Friday, January 15, 2010

Since September

"The Big Sleep" Raymond Chandler
Clever and subtle — 4 of 5



"The Best American Nonrequired Reading" ed Dave Eggers
Worst cover in the world, OK collection — 3 of 5



"The Marble Faun" Nathaniel Hawthorne
Weird, dreamy and unexpected — (I haven't finished yet and will update)



"Occult America" Mitch Horowitz
Enlightening — 4 of 5



"Lucifer's Hammer" Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle
Essential — 5 of 5



"Rum Punch" Elmore Leonard
Jackie Brown — 3 of 5



"The Maltese Falcon" Dashiell Hammett
Funny and lots of tough guys — 5 of 5



"Ham On Rye" Charles Bukowski
Darkly hilarious — 4 of 5



"Black Hole" Charles Burns
High school? — 3 of 5



"Cults, Conspiracies & Secret Societies" Arthur Goldwag
Good overview, snarky — 4 of 5

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