Reading list 2020
Synopsis
List of books I've read in 2020
Reading list
2020-01-01
1: Brandon Sanderson, „Starsight“ Sequel to Skyward, Sci-Fi at its finest (as usual, excellent storytelling by BS) #50BooksIn2020
2020-01-07
2: Steven Erikson, „Memories of Ice“ 3rd book of the Malazan series, epic fantasy at its best (the remaining 7 books, each about 1000 pages, are a little bit intimidating, though) #50BooksIn2020
2020-01-07
3: Marc-Uwe Kling & Astrid Henn, „Das Neinhorn“ Wunderbar gezeichnetes, freches Bilderbuch (ich gebe zu, es sind weniger als 300 Seiten 🤗) #50BooksIn2020
2020-01-11
4: Caitlin Doughty, „Will my cat eat my eyeballs?“ Entertaining (and sometimes gross) answers to children‘s questions about death & dead bodies #50BooksIn2020
2020-01-19
5: Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, Richard Isanove „Marvel 1602“ Marvel-Superhelden im 17. Jahrhundert - interessante Idee, grafisch schön umgesetzt #50booksin2020
2020-01-26
6: Steven Erikson, „House of Chains“ Fourth book of the Malazan series. Erikson‘s storytelling is amazing - he‘s introducing new characters with every book, and I love all of them #50booksin2020
2020-02-07
7: Steven Erikson, „Midnight Tides“ The 5th book of the Malazan series, and I admit I‘m starting to wonder how SE plans to bring it all to a satisfying ending. Oh well, here‘s to the next five! #50booksin2020
2020-02-18
8: Dave Thomas & Andy Hunt, „The Pragmatic Programmer - 20th anniversary edition“ Best programming book l‘ve ever read #50booksin2020
2020-02-29
10: Steven Erikson, „The Bonehunters“ Sixth book of the Malazan series; storylines are slowly converging, looking forward to the last four books! #50booksin2020
2020-03-07
11: Umberto Eco, „Der ewige Faschismus“ Keine leichte Kost, regt aber Ungemein zum Nachdenken an #50booksin2020
2020-03-22
12: Steven Erikson, „Reapers Gale“ The plot thickens - 7 down, 3 to go #50booksin2020
2020-03-28
12a: Jack London, „Wolfsblut“ Nach einem Drittel abgebrochen, da zu langatmig #50booksin2020
2020-03-30
13: Brandon Sanderson, „Mistborn - Secret History“ Must-read for all fans of the Mistborn series; funny, quick read #50booksin2020
2020-04-10
14: Louise Penny, „Still Life“ Solid murder mystery #50booksin2020
2020-04-19
15: Steven Erikson, „Toll the hounds“ Vol 8 of the Malazan series. Sometimes I get frustrated with SE‘s pompous style, but once more, the end of the book is superb #50booksin2020
2020-04-24
16: David Henkes, „Der Blutige Seehund“ Unterhaltsamer Piratenroman für zwischendurch, noch dazu von einem guten Freund geschrieben 😀 #50booksin2020
2020-04-30
17: Richard K. Morgan, „Broken Angels“ Sci-Fi, excellent #50booksin2020
2020-05-05
18: Richard Morgan, „Woken Furies“ 3rd book in the Takeshi Kovacs / Altered Carbon series. Superb SciFi / Cyberpunk, so much better than the TV series #50booksin2020
2020-05-10
19: Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff, „Aurora burning“ Sci-Fi, worthy successor to „Aurora rising“. My only regret is that I‘ll probably have to wait a loooong time for #3 in the series #50booksin2020
2020-05-21
20: Stuart Turton, „The seven deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle“ Time-travel, body-hopping and murder-mystery. Grips you from page 1 and takes you on a wild ride till the end #50booksin2020
2020-06-07
21: Steven Erikson, „Dust of Dreams“ 9th and penultimate book of the Malazan series. I‘m not exactly looking forward to the last one, just want to get over with it #50booksin2020
2020-06-16
22: Brigid Kemmerer, „A curse so dark and lonely“ Monster, prince, heroine - everything a fairy tale needs #50booksin2020
2020-06-28
23: Steven Erikson, „The Crippled God“ Conclusion of the Malazan series. The finale compensates for a lot of the sometimes boring previous volumes #50booksin2020
2020-07-04
24: Oyinkan Braithwaite, „My sister, the serial killer“ Funny crime story with a lot of Nigerian flair #50booksin2020
