Read in 2012

Persepolis Marjane Satrapi Apr 2
Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood Apr 28

Atwood's credentials as a writer of style and substance show through. A recounting of an apocalyptic future as seen from an individual perspective. Not burdened down my lots of detail about the actual details of the event, instead choosing to create a mood and perspective that seems all too real.

Freakonomics Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner Aug 30
Getting Things Done David Allen Dec 1
Essential Classic X-Men, Vol. 3 Steve Englehart, Bob Brown, Marie Severin, Herb Trimpe, Sal Buscema, Jim Starlin, Gerry Conway, Gil Kane, Don Heck, Arnold Drake, Werner Roth, Tom Sutton, Roy Thomas, Neal Adams, Dennis O'Neil, Archie Goodwin, Linda Fite Dec 1
Dreaming of Jupiter Ted Simon Dec 1
Bradley Wiggins: My Time Bradley Wiggins Dec 27
A.A. Gill is away A. A. Gill Feb 16
Diaries Alan Clark Feb 18
The Gun Seller Hugh Laurie Jan 18
The Bedwetter Sarah Silverman Jan 22
City Clifford D. Simak Jan 30
The Elephant Vanishes Haruki Murakami Jan 31

A very sparse and intriguing writing style had me curiously captivated. At the end of many of the stories I was by surprised by the brevity of the endings, yet not annoyed since the whole story had been strange and curious.

Here Comes Everybody Clay Shirky Jul 31
Stasiland Anna Funder Mar 11
Bloody Streets of Paris Jacques Tardi Nov 14
Wide-Eyed and Legless Jeff Connor Nov 4

Reasonably interesting coverage about the ill fated ANC-Halfords team, but not a huge amount of depth.

The Authority Garth Ennis Oct 12
Charge! Justin Pollard Oct 26