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Architecture of Happiness

I had already been reading this one for a while now. It's one of those back up books that I keep in my car that I switch to if I get tired of my current read. I don't always take them too seriously and often abandon reading them for months or even years. Tonight I finished reading Palahniuk, but then couldn't decide which book to pick up next. Too many options. I decided to upgrade this one from light to current. By the time I finish reading this one, I'll maybe be more decisive about choosing the next book.

how to throw a hand grenade

currently reading

the used bookstore

It was a cold, wet and rainy day today. Sunday, my day off. So I went out to the used bookstore. It's been a couple months since I last went out there. I drove a different car back then, before the blizzard. I used up the remaining credit from my last visit and spent $10 more to get these 3 books:
-Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem
-Girl in Landscape by Jonathan Lethem
-Blackbriar by William Sleator
Lethem is quickly becoming one of my new favorites as I've quite enjoyed all the books I've read by him. Almost every book of his I've bought was found at the used bookstore. Gun, With Occasional Music was the only one I got new at B&N. I couldn't believe that I found another William Sleator. I'm never going to run out. As soon as I start reading the next one, I'll find another next time I go out there. Which is good, I haven't read a bad book by this author yet.

Others See Us

by William Sleator

fantasy trilogy

Almost done reading NOTW. It's real good. I will now finish my trilogy of fantasy recommendations. Dragonlance was the first fantasy series I ever read and it was a gateway into Dungeons & Dragons for me. A friend loaned me a D&D module, DL1. In it were character descriptions, a 3D map and details regarding monsters, treasure and non-player characters. All kinds of fascinating stuff that described the setting for an exciting story. It was my first role playing adventure and later my first dungeon mastering adventure. I read the whole trilogy, book by book, as they came out, as well as the next trilogy, Legends. Favorite character: Tasselhoff Burrfoot. I tried to read LOTR later, but couldn't get into it until after I saw the first movie. Then I had to read Two Towers to find out what happened to Merry and Pippen. (Spoiler) They escaped.

nerd alert

Happy Easter sunday. The mall was closed today but B&N was open. Today is the day we celebrate that magic man that came back from the dead. That's right, I'm talking about Doctor Who. I don't have Uverse anymore or else I'd be watching it right now. At least I've got an old Tom Baker episode on DVD. A six-part story co-starring Elisabeth Sladen (RIP) as Sarah Jane. I also got a couple of books today:
The Essential Enthusiast's Handbook - Architecture A Spotter's Guide - Classical Temples to Soaring Skyscrapers by Sarah Cunliffe, Sara Hunt, Jean Loussier. It was on sale, plus, being really in to Minecraft and the Sims, I've kind of developed an interest in architecture.
Sooner Dead by Mel Odom. Post-Apocalyptic Mayhem in Gamma, Oklahoma! This is a Gamma World book. Gamma World is like futuristic Dungeons & Dragons. I had to check it out. Boomer Sooner.

Gord the Rogue

Here's one that I read I don't know how long ago. It is the story of a young orphan beggar who grows up to become a master thief acrobat and swashbuckling hero. Parts of Name of the Wind kind of reminds me of this book. I probably would never have read it if I hadn't been into Dungeons and Dragons at the time. It's the only one of the Greyhawk adventures I've ever read.

recommended fantasy

I just realized that Name of the Wind is the first fantasy book I've read since starting this blog. The last fantasy author I was really into a few years back was Fritz Leiber. I first read a short story about Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser in an anthology called Magic for Sale. I later read Swords and Deviltry and got hooked. My all time favorite story was Lean Times in Lankhmar from Swords in the Mist. That story made me laugh out loud, seriously. I still crack up inside when I think about it.

Patrick Rothfuss

The Name of the Wind

by Patrick Rothfuss

Robert Sheckley

This is part one of a seven part interview. I didn't feel like embedding them all, but the rest is out there on youtube in case you're interested.

ABC3D

Funny Book Thing