Monday, January 2, 2012

two months later

yesterday marks the two month mark on my buying-books-ban.  i have officially not purchased a single book in two months.  and i am dying.

that's not to say i haven't been reading (a lot), but i am seriously fighting off some hellish book-buying demons that would make goethe's faust cringe.

so, while i suffer, here’s what i’ve been reading (and listening) to in the past month:
 
medium raw – anthony bourdain
medium: audio
obtained through: library
impression:  random, food-pornish, self-indulgent.  medium raw is all of these things, but it is still great.  as only anthony bourdain can be.
 
the big sleep – raymond chandler
medium: print
obtained through: already owned it
impression: love, love, LOVE this book!  the "chandlerisms" throughout are brilliant.  i can't wait to read more.


 the brief wondrous life of oscar wao – junot diaz
medium: audio
obtained through: library
impression:  i'm kind of dumbstruck by this one.  i LOVE diaz's short stories (both drown and independently published), so i was excited to read this one. it's peculiar, and there were moments when i didn't really get it, but for the most part, i thoroughly enjoyed this book.  even the post-modern uber-weird narratorial style worked. 



the killer inside me – jim thompson

medium: print
obtained through: already owned it
impression:  intimidated and intrigued. just starting this one, but my interest is definitely piqued.





 

virals – kathy reichs

medium: print
obtained through: library
impression:  i love the tv series bones, and since the creator of that series wrote this, i thought i would give it a try.  plus, goodreads recommended it based on my love of the hunger games and his dark materials series.  it's quick, easy, and somewhat entertaining.  by far not the best thing i've ever read, but it satisfies the need for crap-fiction.




the zombie survival guide - max brooks

medium: print
obtained through: library
impression: just started this one...literally on page 1.  it's zombies.  why not?!

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