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I am so far behind on this, my laughter looks like tears. The below if a little under half of what I still have to write up. To quote my many whiny emails to ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
wychwood, "Oh dear."
Week 39-Something: September 24-October Something (I may or may not fix this later. It involves counting, which is almost like math, so...)
( 216. Paradise News — David Lodge ) I can’t decide if it’s a better entry point to his work than Changing Places or not. Oh, whatever. Just read both.
( 217. Soon I Will Be Invincible — Austin Grossman ) unless you’re the frickin’ Great Gatsby—which is transcendent in its tragedy—I really don’t need you, book, to make me feel sad and hopeless.
( 218. Looking for Alaska — John Green ) I just like his writing style so much I wish he’d write An Ideal Book Just For Me. I never said I wasn’t selfish!
( 219. Empire of Ivory — Naomi Novik )
( 220. Pride of Baghdad — Brian K. Vaughan ) A good book to show people who think comics are just for kids. (You could also rap them on the knuckles with it.)
( 221. Souls and Bodies — David Lodge ) I'm very much enjoying having a different Lodge novel to read every few weeks, and will be sad when I run out.
( 222. Extras — Scott Westerfeld ) I'm much, much happier having this, instead of Specials, as my final impression of the Uglies world and these characters, and that's worth a lot, I think.
( 223. Like a Hole in the Head — Jen Banbury ) Sometimes what's missing is just intangible.
( 224. & 226. Y: The Last Man — Paper Dolls & Kimono Dragons — Brian K. Vaughan ) The main narrative is still really cool, and I wish my library would hurry up and get Vol. 9 in already.
( 225. The Gum Thief — Douglas Coupland ) this is up there with my favorites of his, and continues to give me hope that he will one day produce something that's not just Really Good, but Transcendent.
( 227. The House Next Door — Anne Rivers Siddons ) Nice foundation, but otherwise, pretty shoddy workmanship, IMO.
( 228. A Place So Foreign — Cory Doctorow ) these stories really did leave me feeling stranded, like a foreigner.
( 229. Monkey Girl — Beth Lisick ) I'm not sure if this book would do much for you if the San Francisco/Berkeley scene isn't one with which you're familiar, but I liked it.
( 230. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao — Junot Diaz ) Incredibly worth reading, but odd and, ultimately, a little disappointing.
Total Books: 230 (for now)
wychwood, "Oh dear."Week 39-Something: September 24-October Something (I may or may not fix this later. It involves counting, which is almost like math, so...)
( 216. Paradise News — David Lodge ) I can’t decide if it’s a better entry point to his work than Changing Places or not. Oh, whatever. Just read both.
( 217. Soon I Will Be Invincible — Austin Grossman ) unless you’re the frickin’ Great Gatsby—which is transcendent in its tragedy—I really don’t need you, book, to make me feel sad and hopeless.
( 218. Looking for Alaska — John Green ) I just like his writing style so much I wish he’d write An Ideal Book Just For Me. I never said I wasn’t selfish!
( 219. Empire of Ivory — Naomi Novik )
( 220. Pride of Baghdad — Brian K. Vaughan ) A good book to show people who think comics are just for kids. (You could also rap them on the knuckles with it.)
( 221. Souls and Bodies — David Lodge ) I'm very much enjoying having a different Lodge novel to read every few weeks, and will be sad when I run out.
( 222. Extras — Scott Westerfeld ) I'm much, much happier having this, instead of Specials, as my final impression of the Uglies world and these characters, and that's worth a lot, I think.
( 223. Like a Hole in the Head — Jen Banbury ) Sometimes what's missing is just intangible.
( 224. & 226. Y: The Last Man — Paper Dolls & Kimono Dragons — Brian K. Vaughan ) The main narrative is still really cool, and I wish my library would hurry up and get Vol. 9 in already.
( 225. The Gum Thief — Douglas Coupland ) this is up there with my favorites of his, and continues to give me hope that he will one day produce something that's not just Really Good, but Transcendent.
( 227. The House Next Door — Anne Rivers Siddons ) Nice foundation, but otherwise, pretty shoddy workmanship, IMO.
( 228. A Place So Foreign — Cory Doctorow ) these stories really did leave me feeling stranded, like a foreigner.
( 229. Monkey Girl — Beth Lisick ) I'm not sure if this book would do much for you if the San Francisco/Berkeley scene isn't one with which you're familiar, but I liked it.
( 230. The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao — Junot Diaz ) Incredibly worth reading, but odd and, ultimately, a little disappointing.
Total Books: 230 (for now)