Best Book/Comics of 2011

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Ground Rules first. This is a list of the best books that I read for the first time in 2011. The book/comics didn’t have to be published in 2011. And this is the best books/comics I read this year in no particular order

  • Alison’s Bechdel Fun Home – Alison Bechdel is the creator of the comic Dykes to Watch Out For and the originator of the Bechdel Test for movies. This book is her memoir about coming out of the closet and her issues with her father (and his issues as well). Wonderfully told in a circular way, it must be read. My review.
  • David Small Stitches – A family doesn’t deal with issues, psychological and physical and a small by is left with stitches that the family cannot hide. A wonderful look at a dysfunctional family. My review.
  • GRRM  A Dance with Dragons – After years of ignoring them, I finally caught up with The Song of Ice and Fire in time for GRRM’s latest masterpiece. A huge cast of characters deal with issues on an epic scale. This is a series everyone should be reading. My review.
  • Adam Levin The Instructions – A huge book covering a four days in the life of a small boy who may (or may not) be the messiah. This is a wonderfully told tale, but it isn’t for everyone. My review.
  • Junot Diaz The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao – A look at a boy who is so tied up in science fiction/fantasy that he cannot have the life he really wants despite the efforts of everyone around him. My review.
  • Neal Stephenson REAMDE – Stephenson goes back to his Stephen Bury days to give us a modern day thriller with video games and technology and geography thrown in as sidelines. There’s been a lot of disappointment from some quarters, but it is still a great Stephenson book. My review.

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