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My BOOK REVIEWS


  A Dance With Dragons, by George R.R. Martin
  A Song of Ice and Fire series, by George R.R. Martin
  Crossroads of Twilight, by Robert Jordan
  Knife of Dreams, by Robert Jordan
  Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
  Otherland saga, by Tad Williams
  Otherland IV, by Tad Williams [published at Nabou]
  Daughter of the Empire, by Raymond Feist & Janny Wurts
  Gardens of the Moon, by Steven Erikson
  The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi
  The Crystal Shard, by R.A. Salvatore
  Black House, by Stephen King & Peter Straub
  Blackwood Farm, by Anne Rice
  Darkly Dreaming Dexter, by Jeffry Lindsay
  Geek Love, by Katherine Dunn
  The Ruins, by Scott Smith
  Slaves of God, by Brian Rappatta
  The Truth Machine, by James L. Halperin
  The Incredible Shrinking Man, by Richard Matheson
  Jennifer Government, by Max Barry
  The Girl Who Could Fly, by Victoria Forester
  The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer
  Jumper and Reflex, by Steven Gould
  A Great and Terrible Beauty, by Libba Bray
  Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
  The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas

Here's my Recommended Reading.

Last ten books I've read.

My articles about BOOKS

Abby Goldsmith's book recommendations, liked quotes, book clubs, book trivia, book lists (read shelf)

