(After a popular list last year [Link] and earlier in 2012 [Link] and 2011 [Link]…)
…here are the 20 very best books I’ve read in 2014:
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20: HEIDE KOEHNE, „Der Buchladen“, German novel, 2011.
19: BRIAN WOOD, „The Massive“, Books 1 to 5, Graphic Novels, 2013 and 2014.
18: TIM WISE, „White like me. Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son“, Nonfiction / Memoir, 2004.
17: HARUKI MURAKAMI, „Von Männern, die keine Frauen haben“, Japanese Short Stories, 2014. (I liked his most recent novel, too.)
16: STEWART O’NAN, „Der Zirkusbrand“, Nonfiction, 2000.
15: CHRISTIANE FROHMANN, „Tausend Tode Schreiben“, German anthology, 2014: 135+ personal texts about dying and loss […more here].
14: GREG RUCKA, “Lazarus”, Books 1 and 2. Graphic Novels, 2014.
13: ED BRUBAKER, “Velvet”, Book 1. Graphic Novel, 2014.
12: MARTIN HATZIUS, „Alles fragen, nichts fürchten“, book-length interview with my favorite German living writer, Dietmar Dath, 2011.
11: SIGRID NUNEZ, „A Feather on the Breath of God“, Memoir, 1995.
10: ARTHUR MILLER, „Focus“, Novel, 1945.
09: MEIKE WINNEMUTH, „Das große Los“, German Travelogue, 2012.
08: JAN BAUER, „Der salzige Fluss“. German Graphic Novel Travelogue, 2014.
07: NORA WICKE, „Vierstromland“, German novel, 2014.
06: G. WILLOW WILSON, „Ms. Marvel“, Book 1. Graphic Novel, 2014.
05: TSUGUMI OHBA, „Bakuman“, Books 2 to 20. Manga series, 2009 to 2012.
04: ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA, „Afterlife with Archie“, Book 1. Graphic Novel, 2014.
03: VALERIAN TORNIUS, „Zwischen Hell und Dunkel“, German novel, 1932.
02: LIANE DIRKS, „Vier Arten meinen Vater zu beerdingen“, German novel, 2002.
01: ÁGOTA KRISTÓF, „The Notebook“, „The Proof“, „The Third Lie“, Hungarian Trilogy, 1986 to 1991.
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For a complete list of books I’ve read in 2014, please go here [Link].
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In comics, I’ve also enjoyed book 3 and 4 of Brian K. Vaughan’s „Saga“ space opera [Link], Year 1 and (to a lesser degree) Year 2 of Tim Taylor’s „Injustice: Gods among us“ [Link], Bryan Q. Miller’s still solid „Smallville“ [Link], the Marvel books „She-Hulk“ [Charles Soule, Link] and „Hawkeye“ [Matt Fraction, Link].
I enjoyed the first six „New 52“ DC comic books featuring Wonder Woman [Link] and started reading lesser-known series like „Promethea“ [Link], „Nailbiter“ [Link], „Rat Queens“ [Link], „Mind MGMT“ [Link] and „The Private Eye“ [Link]. I’ve also enjoyed Daniel Clowes‘ „David Boring“ [Link].
Mark Millar’s „Jupiter’s Legacy“ had a great start – but I will have to wait until 2015. [Link]
Here’s a big collage of the graphic novels I’ve discovered in 2014:
Have a great 2015! More to come!
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Related Posts:
- Underdog Literature, December 2014 (German: Great Picture Books, Link)
- Underdog Literature, November 2014 (German: Berliner Büchertisch, Link)
- Underdog Literature, October 2014 (Best New Graphic Novels 2014, Link)
- Underdog Literature, September 2014 (Best New York Review of Books titles, Link)
- Underdog Literature, August 2014 (Best Books of the 1980s, Link)
- Underdog Literature, July 2014 (Best New Books 2014: Summer, Link)
- Underdog Literature, June 2014 (Best German Books of 2014, Link)
- Underdog Literature, May 2014 (Best YA Books of 2014, Link)
- Underdog Literature, April 2014 (Best Nonfiction of 2014, Link)
- Underdog Literature, March 2014 (Best Books of Spring 2014, Link)
- Underdog Literature, February 2014 (Best Books of World War One, Link)
- Underdog Literature, January 2014 (Link)
and:
- my 20 best Books of 2013 (Link)
- my 20 best Books of 2012 (Link)
- my 20 best Books of 2011 (Link)
- Summer Reading – 60 books for the next couple of months! (Link)
- Still unread: books I plan to read (pretty soon?) (Link)
- 40 disappointing Literary Classics (Link)
and, earlier:
- Underdog Literature, December 2013 (Special Best-of-2013 Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature, November 2013 (Special Young Adult Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature, October 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature, September 2013 (Special Crime Fiction Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature, August 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2013 (Special German Edition, Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: April 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: March 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: January 2013 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: December 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: November 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: October 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: September 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: August 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: May 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: April 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: March 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: February 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: January 2012 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: December 2011 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: November 2011 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: October 2011 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: September 2011 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: August 2011 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: July 2011 (Link)
- Underdog Literature: June 2011 (Link)
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