At the prompting of an acquaintance, I have decided to keep a list of what I have read over 2010. This list is going to be limited to books only (physical or electronic), and won’t include the various web articles, magazine articles, clippings, etc. etc. that I read in between moments.

I have no idea what this will reveal about me, my habits, or my interests, but at least it will give me a record of this year.

The latest book will be at the top. If I feel like a short review, I’ll add it. Links to Amazon, for convenience of whoever spends time reading this.

Totals: Started: 8, Finished: 6, Abandoned: 1, Currently Reading 1

• Don’t Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems by David Rakoff, Started 3/20, Currently Reading. Kindle.
• The Interrogative Mood:A Novel? by Padgett Powell, Started 3/16, Abandoned 3/20. Kindle. A book entirely composed of questions. Abandoned: Not an easy read. The questions are thought provoking and interrupt the flow. I could literally only read a page a day without my brain overacting. This is the kind of book one reads over the course of a year.
• The Templar’s Penance by Michael Jecks, Started 2/27, Finished 3/16. Paperback. My favorite writer of historical mysteries from the middle ages.
• SPQR XIII: The Year of Confusion by John Maddox Roberts, Started 2/21, Finished 2/27. Hardcover. My favorite writer of historical fiction set in Roman times. Good mystery writer to boot
• Hunt at World’s End by “Gabriel Hunt”, Started 2/17, Finished 2/21. Kindle.
• Hunt Through the Cradle of Fear by “Gabriel Hunt”. Started 2/14, Finished 2/17. Kindle. Pure Pulp. Such a fast read.
• Newton and the Counterfeiter by Thomas Levenson. Started 2/8, Finished 2/14. Kindle. Not as much a thriller as one would believe from the writeups. Was interested in the story having touched on it in Stephenson’s System of the World trilogy
• What the Dog Saw and Other Adventures by Malcolm Gladwell. Started 1/11, Finished 2/8. Kindle. Kind of the “best of” Malcolm Gladwell from the New Yorker over the past 10-12 years. Some of his stuff held up pretty well. If you only could read a couple, I would guide you to Open Secrets, Connecting the Dots, The Art of Failure, The Talent Myth and The New-Boy Network
• The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie. Started 1/1, Finished 1/10. Kindle. A modern old school fairy tale. Beautiful prose. Well worth a read