2012 Books

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Here are all the books I read in 2012. I wasn’t really serious about writing reviews at this point, so not every title will be a link. (I also seem to have stopped keeping this log mid-August. Oops.)

★★★★★ Night Watch by Terry Pratchett (Discworld #29)
★★★☆☆ Wildwood by Colin Meloy (The Wildwood Chronicles #1)
★★★☆☆ How to Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication by Stanley Coren
★★★☆☆ The Bride Wore Black Leather by Simon R. Green (Nightside #12)
★★★☆☆ How to Speak Money: The Language and Knowledge You Need Now by Ali Velshi and Christine Romans
★★★★★ Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
★★★★☆ Pest Control by Bill Fitzhugh (Assassin Bug Thrillers #1)
★★★☆☆ The Exterminators by Bill Fitzhugh (Assassin Bug Thrillers #2)
★★★★☆ The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games #1)
★★★☆☆ Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz
★☆☆☆☆ City of Bones by Cassandra Clare (Mortal Instruments #1)
★★★★★ The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #1)
★★★★★ The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #2)
★★★★★ The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #3)
★★★★☆ The Alloy of Law by Brandon Sanderson (Mistborn #4)
★★★★★ The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle #1)
★★★☆☆ The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss (The Kingkiller Chronicle #2)
★★★☆☆ The Sam Gunn Omnibus by Ben Bova
★★★☆☆ The Wind Through the Keyhole by Stephen King (The Dark Tower #4.5)
★★★★☆ Frindle by Andrew Clements
★☆☆☆☆ The Tommyknockers by Stephen King
★★★☆☆ The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop (The Castle #1)
★★★☆☆ The Battle for the Castle by Elizabeth Winthrop (The Castle #2)
★★★★☆ Spelling and Society: The Culture and Politics of Orthography around the World by Mark Sebba
★★★☆☆ Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It edited by Lynne M. Thomas and Tara O’Shea
★★★☆☆ Ender’s Shadow: Battle School by Orson Scott Card, Mike Carey, Sebastian Fiumara, and Giulia Brusco
★★☆☆☆ All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, Volume I by Frank Miller, Jim Lee, and Scott Williams
★★★★☆ Batman: The Killing Joke by Alan Moore and Brian Bolland
★★★★★ Replay by Ken Grimwood
★★★☆☆ Shadows in Flight by Orson Scott Card (The Shadow Series #5)
★★★★★ The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch (Gentleman Bastard #1)
★★☆☆☆ City of Dragons by Robin Hobb (The Rain Wilds Chronicles #3)
★★★★☆ Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #8)
★★★☆☆ Earth Unaware by Orson Scott Card and Aaron Johnston (The First Formic War #1)

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