# Whatcha Readin' Dec 2010 Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 30, 2010, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2010-edition/562466 "2010-11-30T21:36:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2010-edition/562466/121 "2010-12-31T15:06:30Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > I’m re-reading _The Deptford Trilogy_ by Robertson Davies. It’s been so long, I’ve forgotten everything. One of the benefits of a poor memory, I guess. 🙂 My favorite of his trilogies – I’m looking forward to rereading it myself in a couple of years, since I’ve also got that bad memory. ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2010-edition/562466/122 "2010-12-31T16:51:10Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > _Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History_ by Yunte Huang, a Chinese-born American scholar who attended graduate school in Alabama and earned his Ph.D. at SUNY-Buffalo, taught American literature at Harvard and now is a professor of English at UC-Santa Barbara. It’s a fascinating perspective and very well written. I really like this guy. That one’s definitely going on The List. As for me, I’m close to finishing _The Gates_ by John Connolly. It’s a dryly humorous story about a young boy named Samuel Johnson and his dog Boswell who stumble across a demon’s plan to open the gates of Hell and allow Satan to walk the earth. Very much in the style and tone of _Good Omens_, so fans of that book - of which there are many here - should love it. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2010-edition/562466/123 "2010-12-31T19:08:20Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Finished the Bryson book. Now reading a trash novel called “_Brimstone_”. Not bad so far, but it was tough getting started, and some of the writing is a bit juvenile. Jebus, what a pile of dreck that turned out to be. Over 700 pages of ridiculous plot, bad science, and unlikeable protagonists. Onward to another Bryson book! ---
**Author:** ![Malthus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85f322/32.png) [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2010-edition/562466/124 "2010-12-31T20:26:12Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > My favorite of his trilogies – I’m looking forward to rereading it myself in a couple of years, since I’ve also got that bad memory. I chiefly remember that trilogy for an epiphany I had in high school - it was when reading that, for school, that I first realized that “crap I was forced to read for school” could actually be _really good_. ---
**Author:** ![Gulo\_gulo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bcef8e/32.png) [@Gulo\_gulo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gulo_gulo)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2010-edition/562466/125 "2011-01-01T01:27:42Z")
It’s been a while since I’ve been stupid-busy but I thought I’d dump the rest of my reads for 2010: Completed: _The Colour_ by Rose Tremain _Spirit Gate (Crossroads, Book 1)_ by Kate Elliot _The Prodigal Mage (Fisherman’s Children)_ by Karen Miller _Son of a Witch_ by Gregory Maguire _Shadow Gate (Crossroads, Book 2)_ by Kate Elliot _When Life Nearly Died: The Greatest Mass Extinction of All Time_ by Michael Benton _Kushiel’s Dart_ by Jacqueline Carey _The Awakening_ by Kate Chopin _The Eye of the World (The Wheel of Time, Book 1)_ by Robert Jordan ~ I picked up the first book by Brandon Sanderson & wanted to refresh the series in my mind again so I’ll burn through the older books before reading it. Hopefully it will all still be in my head when the latest comes out on paperback as well. _The Great Hunt (The Wheel of Time, Book 2)_ by Robert Jordan _The Quest for the Shaman: Shape-Shifters, Sorcerers and Spirit Healers in Ancient Europe_ by Miranda & Stephen Aldhouse-Green _The Dragon Reborn (The Wheel of Time, Book 3)_ by Robert Jordan Reading: Started _Cloudsplitter_ by Russell Banks but it’s been put aside for a bit while I’m doing by Robert Jordan reread. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2010-edition/562466/126 "2011-01-19T14:37:35Z")
> [@Sigmagirl](#): > > _Charlie Chan: The Untold Story of the Honorable Detective and His Rendezvous with American History_ by Yunte Huang, a Chinese-born American scholar who attended graduate school in Alabama and earned his Ph.D. at SUNY-Buffalo, taught American literature at Harvard and now is a professor of English at UC-Santa Barbara. It’s a fascinating perspective and very well written. I really like this guy. Sorry for the bump – this was just nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America, in the category of Critical/Biographical. Most deserving! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-dec-2010-edition/562466.md?page=6)