Here's a quick list of books that I read last year and why they were interesting, why you should read them too...
Parasite Rex: Inside the Bizarre World of Nature's Most Dangerous Creatures by Carl Zimmer - NonFiction - Scarier than any Stephen King novel out there. They surround us, they live within us, they are the stuff of nightmares, gross out ugly, they drink our blood, eat our flesh, control our actions, they kill us and we can't survive without them: Parasites. This book absolutely fascinated me and it frustrated me too, no one wanted to discuss it and for the week I spent reading it, no one wanted to eat a meal with me.
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science by Natalie Angier - NonFiction - Think you know your science? You still need to read this book. Were you lucky enough to have the one science teacher in your high school who was not only interesting but laugh out loud funny? (I was, Thanks Mr. Heaslip! *wave*) No? It's not too late. Angier presents the bedrock basics of the sciences in clearly understandable layman's English embellished with much humour.
This book is a true pleasure to read. Don't' be surprised if you find yourself able to explain the concepts covered here to anyone, including small children, it's that clear.
Farthing by Jo Walton - Fiction - Alternate History: Gosford Park with a Nazi twist. A well written murder mystery in a post WWII Britain very different from ours. Fascist Britain, Hitler in control of the Continent, a murder victim at a posh country home found with a yellow Star of David pinned to his bloody chest and a police Inspector with his own secret. Works beautifully as both a mystery and alternate history. I'm currently reading the sequel Ha'Penny, and I'm positive it will be mentioned again.
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