Books I read in 2009
Mostly writing this for my own (future) benefit… These are the books I read in 2009 with ratings/categorization:
Most were read on my Amazon Kindle (some on the DX, which I review here, others on my Kindle 2). ***** means loved it. * means I hated it.
Science Fiction - By Iain M. Banks (Blog post on Iain M. Banks):
- Matter (****)
- Transition (****)
- Look to Windward (*****)
- Use of Weapons (*****)
- Against a Dark Background (****)
Science Fiction – By Charles Stross
- Iron Sunrise
- The Jennifer Morgue
Science Fiction – By Peter F. Hamilton (Blog post)
- Pandora’s Star (*****)
- The Temporal Void (*****)
- Judas Unchained (*****)
- Fallen Dragon (****)
Other Science Fiction
- Camouflage – Joe Haldeman (****)
- His Majesty’s Dragon – Naomi Novik (***)
- The Lost Feet: Relentless – Jack Campbell (***)
- Double Star – Robert A. Heinlein (***)
- Idiot’s Mask - Cheeseburger Brown (****) <— He’s amazing!
- The Christmas Robots - Cheeseburger Brown (***) <— He’s amazing!
Programming
- Essential Silverlight 3 – Ashraf Michail (*** yes, I read this on the beach in Hawaii)
- Learning XNA 3.0 – Aaron Reed (*** yes, I read this on the beach in Hawaii)
- Essential C# 3.0 – Mark Michaelis (*** yes, I read this on the beach in Hawaii)
Thriller/Action
- The Tourist – Olen Steinhauer (***)
- Point of Impact – Stephen Hunter (***)
- Night of Thunder: A Bob Lee Swagger Novel (***)
- The Echelon Vendetta – David Stone (***)
Classics
- Treasure Island – Robert Louis Stevenson (***)
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea – Jules Verne (****)
- Common Sense – Thomas Paine (*****)
Work stuff
- The No *** Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn't – Robert I. Sutton (***)