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Tuesday, 28 December 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

So, yesterday, my friend Ryan asked me (admitting that it was kind of a clich\u00e9) if I\u2019d read any good books lately. This is always a tough question for me to answer on the spot, as my mind immediately goes to the books I\u2019m currently reading, but as I talked with Ryan I came to realize that there were, in fact, a few good books I wanted to discuss with him. And, actually, now that we\u2019re over 99% of the way done with this year, I thought I would provide all of my faithful readers (both of them) a list of the books I\u2019ve read in 2010, especially considering the fact that I\u2019m unlikely to finish anymore this year.<\/p>\n

There are 35 books on my list, and increase of two over last year. 15 of them are fiction, which is an unusually high percentage, but you\u2019ll recall that I decided to read the Little House series of books this year AND I took a college English course\u2026so, you know, that skewed things a bit.<\/p>\n

Here, then, is every book that I\u2019ve finished reading between 01 January 2010 and today, along with some comments, where appropriate.<\/p>\n

Almost an Evening <\/strong> (Coen, Ethan, 80 pages)
\nA play I read for class. I liked it so much I didn\u2019t sell it back to the college book store.
\nThe Atheist’s Introduction to the New Testament <\/strong> (Davis, Mike, 180 pages)
\nAtlas, Schmatlas: A Superior Atlas of the World <\/strong> (Robinson, Craig, 128 pages)
\nThe Best American Short Stories 2009<\/strong> (compilation, 348 pages)
\nAnother book I read for class. Don\u2019t let the title fool you: this book had one awesome story, two decent stories, and 17 shitty stories.
\nBy the Shores of Silver Lake <\/strong> (Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 292 pages)
\nDisproving Christianity<\/strong> (McAfee, David G., 86 pages)
\nI received this book from the published with the intent that I write a review of it. Here’s the review.
\n<\/a> Does Science Make Belief in God Obsolete? <\/strong> (compilation, 44 pages)
\nEarth (the Book): A Visitor’s Guide to the Human Race<\/strong> (compilation, 236 pages)
\nFunniest book I read all year. I couldn\u2019t put it down. Have you read it yet?
\nEarthquakes and Volcanoes <\/strong> (Merrians, Deborah, 42 pages)
\nThis is a book for kids. I read it to Owen. Yeah, it counts.
\nThe Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe <\/strong> (Gray, Theodore, 242 pages)
\nThis book is an awesome achievement in non-fiction: informative, passionate text written by someone who\u2019s done the first-hand research and awesome illustrations. Best book I read all year. I loved it.
\nFarmer Boy <\/strong> (Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 372 pages)
\nThe First Four Years<\/strong> (Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 138 pages)
\nGod Hates You, Hate Him Back <\/strong> (Werleman, CJ, 298 pages)
\nHere\u2019s another book I was sent for review. My review hasn\u2019t appeared online yet, so no link. Sorry.
\nThe Grand Design<\/strong> (Hawking, Stephen \/ Mlodinow, Leonard, 208 pages)
\nAnticlimactic.
\nThe Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution <\/strong>(Dawkins, Richard, 470 pages)
\nDawkins has the uncanny ability to sucker me in with a mesmerizing first chapter. He does it every time. I think he should take the first chapter of every book he\u2019s ever written and put them into one book. It would be the best book he\u2019s ever written.
\nThe Heathen’s Guide to World Religions<\/strong> (Hopper, William, 232 pages)
\nAnother book I was sent to review. Here\u2019s a link to my review<\/a>, which is more humorous and less error-filled than the book.
\nHow to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk (1999 edition) <\/strong> (Faber, Adele \/ Mazlish, Elaine, 288 pages)
\nIn Search of Christian Freedom (second edition) <\/strong> (Franz, Raymond, 756 pages)
\nI started reading this book about two years ago, but I finally finished it early this year. There are about 3 great chapters in this book, and about 600 booooring pages.
\nInto Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster <\/strong> (Krakauer, John, 334 pages)
\nI won this book in the dice game last year, and began reading it the very next day. I love accounts of historical tragedies.
\nJesus Lied: He Was Only Human<\/strong> (Werleman, CJ, 224 pages)
\nYet another book I was sent to review. I haven\u2019t yet.
\nJohn Adams <\/strong> (McCullough, David, 752 pages)
\nI listened to this book on cassette in my car. Yes, it counts.
\nKilling Yourself to Live <\/strong> (Klosterman, Chuck, 246 pages)
\nLies Across America <\/strong> (Loewen, James, 480 pages)
\nSecond-best book I read all year. Loewen is one of my personal heroes.
\nLittle House in the Big Woods <\/strong> (Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 240 pages)
\nLittle House on the Prairie <\/strong> (Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 338 pages)
\nLittle Town on the Prairie <\/strong> (Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 308 pages)
\nWow. Wilder is really over-represented here.
\nThe Long Winter<\/strong> (Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 338 pages)
\nSee what I mean?
\nThe Lovely Bones<\/strong> (Sebold, Alice, 334 pages)
\nI read this book for class. For my essay, I was going to write \u201cIt sucked,\u201d but I decided to shoot for a good grade instead. Did I mention the book sucked?
\nNight of the Living Trekkies <\/strong> (Anderson, Kevin \/ Stall, Sam, 256 pages)
\nOh look! A work of fiction that was neither written by Laura Ingalls Wilder nor assigned in my class. Second-best fiction book I read all year.
\nNorth by Northwest <\/strong> (compilation, 238 pages)
\nOn the Banks of Plum Creek <\/strong> (Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 340 pages)
\nOut From Boneville<\/strong> (Smith, Jeff, 140 pages)
\nThis shit-storm of a graphic novel only made it\u2019s way into my hands because of the piqued curiosity resulting FROM THIS<\/a>. Does it suck? Yes. Should it be banned? No.
\nA Raisin in the Sun<\/strong> (Hansberry, Lorraine, 156 pages)
\nThe fourth, and final, book I read for class. Actually, there was a fifth book assigned, but I didn\u2019t read it cover-to-cover, so listing it here would be cheating. Did I mention that I still managed to get an A on the essay I wrote for that book? Oh yeah, I guess I did<\/a>.
\nThese Happy Golden Years <\/strong> (Wilder, Laura Ingalls, 292 pages)
\nHoly Crap, Laura! You keep rearing your head here. Hey, it was a fun collection of books. I plan to encourage my son to read them one day.
\nUnder a Flaming Sky <\/strong> (Brown, Daniel James, 272 pages)
\nCoincidentally, both the last book alphabetically and the last book I finished reading this year \u2013 having just wrapped it up a few hours ago. Like I said, I\u2019m a sucker for historical tragedies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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