Book Poll
I was too busy or distracted last New Year to post a book poll, so this one covers two years.
My favorite book by far was The Orphan Master's Son. My favorite for 2015 was probably The Country of Ice Cream Star with City of Stairs a close second.
In non-fiction, it is a tie between Tradition! ... because Fiddler on the Roof remains one of my favorite musicals ever, and Furiously Happy because it gives me hope.
Are you taking this poll
Yes
20(95.2%)
No
1(4.8%)
Which of these works of fiction that I read in 2014 have you ever read?
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
3(3.2%)
The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart
0(0.0%)
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
1(1.1%)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler
3(3.2%)
The Snow Child: A Novel by Eowyn Ivey
0(0.0%)
The Returned by Jason Mott
0(0.0%)
Independent Study: The Testing, Book 2 by Joelle Charbonneau
0(0.0%)
Feed by Mira Grant
4(4.3%)
Deadline by Mira Grant
4(4.3%)
Blackout by Mira Grant
4(4.3%)
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
12(12.9%)
Death Note, Volume 1 by Tsugumi Ohba
2(2.2%)
Death note, Volume 2 by Tsugumi Ohba
1(1.1%)
The Lord of Opium by Nancy Farmer
1(1.1%)
The Orphan Master's Son: A Novel by Adam Johnson
0(0.0%)
The Days of Anna Madrigal by Armistead Maupin
2(2.2%)
Roomies by Sara Zarr and Tara Altebrando
0(0.0%)
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
3(3.2%)
Ape House: A Novel by Sara Gruen
0(0.0%)
Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
2(2.2%)
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
4(4.3%)
After the End by Amy Plum
0(0.0%)
MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
2(2.2%)
In the After by Demitria Lunetta
0(0.0%)
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
10(10.8%)
My Real Children by Jo Walton
4(4.3%)
Parasite by Mira Grant
5(5.4%)
Enclave by Ann Aguirre
0(0.0%)
Outpost by Ann Aguirre
0(0.0%)
Horde by Ann Aguirre
0(0.0%)
The Abominables by Eva Ibbotson
0(0.0%)
Hild: A Novel by Nicola Griffith
2(2.2%)
I've Got You Under My Skin by Mary Higgins Clark
1(1.1%)
Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay
0(0.0%)
Filter House by Nisi Shawl
1(1.1%)
Precious Thing by Colette McBeth
0(0.0%)
The One & Only: A Novel by Emily Giffin
0(0.0%)
The Madonna and the Starship by James Morrow
0(0.0%)
The Girl With All The Gifts by M. R. Carey
4(4.3%)
The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August by Claire North
4(4.3%)
Lock In by John Scalzi
3(3.2%)
The Country Girls Trilogy and Epilogue by Edna O'Brien
0(0.0%)
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
6(6.5%)
A Paradigm of Earth by Candas Jane Dorsey
0(0.0%)
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
5(5.4%)
Which of these books of fiction that I read in 2015 have you ever read?
