My Top Ten of 2012 - Marcus L.

Last Samurai by Helen Dewitt -- My new favorite book! and her Lighting Rods is amazing also!!

Billy Lynn's Long Half Time Walk by Ben Fountain -- Our own new Catch-22

HHHH by Laurent Binet -- All about the problems of writing historical fiction

The Rook by Daniel O'Malley -- Best opening sequence of the year

Mirage by Matt Ruff -- What if the Two Towers of Baghdad were blown up?

Bury Your Dead by Louise Penny -- Her Quebec mysteries are exceptional

Blueprints of the Afterlife by Ryan Boudinet -- Wildly creative dystopia

Dodger by Terry Pratchett -- Yes, bringing the Artful Dodger to life--yes, a classic

Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow -- Favorite YA of the year

King City by Brandon Graham -- My fav very graphic novel!