books 2015: Hive, by Christina Stoddard

Poetry! My friend's first book. I was not as excited about the God-heavy poems - I don't have the depth of experience with that language and style - but overall I really enjoyed the collection. Only spotted one poem from our grad school days but it was fun to spot that one.

books 2015: The City & the City, by China Miéville

I really loved this: a strong thoughtful murder mystery set against a backdrop of innovative urban fantasy. So much complexity! So much beauty! So many good plot twists! ( Read more... )

(And it won a Hugo in 2010 and I didn't even realize so I got to cross off another Hugo winner too!)