Monday, December 27, 2010

12-27-10

Fiction/Memoir/History
  • The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis
  • Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
  • The Savage City by T.J. English
  • Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe
  • Tales of Old Time Texas by Frank Dobie
  • The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Philosophy/Theology
  • After You Believe by N.T. Wright
  • Common Prayer by Shane Claiborne
  • God's Century by Monica Duffy Toft
  • The Kingdom and the Cross by James Bryan Smith
Re-Reading
  • Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace

Thursday, December 16, 2010

12-16-10, The Priest, and To The End of The Land

Fiction/Biography/Memoir/History
  • The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis
  • Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
  • The Savage City by T.J. English
  • Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe
  • The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
Philosophy/Theology/Criticism
  • After You Believe by N.T. Wright
  • God's Century by Monica Toft
  • Infinite Jest Reader's Guide by Stephen Burn
Re-Reading
  • Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
To The End of the Land is off the list, but not because I finished it. I couldn't. I'm not going to say it was poorly written or try to make a case against it. I was bored by it, is all. I was not drawn in for a second. So, I put it down. And don't see picking it up again.


The Priest is off the list because I finished it, and quickly. It's not going to change your life, but it is one of the more engrossing detective novels that I have read in some time. If you're looking for what you love about Lehane and Pelecanos, but with a Dublin twist, check out Gerard O'Donovan.

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

12-7-10

Fiction/Biography/Memoir/History
  • The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis by Lydia Davis
  • Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
  • The Priest by Gerard O'Donovan
  • The Savage City by T.J. English
  • Shadow & Claw by Gene Wolfe
  • To The End of The Land by David Grossman
Philosophy/Theology
  • After You Believe by N.T. Wright
  • God's Century by Monica Toft
  • Poor People by William T. Vollmann
Re-Reading
  • Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace