Friday, December 28, 2007
Winter Reading List
I got a crapload of Border's Gift Certificates for my birthday and Life Day, so I've been a busy, busy book buying bee. With the exception of Making Money (which is coming from the library today) all books have been purchased (or gifted to me) and are sitting on my book shelf ready to go.
Making Money: Terry Pratchett
The Boy Detective Fails: Joe Meno
I Am America (And So Can You!): Stephen Colbert
No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late: Ayun Halliday
The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie: Chris Miller
Water for Elephants: A Novel: Sara Gruen
The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories: Nicholas Gurewitch
A Dirty Job: A Novel: Christopher Moore
I'm so excited. I haven't really read a good non-Discworld book in years, and this season I've got a lot of written entertainment.
Making Money: Terry Pratchett
The Boy Detective Fails: Joe Meno
I Am America (And So Can You!): Stephen Colbert
No Touch Monkey!: And Other Travel Lessons Learned Too Late: Ayun Halliday
The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie: Chris Miller
Water for Elephants: A Novel: Sara Gruen
The Perry Bible Fellowship: The Trial of Colonel Sweeto and Other Stories: Nicholas Gurewitch
A Dirty Job: A Novel: Christopher Moore
I'm so excited. I haven't really read a good non-Discworld book in years, and this season I've got a lot of written entertainment.
Labels: books
Sunday, December 23, 2007
A wonderful find! Rumo: And His Miraculous Adventures: Books: Walter Moers
If you come to NTM, chances are you like to read, and will most likely get some sort of gift certificate for books in the next few days. If you do, I suggest you that purchase, as quickly as you can
Rumo: And His Miraculous Adventures by Walter Moers.
I can't remember when I've fallen in love so quickly with a book before. I happened across it in the Fiction/Lit section at Borders (as opposed to SF/Fantasy where I normally go and shrug off 99% of the fare.)
Here is how the reviewers decribe it: "An over stuffed confection...Cross Lord of the Rings with Yellow Submarine, throw in dashes of Monty Python, Douglas Adams, Shrek and The Princess Bride, season with more serious fare such as The Tin Drum and The Odyssey." and "Equal Parts Rowling, Adams and Shel Siverstein...a work of monumental silliness."
I mean, can you really go wrong with that sort of description? How about tossing in some Dr. Seuss?
But what is it about? It's about Rumo and his adventures. Think Dog Conan meets Wicked (the book not the play).
It's world building at it's finest. I can't talk it up enough and I'm only on page 137 of 687 (it's a $16 trade paperback so it's well worth it's price).
Rumo: And His Miraculous Adventures by Walter Moers.
I can't remember when I've fallen in love so quickly with a book before. I happened across it in the Fiction/Lit section at Borders (as opposed to SF/Fantasy where I normally go and shrug off 99% of the fare.)
Here is how the reviewers decribe it: "An over stuffed confection...Cross Lord of the Rings with Yellow Submarine, throw in dashes of Monty Python, Douglas Adams, Shrek and The Princess Bride, season with more serious fare such as The Tin Drum and The Odyssey." and "Equal Parts Rowling, Adams and Shel Siverstein...a work of monumental silliness."
I mean, can you really go wrong with that sort of description? How about tossing in some Dr. Seuss?
But what is it about? It's about Rumo and his adventures. Think Dog Conan meets Wicked (the book not the play).
It's world building at it's finest. I can't talk it up enough and I'm only on page 137 of 687 (it's a $16 trade paperback so it's well worth it's price).
Labels: books, Gosh_Wow, Worth your time
