It’s time to look back at 2010 and see how I’ve done with my personal goal each year : to read a book a week. I missed the

target again this year, with only 39 books done. If there’s anything at all to blame, it’s probably the iPad – I’ve used it as my main media consumption device this year. The iPad is definitely distracting – with movie to watch, games to play, and other stuff to read (primarily magazines).

Here’s 2010′s reading list – mainly fiction, with a few exceptions.  The one-liner reviews were sent out via Twitter.

1. Paranoia by Joseph Finder (audio)
2. The Survivalist #1 :Total War by Jerry Ahern http://bit.ly/5Qvwx6 (audio)
3. Hearts, Keys, Puppetry by Neil Gaiman (audio)
4. Makers by Cory Doctorow (ebook)
5. Prayers for the assassin by Robert Ferrigno http://bit.ly/8erWXq (audio)
6. Free by Chris Anderson http://bit.ly/cuiTs5 (audio)
7. Freedom(TM) by Daniel Suarez. http://bit.ly/bRfefB (audio)
8. A long way down by Nick Hornby http://bit.ly/9MG6cN (audio)
9. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson http://bit.ly/cjPcth (audio)
10. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson. http://bit.ly/cMqSKv (audio)
11. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest http://amzn.to/aHqqbx (audio)
12. Agincourt by Bernard Cromwell http://amzn.to/93gEZG (audio)
13. Changes by Jim Butcher http://amzn.to/92oyht (ebook)
14. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman http://amzn.to/c3d12W (audio)
15. Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter by Seth Graham Smith (audio)
16. Heart of the Assassin by Robert Ferrigno. http://amzn.to/aQZKKV (ebook)
17. Jericho’s Fall by Stephen L. Carter. Mainstream political thriller, ultimately unsatisfying. http://amzn.to/d0bsmJ (audio)
18. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson. Hardly any action in this one. http://amzn.to/aasCN4 (ebook)
19. River of Gods by Ian McDonald. Big, impressive scope: India 2047, AIs, aliens, time travel, oh my. http://amzn.to/99aggD (ebook)
20. Hide by Lisa Gardner. Straight detective procedural. Switch frm 1st to 3rd perspective distracting. http://amzn.to/cXBPmk (ebook)
21. The Mark by Jason Pinter. Fast moving thriller, forgettable summer reading http://amzn.to/byhqha (ebook)
22. Tongues of Serpents by Naomi Novik. <3 the Temeraire series, but this latest installment was disappointing http://amzn.to/9tt5mw (ebook)
23. 20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill. Touching & mindbending collection of short stories, not all of them horror. http://amzn.to/dcYPmZ (audiobook)
24. For the Win by Cory @Doctorow. Another YA novel. 2 books in 1 : 1 tells the story, the other explains it. http://amzn.to/9VViCM
(ebook)
25. Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain. Funny, sarcastic, sober. Food descriptions are mouthwatering. http://amzn.to/d3RZoD (audiobook)
26. American Gods by Neil Gaiamn. A roadtrip+mindtrip novel. Still so good after nearly 10 years. http://amzn.to/c2gZcN (audiobook)
27. The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi. Bangkok in a post-oil world, topics very close to home http://amzn.to/cfPVI6 (ebook)
28. Billy Boyle by James R Benn. WW2 whodunit. Light and fun. http://amzn.to/cFrti0 (ebook)
29. Skinny Dip by Carl Hiaasen. How not to kill your wife, and what not to do when it fails. Lightweight. http://amzn.to/delv34 (audiobook)
30. Zero History by William Gibson. While some authors get more Gibson-y, he’s moving to normal. Worth a read http://amzn.to/ahtahX (audiobook)
31. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. Young adult (audiobook)
32. The Fall: Book 2 of Strain Trilogy by Guillermo Del Toro & Chuck Hogan. Fast paced vampires invade NY tale http://amzn.to/bYjvcg (ebook)
33. Repo Men by Eric Garcia. Tale of a repo man, his 5 ex-wives, & his artificial heart. A fun ride. http://amzn.to/fCwrav (ebook)
34. Side Jobs by Jim Butcher. Short story collection to satisfy the Dresden fix until the next book in April ’11 http://amzn.to/gJsRcV (audiobook)
35. Suck It, Wonder Woman! by @OliviaMunn. My 1 indulgent, trashy mindless & fun read for the year. http://amzn.to/hW1Vx9 (ebook)
36. Sh*t My Dad Says by Justin Halpern Some good LOL-moments, infinitely quotable http://amzn.to/fWdrAQ (audiobook)
37. Rework by @JasonFried & @dhh. Nothing really groundbreaking, but lots of useful little ideas http://amzn.to/eEYBTN (audiobook)
38. Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life by Neil Strauss. A cookbook for surviving when TSHTF http://amzn.to/hNsC1x (ebook)
39. Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History by Scott Andrew Selby, Greg Campbell. Not Ocean’s 11, but a great real life heist story http://amzn.to/hnu7jG (audiobook)

Have fun reading in 2011!

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