{"id":4377,"date":"2011-02-21T15:05:33","date_gmt":"2011-02-21T22:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/?p=4377"},"modified":"2011-03-16T09:49:11","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T16:49:11","slug":"booklist-2011-suggestions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/wordpress\/2011\/02\/21\/booklist-2011-suggestions\/","title":{"rendered":"Booklist 2011 &#8211; Suggestions Sought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2005 I asked readers of defective yeti to <a href='http:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/2005\/02\/16\/the-booklist-2005-project\/'>pick a year&#8217;s worth of books for me<\/a>.  They did, and I wound up reading some of the best literature of my life. I still harken back to the comments that entry when I am in need of a novel to devour.<\/p>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/themorningnews.org\/tob\/' ><img src='\/images\/tob.gif' class=\"floatRight\"><\/a>I haven&#8217;t been reading as much in recent years, but for some reason signed on to the <a href='http:\/\/www.themorningnews.org\/archives\/the_rooster\/the_2011_tournament_of_books.php'>2011 Tournament of Books<\/a>, becoming a judge for the first time ever. And to that end, I spent January reading my assigned tomes: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0743270495?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0743270495\">Model Home<\/a> by Eric Puchner and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1400066409?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1400066409\">Super Sad True Love Story<\/a> by Gary Shteyngart. (The details and brackets of the 2011 ToB were anounced today.  <a href='http:\/\/themorningnews.org\/tob\/'>check them out<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p>From there I moved on to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1416971203?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1416971203\">Uglies quadrilogy<\/a>, a teen sci-fi series that was recommended by a dear friend. Fun! But these novels each take like a day to complete, and I need to have something lined up if I want to maintain my momentum. <\/p>\n<p>And anyway, reading a score of recommended books is a <a href='http:\/\/defectiveyeti.com\/2011\/01\/31\/2011-projects\/'>2011 Project<\/a> of mine. So I again turn my lonely eyes to you, Internet.  Below are the books I have already selected; please aid me in rounding out the list to an even 20.<\/p>\n<p><u>The Current List<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strike><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0743270495?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0743270495\">Model Home<\/a> by Eric Puchner<\/strike> &#8212; done!<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><strike><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1400066409?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1400066409\">Super Sad True Love Story<\/a> by Gary Shteyngart<\/strike> &#8212; done!<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1416971203?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1416971203\">Uglies Quadrilogy<\/a> &#8212; In progress<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0812974018?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0812974018\">Black Swan Green<\/a> by David Mitchell<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0929701836?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0929701836\">Lord of Misrule<\/a> by Jaimy Gordon<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0393324818?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0393324818\">Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game<\/a> by Michael Lewis<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0385521731?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0385521731\">A Fraction of the Whole<\/a> by Steve Toltz<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316051640?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0316051640\">The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements<\/a> by Sam Kean<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316074233?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0316074233\">The Pale King<\/a> by David Foster Wallace (due for publication on April 15th, of course)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>Two Additional Tournament of Books novels (TBD)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Promoted!<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0446546933?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0446546933\">Columbine<\/a> by Dave Cullen<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Promoted!<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0805080759?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0805080759\">Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets<\/a> by David Simon (recommended by <a href='http:\/\/mrgan.com\/'>Neven<\/a>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Promoted!<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0307740994?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0307740994\">Never Let Me Go<\/a> by Kazuo Ishiguro (recommended by <a href='http:\/\/loveb.ug\/'>Virginia<\/a>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Promoted!<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0375724370?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0375724370\">Anil&#8217;s Ghost<\/a> by Michael Ondaatje<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><b>Promoted!<\/b> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0393317552?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0393317552\">Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies<\/a> by Jared M Diamond<\/li>\n<p>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Candidates<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0393334791?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0393334791\">Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex<\/a> by Mary Roach<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0446402389?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0446402389\">Child 44<\/a> by Tom Rob Smith<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0374158460?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0374158460\">Freedom<\/a> by Jonathan Franzen (yeah, I know \u2026)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0307452492?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0307452492\">Huge<\/a> by James W. Fuerst<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/034549749X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=034549749X\">Kraken<\/a> by China Mieville (<b>seconded<\/b>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003XU7VUG?