2015

Books I read this year.

1. A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
2. BLDG BLOG - Geoff Manaugh*
3. Ubik - Philip K. Dick
4. DC Showcase Presents The House of Mystery - Joe Orlando*
5. The Crystal World - JG Ballard
6. The Good Fairies of New York - Martin Millar
7. The Art of Seduction - Robert Greene*
8. Pollen - Jeff Noon
9. Build Your Own Stone House - Karl Schwenke
10. Earthship Volume 1 - Michael Reynolds
11. Inventory - AV Club
12. The Ringworld Engineers - Larry Niven
13. Earthship Volume 2 - Michael Reynolds
14. Frankenstein - Mary Shelley
15. I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski  - Ben Peskoe, Bill Green, Will Russell, Scott Shuffitt
16. Earthship Volume 3 - Michael Reynolds
17. Blade Runner 2: The Edge of Human - KW Jeter
18. Sidetrack City - Kaz
19. The Gunslinger - Stephen King
20. The INWO Book - Steve Jackson
21. Big Joe's Trailer Truck - Joe Mathieu
22. The Guns of the South -Harry Turtledove
23. The Art of War - Sun Tzu
24. Love and Peace with Melody Paradise - Martin Millar
25. Zombie Spaceship Wasteland - Patton Oswalt
26. A Canticle for Leibowitz - Walter M. Miller Jr.
27. Duh! Underworld 4 - Kaz
28. King City - Brandon Graham
29. Damned - Chuck Palahniuk
30. The Road - Cormac McCarthy
31. How to Live in a Car, Van or RV - Bob Wells
32. I Wear the Black Hat - Chuck Klosterman
33. Mr. Show: What Happened?! - Naomi Odenkirk
34. oddballs - William Sleator
35. Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls - David Sedaris
36. Strange Toys - Patricia Geary
37. Finnegans Wake - James Joyce

*indicates book that I started prior to this year and finished reading this year.

years best

I read too many books this year to pick just one favorite.

Or three. Here's five.

1. A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

2. Blade Runner 2 The Edge of Human by KW Jeter

3. - 5. Earthship Volumes 1-3 by Michael Reynolds

 

 

who is in

2015 College Football

National Championship Playoff Options:

 

Orange Bowl

#1 Clemson Tigers = Doomed

by Chuck Palahniuk

vs. 

#4 Oklahoma Sooners =

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

by Michael Chabon

 

Cotton Bowl

#2 Alabama Crimson Tide =

Blade Runner: Replicant Night by KW Jeter

vs.

#3 Michigan State Spartans =

The Mirage by Matt Ruff



Finnegans Wake

Finnegans Wake

by

James Joyce

payday

Happy Thanksgiving and congratulations to Sheamus,

the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

As soon as I'm finished reading Strange Toys, I'll begin reading

Finnegan's Wake.

currently reading

Strange Toys

by

Patricia Geary

David Sedaris reads 50 Shades of Grey

Joe goes to the beach

currently reading

Let's Explore Diabetes With Owls

by

David Sedaris

currently reading

oddballs

by

William Sleator

light reading

Mr. Show: What Happened?!

The Complete Story and Episode Guide

by

Naomi Odenkirk

currently reading

I Wear the Black Hat

by

Chuck Klosterman

Congratulations to Seth Rollins on a somewhat predictable win.

light reading

How to Live in a Car, Van or RV

by

Bob Wells 

October Options

Hell in a Cell 2015

 Option 1: Seth Rollins

I Wear the Black Hat by Chuck Klosterman

Option 2: Kane

All We Need of Hell by Harry Crews 

horse man

currently reading

The Road

by

Cormac McCarthy 

Fight Club for Kids (with Chuck Palahniuk)

currently reading

Damned

by

Chuck Palahniuk

light reading

King City

by

Brandon Graham

light reading

Duh
Underworld 4

by

Kaz 

currently reading

A Canticle for Leibowitz

by

Walter M. Miller Jr.

JOE'S FAVORITE BOOK (Joe Goes BOOKS 2015, Part 2)

Joe Goes BOOKS 2015 (Part 1 of 2)

interview

currently reading

Zombie Spaceship Wasteland

by

Patton Oswalt

What to read next

Bibble Study

too many books

I bought a bunch more books recently.

• Doomed by Chuck Palahniuk
• Invisible Monsters Remix by Chuck Palahniuk 
• Drawing of the Three by Stephen King
• The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon
• A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge
• Dune Messiah by Frank Herbert
• The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
• Shadow of the Giant by Orson Scott Card
• Brave New World Revisited by Aldous Huxley
• A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
• oddballs by William Sleator
• Parasite Pig by William Sleator

I doubt I'll read any of these this year though.

currently reading

Love and Peace with Melody Paradise

by

Martin Millar 

East vs West

currently reading

The Art of War

by

Sun Tzu 

at the library 19

Book Club

currently reading

The Guns of the South

by

Harry Turtledove

King vs Poe

nostalgic

Big Joe's Trailer Truck

by

Joe Mathieu

This was my favorite book as a child, before I started reading big books with more words and fewer pictures.

light reading

The INWO Book

by

Steve Jackson 

at the library 18

currently reading

The Gunslinger

by

Stephen King 

The Irish Option

Sheamus is WWE's new Mr. Money in the Bank.

