75 Books...More or Less! discussion

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2009 edition
2010 edition
2011 edition
2012 edition

2014 edition
2015 edition
2016 edition
2017 edition

Paper books/ebooks:
1. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, finished March 5.
2. The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe by Chet Raymo, finished March 15.
3. The Call of the Wild by Jack London, finished April 15.
4. Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard, finished September 1.
5. Homeland by Cory Doctorow, finished September 20.
6. Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow, finished November 5.
7. The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane, finished December 29.

Best fiction book: Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow
Best nonfiction book: The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane

Not a large selection to choose from this year. I feel a little weird giving Doctorow a win, since all of his books are pretty much identical. But they're never bad, and if I were to recommend just one (and I do recommend only reading one), it would be Pirate Cinema. I found the characters and world to be the most engaging of any of his novels, and the plot was ... well, exactly as engaging as ever.

As for The Old Ways, there were long sections of the book that I didn't really care for, but the book as a whole was the most inspiring I've read in a long time. So I think I'll feel pretty good about recommending this once I have the perspective of hindsight.

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2. The Path: A One-Mile Walk Through the Universe by Chet Raymo, finished March 15.

3. The Call of the Wild by Jack London, finished April 15.

4. Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard, finished September 1.

5. Homeland by Cory Doctorow, finished September 20.

6. Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow, finished November 5.

7. The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane, finished December 29.

2013 recommendations (books I read in 2013, that is):

Best fiction book: Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow
Best nonfiction book: The Old Ways: A Journey on Foot by Robert Macfarlane

Not a large selection to choose from this year. I feel a little weird giving Doctorow a win, since all of his books are pretty much identical. But they're never bad, and if I were to recommend just one (and I do recommend only reading one), it would be Pirate Cinema. I found the characters and world to be the most engaging of any of his novels, and the plot was ... well, exactly as engaging as ever.

As for The Old Ways, there were long sections of the book that I didn't really care for, but the book as a whole was the most inspiring I've read in a long time. So I think I'll feel pretty good about recommending this once I have the perspective of hindsight.