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What are your top 5 books of 2006?
Listed in absolutely no particular order are some of my favourite books from 2006. Not all were written in 2006, but I read all of them this year :)
1. Christopher Moore - A Dirty Job
I consistently enjoy Christopher Moore's books because they are funny, and bizarre, and strange, and they make me laugh. I read this when it came out this year and really enjoyed it. It was basically about grim reapers. I liked the characters in this and I really enjoyed the story. If you've ever seen the show "Dead Like Me" and you enjoyed it, there's a good chance that you will also enjoy this book. I hadn't seen "Dead Like Me" until this year, and my first thought was how much it reminded me of this book.
I consistently enjoy Christopher Moore's books because they are funny, and bizarre, and strange, and they make me laugh. I read this when it came out this year and really enjoyed it. It was basically about grim reapers. I liked the characters in this and I really enjoyed the story. If you've ever seen the show "Dead Like Me" and you enjoyed it, there's a good chance that you will also enjoy this book. I hadn't seen "Dead Like Me" until this year, and my first thought was how much it reminded me of this book.
2. Kim Harrison - Dead Witch Walking
This is the first book in the Rachel Morgan series about a witch who teams up with a vampire and a pixy to form a bounty hunting team after she leaves the supernatural equivalent of the FBI. There are 3 other books in this series so far, The Good the Bad and the Undead, Every Which Way but Dead, and A Fistful of Charms. There is another new book due out next year. I really enjoy this series because it's definitely action packed, and it's still a really enjoyable story. Plus, I enjoy the titles, shallow, but it made me pick up the books in the first place (that and it was next to my next title down, and looked interesting).
This is the first book in the Rachel Morgan series about a witch who teams up with a vampire and a pixy to form a bounty hunting team after she leaves the supernatural equivalent of the FBI. There are 3 other books in this series so far, The Good the Bad and the Undead, Every Which Way but Dead, and A Fistful of Charms. There is another new book due out next year. I really enjoy this series because it's definitely action packed, and it's still a really enjoyable story. Plus, I enjoy the titles, shallow, but it made me pick up the books in the first place (that and it was next to my next title down, and looked interesting).
3. Charlaine Harris - Dead Until Dark
This is the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries) Series. There are 5 other books in this series so far, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, and Definitely Dead. Again, there is a new book due out next year. In these books set in Louisiana, vampires have "come out of the coffin" and are wandering around as part of functioning society thanks to a synthetic blood (True Blood) created by the Japanese. Sookie is a telepath, who can hear people's thoughts. These stories take you through her life and encounters with all manners of supernatural creatures, and they do so in an endearing and funny way. I can't put these books down when I pick them up, and I'm definitely looking forwards to the next book and hopefully even more.
4. Jim Butcher - Storm Front
The first book in the Dresden Files series about a professional Wizard living in Chicago. Now, I was drawn to this because Chicago is my home town, and I thought that it sounded really interesting and fun. And I was right, they are funny, and well written, and overall enjoyable books. There are 7 more books available so far in this series, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Blood Rites, Dead Beat, and Proven Guilty. I haven't read Proven Guilty yet, and there is a new book due out next year. But I couldn't help but pick up the next book whenever I finished one. I really enjoy the Harry Dresden character, and I can't wait for the new TV series, The Dresden Files, on the Sci-Fi channel when it starts January 27. I think that they did a really good job picking the actor for Harry Dresden, he really looks to fit the part. And I really can't help but love Bob ;-)
5. MaryJanice Davidson - Undead and Unwed
This year has been all about series with catchy titles for me it seems. This series about Betsy Taylor, Queen of the Vampires, is just fun. It's a funny, silly little set of books about a woman who dies and wakes up a vampire, but not just any vampire, one who can go out in the sunlight without dying, doesn't have a problem with garlic or prayer, and has a fantastic obsession with designer shoes ;-) I just enjoyed reading these books because they were light and made me laugh. There are 4 other books in the series so far, Undead and Unemployed, Undead and Unappreciated, Undead and Unreturnable, and Undead and Unpopular. There is a new book due out next year (yes, a common theme with my books here). They are good for a quick read, and they're just quirky, and make me laugh, what can I say, I enjoy them :-)
So, there's my list of my Top 5 Books for 2006, which is really a lot more like a top 24 books since all but one of these books are all parts of series that I started this year (of course, the Christopher Moore book does have characters show up from his past books, they just aren't a series like the other books). I've read and enjoyed all these books aside from where I mentioned that I haven't read the one book because I haven't been able to get it yet.
Can anyone else say that I love to read? :-)
This is the first book in the Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries) Series. There are 5 other books in this series so far, Living Dead in Dallas, Club Dead, Dead to the World, Dead as a Doornail, and Definitely Dead. Again, there is a new book due out next year. In these books set in Louisiana, vampires have "come out of the coffin" and are wandering around as part of functioning society thanks to a synthetic blood (True Blood) created by the Japanese. Sookie is a telepath, who can hear people's thoughts. These stories take you through her life and encounters with all manners of supernatural creatures, and they do so in an endearing and funny way. I can't put these books down when I pick them up, and I'm definitely looking forwards to the next book and hopefully even more.
4. Jim Butcher - Storm Front
The first book in the Dresden Files series about a professional Wizard living in Chicago. Now, I was drawn to this because Chicago is my home town, and I thought that it sounded really interesting and fun. And I was right, they are funny, and well written, and overall enjoyable books. There are 7 more books available so far in this series, Fool Moon, Grave Peril, Summer Knight, Death Masks, Blood Rites, Dead Beat, and Proven Guilty. I haven't read Proven Guilty yet, and there is a new book due out next year. But I couldn't help but pick up the next book whenever I finished one. I really enjoy the Harry Dresden character, and I can't wait for the new TV series, The Dresden Files, on the Sci-Fi channel when it starts January 27. I think that they did a really good job picking the actor for Harry Dresden, he really looks to fit the part. And I really can't help but love Bob ;-)
5. MaryJanice Davidson - Undead and Unwed
This year has been all about series with catchy titles for me it seems. This series about Betsy Taylor, Queen of the Vampires, is just fun. It's a funny, silly little set of books about a woman who dies and wakes up a vampire, but not just any vampire, one who can go out in the sunlight without dying, doesn't have a problem with garlic or prayer, and has a fantastic obsession with designer shoes ;-) I just enjoyed reading these books because they were light and made me laugh. There are 4 other books in the series so far, Undead and Unemployed, Undead and Unappreciated, Undead and Unreturnable, and Undead and Unpopular. There is a new book due out next year (yes, a common theme with my books here). They are good for a quick read, and they're just quirky, and make me laugh, what can I say, I enjoy them :-)
So, there's my list of my Top 5 Books for 2006, which is really a lot more like a top 24 books since all but one of these books are all parts of series that I started this year (of course, the Christopher Moore book does have characters show up from his past books, they just aren't a series like the other books). I've read and enjoyed all these books aside from where I mentioned that I haven't read the one book because I haven't been able to get it yet.
Can anyone else say that I love to read? :-)