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
8(7.7%)
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
7(6.7%)
The Lost Girl by Sangu Mandanna
0(0.0%)
Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson
0(0.0%)
Wolf in White Van: A Novel by John Darnielle
1(1.0%)
Black Wine by Candas Jane Dorsey
1(1.0%)
Written in My Own Hearts Blood by Diana Gabaldon
2(1.9%)
The Martian by Andy Weir
6(5.8%)
Texts from Jane Eyre: And Other Conversations with Your Favorite Literary Characters by Mallory Ortberg
1(1.0%)
The Death of Bees: A Novel by Lisa O'Donnell
0(0.0%)
Leaving Time: A Novel by Jodi Picoult
0(0.0%)
The Vesuvius Club: A Bit of Fluff by Mark Gatiss
1(1.0%)
The Devil in Amber by Mark Gatiss
1(1.0%)
Black Butterfly by Mark Gatiss
1(1.0%)
The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine
2(1.9%)
Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack
0(0.0%)
Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti by Genevieve Valentine
1(1.0%)
The Twelve by Justin Cronin
0(0.0%)
Sand: Omnibus Edition by Hugh Howey
0(0.0%)
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
1(1.0%)
California: A Novel by Edan Lepucki
0(0.0%)
Persona by Genevieve Valentine
0(0.0%)
The Country of Ice Cream Star by Sandra Newman
1(1.0%)
Find Me: A Novel by Laura van den Berg
0(0.0%)
The Only Ones by Carola Dibbell
0(0.0%)
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
1(1.0%)
The Buried Giant: A novel by Kazuo Ishiguro
0(0.0%)
The Magician's Land by Lev Grossman
4(3.8%)
The Magician King by Lev Grossman
3(2.9%)
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
4(3.8%)
The Fallout by S. A. Bodeen
0(0.0%)
Flying in Place by Susan Palwick
0(0.0%)
Shelter by Susan Palwick
1(1.0%)
Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
1(1.0%)
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
1(1.0%)
Armada by Ernest Cline
1(1.0%)
Archivist Wasp by NicoleKornher-Stace
1(1.0%)
Seveneves by Neal Stephenson
1(1.0%)
Codex by Lev Grossman
1(1.0%)
Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
4(3.8%)
The Book of Speculation by
0(0.0%)
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
1(1.0%)
Press Start to Play by Daniel H. Wilson Ed.
0(0.0%)
Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman
0(0.0%)
Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
3(2.9%)
Every Day by David Levithan
1(1.0%)
The Just City by Jo Walton
4(3.8%)
The Girl in the Road by Monica Byrne
2(1.9%)
Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
7(6.7%)
Bring Up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
7(6.7%)
The Color of Magic by Terry Pratchett
11(10.6%)
The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett
10(9.6%)
Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee
1(1.0%)
Which of these nonfiction books that I read in the past two years have you ever read?
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth: What Going to Space Taught Me About Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything by Chris Hadfield
2(16.7%)
Living with a Wild God: A Nonbeliever's Search for the Truth about Everything by Barbara Ehrenreich
0(0.0%)
Tradition!: The Highly Improbable, Ultimately Triumphant Broadway-to-Hollywood Story of Fiddler on the Roof, the World's Most Beloved Musical by Barbara Isenberg
0(0.0%)
Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights by Katha Pollitt
0(0.0%)
Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris
0(0.0%)
Bad for You: Exposing the War on Fun! by Pyle and Cunningham.
0(0.0%)
Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography by Laura Ingalls Wilder
1(8.3%)
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes
1(8.3%)
Build Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, from Milers to Ultramarathoners - Run Farther, Faster, and Injury-Free by Pete Magill
0(0.0%)
So, Anyway... by John Cleese
0(0.0%)
What Makes This Book So Great by Jo Walton
1(8.3%)
American Cornball: A Laffopedic Guide to the Formerly Funny by Christopher Miller
0(0.0%)
The Sound of Music Story: How A Beguiling Young Novice, A Handsome Austrian Captain, and Ten Singing von Trapp Children Inspired the Most Beloved Film of All Time by Tom Santopietro
1(8.3%)
Elisabeth Sladen: The Autobiography by Elisabeth Sladen
2(16.7%)
Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
0(0.0%)
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg by Irin Carmon
0(0.0%)
Are You My Mother?: A Comic Drama by Alison Bechdel
3(25.0%)
Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea by Guy Delisle
1(8.3%)
Based on any books we have in common, can you recommend something for me to read in 2016?
My favorite book by far was The Orphan Master's Son. My favorite for 2015 was probably The Country of Ice Cream Star with City of Stairs a close second.
In non-fiction, it is a tie between Tradition! ... because Fiddler on the Roof remains one of my favorite musicals ever, and Furiously Happy because it gives me hope.