BOOKS I'VE READ

A ridiculously gigantic list from recent years.
  The Wool Omnibus, by Hugh Howey
  Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!, by Richard P. Feynman non-fiction
  Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand
  Over the Edge of the World, by Laurence Bergreen non-fiction
  Catherine the Great, by Robert K. Massie non-fiction
  Crown of Shadows, by C.S. Friedman
  A Little History of the World, by E. H. Gombrich non-fiction
  Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld
  Contagious, by Scott Sigler
  The House of the Scorpion, by Nancy Farmer
  Thunderhead, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  The Rookie, by Scott Sigler
  Geek Love, by Katherine Dunn
  The Girl Who Could Fly, by Victoria Forester
  Outlander, by Diana Gabaldon
  Dragonfly in Amber, by Diana Gabaldon
  Brimstone, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Still Life With Crows, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  The Blood of Flowers, by Anita Amirrezvani
  The 19th Wife, by David Ebershoff
  The Pocket and the Pendant, by Mark Jeffrey
  The Time Traveler's Wife, by Audrey Niffenegger
  7th Son, by J.C. Hutchins
  Forever Fifteen, by Kimberly Steele
  Jumper, by Steven Gould
  A Game of Thrones, by George R.R. Martin
  A Clash of Kings, by George R.R. Martin
  A Storm of Swords, by George R.R. Martin
  The Hedge Knight, by George R.R. Martin
  It, by Stephen King reread
  The Tommyknockers, by Stephen King reread
  Pet Sematary, by Stephen King reread
  The Shining, by Stephen King reread
  Firestarter, by Stephen King reread
  The Long Walk, by Stephen King reread
  Song of Susannah, by Stephen King
  The Waste Lands, by Stephen King reread
  The Drawing of the Three, by Stephen King reread
  Night, by Elie Wiesel memoir
  Shardik, by Richard Adams
  Kindred, by Octavia Butler
  Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
  The Fall of Hyperion, by Dan Simmons
  Interview With a Vampire, by Anne Rice reread
  The Vampire Lestat, by Anne Rice reread
  The Witching Hour, by Anne Rice reread
  Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood
  The Neverending Story, by Michael Ende
  The Great Hunt, by Robert Jordan reread
  The Shadow Rising, by Robert Jordan reread
  Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling
  The Complete Persepolis, by Marjane Satrapi memoir
  The Three Musketeers, by Alexandre Dumas
  Queen Margot, by Alexandre Dumas
  The Count of Monte Cristo, by Alexandre Dumas
  Slaughterhouse-Five, by Kurt Vonnegut
  The Last Unicorn, by Peter S. Beagle
  Matilda, by Roald Dahl reread children
  Billie the Unicorn, by Brianne Drouhard children
Smartboys Club books, by Rebecca Shelley children
  Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen
  Columbine, by Dave Cullen non-fiction
  Impulse, by Steven Gould
  Wheel of Time Book 14: A Memory of Light, by Robert Jordan / Brandon Sanderson
  Stealing God's Thunder, by Philip Dray non-fiction
  Columbus, the Four Voyages, by Laurence Bergreen non-fiction
  Daughter of the Sword, by Steve Bein
  Avagadro Corp, by William Hertling
  Nightmare, by Steven Piziks (aka Steven Harper)
  Gone With the Wind, by Margaret Mitchell
  Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, by Ransom Riggs
  11/22/63, by Stephen King
  The Name of the Wind, by Patrick Rothfuss
  The Wise Man's Fear, by Patrick Rothfuss
  Thunderhead, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Red Seas Under Red Skies, by Scott Lynch
  Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell K. Hamilton
  The Laughing Corpse, by Laurell K. Hamilton
  The Lunatic Cafe, by Laurell K. Hamilton
  Bloody Bones, by Laurell K. Hamilton
  The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, by Stieg Larrson
  The Girl who Kicked the Hornet's nest, by Stieg Larrson
  Assassin's Apprentice, by Robin Hobb
  Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld
  A Fine Dark Line by Joe R. Lansdale
  Old Man's War, by John Scalzi
  Slaves of God, by Brian Rappatta
  Voyager, by Diana Gabaldon
  Girl in Translation, by Jean Kwok
  City of Bones, by Cassandra Clare
  The Hunger Games, by Suzanne Collins
  The Immortals, by Tracy Hickman
  The Two Travelers, by Mark Jeffrey
  A Stir of Echoes, by Richard Matheson
  Infected, by Scott Sigler
  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, by J. K. Rowling
  The Cabinet of Curiosities, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Night of Sorrows, by Frances Sherwood
  The Giant's House, by Elizabeth McCracken
  A Feast for Crows, by George R.R. Martin
  The Sworn Sword, by George R.R. Martin
  The Glass Flower, by George R.R. Martin
  Distress, by Greg Egan
  Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke
  On a Pale Horse, by Piers Anthony
  The Diamond Age, by Neal Stephenson
  The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
  The Dark Tower, by Stephen King
  Dark Visions, by Stephen King, Dan Simmons, & George R.R. Martin
  Everything's Eventual, by Stephen King
  Gerald's Game, by Stephen King reread
  The Stand, by Stephen King reread
  Dolores Claiborne, by Stephen King reread
  Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, by Stephen King reread
  The Gunslinger, by Stephen King reread
  Queen of the Damned, by Anne Rice reread
  The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston non-fiction
  The Codex, by Douglas Preston
  Otherland I: City of Golden Shadow, by Tad Williams
  Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair
  Wild Seed, by Octavia Butler
