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Post by Johann Chua on Nov 10, 2008 20:24:19 GMT -8
112) Master and Commander by Patrick O'Brian. Re-read. Still doesn't do anything for me. Maybe I'd enjoy the movie better.
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Post by jensaltmann on Nov 11, 2008 1:45:54 GMT -8
Clive Cussler: Iceberg
Found in a trashcan. The condition is good enough to read, but so bad I'll discard it when I'm done. It's not compelling or anything, but moderately entertaining.
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Post by Anders on Nov 11, 2008 2:32:46 GMT -8
I tried to read one of Cussler's books once, but it was so mind-numbingly stupid that I gave up after one or two chapters.
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Post by michaelpaciocco on Nov 12, 2008 8:55:34 GMT -8
Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman - My actual review is in the thread on my blog. Technically impressive but spiritually empty bit of superhero prose.
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Post by jensaltmann on Nov 12, 2008 10:09:01 GMT -8
Donn Cortez: The Closer
After his family was murdered by a serial killer, Jack started to hunt down serial killers, becoming one in the process. By chance, he stumbles on a website -- a chatroom for serial killers. The perfect hunting ground. And it can finally lead him to the man who murdered his loved ones.
This one is absolutely brutal. Literary torture porn. But compelling reading, because it also doesn't shy away from the tough ethical problems.
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Post by Johann Chua on Nov 15, 2008 3:57:31 GMT -8
113) The Menace From Earth by Robert A. Heinlein.
114) The Darwin Awards: Evolution in Action by Wendy Northcutt.
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Post by jensaltmann on Nov 17, 2008 8:00:13 GMT -8
George MacDonald Fraser: Flashman and the Angel of the Lord.
1859: Flashman is drafted by the Underground Railroad, the Ku-Klux Klan (or, rather, a precursor) and the US Secret Service to help John Brown take Harper's Ferry.
Yes, three different group, with opposing goals, all want him to do the same thing. Wicked fun.
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Post by Johann Chua on Nov 17, 2008 13:48:50 GMT -8
115) Japan Edge: The Insider's Guide to Japanese Pop Subculture, edited by Annette Roman. Basically the columnists from Viz's PULP manga magazine got together to write about anime, Japanese cult film, "noise", and Japanese music.
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Post by jensaltmann on Nov 19, 2008 8:57:40 GMT -8
Jeff Lindsay:
- Darkly Dreaming Dexter
- Dearly Devoted Dexter
I've got a four hour train ride (altogether) on Friday, so I should be done with both afterwards.
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Post by Johann Chua on Nov 19, 2008 17:54:31 GMT -8
116) Beyond This Horizon by Robert A. Heinlein.
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Post by jensaltmann on Nov 23, 2008 5:44:05 GMT -8
Dan Shocker: Larry Brent - Irrfahrt der Skelette
Pulpy German horror series, reprint of some 1970s novels. I loved that series. It was X-Files 20 years before X-Files.
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Post by Johann Chua on Nov 25, 2008 2:05:42 GMT -8
117) Full Metal Panic!: One Night Stand by Shouji Gatou. Got my copy yesterday at Power Books. Just under four weeks for the order. I think the manager of Comicopia mentioned (on Delphi) having problems with re-ordering TokyoPop stuff, since TP was more bookstore-oriented. Anyway, the second novel focuses on the Behemoth story line that comes in beween the two Gauron arcs (first and third novels). TP's light novel program seems to be on hold: no more FMP! volumes in the foreseeable future, though Amazon.com still has a listing for book four.
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Post by jensaltmann on Dec 2, 2008 1:25:16 GMT -8
Lee Goldberg: Mr. Monk Goes to Germany
I think this will be my last Monk novel. The joke is wearing thin. Mind, I love Monk, but the novels are getting "same old, same old." Maybe I'll get back to them if they get someone new to write them.
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Post by Johann Chua on Dec 2, 2008 21:33:28 GMT -8
118) Doomsday Book by Connie Willis.
119) Red Planet by Robert A. Heinlein.
120) Alan Moore: Portrait of an Extraordinary Gentleman. Think I have less than 50 pages left. I can understand why they asked Dave Sim for a contribution, but why they decided to actually publish his essay (which has almost nothing to do with Moore) is beyond me.
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Post by jensaltmann on Dec 4, 2008 0:53:08 GMT -8
I'm all caught up on my reading. Therefore, I have no excuses left but to keep a promise to my wife and read her favorite novel:
Margaret Mitchell: Gone With the Wind
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