Big Honkin' Book List

[gnomi]

Here's what I've read since the end of March, when I last posted a book list. No reviews this time, but feel free to ping me if you want info on any of them. I particularly recommend #32, #33, and #40.

13. Bad Business by Robert Parker
14. The Partly Cloudy Patriot by Sarah Vowell
15. Assassination Vacation by Sarah Vowell
16. Take the Cannoli by Sarah Vowell
17. The World of Gerard Mercator by Andrew Taylor
18. Once More With Feeling by Nora Roberts
19. Boss Tweed by Kenneth D. Ackerman
20. Tell No One by Harlen Coben
21. The Target by Catherine Coulter
22. 109 East Palace by Jennet Conant
23. Everything Bad is Good for You by Steven Johnson
24. Tuxedo Park by Jennet Conant
25. Breaking Point by Suzanne Brockmann
26. The Unfolding of Language by Guy Deutscher
27. Knit One Kill Two by Maggie Sefton
28. Posted to Death by Dean James
29. Faked to Death by Dean James
30. Decorated to Death by Dean James
31. Baked to Death by Dean James
32. Buried by the Times by Laurel Leff
33. Shockwave by Stephen Walker
34. Fables volume 1: Legends in Exile by Bill Willingham
35. Fables volume 2: Animal Farm by Bill Willingham
36. Fables volume 3: Storybook Love by Bill Willingham
37. Fables volume 4: March of the Wooden Soldiers by Bill Willingham
38. Fables volume 5: The Mean Seasons by Bill Willingham
39. Expletive Deleted by Ruth Wajnryb
40. In Harm's Way by Doug Stanton
41. On the Other Hand, Death by Richard Stevenson
42. Ice Blues by Richard Stevenson
43. PS238: To the Cafeteria - For Justice by Aaron Williams
44. Survivor in Death by JD Robb
45. Nervous Water by William G. Tapply
46. Death Trick by Richard Stevenson
47. Third Man Out by Richard Stevenson
48. A Shock to the System by Richard Stevenson
49. Chain of Fools by Richard Stevenson
50. Never Have Your Dog Stuffed by Alan Alda

Comments

[netmouse.livejournal.com]

I;m kind of curious about that last one...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

It's Alda's autobiography, and it just came out in April or so. It's a fascinating look at his life. He's got such a weird personal history, and he talks open and candidly about a lot of things.

I recommend it.

[kuroshii.livejournal.com]

Alan Alda was on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson talking about it, right about when it first came out. My curiosity is piqued as well. Too much else to "slog" through first, though, among the overflowing narrow bookcase of unread books I already own...I'm guessing by the time I'm ready (so to speak) it will be in trade paperback, which is more financially viable for me anyway.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

It's a good book to read in bits and pieces -- there's something like 20 or 25 essays in the book, each of which is relatively short. We took it out of the library to make it much more financially viable. :-)

[csbermack.livejournal.com]

Knit One Kill Two - that's a wonderful title. Dude.

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

It's a fluffy mystery in which a number of the characters are knitters. And there are recipes and a knitting pattern in the back of the book, too.

She's got a sequel coming out in December.

[chaiya.livejournal.com]

Yay, Fables! I've been reading for a while now. :)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

It's a great series. sdelmonte recommended it, and then mabfan bought the available trades. I'm enjoying it a lot.

[estherchaya.livejournal.com]

can you tell me about #16?

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Take the Cannoli is a collection of essays by Sarah Vowell, who is a contributor to NPR's "This American Life." It's quite a lot of fun.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

I've heard a lot of good buzz about Fables but haven't actually read any; should I? (I am a near-rabid PS238 fan, though.)

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

Fables is a good read (if somewhat adult in subject matter). I'm enjoying it a lot.

And we got hooked on PS238 after a recommendation from twitch124. A very fun book.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Do you mean adult as in serious and reflective, or adult as in violent and/or graphic?

We have all the PS238 issues, but somehow we seem to be buying the collections anyway...

[gnomi.livejournal.com]

It's somewhat violent and somewhat graphic. There are bits that make one think, for sure, but there's also a lot more violence and sexual content than one might expect in a comic about fairy-tale characters.

[vettecat.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it may not be my cup of tea, then... too bad.

Have you been reading Girl Genius?