Overall I usually don't read a lot of series based on one or group of characters although over the course of several decades I've read a few. However, this year I read a lot more than usual. Last year I read several Philip Kerr books about a Berlin detective/private investigator that takes place in the 1930s to 1950s and I continued reading a couple more this year. They keep getting better and a new one has just been published so I'll have a least one more for next year's list. I also started reading another detective series but this was based in Bangkok. I read all four in the series and I think there has been a little drop off in quality but the characters and locale are very fascinating.
I also read all three books in the Swedish Millennium series. They were great reads but in need of an editor. I also saw all three of the Swedish films and look forward to seeing the Hollywood version although I think it would be very hard to top the original films. I read another Swedish novel, Let Me In, that also had two very good films based on the book but the book was much more intense than either film. A very creepy read.
And then there is the Song of Ice and Fire. I really don't like reading modern fantasy series and especially if they have anything to do with dragons. I read some articles about these books before embarking on the ride. I found that I really enjoyed the story and the characters in this strange world. I went through the first three books very quickly. The fourth book plodded along somewhat and by the time I got to the fifth book I was getting bored. After all the time and effort of getting through these books I started losing interest. I think Martin has lost his way and is just making it up as he goes along. I'm really not in any hurry to pick up another one of those books again although I would like to see the TV series sometime but certainly not enough to get HBO.
- Juliet, Naked - Nick Hornby, 2009
- The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet - David Mitchell, 2010
- The Passage - James Cronin, 2010
- Field Grey - Philip Kerr, 2010
- The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson, 2005
- Let Me In - John Ajvide Lindovist, 2008
- A Game of Thrones - George R. R. Martin, 1996
- Bangkok 8 - John Burdett, 2003
- Homer and Langley - E. L. Doctorow, 2009
- The One Form The Other - Philip Kerr, 2006
- Ghostwritten - David Mitchell, 2000
- The Firl Who Played With Fire - Stieg Larsson, 2006
- The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest - Stieg Larsson, 2010
- A Quiet Flame - Philip Kerr, 2008
- Empty Mile - Matthew Stokoe, 2010
- Bangkok Tattoo - John Burdett, 2006
- A Clash of Kings - George R. R. Martin, 1998
- A Storm of Swords - George R. R. Martin, 2000
- Bangkok Haunts - John Burdett, 2008
- If The Dead Rise Not - Philip Kerr, 2009
- A Feast For Crows - George R. R. Martin, 2005
- The Godfather of Katmandu - John Burdett, 2011
- A Dance With Dragons - George R. R. Martin, 2011
- Zero History - William Gibson, 2010
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