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Here is an update! I am tired and sleeping A LOT.

2011 book and reading review: I'm still not reading as much as I used to, but I'm less concerned about it. My priorities in life have shifted, and my reading tastes have shifted. It now feels as if novels waste my time, but fanfic, graphic novels, news articles, and other forms of writing are valuable and enjoyable. Also the few books I do read, I seem to enjoy, so maybe I am picking books better.

Books I read in 2011 that I would recommend:
1. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
2-4. The Xenogenesis Trilogy by Octavia Butler (Dawn, Adulthood Rites, Imago)
5. Among Others by Jo Walton
6-7. The Dragon Keeper and Dragon Haven by Robin Hobb (Rain Wilds Chronicles 1 and 2)
8. The Tempering of Men by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear (Iskryne #2)
9. Ammonite, Nicola Griffith
10. Hereville, or How Mirka got her Sword, Barry Deutsch (graphic novel)
11. How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less, Sarah Glidden (graphic novel)
12. Batwoman Elegy, Greg Rucka (comic)

Other books I read:

13. Liar, Justine Larbalestier (sort of frustrating)
14. Saints Astray, Jacqueline Carey (a big disappointment of a book)
15. Good Omens, Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman (boring!)
16. Troll, a love story, Johanna Sinisalo (creepy!)
17-18. Plain Janes, Janes in Love by Cecil Castelluci (graphic novels) (cute and fun but not awesome)
19. The Eternal Smile: three stories, Gene Luen Yang (I liked this but didn't *love* it)

total 19 books
women authors 12
male authors 5
authors of color 3
nonfiction 1