  The Warrior's Apprentice, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  Shards of Honor, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  Barrayar, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  The Vor Game, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  Falling Free, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  Reflex, by Steven Gould
  1984, by George Orwell reread
  Intensity, by Dean Koontz
  The Thing on the Doorstep, by H.P. Lovecraft
  American Gods, by Neil Gaiman
  When the Bough Breaks, by Jonathan Kellerman
  The Eye of the World, by Robert Jordan reread
  The Dragon Reborn, by Robert Jordan reread
  The Fires of Heaven, by Robert Jordan reread
  Lord of Chaos, by Robert Jordan reread
  Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, by J.K. Rowling
  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, by J.K. Rowling
  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, by J.K. Rowling
  Warriors books 1-6, series by Erin Hunter
  Ready Player One, by Ernest Cline
  New Spring, by Robert Jordan
  Jumper: Griffin's Story, by Steven Gould
  The Poisoner's Handbook, by Deborah Blum non-fiction
  When True Night Falls, by C.S. Friedman
  Black Sun Rising, by C.S. Friedman
  The All-Pro, by Scott Sigler
  Middlesex, by Jeffrey Eugenides
  Dawn, by Octavia E. Butler
  The Starter, by Scott Sigler
  Skinned, by Robin Wasserman
  Circus of the Damned, by Laurell K. Hamilton
  The Monster of Florence, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child non-fiction
  The Lies of Locke Lamora, by Scott Lynch
  The Girl who Played with Fire, by Stieg Larrson
  Royal Assassin, by Robin Hobb
  Darkly Dreaming Dexter, by Jeffry Lindsay
  A Dance With Dragons, by George R.R. Martin
  The Running Man, by Stephen King aka Richard Bachman reread
  Heart-Shaped Box, by Joe Hill
  The Fiery Cross, by Diana Gabaldon
  Lisey's Story, by Stephen King
  Saturn's Children, by Charles Stross
  Book of the Dead, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Relic, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Dance of Death, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Drums of Autumn, by Diana Gabaldon
  Perdido Street Station, by China Miéville
  The Center of Everything, by Laura Moriarty
  Ancestor, by Scott Sigler
  Cashflow, by Robert Kiyosaki non-fiction
  Heartwood, by Barbara Campbell
  Brothers in Arms, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  Kitty and the Midnight Hour, by Carrie Vaughn
  The Skin Trade, by George R.R. Martin
  Cell, by Stephen King
  Cujo, by Stephen King reread
  Salem's Lot, by Stephen King reread
  The Green Mile, by Stephen King
  The Dead Zone, by Stephen King reread
  Hearts in Atlantis, by Stephen King
  Carrie, by Stephen King reread
  Wolves of the Calla, by Stephen King
  The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  Logs, by Walter Jon Williams
  Snow Crash, by Neal Stephenson
  Tale of the Body Thief, by Anne Rice reread
  Otherland II: River of Blue Fire, by Tad Williams
  Children of Rhatlan, by Jonathan Fesmire Podiobook
  Therapy, by Jonathan Kellerman
  Me Talk Pretty One Day, by David Sedaris memoir abridged
  Altered Carbon, by Richard K. Morgan
  Dark: Stories of Madness, Murder, and the Supernatural
  Farenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury
  Tuck Everlasting, by Natalie Babbitt
  Primary Inversion, by Catherine Asaro
  Exiles: Vol.1, by Melanie Rawn
  A Crown of Swords, by Robert Jordan reread
  Winter's Heart, by Robert Jordan reread
  The Amber Spyglass, by Philip Pullman
  The Subtle Knife, by Philip Pullman
  Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, by J.K. Rowling
  Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, by J.K. Rowling
  Quarantine, by Greg Egan
  Diaspora, by Greg Egan
  Gravity, by Tess Gerritsen
  Jesus Land, by Julia Sheeres memoir
  The Night Listener, by Armistead Maupin
  The Mummy, by Anne Rice reread
  Kushiel's Dart, by Jacqueline Carey
  Guilt, by Jonathan Kellerman
  The Girl of Fire and Thorns, by Rae Carson
  The Bottoms, by Joe R. Lansdale
  The Ghost Brigades, by John Scalzi
  Crashed, by Robin Wasserman
  Wired, by Robin Wasserman
  Riptide, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Specials, by Scott Westerfeld
  On Stranger Tides, by Tim Powers
  Riptide, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Wheel of Time Book 13: Towers of Midnight, by Brandon Sanderson / Robert Jordan
  Reliquary, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Cemetary Dance, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  The Wheel of Darkness, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins
  The Rift, by Walter Jon Williams
  The Ice Limit, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Fevre Dream, by George R.R. Martin
  Christine, by Stephen King reread
  The Mist, by Stephen King reread
  The Dark Half, by Stephen King
  Insomnia, by Stephen King
  Stand By Me, by Stephen King reread
  The Little Sisters of Eluria, by Stephen King
  Dolan's Cadillac, by Stephen King reread
  Dreamcatcher, by Stephen King
  Otherland III: Mountain of Black Glass, by Tad Williams
  The Handmaid's Tale, by Margaret Atwood
  A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. Le Guin
  Minority Report, by Philip K. Dick
  Gone, by Jonathan Kellerman
  Running With Scissors, by Augusten Burroughs memoir
  The Path of Daggers, by Robert Jordan reread
  Prey, by Michael Crichton
  I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson
  Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold
  Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore, by Robin Sloan
  A Heart in Sun and Shadow, by Annie Bellet
