Here is the raw list, with no particular order. Overall, I didn’t read a lot this year. I didn’t keep track of everything either, so a few are missing. I started reading a lot of popular science book, and really enjoyed it. I am planning to do the same this year. Any advice is welcome !

Non science books

• Le signal, Ron Carlson
• Les corrections, Jonathan Frenzen
• La stratégie du choc : La montée d’un capitalisme du désastre, Naomi Klein
• La Vie mode d’emploi, George Perec
• Dernière nuit à Twisted River, John Irving
• La réserve, Russell Banks
• Armadillo, William Boyd
• Catch 22, Joseph Heller
• L’aveuglement. José Saramago
• La théorie des cordes, José Carlos Somoza
• Lointains hivers. Rigoni Stern
• Paradis conjugal, Alice Ferney
• La conjugation des imbeciles, John Kennedy Toole
• Le bibliothécaire, Larry Beinhart
• Un bon jour pour mourir, Jim Harrisson
• L’île des chasseurs d’oiseaux, Peter May. My favorite of the year. Absolutely terrific. Much better than his other books.
• La promesse de l’aube. Romain Gary
• Le hussard sur le toit, Jean Giono

Science books

• Critical mass, how one thing lead to another, Philip Ball. I love Philip Ball.
• Life’s Matrix: A Biography of Water, Philip Ball. My favorite science book of the year.
• The Structure of Scientific Revolutions, Thomas Kuhn. A classic.
• Branches: Nature’s Patterns: A Tapestry in Three Parts, Philip Ball. I love Philip Ball. Oh, did I already said it ?
• Théorème vivant, Cédric Vilani. The making off of a Fields medal. Awesome.
• Reinventing Discovery: The New Era of Networked Science, Michael Nielsen. An eye-opener for me.
• Sur les épaules de Darwin: Les battements du temps, Jean Claude Ameisen. in French. If you enjoy the radio show, you’ll love the book. I already offered it twice.