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B003XU7VUG\">The Manual of Detection<\/a> by Jedediah Berry (<b>seconded<\/b>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/034541005X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=034541005X\">The Power of One<\/a> by Bryce Courtenay (<b>seconded<\/b> and <b>discouraged<\/b>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Recommendations From Comments &#038; Email<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1604860804?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1604860804\">The Vegetarian Myth<\/a> by Lierre Keith (recommended by <a href='http:\/\/dinomite.net\/'>Drew<\/a> and <b>discouraged<\/b>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0307477479?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0307477479\">A Visit from the Goon Squad<\/a> by Jennifer Eagan (recommended by nzle and <b>seconded<\/b>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/030727070X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=030727070X\">Mr. Peanut<\/a> by Adam Ross (recommended by Sean)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0786838191?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0786838191\">The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks<\/a> by E. Lockhart (recommended by mokin)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0446675172?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0446675172\">Like a Hole in the Head<\/a> by Jen Banbury (recommended by LJ)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0156031132?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0156031132\">A Soldier of the Great War<\/a> by Mark Helprin (recommended by Patti)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0143116177?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0143116177\">The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World<\/a> by Niall Ferguson (recommended by <a href='http:\/\/sunpig.com\/martin\/'>Martin<\/a>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0385523912?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0385523912\">Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea<\/a> by Barbara Demick (recommended by Chris and <b>seconded<\/b>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316016411?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0316016411\">The Black Hole War: My Battle with Stephen Hawking to Make the World Safe for Quantum Mechanics<\/a> by Leonard Susskind (recommended by <a href='predelusional.blogspot.com'>Stephen<\/a>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312278497?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0312278497\">The Glass Bead Game<\/a> by Hermann Hesse (recommended by <a href='http:\/\/www.symbolcraft.com'>Pat<\/a>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0385343671?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0385343671\">The Imperfectionists<\/a> by Tom Rachman (recommended by <a href='http:\/\/www.newcenturyreading.com\/'>Amy<\/a>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/031242440X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=031242440X\">Gilead<\/a> by Marilynne Robinson (oh man, this was on my 2005 list and I never got around to it; recommended by <a href='http:\/\/www.butterscotchsundae.com\/'>Nichole<\/a> and <b>seconded<\/b>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003JTHRGE?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B003JTHRGE\">This Is Where I Leave You<\/a> by Jonathan Tropper (recommended by Kirsten)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0865479437?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0865479437\">Skippy Dies<\/a> by Paul Murray (recommended by <a hrf='http:\/\/www.fussy.org\/'>Eden<\/a>, which pretty much makes it a shoe-in)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/031242874X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=031242874X\">Jesus&#8217; Son: Stories<\/a> by Denis Johnson (recommended by <a href='http:\/\/www.davecullen.com\/columbine.htm'>Dave<\/a>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/031242969X?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=031242969X\">The Friends of Eddie Coyle<\/a> by George V. Higgins (recommended by Jeremy)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312330537?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0312330537\">Shantaram<\/a> by Gregory David Roberts (recommended by Santiago)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0316098337?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0316098337\">Room<\/a> by Emma Donoghue (recommended by <a href='http:\/\/mydigs.wordpress.com\/'>Stacee<\/a>)<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004J8HX40?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=B004J8HX40\">Everything Matters!<\/a> by Ron Currie Jr. (recommended by <a href='http:\/\/www.fallcon.com\/'>Jasen<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please make recommendations in the comments; I will keep the above list updated as more are suggested.  Please second those Candidates that you feel ought to be promoted to the main list (or steer me away from those that you feel I best avoid).<\/p>\n<p>If you want to triangulate your suggestions a bit, I\u2019ll tell you that my favorite books from 2010 were:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0312243359?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0312243359\">We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will be Killed With Our Families<\/a> (so good!), <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1416589643?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=1416589643\">Little Bee<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0307387941?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0307387941\">Zeitoun<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0143039970?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0143039970\">We Have Always Lived in the Castle<\/a>, and <span class='footnote'><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0307454541?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=defectiveyeti-20&#038;linkCode=as2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=390957&#038;creativeASIN=0307454541\">The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo<\/a><\/span> SHUT UP I LIKED IT.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ll review each and every Booklist 2011 novel here on my site. 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