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Usually, i'm asked (and usually I manage) to write up my "best of the year" list for someone. It's relatively easy to offer the list since I try to maintain one each year, starting early, but this year it defeated me. I just didn't have time to annotate things which is what was asked of me by Linda - and rightly so. i think "best of" lists are helped by comments, especially if the lists are by someone whose taste/reviewing you don't know. So I had to pass on providing it to January, didn't get anything in to DL (been skimming a lot and totally missed the "hiatus" announcement that i should have remembered was coming) and as i no longer write for bookreporter, for various reasons, I didn't have a list there. So here, ta-ra, is my very eclectic list of "best books that i read in 2006". The most detailed list is the mystery list where i usually separate out "best first" but did not bother this time. I tend to do that for help in nominating for the anthony; the fact is the two "first books" I have listed in "best books" would fit in both categories for me - best first novel and best novel.

I've included some other stuff; i read some truly excellent sf this year and read a few other things that I just want to bring attention to...at...which.

Andi's "best books of 2006"- within the lists they're in no order at all.

MYSTERY

KILL ME, Stephen White
THE VIRGIN OF SMALL PLAINS, Nancy Pickard
CRIPPLE CREEK, James Sallis
A FIELD OF DARKNESS, Cornelia Read
STILL LIFE, Louise Penny
DISCO FOR THE DEPARTED, Colin Cotterill

All very good but not quite “best” for me in 2006 but still recommended:

SNAKESKIN SHAMISEN, Naomi Hirahara
A STOLEN SEASON, Steve Hamilton
VANISHING POINT, Marcia Muller
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, Steven F. Havill
AN UNACCEPTABLE DEATH, Barbara Seranella
TERROR TOWN, Stuart Kaminsky
NO GOOD DEEDS, Laura Lippman
ALL MORTAL FLESH, Julia Spencer-Fleming
NICOTINE KISS, Loren Estleman

SF/FANTASY –

HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON, Naomi Novik
OLD MAN’S WAR, John Scalzi
CROSSOVER, Joel Shepherd
FIREBIRD, J Ortega y robertson

??? (the in a league of their own category - the Walton is alternate history/mystery)
WINTERSMITH, Terry Pratchett
FARTHING, Jo Walton
A DIRTY JOB, Christopher Moore

NON-FICTION

JAMES TIPTREE, JR: The Double life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips
MYSTERY MUSES: 100 Classics that Inspire Today’s Mystery Writers, ed by Jim Huang & Austin Lugar
MOCKINGBIRD: A PORTRAIT OF HARPER LEE, Charles J. Shields

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2006-12-29 1:32 PM Andi's "best of 2006" books Previous Entry :: Next Entry Read/Post Comments (4) Share on Facebook	Usually, i'm asked (and usually I manage) to write up my "best of the year" list for someone. It's relatively easy to offer the list since I try to maintain one each year, starting early, but this year it defeated me. I just didn't have time to annotate things which is what was asked of me by Linda - and rightly so. i think "best of" lists are helped by comments, especially if the lists are by someone whose taste/reviewing you don't know. So I had to pass on providing it to January, didn't get anything in to DL (been skimming a lot and totally missed the "hiatus" announcement that i should have remembered was coming) and as i no longer write for bookreporter, for various reasons, I didn't have a list there. So here, ta-ra, is my very eclectic list of "best books that i read in 2006". The most detailed list is the mystery list where i usually separate out "best first" but did not bother this time. I tend to do that for help in nominating for the anthony; the fact is the two "first books" I have listed in "best books" would fit in both categories for me - best first novel and best novel. I've included some other stuff; i read some truly excellent sf this year and read a few other things that I just want to bring attention to...at...which. Andi's "best books of 2006"- within the lists they're in no order at all. MYSTERY KILL ME, Stephen White THE VIRGIN OF SMALL PLAINS, Nancy Pickard CRIPPLE CREEK, James Sallis A FIELD OF DARKNESS, Cornelia Read STILL LIFE, Louise Penny DISCO FOR THE DEPARTED, Colin Cotterill All very good but not quite “best” for me in 2006 but still recommended: SNAKESKIN SHAMISEN, Naomi Hirahara A STOLEN SEASON, Steve Hamilton VANISHING POINT, Marcia Muller STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS, Steven F. Havill AN UNACCEPTABLE DEATH, Barbara Seranella TERROR TOWN, Stuart Kaminsky NO GOOD DEEDS, Laura Lippman ALL MORTAL FLESH, Julia Spencer-Fleming NICOTINE KISS, Loren Estleman SF/FANTASY – HIS MAJESTY’S DRAGON, Naomi Novik OLD MAN’S WAR, John Scalzi CROSSOVER, Joel Shepherd FIREBIRD, J Ortega y robertson ??? (the in a league of their own category - the Walton is alternate history/mystery) WINTERSMITH, Terry Pratchett FARTHING, Jo Walton A DIRTY JOB, Christopher Moore NON-FICTION JAMES TIPTREE, JR: The Double life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips MYSTERY MUSES: 100 Classics that Inspire Today’s Mystery Writers, ed by Jim Huang & Austin Lugar MOCKINGBIRD: A PORTRAIT OF HARPER LEE, Charles J. Shields Read/Post Comments (4) Previous Entry :: Next Entry Back to Top
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