In 2009, I read a single book! All the other books learned during the year were read to me by other people.We are, of course, talking about audiobooks (Long live Torrents.Ru!)The list of readings below is very rough, and is the result of a quick look at the audiobook folder on my portable hard drive. In 2010, I expect to keep a record of every book I swallow. Well, let’s see what comes of it. In the meantime list.I tried to evaluate each book according to the impression (impact) it made on me. The rating system was invented on the go, as well as half of the ratings themselves – not all books were remembered, even from the ones I liked.
- Henry Lyon Oldie – There must be one hero. Emotes +10. Idea +9.
- Justein Gorder – Sophia’s World. Knowledge +8. Style +6.
- Bulychev Kir – Secrets of the ancient world. Emotes +7.
- Stephen King – How to write books. Knowledge +8.
- Isaac Asimov – Words on the map. Knowledge+4.
- Isaac Asimov – Words in science. History of the origin of scientific terms. Knowledge +6.
- Ulyana Brutman – The Case of Unusual Tenants. England of Sherlock Holmes and D. Watson. Knowledge+6.
- Gurdjieff George. Anything and Everything (Delayed). Style -1
- D. Aksenov. Non-standard time management for freelancers. Knowledge+3
- Parables of the peoples of the world – Oriental parables. Knowledge+5
- The parables of Nasreddin. Emotes +6
- Takuan Soho – Letters from a Zen Master to a Fencing Master. Knowledge+3
- Green Alexander – Scarlet sails. Emotes +9
- Mikhail Bulgakov – Stories, notes. Style +6
- Bulgakov – The White Guard. Emotes +7
- Dostoevsky is an idiot. Style +4
- N.V. Gogol – Evenings on a farm near Dikanka. Emotes +7
- Alexander Kuprin – Olesya. Emotes +7
- Ilf and Petrov – 12 chairs. Style +6
- A. Tolstoy – Prince Silver. Knowledge +5
- Turgenev – Notes of a hunter (O. Fedorov). Style +3
- Shukshin – Stories. Style +7
- S. Lukyanenko – Spectrum. Idea +8
- R. Sheckley – Stories about Gregor and Arnold. Emotes +5
- Isaac Babel – Odessa stories. Style +7
- Guy Browning – English humor, or don’t hit the jellyfish with a shovel. Emotes +4
- Martti Larney – A beautiful pigger. Emotes +6
- Darell – The Land of Rustles. Emotes +5
- Ancient Japanese stories – The Tale of Old Man Taketori. Emotes +3
- Old Japanese stories – The Tale of the Beautiful Ochikubo. Knowledge +6
- Vasil Bykov – Alpine ballad. Emote+8
- Hesse – Siddhartha. Idea+7
- Golding – Lord of the Flies. Emote+8
- Grzimek-From Cobra to Grizzly Bear Knowledge+7
- Jack London – Daughter of the Snows. Will+4
- Jack London – On the Macaloa mat. Emote+7
- Jack London – Northern Odyssey. Will+8
- Melnikov-Pechersky – Grandma’s tales. Knowledge+3
- Sergey Teterin – Electro Mythology. Emotions-1.
- Viktor Pelevin – Farewell songs of the political pygmies of Pindostan. Idea+3
- Sergey Minaev – Spiritless. Idea+2
- Chuck Palahniuk – Survivor. Emote+6
- Chuck Palahniuk – Fight Club. Idea+6
- Akunin – A spy novel. Style+8.
- Akunin – Fantasy. Style +6
- Akunin – Pelagia and the white bulldog. Style+7
- Akunin – Pelagia and the black monk. Idea +4
- Akunin – Jade rosary. Idea +7
- Akunin – Azazel. style +8
- Akunin – Lover of death. +4
- Akunin – Mistress of death. +4
- Akunin – Leviathan. +6
- Akunin – The Diamond Chariot. Emotes +8.
- Akunin – Death of Achilles. +4
- Akunin – Jack of Spades. Idea +6
- Akunin – Special assignments. Decorator +5
- Akunin – Coronation, or the last of the novels. +6
There are 57 books on the list. This means that on average, I read one book a week. Not too bad considering that prior to my personal “audiobook era”, I was only consuming 15-20 books a year. Mostly with the help of a PDA.If in 2008 I discovered the world of the Strugatskys, then in 2009 I devoted a lot of time to Akunin. First of all, thanks to his language, not plots.Well, the most powerful book of the year for me was the story of Hercules from G. Oldie. Only I wanted to (and still want to) recommend it to friends.P.S. The very only paper book I read in 2009 is nothing more than a guide to India, published by Lonely Planet.