The Reads of 2017
Big changes and whatnot. No internet, yet, at the new Casa de Big Stupid Tommy. Comcast, that beautiful multi-billion dollar media conglomerate, can't find it in its capacity to move a transmission line up two telephone poles. So, we're in the process of finding an alternative. We've gotten a digital TV antenna, so we've got Jeopardy (important) and all the Andy Griffith and Mama's Family re-runs on MeTV (even more important) that you could ask for.
There's been lots of reading. Up to mid-May, when the move was commenced, I was averaging three or four books a month. A bit low, for me, early in the year, but it's been a tough year. "Real life" and all that.
Still, here's a quick listing of what I read or listened to during the first half of 2017:
January
Shardik Richard Adams
Post Office Charles Bukowski
TV: the Book Alan Sepinwall & Matt Zoller Seitz
February
TheYard Alex Grecian
The Lost Sun Tessa Gratton
The Immortal Irishman Timothy Egan
Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman
Gather Her Round Alex Bledsoe
March
The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon
Fever Dream Samanta Schweblin
The Dragon Factory Jonathan Maberry
Carrie Stephen King
Masters of Atlantis Charles Portis
April
Rusty Puppy Joe R. Lansdale
The Cubs Way Tom Verducci
The BFG Roald Dahl
Moby Dick Herman Melville
May
The Dreams of Cardinal Vittorini Reggie Oliver
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel
Stay Crazy Erika Satifka
Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman
June
Bird Box Josh Malerman
Ghost Road Blues Jonathan Maberry
Brimstone Cherie Priest
All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque
Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance
Gwendy's Button Box Stephen King & Richard Chizmar
Double Wonderful John Swartzwelder
Bunker Hill Nathaniel Philbrick
Currently, I'm in the process of finishing Robert Conquest's The Great Terror, which I've muddled through. It's actually the first book in a while I've had to set aside because it was affecting my state of mind. Nightmares, to be sure. I can't leave it be, though. Fascinating stuff, that look at the horrors of Stalin. It gave me nightmares. I should finish it in the next week.
I'm also listening to Salem's Lot, as my work commute. After re-reading Carrie, I got it in my head to work back through King's work. It's a minor project that should last me the next decade.
There's been lots of reading. Up to mid-May, when the move was commenced, I was averaging three or four books a month. A bit low, for me, early in the year, but it's been a tough year. "Real life" and all that.
Still, here's a quick listing of what I read or listened to during the first half of 2017:
January
Shardik Richard Adams
Post Office Charles Bukowski
TV: the Book Alan Sepinwall & Matt Zoller Seitz
February
TheYard Alex Grecian
The Lost Sun Tessa Gratton
The Immortal Irishman Timothy Egan
Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman
Gather Her Round Alex Bledsoe
March
The Yiddish Policemen's Union Michael Chabon
Fever Dream Samanta Schweblin
The Dragon Factory Jonathan Maberry
Carrie Stephen King
Masters of Atlantis Charles Portis
April
Rusty Puppy Joe R. Lansdale
The Cubs Way Tom Verducci
The BFG Roald Dahl
Moby Dick Herman Melville
May
The Dreams of Cardinal Vittorini Reggie Oliver
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel
Stay Crazy Erika Satifka
Anansi Boys Neil Gaiman
June
Bird Box Josh Malerman
Ghost Road Blues Jonathan Maberry
Brimstone Cherie Priest
All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque
Hillbilly Elegy J.D. Vance
Gwendy's Button Box Stephen King & Richard Chizmar
Double Wonderful John Swartzwelder
Bunker Hill Nathaniel Philbrick
Currently, I'm in the process of finishing Robert Conquest's The Great Terror, which I've muddled through. It's actually the first book in a while I've had to set aside because it was affecting my state of mind. Nightmares, to be sure. I can't leave it be, though. Fascinating stuff, that look at the horrors of Stalin. It gave me nightmares. I should finish it in the next week.
I'm also listening to Salem's Lot, as my work commute. After re-reading Carrie, I got it in my head to work back through King's work. It's a minor project that should last me the next decade.