If he successfully cashes in at any time, I will read Finnegans Wake by James Joyce.

acquisitions

I've been doing a little bit of book shopping lately. Mostly from Amazon. Here's what I've bought recently.

• Sidetrack City - Kaz
• Strange Toys - Patricia Geary
• All We Need of Hell - Harry Crews
• The Mirage - Matt Ruff
• Finnegans Wake  - James Joyce
• The Dance of Death - Hans Holbein the Younger
• Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas - Chuck Klosterman
• The Sugar Frosted Nutsack: A Novel - Mark Leyner
• Big Joe's Trailer Truck - Joe Mathieu
• Eleanor Rigby - Douglas Coupland
• Post Office - Charles Bukowski
• A Canticle for Liebowitz - Walter M. Miller, Jr.
• Krazy Kat - Jay Cantor

The last 2 on the list I got at Gardeners used books. The 2 above those were bargain priced at B&N.

light reading

Sidetrack City

by

Kaz

Book Report

currently reading

Blade Runner 2:

The Edge of Human

by

K.W. Jeter

summer reading list 4

memorial selection



light reading

Earthship Volume 3

by

Michael Reynolds

Thug Notes 3

e-book

Loco

by

Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling

light reading

I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski:

Life, The Big Lebowski and What Have You

by

Bill Green, Ben Peskoe, Will Russell and Scott Shuffitt

currently reading

Frankenstein

by

Mary Shelley

light reading

Eartship Volume 2

by

Michael Reynolds 

the 3rd option

The Ringworld Engineers

by

Larry Niven

Congratulations Seth Rollins,

New World Heavyweight Champion.

light reading

Inventory

by the writers of

the AV Club

triple option

New options idea! WrestleMania 31 is coming later this month.

Here's how it'll work:

Triple option off the World Heavyweight Title match

Defending Champion:

Brock Lesnar

(Eclipse Penumbra by John Shirley)

 #1 Contender:

Roman Reigns

(Tarnsman of Gor by John Norman)

Mr. Money in the Bank:

Seth Rollins

(Ringworld Engineers by Larry Niven)

Note: Seth Rollins must successfully cash in at WrestleMania for this option to win.

Jury Duty

light reading

Earthship Volume 1

by

Michael Reynolds 

Ted Allen's new Cookbook

fitty shades

odelay

currently reading

Pollen

by Jeff Noon

Ordered this book from Amazon sometime last year. Opened it up today and saw that I had an autographed copy. How cool.

Miranda Wrote a Book

light reading

Build Your Own  Stone House

by

Karl and Sue Schwenke

This year I've gone back to light reading, having a second book to switch to when I get tired of reading my main current read. So far I've finished 3 books that I'd started reading in previous years, but never completed till recently. This is partly due to my current job being farther than walking distance to my house and me sitting in my car between shifts for hours on days that I work doubles.

My interest in architecture has become more practical and technical as I am interested in possibly buying land and building a house some day. This may only be a pipe dream or a crazy fantasy. But it also happens to be the subject of several books that I intend to read in the near future.

5 Nastiest Sex Scenes in Classic Literature

currently reading

The Good Fairies of New York

by

Martin Millar

currently reading

The Crystal World

by

J.G. Ballard 

Longbox Of The Damned

options winner

Ubik

by

Philip K. Dick

Congratulations Patriots.

Death by Disney

SLACKER 2011 (Bookstore Scene - John Slate reprises original role)

Paul "Roald Dahl" Wall

pro options

I'm already thinking about what book I'm going to be reading next. The Super Bowl and the AFC/NFC Championships will help me decide which one. Four books, four teams. Here they are:

AFC

New England Patriots

(Ubik by Philip K. Dick)

vs.

Indianapolis Colts

(The 33 Strategies of War by Robert Greene)

 

NFC

Seattle Seahawks

(Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card)

vs.

Green Bay Packers

(Bug Jack Barron by Norman Spinrad)

A Confederacy of Dunces

currently reading

A Confederacy of Dunces

by

John Kennedy Toole



Portrait of a Bookstore as an Old Man

college option

I decided at the last minute to do a College National Champion version of the Super Bowl reading option I do every year. I only wish I'd thought of it sooner so I could have picked four books Instead of just two. Here are the chosen ones:

A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole

(Ohio State)

vs.

The Steampunk Trilogy - Paul DiFilippo

(Oregon)

Next book I read is decided by the National Championship Game. Good luck, teams!