy.
As far as non-fiction is concerned, I enjoyed The Homing Instinct:
Meaning and
I'm in the audiobook camp with Coral because of my commute.
Books:
Terry Pratchett. I'm still working my way through the Discworld but I'm
going to run out/catch up next year. At which point I'll of course have
to start listening all over again.
The Amazing Thing About the Way It Goes:
In my earlier post I failed to mention two of my personal favorites: Urban
Tigers and the (conveniently titled) Urban Tigers Two. These are fictionalized
anecdotes from the author's experiences working at a veterinary hospital
devoted exclusively to feline practice. If you liked James
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Interesting post and responses.
Books:
Started the year by finishing up the Dresden Files (Jim Butcher) series. Also
picked up Skin Game the day it was released.
A local used bookstore opened up, so I ended up picking up a lot of classic
sci-fi and fantasy. A small selection...
Ursula K. Le
This thread reminded me that there exists a code4lib Goodreads group:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/72219-code4lib
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On 12/10/14, 9:10 AM, Foster, Meredith mfos...@wcupa.edu wrote:
Interesting post and responses.
Books:
Started the year by finishing up the Dresden Files (Jim
*Books*
It seems like most of you read more nonfiction and actual literature than I
do. And maybe fewer audiobooks. :D
I had a long drive this year (4600 miles or so), so I finally listened to The
Name of the Wind,
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/186074.The_Name_of_the_Wind at a
friend's
Fables by Bill Willingham is my very favorite graphic novel series. It's an
entirely new take on all your favorite storybook characters. If you watch Once
Upon a Time, note that Fables is better. Fables helped me find my way the The
Unwritten series by Mike Carey. There's a Fables/Unwritten
Digging this list for sure.
One that hasn't been mentioned I read this year was the Last Policeman
Trilogy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Policeman). The final book
came out this summer, dark with a sense of hope amidst apocalypse. The
other that really took me away was The Buddha in the
The best novel I read this year was _Americanah_ by Chimamanda Ngozi
Adichie - http://chimamanda.com/books/americanah/ . It is a tender and
personal but exquisitely sharp examination of race, identity, and
immigration.
The best comic I read this year was _Daytripper_ by Fábio Moon and Gabriel
I agree that Adventure Time is supremely awesome.
As far as books, my two favorite reads this year were The Goldfinch by
Donna Tartt (it won the Pulitzer for fiction this year) and the other book
was a collection of short stories by Ben Loory named Stories for Nighttime
and Some for the Day (This
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Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media
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Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did
you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey,
we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so
forth.)
Mine
books did you read in 2014?
Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did
you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey,
we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so
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On 9 December 2014, Andromeda Yelton wrote:
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read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too?
+ Love Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality, by Edward Frenkel; memoirs of a
mathematician who grew up and
nice thread! Always good to see what other people read.
My list for 2014:
- Stoner - John Williams (you described this one well Bill)
- A good man is hard to find - Flannery O'conner (highly recommended! A
number of short stories; very human. It will rattle your cage)
- Hollywood - Charles
Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you
read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey,
we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so
forth.)
Mine:
http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read
Fun question - thanks!
In no particular order:
*What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions* by
Randall Munroe
- *I really enjoy the physics, as well as the absurdity.*
*Two Scoops of Django 1.6*
- *based on Andromeda's recommendation - thanks! Looks like I have
Nothing professional comes to mind but here are some fun stuff in no
particular order:
Books:
Skin Game by Jim Butcher
- Another in the consistently great Dresden Files series. For those
unfamiliar urban fantasy novels that are always just a fun read.
The Broken Eye by Brent Weeks
- The third
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Nothing professional comes to mind but here are some fun stuff in no
particular order:
Books:
Skin Game by Jim Butcher
- Another in the consistently great Dresden Files series. For those
unfamiliar urban
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you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And
hey
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Joanne Lipman and Melanie Kupchynsky's. Strings attached : life lessons from
the world's toughest teacher . New York : Hyperion, c2013.
This is an easy read, but a fascinating biography of Jerry Kupchynsky. His
life was at once terribly tragic and yet at the same time somewhat triumphant.
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On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick to
learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack
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Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you
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I had fun with both the Southern
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I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The
Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff.
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The Martian -- Andy Weir. Hands down the best book of the year for me. I
promised myself a hard copy of it...and then Amazon Kindle had it on sale
for $2.99 I'm not a huge Science Fiction fan, though I'm sliding that
way, but Weir was totally clever in his ability to make me think I___
was
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read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're
all
A job hazard of mine is reading free ebooks.
Biodigital, by John Sundman. Seemingly written expressly for me.
My review:
http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-future-of-book-is-unfinished-john.html
Get it, and help make it free:
https://unglue.it/work/136615/
Zero Sum Game, by S L Huang.
Great idea for discussion. I read a lot, but I'd suggest you check out
God, Forgive These Bastards
by Rob Morton
http://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/books/3863/
It's a nice, small book that has a very nice punk jazz album of the same
name that accompanies it.
My favorite books from this year were Hateship, Friendship, Courtship,
Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro and Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
For those who want some Oregon/Portland - relevant books for the upcoming
conference, a few that might be interesting:
Hard Rain Falling by Don Carpenter
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