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52 Books in 52 Weeks, 2010
The Exposition
2010 marks the sixth year of my 52 Books in 52 Weeks meme, where I challenge myself to read a minimum of 52 books in the coming calendar year, and then briefly review each book here on A Modest Construct.
52 Books in 52 Weeks, 2009: a wrapup
For the full list of books, see here.
I’m afraid I lack the time for a full-featured wrap-up, but I’ve summarized the relevant information into a table of handy stats. In short, the general makeup of this past year’s books was about the same, with slightly fewer re-reads.
| Key | Value |
|---|---|
| Books Read | 65 |
| Total Pages | 22′564 |
| Shortest Book | 134 |
| Longest Book | 800 |
| Average Length | 347.14 |
| Worst Book | Twilight |
| Best Book | Tie: Three Farmers On Their Way to a Dance; Death From the Skies! |
| Nonfiction Books | 35 |
| Fiction Books | 30 |
| New Reads | 55 |
| Re-reads | 10 |
Friday Random Ten CLXXXIV
The “Philadelphia tomorrow” edition.
- Andrew Bird – [Weather Systems #02] I
- Farmakon – [A Warm Glimpse #05] Same
- The Polyphonic Spree – [The Fragile Army #06] Section 26 [We Crawl]
- Souvenir’s Young America – [An Ocean Without Water #03] Dark Was the Night Cold Was the Ground
- Tool – [Undertow #09] Flood
- The Smashing Pumpkins – [Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness CD1 #12] Muzzle
- Spiritual Beggars – [Ad Astra #12] Mantra
- Sergei Rachmaninov – [24 Preludes, Sonata No. 2 CD1 #07] Prelude, op.23 no.6 in E flat major
- Ours – [Distorted Lullabies #01] Fallen Souls
- Oasis – [(What's the Story) Morning Glory? #05] Hey Now!
Friday Random Ten CLXXXIII
The “Windows 7″ edition.
- Radiation 4 – [Wonderland #06] John vs. The Elephant
- Stars – [Do You Trust Your Friends? #11] He Lied About Death (Metric)
- VAST – [Visual Audio Sensory Theater #11] Untitled
- Ulver – [Themes from William Blake's The Marriage of Heaven & Hell CD1 #10] A Memorable Fancy, Plates 12-13
- Té – [It Be The Thinking As 'the Song' Of Realistic Sound From The World Which Resounds #10] Human Being Is Doing The Ability That Destroys Self Oneself By Reason ‘有’
- Ben Folds – [Ben Folds Live #08] Fred Jones Part 2
- Atheist – [Piece Of Time #07] Why Brother?
- Grails – [Doomsdayer's Holiday #01] Doomsdayer’s Holiday
- Nine Inch Nails – [Purest Feeling #09] Down In It
- Tori Amos – [Scarlet's Walk #05] Carbon
Friday Random Ten CLXXXII
The “swing and a miss” edition
- Missy Higgins – [On A Clear Night #09] Peachy
- Mogwai – [Come on Die Young #02] Cody
- Opeth – [My Arms, Your Hearse #02] April Ethereal
- Joaquin Rodrigo – [Concierto de Aranjuez (Romero) #10] Invocation et danse: 2. Allegro moderato: Polo
- Nightingale – [I #02] Still In The Dark
- Foo Fighters – [There Is Nothing Left To Lose #09] Headwires
- Swarm Of The Lotus – [When White Becomes Black #09] Episode Infinity
- Jason Falkner – [Presents Author Unknown #05] She Goes To Bed
- Michael Jackson – [Bad #04] Liberian Girl
- Gustav Mahler – [The Complete Symphonies CD9 #01] Symphony No.7 in E Minor – 1a. Langsam (Adagio)
Friday Random Ten CLXXXI
The “Eastwood Charts” edition
- Nine Inch Nails – [The Downward Spiral #04] March of the Pigs
- Nine Inch Nails – [With Teeth [5.1] #12] Beside You In Time
- Virgos Merlot – [Signs of a Vacant Soul #12] Disregarding
- Beirut – [The Flying Club Cup #02] Nantes
- Sergio – [Swords #02] The Spendthrift
- Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds – [Nocturama #03] Right Out Of Your Hand
- John Vanderslice – [Pixel Revolt #09] Dear Sarah Shu
- Mogwai – [Happy Songs for Happy People #02] Moses? I Amn’t
- Mew – [And The Glass Handed Kites #05] Apocalypso
- Grails – [Doomsdayer's Holiday #01] Doomsdayer’s Holiday
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