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Booklog is not a river in Egypt
Apr. 2nd, 2007 11:34 amSigh. I'm sorry I haven't been around. Same old boring story: I'm stressed, I'm depressed, I don't want to talk to anybody. None of the job possibilities I mentioned in my last post have panned out, and I'm feeling pretty darn frustrated and useless. I've also been feeling guilty about not keeping up with things, including this booklog, and I guess that since that's something I can deal with, I will. So, yeah. These last two weeks' worth book reviews brought to you by the letter D: denial! Hurrah?
No, seriously: books are such a happy place. Let's lose ourselves, shall we?
Weeks 12 & 13: 19 March-1 April 2007
( 67. Your Whole Family Is Made Out of Meat: The Best of Dinosaur Comics — Ryan North ) I'm glad to have at least some of it in hard copy, though. No one expects the internet-imploding apocalypse!
( 68. Theories of Everything — Roz Chast ) Highly, highly recommended.
( 69 & 70. Fruits Basket (Vol. 2 & 3) — Natsuki Takaya ) There is definite potential here, and I'll hopefully be able to find the next few volumes soon.
( 71-73. Cowboy Bebop (Vol. 1-3) — Yutaka Nanten ) It was sufficiently diverting, but mostly it just made me want to rewatch the series.
( 74. Borrower of the Night — Elizabeth Peters )![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wychwood says the series gets much better with the next book, so I will give it a shot, but this volume really didn't do much for me.
( 75 & 76. Blood Price & Blood Trail — Tanya Huff ) I'm looking forward to the rest of the series and seeing how everything connects.
( 77. Shoebag — Mary James ) I don't know what to make of any of it; I have no idea what I would have made from it when I was in the appropriate age group. But, um. Maybe I had a more flexible mind then? *wanders away, disconcerted*
( 78. The Sharing Knife: Beguilement — Lois McMaster Bujold ) So I enjoyed this a lot even though the strange pacing made the overall effect...odd.
( 79. The End of Mr. Y — Scarlett Thomas ) the experience of reading the novel was very pleasurable and interesting, but the final impact just isn't there; it's oddly unsatisfying.
( 80. Fullmetal Alchemist (Vol. 1) — Hiromu Arakawa ) *needs more NOW*
( 81. My Date With Satan — Stacey Richter ) Richter just came out with a new book, too: Twin Study. *wants*
( 82. Strange Happenings — Avi ) I feel bored again just talking about it.
( 83. Changing Places — David Lodge ) I enjoyed this immensely.
( 84. Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story — Christopher Moore ) since I really did enjoy it again, I'm now mostly hoping that the sequel doesn't sour me against it.
Total Books: 84
My reading for today? The California State Driver's Manual. I really need to learn to drive and stop feeling like such a loser.
No, seriously: books are such a happy place. Let's lose ourselves, shall we?
Weeks 12 & 13: 19 March-1 April 2007
( 67. Your Whole Family Is Made Out of Meat: The Best of Dinosaur Comics — Ryan North ) I'm glad to have at least some of it in hard copy, though. No one expects the internet-imploding apocalypse!
( 68. Theories of Everything — Roz Chast ) Highly, highly recommended.
( 69 & 70. Fruits Basket (Vol. 2 & 3) — Natsuki Takaya ) There is definite potential here, and I'll hopefully be able to find the next few volumes soon.
( 71-73. Cowboy Bebop (Vol. 1-3) — Yutaka Nanten ) It was sufficiently diverting, but mostly it just made me want to rewatch the series.
( 74. Borrower of the Night — Elizabeth Peters )
wychwood says the series gets much better with the next book, so I will give it a shot, but this volume really didn't do much for me.( 75 & 76. Blood Price & Blood Trail — Tanya Huff ) I'm looking forward to the rest of the series and seeing how everything connects.
( 77. Shoebag — Mary James ) I don't know what to make of any of it; I have no idea what I would have made from it when I was in the appropriate age group. But, um. Maybe I had a more flexible mind then? *wanders away, disconcerted*
( 78. The Sharing Knife: Beguilement — Lois McMaster Bujold ) So I enjoyed this a lot even though the strange pacing made the overall effect...odd.
( 79. The End of Mr. Y — Scarlett Thomas ) the experience of reading the novel was very pleasurable and interesting, but the final impact just isn't there; it's oddly unsatisfying.
( 80. Fullmetal Alchemist (Vol. 1) — Hiromu Arakawa ) *needs more NOW*
( 81. My Date With Satan — Stacey Richter ) Richter just came out with a new book, too: Twin Study. *wants*
( 82. Strange Happenings — Avi ) I feel bored again just talking about it.
( 83. Changing Places — David Lodge ) I enjoyed this immensely.
( 84. Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story — Christopher Moore ) since I really did enjoy it again, I'm now mostly hoping that the sequel doesn't sour me against it.
Total Books: 84
My reading for today? The California State Driver's Manual. I really need to learn to drive and stop feeling like such a loser.