2020-07-05
25: Suzanne Collins, „Die Tribute von Panem - Gefährliche Liebe“ Spannend & innovativ, Teil 3 der Trilogie wartet schon #50booksin2020
2020-07-09
26: Suzanne Collins, „Die Tribute von Panem - Flammender Zorn“ Würdiger, unerwartet düsterer Abschluss der Trilogie #50booksin2020
2020-07-12
27: Robert Galbraith, „Lethal White“ Corm & Robin are one of my favourite detective duos, and the fourth volume in the series is another highlight #50booksin2020
2020-07-18
28: Michael Connelly, „The late show“ MC has always been among my favourite crime authors, and his new heroine Renée Ballard is awesome. Great read! #50booksin2020
2020-07-25
29: Tom Hillenbrand, „Hologrammatica“ Packende Sci-Fi incl. Upload a la Altered Carbon mit einer Prise spannende Detektivstory und einem Hauch schwule Liebesgeschichte. Heimlicher Star ist aber die nüchterne Beschreibung einer Welt nach der Klimakatastrophe #50booksin2020
2020-08-02
30: Tom Hillenbrand, „QUBE“ Ebenso fesselnd wie der Vorgänger #50booksin2020
2020-08-12
31: Martha Grimes, „All systems red“ Funny SciFi from the POV of a (not so) murderous bot #50booksin2020
2020-08-15
32: Anthony Horowitz, „The Word Is Murder“ Brilliant Whodunit from a Watson-like perspective #50booksin2020
2020-08-16
33: Anthony Horowitz, „The Sentence Is Death“ Another awesome Whodunit from a Watsonesque perspective #50booksin2020
2020-08-19
34: Michael Connelly, „The Gods Of Guilt“ Excellent crime fiction featuring the Lexus Lawyer (aka the Lincoln Lawyer 😀) #50booksin2020
2020-08-23
35: Anthony Horowitz, „Magpie Murders“ Whodunnit featuring Atticus Pünd inside another Whodunnit, with tons of Agatha Christie references. Brilliant! #50booksin2020
2020-08-30
36: Martha Wells, „Artificial Condition“ I love Murderbot. Everyone should read Murderbot. Did I mention Murderbot is awesome? #50booksin2020
2020-09-08
37: Martha Wells, „Rogue Protocol“ Murderbot forever! #50booksin2020
2020-09-20
38: Martha Wells, „Exit Strategy“ Murderbot rescuing people, Murderbot shooting things, and Murderbot watching TV. Hilariously funny, as usual #50booksin2020
2020-10-03
39: Maths Wells, „Network Effect“ Murderbot meets friends. Murderbot shoots things. Murderbot is great #50booksin2020
2020-10-14
40: Toni Morrison, „Beloved“ Tough read - living as a black slave in the south of the US in the 19th century must have been hell on earth #50booksin2020
2020-10-17
41: Jasper Fforde, „The Constant Rabbit“ Hilariously funny & heartbreaking at the same time, with Court Jester references to boot #50booksin2020
2020-10-25
42: Gayle Lynds, „Das Buch des Verrats“ Manchmal arg vorhersehbarer, aber solider Spionage-/Verschwörungs-Thriller #50booksin2020
2020-11-12
43: Robert Galbraith, „Troubled blood“ Another brilliant whodunit with Cormoran&Robin #50booksin2020
2020-11-18
44: Sybille Berg, „Nerds retten die Welt“ Teils interessante, teils etwas abgehobene Interviews in Buchform #50booksin2020
2020-11-23
45: Anthony Horowitz, „Moonflower Murders“ Another brilliant Whodunnit inside a Whodunnit double feature #50booksin2020
2020-11-29
46: David Mayonga aka Roger Rekless, „Ein N**** darf nicht neben mir sitzen“ Alltagsrassismus in D, gespickt mit persönlichen Erlebnissen; keine leichte Kost, aber umso empfehlenswerter #50booksin2020
2020-12-05
47: Ferdinand von Schirach, „Verbrechen“ Kurze Erzählungen über echte(?) Kriminalfälle - manchmal erheiternd, manchmal verstörend, alle lesenswert #50booksin2020
2020-12-19
48: Jin Yong, „Die Legende der Drachenkrieger“ Chinesisches Fantasy-Epos mit herrlich unrealistischen Kung-Fu-Kampfszenen. Freue mich schon tierisch auf Band 2&3 #50booksin2020
2020-12-23
49: Brandon Sanderson , “Dawnshard” Novella from the Stormlight archives, perfect preparation for Rhythm of war which will be next 😁 #50booksin2020
2020-12-29
50: Brandon Sanderson, „Rhythm of War“ Funny, epic, thrilling, as always #50booksin2020