So I read some stuff...

Here are my four star books for 2010:

Pleasure Reading
Changes, Jim Butcher
A Local Habitation, Seanan McGuire
The Left Hand of Darkness, Ursula LeGuin
Freedom, Daniel Suarez
The Dispossessed, Ursula LeGuin
Feed, Mira Grant
Cordelia's Honor (Vorkosigan Saga 1 & 2), Lois McMaster Bujold

Assigned Reading (out of the books I have been assigned for my program, these are the ones I think are worth reading)
Educational Psychology: Developing Learners, Jeanne Ellis Ormrod
Taking It Personally: Racism in the Classroom from Kindergarten to College, Ann Berlak and Sekani Moyenda
Adolescent Literacy: Turning Promise Into Practice, Kylene Beers
Culture in School Learning: Revealing Deep Meaning, Etta Hollins
Unravelling the "Model Minority" Stereotype, Stacey Lee
Literacy with Attitude: Educating Working Class Children in Their Own Self Interest, Patrick Finn
Reshaping High School English, Bruce Pirie

I read exactly 50 books in 2010. I feel it is a good number. It is less than the 82 I read in 2009 but I was going to school this year and working for half of it as opposed to just working part time half the year and doing nothing the other. I sort of failed at my resolution to only read women though.

Ratio of Books by Women to Overall books
23/37 Pleasure Reading (4 male writers exempted under terms of resolution)
8/12 Assigned Reading
1 Undefined

So let's try it again this year. Exemptions still apply in regards to series I am already reading, so that means I am still reading the next Butcher book and if Martin somehow manages to get Dances with Dragons out by December I am obviously devouring that too. Additionally, I am officially adding the professional books caveat. This applies to texts assigned to me, education books, books the kids are reading, and research I may do for the novel I am theoretically writing.

For real recs of any of the 4 star books, comment and I will let you know why any/all of these books are you should read it/them. Also, this would be a good place to let me know about books by women that I absolutely need to read. As always, the goodreads is here.