Posts Tagged ‘ book ’
March Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut This is my first Vonnegut book, and I’ll definitely be picking up his others. He’s hilarious, mad, politically incorrect, and bursting with ideas. This book primarily follows Kilgore Trout, an aging writer, and Dwayne Hoover, a local hero who suffers a breakdown after reading one of Trout’s novels. Vonnegut even [ READ MORE ]
I forgot to keep updating my 2007 reading list, but I’ve decided to give it another go this year. It’s nice to look back on what you’ve been reading. I’m unfortunately still recovering from a reading drought, but I’m slowly getting back on track. This has been a very slow start to the year, but [ READ MORE ]
I’ve never really been able to draw, and I’ve always looked jealously upon those who can, so last weekend I picked up Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. A friend in high school recommended I read the book, and I’ve seen it mentioned online many times since, so finally, ten years later, I [ READ MORE ]
The Books, Words, and Writing weblog linked to a list of the top 50 books that got people hooked on reading, from a survey of over 100,000 people. It’s an interesting mix of books. I’m surprised to see The Bible on the list. It doesn’t really seem like the type of book that would [ READ MORE ]
This is a list of the books and graphic novels I’ve been reading this year. I’ll be continually adding new books and occasionally bumping this post to the front page when it’s had a few updates. I think it’ll be interesting to look back at the end of the year and examine my reading habits. [ READ MORE ]