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Sam Colt:
At the begging of 2011 I set off on a little pet project inspired by the "Read 100 books in a year challenge." I set my goal at 50  ;-) . It quickly became clear that I would not make 50 books, so I revised it to over 30, and I accomplished that mission. I think that 2011 was the year of fantasy for me, and 2012 will likely be a mixed year of fantasy and sci-fi (I'm doing it again this year, about to finish my first book!).


This was really fun, and it's satisfying seeing how much I read. This year my only real goal is to read 10 non-fiction books, including "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" by William L. Shirer and "Undaunted Courage" by Stephen E. Ambrose, which is about the Louis and Clarke expedition.


Anyways, without further adieu, here's a list of the books I read in 2011. Tell me what you think. I'm hoping this inspires y'all to read more.


The Name of the Wind – Patrick Rothfuss                                      662   pp
A Clash of Kings – George RR Martin                                              969   pp
A Storm of Swords – George RR Martin                                          1128   pp
The Wise Mans's Fear – Patrick Rothfuss                                      1008   pp
The Hobbit – J.R.R. Tolkien                                                            317   pp
Bacchae – Euripides                                                                      56   pp
The Fellowship of the Ring – J.R.R. Tolkien                                   413   pp
The Two Towers – J.R.R. Tolkein                                                   338   pp
The Return of the King – J.R.R. Tolkein                                         293   pp
Warcraft: The Well of Eternity – Richard A. Knaak                        370   pp
The Man in the High Castle – Philip K. Dick                                  257   pp
The Andromeda Strain – Michael Crichton                                   358   pp
2001: A Space Odyssey – Arthur C. Clarke                                 295   pp
2010: odyssey two – Arthur C. Clarke                                        330   pp
3001: The Final Odyssey – Arthur C. Clarke                               247   pp
Warcraft: The Demon Soul                                                          367   pp
A Feast For Crows – George RR Martin                                       976   pp
The Bridge Over The River Kwai – Pierre Boulle                          150   pp
The Wave – Susan Casey                                                           388   pp
The Robots of Dawn – Isaac Asimov                                           435   pp
Cats Cradle – Kurt Vonnegut Jr                                                   181   pp
The Zombie Survival Guide – Max Brooks                                    247   pp
A Dance With Dragons – George RR Martin                                 957   pp
The Eye of the World – Robert Jordan                                         782   pp
The Great Hunt – Robert Jordan                                                  681   pp
The Dragon Reborn – Robert Jordan                                            662   pp
Warcraft: The Sundering – Richard A Knaak                                371   pp
The Shadow Rising – Robert Jordan                                            968   pp
The Fires of Heaven – Robert Jordan                                           951   pp
Dinotopia – James Gurney                                                           150   pp
Diamonds Are Forever – Ian Flemming                                        229   pp
Watchmen – Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons                                 ~   300   pp
Mistborn – Brandon Sanderson                                                    643   pp
The Well of Ascension – Brandon Sanderson                               761   pp

 
TOTAL: 34 Books                                                          TOTAL:    17,240 pp

Gabbo:
I think you should definitely up the goal of non-fiction or at least branch out from sci-fi/fantasy, but it's impressive none-the-less.
I can only bring 13 to the table:
The Last Wish
Blood of Elves
Pattern Recognition
Best Laid Plans
American Gods
Dante's Inferno and Paradiso (still working through Paradise)
We
Looking Backwards
Battlestar Galactica and Philosophy
Lies of Locke Lamora
Foucault's Pendulum
Bushworld
Room

Thankfully Jon Hodgman released his latest book, so I have some more satire to read though

Mangley:
I didn't read any.

But I'm pretty sure I read the equivalent in forum posts and wikipedia articles.

Sam Colt:
I'll definitely be reading more non-fiction books this year. There's isnt much more fantasy for me to read this year, except continuing the Wheel of Time series and my sci-fi interest in somewhat contained.

You should read more Mangley (and EVERYONE), a good book is better than all other forms of entertainment imo.

PPK:
I think I only read three books in 2011: The Name of the Rose, A Farewell to Arms and Love in the Time of Cholera. I had these lying around; old editions from my mother.

I'm not counting such classics I was forced to read, like An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, Fluid Mechanics, Mechanical Vibrations, etc.

I vow to read more regular books this year, though. I've been lagging on that a bit. I already have Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Quiet American and One Hundred Years of Solitude lined up. I've started the last two.

It's quite an amazing count you have there, Sam. Gabbo's one is nice too :). I have to get my hands on Foucault's Pendulum. The Name of the Rose was a masterpiece and I suppose that one might be pretty good too.

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