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Aug. 22nd, 2008 11:08 amIf you haven’t already, go vote in the Fannish Bulwer-Lytton Contest! We now return to your irregularly scheduled booklog.
( 134. Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: an Introduction — J.D. Salinger ) I hope that when Salinger dies, much much much more will be released into the world. I will refrain from hoping that this happens soon. I can wait.
( 135. Once Upon a Time in the North — Philip Pullman ) Now that Pullman’s written his little red book about Lyra and his little blue book about Lee, I hope he follows through and writes that little green book about Will…
( 136. The Authority: Relentless — Warren Ellis ) Mostly I’m wondering if it must get a whole lot better or if I am just missing something.
( 137. The Children’s Story — James Clavell ) This book doesn’t have a chilling effect on me. I’m already shivering.
( 138. The Writing Class — Jincy Willett ) I was captivated from start to finish. Recommended.
( 139. Spike: Asylum — Brian Lynch ) I hope I can get my hands on Lynch’s other effort, which I believe involves Spike doing Vegas. *g*
( 140. Batman: The Killing Joke — Alan Moore )meh.
( 141. Genius Squad — Catherine Jinks )I will now let the image of teenage David Hewlett in drag entertain me, as this book failed to do.
( 142. Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist — Rachel Cohn & David Levithan ) This book is almost entirely about two Hollywood-style teenagers angsting about their love lives. I really liked how queer-friendly it was, and there was the occasional good line or three, but that’s about it. Now get offa my lawn! *shakes fist*
( 143. Stern Men — Elizabeth Gilbert ) Like The Pursuit of Alice Thrift (and the more I think about it, the more this book reminds me of some of Elinor Lipman’s work), I loved the heroine and enjoyed the book, but was disappointed that it stopped just when things really started to get interesting.
( 144. Iron Man: Civil War — Christos N. Gage, et. al. ) the library had it. I enjoyed it well enough. The end.
( 145. Keturah and Lord Death — Martine Leavitt ) I thought this was wonderful.
( 146. Severance — Robert Olen Butler ) May not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved it.
( 147. IQ 83 — Arthur Herzog ) If you thought this book would be a fun, intense thriller—well, maybe you do need to get your IQ checked.
( 148. Meat Is Murder — Joe Pernice ) Let’s have less “How Soon Is Now” and more “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.” Yeah: The Queen Is Dead by Trin—look for it in bookstores, probably never.
Total Books: 148
And one book I didn’t read in the past couple weeks: an unpublished novel of Salinger’s that was about time travel. And zombies. I had a long, intense dream about this in which I was both reading the manuscript I found, and participating as a character in the book. Zombies fell from the sky and I killed them with a sword. In a J.D. Salinger novel.
Well, you never know.
( 134. Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters & Seymour: an Introduction — J.D. Salinger ) I hope that when Salinger dies, much much much more will be released into the world. I will refrain from hoping that this happens soon. I can wait.
( 135. Once Upon a Time in the North — Philip Pullman ) Now that Pullman’s written his little red book about Lyra and his little blue book about Lee, I hope he follows through and writes that little green book about Will…
( 136. The Authority: Relentless — Warren Ellis ) Mostly I’m wondering if it must get a whole lot better or if I am just missing something.
( 137. The Children’s Story — James Clavell ) This book doesn’t have a chilling effect on me. I’m already shivering.
( 138. The Writing Class — Jincy Willett ) I was captivated from start to finish. Recommended.
( 139. Spike: Asylum — Brian Lynch ) I hope I can get my hands on Lynch’s other effort, which I believe involves Spike doing Vegas. *g*
( 140. Batman: The Killing Joke — Alan Moore )meh.
( 141. Genius Squad — Catherine Jinks )I will now let the image of teenage David Hewlett in drag entertain me, as this book failed to do.
( 142. Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist — Rachel Cohn & David Levithan ) This book is almost entirely about two Hollywood-style teenagers angsting about their love lives. I really liked how queer-friendly it was, and there was the occasional good line or three, but that’s about it. Now get offa my lawn! *shakes fist*
( 143. Stern Men — Elizabeth Gilbert ) Like The Pursuit of Alice Thrift (and the more I think about it, the more this book reminds me of some of Elinor Lipman’s work), I loved the heroine and enjoyed the book, but was disappointed that it stopped just when things really started to get interesting.
( 144. Iron Man: Civil War — Christos N. Gage, et. al. ) the library had it. I enjoyed it well enough. The end.
( 145. Keturah and Lord Death — Martine Leavitt ) I thought this was wonderful.
( 146. Severance — Robert Olen Butler ) May not be everyone’s cup of tea, but I loved it.
( 147. IQ 83 — Arthur Herzog ) If you thought this book would be a fun, intense thriller—well, maybe you do need to get your IQ checked.
( 148. Meat Is Murder — Joe Pernice ) Let’s have less “How Soon Is Now” and more “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out.” Yeah: The Queen Is Dead by Trin—look for it in bookstores, probably never.
Total Books: 148
And one book I didn’t read in the past couple weeks: an unpublished novel of Salinger’s that was about time travel. And zombies. I had a long, intense dream about this in which I was both reading the manuscript I found, and participating as a character in the book. Zombies fell from the sky and I killed them with a sword. In a J.D. Salinger novel.
Well, you never know.
