Readings 2010

I had 28 books read for 2010 which was about average for that time period of my life. Cloud Atlas has turned out to be one of my all time favorite novels and an interesting movie too. I've gone on to read everything I can by David Mitchell. The Berlin Noir Trilogy was three crime novels featuring the Berlin detective Bernie Gunther that were published together. I loved them and I've read every Philip Kerr novel that has come out since then.

There were a few other novels out by favorite authors in this list including Paul Auster, Margaret Atwood, James Ellroy. Also read a couple of books by Dan Chaon and Dean Koontz. 

1. Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell, 2004
2. Berlin Noir: March Violets/The Pale Criminal/A German Requiem - Philip Kerr, 1993
3. Sunset Park - Paul Auster, 2010
4. Matterhorn - Karl Marlantes, 2009
5. Among the Missing - Dan Chaon, 2002
6. Blood's A Rover - James Ellroy, 2009
7. The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood, 2009
8. Await Your Reply - Dan Chaon, 2009
9. Daemon - Daniel Suarez, 2009
10. Prodigal Son - Dean Koontz, 2009
11. World Without End - Ken Follett, 2007
12. Boneshaker - Cherie Priest, 2009
13. You Remind Me of Me - Dan Chaon, 2004
14. City of Night - Dean Koontz, 2009
15. Ender in Exile - Orson Scott Card, 2008
16. Dead and Alive - Dean Koontz, 2009

My nonfiction books of 2010 included the usual assortment of politics, history and music but no biographies or memoirs this year. That's unusual. Plus two books about food from Michael Pollan. I really liked the first book on the list which was a collection of investigative journalism articles.

1. Tell Me No Lies: Investigative Journalism That Changed the World - John Pilger, 2004
2. The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things - Barry Glassner, 1999
3. Revolution in the Air: The Songs of Bob Dylan, 1957-1973 - Clinton Heylin, 2009
4. The Rebellion of Ronald Reagan: A History of the End of the Cold War - James Mann, 2009
5. The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land - Thomas Asbridge, 2010
6. The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon - David Grann, 2009
7. Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War - Mark Danner, 2009
8. Rome: A Living Portrait of an Ancient City - Stephen Dyson, 2010
9. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals - Michael Pollan, 2006
10. The Good Soldiers - David Finkel, 2009
11. In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto - Michael Pollan, 2008
12. The Complete History of Parkside Buffalo, NY - Steve Cichon, 2009