F U, Booklog

Wow, was this ever not a highly intellectual stretch of reading. I think this particular log covers the last week of August into the beginning of September; I wonder what other thing I could possibly have been so focused on? ;-)

( 141. Dangerous Laughter — Steven Millhauser )

This book needed a strong editor’s hand and clearly did not get it.

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( 142. Priest: Vol. 1 — Min-Woo Hyung )

With pacing like this to look forward to, I suspect I’ll be just as pokey when it comes to picking up the next volume.

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( 143. Bitten — Ed. by Susie Bright )

That's how it should be done, guys.

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( 144. F U, Penguin — Matthew Gasteier )

Is there something Mishaish about it? POSSIBLY.

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( 145. Amulet: The Stonekeeper’s Curse — Kazu Kibuishi )

This is a great example of an author taking familiar fantasy tropes and making them his own—and a joy to read besides.

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( 146. Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Life — Bryan Lee O’Malley )

Please justify my spending habits for me, kthx.

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( 147. Juliet, Naked — Nick Hornby )

I really, really liked it—not enough to write thousands of words dissecting its every nuance on the internet, but I think we can all agree that that is ultimately a good thing.

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( 148. The Bible Salesman — Clyde Edgerton )

I don't think I feel any different having read this book than I would have if I'd left it on the shelf.

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( 149. The Guinea Pig Diaries — A.J. Jacobs )

I recommend trying The Know-It-All, as it’s still my favorite.

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( 150. Shoplifting From American Apparel — Tao Lin )

perhaps I should read some of Lin’s short stories.

Total Reviews: 150/210

Crazy for the booklog

( 151. Lucifer at the Starlite — Kim Addonizio )

I am going to be making an effort to find more of Addonizio’s work.

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( 152. Odd and the Frost Giants — Neil Gaiman )

WHEN ARE YOU WRITING ANOTHER ADULT NOVEL, NEIL?

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( 153. Locke & Key: Head Games — Joe Hill )

I shall be needing volume three immediately, kthx.

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( 154. Pretty Dead — Francesca Lia Block )

I no longer care about you, dead girl.

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( 155. Crazy for the Storm — Norman Ollestad )

it’s a compelling read. (The parts about the plane crash and Malibu Canyon, not the parts about the author’s penis.)

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( 156. Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It — Maile Meloy )

is that a great title or what?

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( 157. Beat the Reaper — Josh Bazell )

It’s a romp in the best sense of the word. A romp with footnotes!

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( 158. Nocturnes — Kazuo Ishiguro )

that’s damning with faint praise, isn’t it?

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( 159. Poem Strip — Dino Buzzati )

it’s an interesting historical artifact and useful if you need more Fellini-ish fun (or boobs) in your life.

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( 160. The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks — Max Brooks )

I think you’ll still find these a treat.

Total Reviews: 160/210