Books read in 2009

Here are the books that I read last year (re-reads are marked with an R):

Fantasy
A Storm of Swords, 2: Blood and Gold (George R.R. Martin) - excellent
A Feast for Crows (George R.R. Martin) - very good
The Blade Itself (Joe Abercrombie) - good
Before They Are Hanged (Joe Abercrombie) - very good
Fatal Revenant (Stephen Donaldson) - good

Historical
The Accusers (Lindsey Davis) - quite good
Centurion (Simon Scarrow) - very good
Imperium (Robert Harris) - excellent

Crime/Thriller
The Death of Dalziel (Reginald Hill) - good
Strange Affair (Peter Robinson) - good
Child 44 (Tom Rob Smith) - good; first half is very good
The Messenger of Athens (Anne Zouroudi) - good

Classic (19-th century)
Barchester Towers (Anthony Trollope) - very good
The Professor (Charlotte Brontë) - quite good

General
The Believers (Zoë Heller) - good
A Thousand Splendid Suns (Khaled Hosseini) - good
The Other Hand (Chris Cleave) - very poor. The worst book I read this year.
Never Let Me Go (Kazuo Ishiguro) - ok
Decline and Fall (Evelyn Waugh) (R) - quite good
Miss Hargreaves (Frank Baker) - quite good

Non-fiction
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher (Kate Summerscale) - quite good
The Planets (Giles Sparrow) - very nice coffee table book