Monday, August 29, 2011

want



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Saturday, August 27, 2011

the Unbeliever

I'm pretty sure this book's not actually called Asshole Leper Hero. But there is really an author named Stephen R. Donaldson. I browsed and briefly considered getting one of his books at the used bookstore once. Not sure what the real title of this one is, but I laughed when I first saw it and eventually became interested in the series, which may be accurately described by the fake title seen here. Haven't bought or read one yet, but I might eventually because the Wikipedia description sounds kind of interesting.

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

at the library 9



new stack

I went back to Gardner's today. I spent about twenty bucks. Here's what I got:
  • I Sing the Body Electric! by Ray Bradbury
  • The Wonderful World of Robert Sheckley by Robert Sheckley
  • The Court of the Air by Stephen Hunt
  • Lizard Music by D. Manus Pinkwater
  • Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini
  • Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human by K.W. Jeter

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Skinny Malinky

The War Between the Pitiful Teachers and the Splendid Kids
by
Stanley Kiesel
Skinny Malinky Leads the War for Kidness
by
Stanley Kiesel
I read these a long time ago but I still have them. I remembered them recently and had to recommend them. I might have to re-read them soon. Here's a link to a great article I found while searching for info about these books. It contains a good description of the first one here, as well as a few other excellent YA titles I remember reading.