This is my second year of consistent book-tracking using Goodreads. Anything that has an ISBN gets added to Goodreads when I place it on my to-read shelf.
The best book I read in 2011 was Clay Christensen’s 1997 classic The Innovator’s Dilemma. It’s a humble and powerful book. I also enjoyed, to the extent that this is possible with his books, Chris Ware’s Acme Novelty Library #19. I found Alan Moore’s Halo Jones extremely charming once I got used to the oh-so-80s art. I rediscovered Elmore Leonard, this time in the form of his fun western stories. I finished the 28-volume epic Lone Wolf and Cub (I loved it), then picked up Oishinbo, a wonderfully instructive cooking manga.
While quantity is not the point in book-reading (but it helps find quality) this is a data-centric post, so here are the longest books I read last year:
- A Moment in The Sun, John Sayles (955 pages)
- The Better Angels of Our Nature, Steven Pinker (848 pages)
- Legacy of Ashes, Tim Weiner (702 pages)
- Freedomland, Richard Price (672 pages)
- Steve Jobs, Walter Isaacson (630 pages) ☆
Goodreads added some new stats tools this year, so I’m able to report the following as well:
Many of the comics I read this year came from your recommendations. Thank you from the bottom of my bookshelf! Please feel free to browse around my Goodreads profile to get a sense of what I like, then let me know on twitter what I should read next.
