{"id":2612,"date":"2018-01-01T01:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T01:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journal.electric-rocket.com\/?p=2612"},"modified":"2018-12-27T14:23:25","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T14:23:25","slug":"book-log-2017-year-in-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journal.electric-rocket.com\/?p=2612","title":{"rendered":"Book Log 2017: Year in Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Books read in 2004: 21<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2005: 28<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2006: 40<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2007: 30<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2008: 41<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2009: 22<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2010: 44<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2011: 28<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2012: 31<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2013: 8<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2014: 13<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2015: 18<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2016: 52<\/a>
\nBooks read in 2017: ~24<\/p>\n

I’m writing this summary a year after the fact, as my logging fell apart in April 2017. There’s probably some missed books, but that’s on me. <\/p>\n

24. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: A Novel<\/em> by Neal Stephenson, Nicole Galland
\nA solid time travel romp. Can’t go wrong with Neal Stephenson; worst case you get a pretty good novel.<\/p>\n

23. Artemis: A Novel<\/em> by Andy Weir
\nNot as great as The Martian<\/em>, but a darn fine novel worth reading.<\/p>\n

22. The Sherlockian<\/em> by Graham Moore
\nMmm… okay book about fictionalized unsolved Sherlock mysteries.<\/p>\n

21. The Last Days of Night: A Novel<\/em> by Graham Moore
\nTesla, Westinghouse, Edison in a fictionalized account. Pretty good.<\/p>\n

20. Lockwood & Co. Book Five: The Empty Grave<\/em> by Jonathan Stroud
\n19. Lockwood & Co. Book Four: The Creeping Shadow<\/em> by Jonathan Stroud
\nSo sad to see this YA series end. I’m hoping my kids dive into this one, but no takers yet.<\/p>\n

18. Gnatz<\/em> By M.H. Van Keuren
\nAnother well-written near-future sci-fi novel. Disney-esque kid stars, nano-drone robots, drugs of forgetting… lots of cool elements to the tale, and engaging throughout.<\/p>\n

17. The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog<\/em> by Adam Gidwitz and Hatem Aly
\nRead to Scout. Well written fantastical adventure story set in the time of King Louis of France.<\/p>\n

16. Saga<\/em> by Brian K. Vaughan
\n15. Y: The Last Man<\/em> by Brian K. Vaughan
\nTwo great graphic novel series. Y: The Last Man is complete, but I eagerly await the next edition of Saga.<\/p>\n

14. Run Program<\/em> by Scott Meyer
\nMeh. Not my favorite Scott Meyer, but even a minor work is worth a read from this author.<\/p>\n

13. The Scrum Field Guide<\/em> by Mitch Lacey
\n12. Scrum: a Breathtakingly Brief and Agile Introduction<\/em> by Chris Sims, Hillary Louise Johnson [Kindle]
\n11. The Scrum Master Training Manual: A Guide to the Professional Scrum Master (PSM) Exam<\/em> by Nader K. Rad, Frank Turley [Kindle]
\n10. Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time<\/em> by Jeff Sutherland, JJ Sutherland [Kindle]
\nAll of these for work… interesting methodology, though. I look forward to trying it out. <\/p>\n

9. A Conspiracy of Paper: A Novel<\/em> by David Liss
\nEnjoyable historical fiction.<\/p>\n

8. Lexicon<\/em> by Max Barry
\nMy wife scoffed at the premise when I described it, which only goes to show Max Barry is a better writer than I. Worth the read.<\/p>\n

7. Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play<\/em>
\nMy wife saw the play and loved it… some gets lost in the reading rather than the viewing, but I see the bones of a very entertaining piece.<\/p>\n

6. Hidden Figures Young Readers Edition<\/em> by Margot Lee Shetterly
\nAn excellent story that probably most folks have seen in movie form by now. I mistakenly got the Young Readers Edition, possibly the regular version would have been even better?<\/p>\n

5. The Three Body Problem<\/em> by Cixin Liu and translated by Ken Liu
\nA rich novel chock full to the brim of ideas and good characters.<\/p>\n

4. Fuzzy Mud<\/em> by Louis Sachar
\n3. Holes<\/em> by Louis Sachar
\nRead these with my daughter; Louis Sachar does not disappoint with well crafted stories that work for kids and adults alike.<\/p>\n

2. The Supremes’ Greatest Hits<\/em> by Michael G. Trachtman
\nVery readable summary of the most important cases by the Supreme Court. Highly recommended.<\/p>\n

1. A More Perfect Constitution<\/em> by Larry J. Sabato
\nI don’t know if we’ll ever have the political climate to allow for a third constitutional convention, but this book is thick with interesting ideas for updating <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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