Well,
Here we are again. Not much to speak of since the last entry, but that's never stopped me before. First and foremost, I promised you books, and so books we shall talk about. Over the last two months I've been reading lots. The guy that lived here before me had the sat t.v. subscription in his name. The company wouldn't let him just turn over his subscription to us (mostly because they need to have the 200 dollar start-up and install and equipment lease fees, which they wouldn't get had he been able to simply transfer the damn thing). So we are now at the mercy of those deathly efficient merchants of cable television who, showing the utmost concern for our household, let us know that they'd be here "sometime in the next few weeks. We're pretty busy right now." Thanks guys. Without ATHF, Family Guy, Squid Billies and the barrage of late night cartoons that is Adult Swim, I have been spending a bit more time than usual reading.
In the Last month and a half I'm managed to make it through:
Swan Song
Me Talk Pretty One Day
The Brooklyn Follies
(and half of)
House of Leaves
Now, they were all good books in their own right, but they are definitely not books I would group with each other (with the exception of Swan Song and House of Leaves...Maybe). MTPOD was very funny. I had no idea when I started the book that Amy Sedaris, the author's sister, was the woman in Strangers with Candy. This I can't wait to read the rest of his books. I also want to check out Amy's new book though. It wasn't released that long ago, so I'm not sure when it'll be out in a paperback edition. I hope she's as funny on paper as she is onscreen.
The Brooklyn Follies was recommended to me by a former coworker. I don't know how many of you have coworkers that are always coming up to you saying, "Damn, you gotta read this book." Though I haven't run into a person at my new job who says that. I'm sure They'll turn up eventually. This one wasn't overly funny, and at no point during this book will you be scared. Paul Auster is just a solid writer. The story will kept me interested and the narrative was well done. So take what you will from that. For me it was one of those, Good Change of Pace books. After all, if all books involved some sort of blood-thirsty zombie army, I'd get pretty bored.
Swan Song rocked. I never get tired of those post-apocalyptic quest sort of books like The Stand and suck. The story is good and there is enough going on and enough description to where you really get sucked into the world the characters inhabit. I was betting on some sort of motorcycle gang with skulls and dune-buggies. I won't say if I won the bet or not. That's what the apocalypse has come to mean to me though. Motorcycle/Dune-buggy gangs tearing shit up. It is a device used in books and movies that just can't miss.
I'll save HoL for next time. It's getting late, and some of us have to get up tomorrow. I hope all is well wherever you are.
And again,
What are you watching?
What are you reading?
Here we are again. Not much to speak of since the last entry, but that's never stopped me before. First and foremost, I promised you books, and so books we shall talk about. Over the last two months I've been reading lots. The guy that lived here before me had the sat t.v. subscription in his name. The company wouldn't let him just turn over his subscription to us (mostly because they need to have the 200 dollar start-up and install and equipment lease fees, which they wouldn't get had he been able to simply transfer the damn thing). So we are now at the mercy of those deathly efficient merchants of cable television who, showing the utmost concern for our household, let us know that they'd be here "sometime in the next few weeks. We're pretty busy right now." Thanks guys. Without ATHF, Family Guy, Squid Billies and the barrage of late night cartoons that is Adult Swim, I have been spending a bit more time than usual reading.
In the Last month and a half I'm managed to make it through:
Swan Song
Me Talk Pretty One Day
The Brooklyn Follies
(and half of)
House of Leaves
Now, they were all good books in their own right, but they are definitely not books I would group with each other (with the exception of Swan Song and House of Leaves...Maybe). MTPOD was very funny. I had no idea when I started the book that Amy Sedaris, the author's sister, was the woman in Strangers with Candy. This I can't wait to read the rest of his books. I also want to check out Amy's new book though. It wasn't released that long ago, so I'm not sure when it'll be out in a paperback edition. I hope she's as funny on paper as she is onscreen.
The Brooklyn Follies was recommended to me by a former coworker. I don't know how many of you have coworkers that are always coming up to you saying, "Damn, you gotta read this book." Though I haven't run into a person at my new job who says that. I'm sure They'll turn up eventually. This one wasn't overly funny, and at no point during this book will you be scared. Paul Auster is just a solid writer. The story will kept me interested and the narrative was well done. So take what you will from that. For me it was one of those, Good Change of Pace books. After all, if all books involved some sort of blood-thirsty zombie army, I'd get pretty bored.
Swan Song rocked. I never get tired of those post-apocalyptic quest sort of books like The Stand and suck. The story is good and there is enough going on and enough description to where you really get sucked into the world the characters inhabit. I was betting on some sort of motorcycle gang with skulls and dune-buggies. I won't say if I won the bet or not. That's what the apocalypse has come to mean to me though. Motorcycle/Dune-buggy gangs tearing shit up. It is a device used in books and movies that just can't miss.
I'll save HoL for next time. It's getting late, and some of us have to get up tomorrow. I hope all is well wherever you are.
And again,
What are you watching?
What are you reading?