{"id":837,"date":"2011-01-01T01:35:02","date_gmt":"2010-12-31T23:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sqlinthewild.co.za\/index.php\/2011\/01\/01\/the-books-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2011-01-01T01:35:02","modified_gmt":"2010-12-31T23:35:02","slug":"the-books-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sqlinthewild.co.za\/index.php\/2011\/01\/01\/the-books-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The books of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the beginning of the year I set myself a goal of 50 books. I managed 45, which isn’t bad considering there were a couple of months where I was re-reading old favourites only.<\/p>\n

I’m not going to go into the level of detail Paul Randal<\/a> did, rather I’m just list the books read, the genre and give my top 3 of the year.<\/p>\n

Top 3:<\/p>\n

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  1. Princeps\u2019 Fury: Book Five of the Codex Alera<\/a> by Jim Butcher<\/a>  I’m adoring the entire Codex Alara series. Well written, strong character, interesting form of magic and looks like a climactic ending. The last book should be in my post box in a couple of weeks.<\/li>\n
  2. Sabriel (Abhorsen)<\/a> by Garth Nix<\/a> Actually the entire series belongs here. They’re apparently teenage books, but they’re complex and deal with adult themes. <\/li>\n
  3. In Search of Schr\u00f6dinger\u2019s Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality<\/a> by John Gribbin<\/a> Exceptional take on the birth of quantum physics, minimal to no maths skills required. It’s written for the layman and is part history, part physics.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Complete list:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Fantasy: <\/p>\n