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Lullaby — 22 May, 2017

Chuck Palahniuk is one weird dude, I knew that after reading Fight Club. Reading Lullaby has solidified my opinion. Describing this book…

The Drawing of the Three — 16 May, 2017

I guess I am reading the Dark Tower series now, so this was the second installment, The Drawing of the Three. Having enjoyed the first book…

The Sellout — 30 March, 2017

Winner of the Man Booker Prize, The Sellout is an hilarous, irreverent novel set in roughly present day southern California. This is really…

Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals — 10 March, 2017

Written by the author of Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals is the next step in a philosophical system…

Capital in the Twenty-First Century — 24 January, 2017

Every once in a while a book comes along that many people talk about wanting to read or bragging about having read and I often find it hard…

Country of My Skull — 13 December, 2016

Country of My Skull is a very good book both in content and style. I had never heard about the Truth and Reconciliation Committee (TRC) or…

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind — 02 November, 2016

I thoroughly enjoyed Guns, Germs, and Steel as it presented a narrative that was based on the entirety of human history. This long time…

The Color of Magic — 22 September, 2016

I was recommended to read one of the books in this series, so I chose the first one, The Color of Magic. It is super weird. I am not really…

The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying — 19 September, 2016

I have delayed writing this post for over a month now. I read The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying because the Tibetan Book of the Dead was…

On Writing — 04 September, 2016

On Writing came to my attention through an interaction with a friend. I have always loved the creative process of writing, both fiction and…

The Good Girl — 23 August, 2016

I think I ended up reading The Good Girl because it was on the list of free books from Amazon for July or August. It was a decent book, at…

Life updates — 07 August, 2016

The last non-book post I wrote was on New Years. Some things have happened in my life since then. Shit a lot of things have happened. I…

Snow Crash — 07 August, 2016

I am dragging this year on my reading. Part of that has to do with skydiving taking up a lot of my time. Part has to do with that I recently…

Water for Elephants — 10 July, 2016

I kept hearing about or seeing Water for Elephants so that I came to the conclusion that it must be worth checking out. Overall it was an…

Catch 22 — 01 July, 2016

There are many books that for one reason or another exist in my mind as part of a list of classics. Books that I feel are quoted or read…

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