The Dumbies 2009 - Books

The first half of the year started with a flurry of novels but then seemed to die off, resulting in a disappointingly short list. 

Makers by Cory Doctorow (review TBD)

Before compiling the list I didn't think it was a particularly good year however there are some good books in there, but not much new and shiny (except for Makers and The Quite War). In fact the books I liked the most were edge SF: Spook Country, This Is Not A Game, The Yiddish Policeman's Union. Whilst the most SF of all, The Quiet War, is a good book, but I just didn't like it that much.

A novel a month doesn't sound like very much to have read, however I console myself with the fact that I read a reasonable amount of short SF this year and even some non-fiction.