  The Queen's Fool, by Phillipa Gregory
  The Methuselah Enzyme, by Fred Mustard Stewart
  The Third Gate, by Lincoln Child
  Catching Fire, by Suzanne Collins
  Cold Vengeance, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  The Killing Dance, by Laurell K. Hamilton
  Obsidian Butterfly, by Laurell K. Hamilton
  Gideon's Sword, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Wheel of Time Book 12: The Gathering Storm, by Brandon Sanderson / Robert Jordan
  Fever Dream, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  A Princess of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  The Middle Sister, by Bonnie Glover
  Eragon, by Chris Paolini
  Letter From China, by Peter James Froning memoir
  Next, by Michael Crichton
  The Long Run, by Daniel Keys Moran ... didn't finish
  Anansi Boys, by Neil Gaiman
  Shadow Magic, by John Lenahan
  Wildside, by Steven Gould
  Rage, by Jonathan Kellerman
  Bearing an Hourglass, by Piers Anthony
  Wizard and Glass, by Stephen King reread
  From a Buick 8, by Stephen King
  Beautiful Lies, by Lisa Unger
  Vanished, by Tess Gerritsen
  Fat Kid Rules, by K. L. Going
  The Pirate Coast, by Richard Zacks non-fiction
  The Touch, by Colleen McCullough
  Matchstick Men, by Eric Garcia
  The Fourth Hand, by John Irving
  Kitty Goes to Washington, by Carrie Vaughn
  Writers of the Future XXII anthology
  Tarzan of the Apes, by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  Dune, by Frank Herbert
  Maledicte, by Lane Robins
  The Vanished Man, by Jeffrey Deaver
  The Lake, by Richard Laymon
  McSweeny's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales, short stories by various authors
  Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Bronte
  Odd Thomas, by Dean Koontz
  Lasher, by Anne Rice
  The DaVinci Code, by Dan Brown
  Memoirs of a Geisha, by Arthur Golden
  Across the Nightingale Floor, by Lian Hearn
  The Postman, by David Brin
  The Bunnicula Collection, by Deborah & James Howe children
  Kill the Messenger, by Tami Hoag
  Stranger in a Strange Land, by Robert A. Heinlein
  The Tomb, by F. Paul Wilson
  A Charmed Life: Chrestomanci Book 1, by Diana Wynne Jones children
  The Boy Who Fell Down Exit 43, by Harriet Goodwin children
  Moonrise, by Ben Bova
  I Am Not A Serial Killer, by Dan Wells
  The Maze Runner, by James Dashner
  The Last Kingdom, by Bernard Cornwell ... didn't finish
  The Scar, by China Miéville
  Storm Front, by Jim Butcher
  Burnt Offerings, by Laurell K. Hamilton
  Mockingjay, by Suzanne Collins
  Book 1: Vampire Academy, by Richelle Mead
  So Yesterday, by Scott Westerfield
  Soon I Will Be Invincible, by Austin Grossman
  Obsession, by Jonathan Kellerman
  Bag of Bones, by Stephen King
  Lost Boys, by Orson Scott Card
  Brave Men Run, by Matthew Wayne Selznik
  The Best of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, 2002
  The Burning Man, by Tad Williams
  Last Man Standing, by David Baldacci
  Foundation and Empire, by Isaac Asimov
  The Colour of Magic, by Terry Pratchett
  The Dragonriders of Pern, by Anne McCaffrey
  Coraline, by Neil Gaiman children
  Steal Across the Sky, by Nancy Kress
  Every Dead Thing, by John Connolly
  Blue Moon, by Laurell K. Hamilton
  Hero, by Perry Moore
  Darwin's Radio, by Greg Bear
  The Windup Girl, by Paolo Bacigalupi
  Wicked, by Gregory Maguire ... didn't finish
  Battlefield Earth, by L. Ron Hubbard
  Dunkin the Vampire Slayer, by Greg Crites
  Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer
  Desperation, by Stephen King
  Rose Madder, by Stephen King
  The Shipping News, by E. Annie Proulx
  Fire Ice, by Clive Cussler
  Kiss the Girls, by James Patterson
  Contact, by Carl Sagan
  Clade, by Mark Budz
  March Upcountry, by David Weber & John Ringo ... didn't finish
  Haunted, by Chuck Palahniuk ... didn't finish
  The Misfits, by James Howe
  Servant of the Bones, by Anne Rice
  Pandora, by Anne Rice
  Grey, by Jon Armstrong
  Master and Commander, by Patrick O'Brian ... didn't finish
  Sula, by Toni Morrison
  Burning Chrome, by William Gibson
  Neuromancer, by William Gibson abridged
  Mars, by Ben Bova
  The Good Guy, by Dean Koontz
  The Princess and the Goblin, by George MacDonald children
  The House of Rothschild, by Niall Ferguson non-fiction ... didn't finish
  A.I. Apocalypse, by William Hertling ... didn't finish
  The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern ... didn't finish
  Dreamer, by Steven Piziks (aka Steven Harper)
  Gideon's Sword, by Douglas Preston & Lincoln Child
  Blindsight, by Peter Watts
  Assassin's Quest, by Robin Hobb
  The Ruins, by Scott Smith
  Obedience, by Will Lavender
  Heart of Darkness, by Joseph Conrad
  The Hunchback of Notre Dame, by Victor Hugo ... didn't finish
  The Regulators, by Stephen King
  The Hollow Man, by Dan Simmons ... didn't finish
  Prince Caspian, by C.S. Lewis audio drama
  With a Tangled Skein, by Piers Anthony ... didn't finish
  Digital Fortress, by Dan Brown
  The Gravity Keeper, by Michael Reisman children
  First Grave on the Right, by Darynda Jones ... didn't finish
  Downbelow Station, by C.J. Cherryh ... didn't finish
  The Incredible Shrinking Man, by Richard Matheson
  Trickster's Choice, by Tamora Pierce ... didn't finish
  The Charlemagne Pursuit, by Steve Berry
  Maximum Ride, by James Patterson ... didn't finish
  The Vampire Armand, by Anne Rice
  Buddha Boy, by Kathe Koje ... didn't finish
  The Demolished Man, by Alfred Bester ... didn't finish
  The Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine, 2002
  The Magicians, by Lev Grossman
  The Prague Cemetery, by Umberto Eco ... didn't finish