The Magicians :: Lev Grossman Quentin Coldwater is a high school genius and totally miserable. Out of nowhere, he finds himself suddenly admitted to Brakebills college of magic. Aside from his magical education, he has the usual college experience – sex, drinking, and general ennui. I really wanted to love this book, and but I feel [...]
Knockemstiff :: Donald Ray Pollock Not since Palahniuk first hit the shelves has a writer captured hitting bottom without any sort of idealistic glamour. Donald Ray Pollock worked in a paper mill in Ohio for over 30 years before before publishing his first book, Knockemstiff, named so for the holler in Southern Ohio he was [...]
Despite The Move, I managed to get a good amount of reading done in January, although I still haven’t gotten to 1Q84. It keeps looking down at me from its shelf, and to be honest, it’s a little intimidating. I’ve read a few of Murakami’s novels, and they all demand so much attention that I [...]
I set a goal to read 50 books in 2011, and I actually did it. Some were fantastic new reads, some were re-visits, and some were not so great. Some were accidentally packed for the big move before taking this photo, and some others were diet and nutrition books that I will start adhering to [...]
