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marcshoe
01-02-2014, 01:35 PM
For me, it would be "The Night Circus" by Erin Morganstern. I had to check to see when I read "The Historian", but that was the previous November.

reds1869
01-02-2014, 01:41 PM
The Fall of the House of Dixie by Bruce Levine.

Fil3232
01-02-2014, 01:45 PM
"The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind," by Julian Jaynes

Degenerate39
01-02-2014, 04:01 PM
I'm leaning towards The Shining by Stephen King

RichRed
01-02-2014, 04:04 PM
For me, it would be "The Night Circus" by Erin Morganstern. I had to check to see when I read "The Historian", but that was the previous November.

I read "Night Circus" in 2013 too but I'd have to place it just a notch below "The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay" by Michael Chabon.

Honorable mention:

"I Am the Messenger" - Markus Zusak
"World War Z" - Max Brooks
"John Dies at the End" - David Wong

bucksfan2
01-03-2014, 09:35 AM
I can't really think of any book that really stood out that I have read recently. I have read a lot of good books but my favorite authors, but nothing that says "WOW".

Redsfaithful
01-03-2014, 09:45 AM
Probably "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn

RedFanAlways1966
01-03-2014, 04:46 PM
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WildcatFan
01-04-2014, 11:39 AM
I didn't read any standouts, but I enjoyed 11/22/63 a whole lot. That was probably my most enjoyable reading experience of the year.

NebraskaRed
01-05-2014, 01:48 PM
One book I read this year that stood out for me was Evel, Leigh Montville's biography of Evel Knievel.

I was really impressed. I might check out Montville's bio of Ted Williams next.

SunDeck
01-05-2014, 02:04 PM
The signal and the noise, by Nate Silver

cumberlandreds
01-06-2014, 07:53 AM
One book I read this year that stood out for me was Evel, Leigh Montville's biography of Evel Knievel.

I was really impressed. I might check out Montville's bio of Ted Williams next.

His Bio on WIlliams is really good. I read it about a year or so ago.

RedTeamGo!
01-13-2014, 01:08 PM
It was a tie between "World War Z" by Max Brooks and "Ready Player One" by Ernest Cline

MWM
01-13-2014, 01:26 PM
Probably "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn

I've had 3 people now tell me to read that. Would it make for a good audiobook, or is it one you need to read the pages? My reading is about 50-50, with the time I spend commuting every day.

BillDoran
01-13-2014, 01:27 PM
Independent People by Halldor Laxness.

Redsfaithful
01-13-2014, 02:17 PM
I've had 3 people now tell me to read that. Would it make for a good audiobook, or is it one you need to read the pages? My reading is about 50-50, with the time I spend commuting every day.

I can't think of why it wouldn't work as an audiobook, should be fine.

Roy Tucker
01-13-2014, 03:48 PM
Really enjoyed Stephen King's "Doctor Sleep".

Danny Torrance from "The Shining" 36 years later. Like running into an old high school friend and finding out how their life went. A chilling yarn.

MWM
01-13-2014, 03:52 PM
I can't think of why it wouldn't work as an audiobook, should be fine.

Most books work on audio. Ones that don't tend to be those with a high number of characters that pop in and out throughout, or that skip around quite a bit chronologically....or ones that I need a dictionary close by if I want to understand. :)

dougdirt
01-13-2014, 03:56 PM
The only book that I read in 2013, and I didn't even read it all.

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CoachBombay
01-13-2014, 05:07 PM
Either Enders Game....

Or Under the Dome....

Both turned into film. One TV and one movie...both equally terrible

marcshoe
01-13-2014, 06:48 PM
I've had 3 people now tell me to read that. Would it make for a good audiobook, or is it one you need to read the pages? My reading is about 50-50, with the time I spend commuting every day.

I listened to it as an audiobook. No problem at all.

Betterread
01-18-2014, 09:55 PM
Independent People by Halldor Laxness.

I discovered this writer this year also. I recommend the fish can sing also.

_Sir_Charles_
01-20-2014, 11:42 AM
I'd put it off for decades, but I finally got around to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Considering when it was written, fantastic book/story. More current writers have improved upon Tolkien IMO. Jordan most notably.

RadfordVA
01-27-2014, 08:50 AM
The only book that I read in 2013, and I didn't even read it all.

http://img1.imagesbn.com/p/9781932391442_p0_v2_s260x420.JPG

Not to spoil the ending for anyone in this one but more than half will not survive.

marcshoe
01-27-2014, 08:54 AM
Not to spoil the ending for anyone in this one but more than half will not survive.

Was it written by George R.R. Martin?