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Rory Gilmore reading list. Also finished a row!
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pickSped-read today to finish this and now I'm sad it's over. Really great ending. I'm moving to New York today and I'm glad this was the last book I got to read in my apartment in LA.
pickCheating a little bit here. The original was published in 2006 while the hardcover was published in 2007. That's still approximately ten years ago and I've wanted to read this for a while so whatever.
Everybody take notice! My favorite actor from The Wire, Clarke Peters, narrates.
Can't stop reading this last paragraph.
National Book Award for Fiction 2016 and Kirkus Prize for Fiction 2016!
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pickThis is the kind of book that demands your attention, both because of the subject matter and the impeccable writing. Brutal and absolutely necessary, I hope this is taught in schools someday.
"The moon grew fat and thin, there were solstices, first frosts, and spring rain. All these things proceeded without the interference of men. She tried to imagine what the tide looked like, coming in and going out, nipping at the sand like a little dog, heedless of people and their machinations."
"What a world it is, Cora thought, that makes a living prison into your only haven."
This comic is so great at assembling different points of view on the world. It makes me not mind that they're using the Minority Report story template. Not that I minded before, it's a great template.
Judged a book by its cover. Feeling thankful that I did #litsychallenge2017
pickSuperb. It's like AI mixed with Pacific Rim injected with a shot of adrenaline. Artwork is the best I've ever seen, better than Paper Girls even.
Doing research on Woody Harrelson's character in the upcoming Han Solo movie.
Know nothing about this book. Chose it for my "judge by the cover" read on the #litsychallenge2017
pickA few too many questions for me, which keeps it from being as good as other Vaughn series in my opinion, but there's a ton to love here. It's so great, in the current political climate, to read a book about female characters supporting and motivating each other.
About to read one of Obama's must-reads (also using a bookmark from the store in my hometown which sadly closed recently)
pickDefinitely my favorite of the series. Usually I want more platonic relationships between men and women in movies, TV, and books, I think it's an underrated source of story, but I'm seriously shipping Strike and Robin.
5 Best Comic Books I read in 2016:
5. Ms Marvel, Vol. 5: Super Famous
4. Superman: Red Son
3. Saga, Volume 3
2. Buffy the Vampire Slayer: No Future for You (Season 8, #2)
1. Y: The Last Man, Vol. 10: Whys and Wherefores
These are (comic books and re-reads excluded) the books I read in 2016 ranked:
10. Barrel Fever - David Sedaris
9. The Whore's Child - Richard Russo
8. Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
7. The Silkworm - Robert Galbraith
6. Yes Please - Amy Poehler
5. 11/22/63 - Stephen King
4. The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
3. One More Thing - BJ Novak
2. Into Thin Air - Jon Krakauer
1. Room - Emma Donoghue
Mornings are for coffee and comic books. @strandbookstore coffee mug 😁
pickFirst book I've finished in the new apartment in Van Nuys. First of many I'm sure. Krakauer is such a fantastic writer, very descriptive with his writing. Might be the best non fic I've read since In Cold Blood.
Trip to Powell's made for a great cap to the Portland Thanksgiving trip!
Scratch that, girlfriend got me two books for my birthday.
My girlfriend got this for my birthday. Feeling so lucky today 😁
pickGreat, great thriller. Even though I kind of saw the final twist coming, that climax was a force to be reckoned with. Haven't seen the movie yet but it looks like they nailed the casting.
"The difficulty with humorists is that they will mix what they believe with what they don't; whichever seems likelier to win an effect."
pickContinues to amaze. I understand Vaughan not wanting to turn this into a movie but I'd be thrilled to see this on a big screen. But as is it's such a marvel. Giving Y the Last Man a run for its money.
so-soReally wanted to love this one (and actually did for a while). It's a real Cracker Jack narrative that highlights the joys and perils of nostalgia. But by the end it felt too episodic and wish fulfilling, and I don't think the moral at the end was really earned. Still really liked it and would place it between Pick and So-So. Excited for the movie.
