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February reading list
January was slow going, and February’s not looking too good, either. It’s been a busy time at work, and I’ve been trying (not so successfully, sadly) to get more writing done. That being said, here’s where I stand:
Fiction
- Annabel Scheme — finished!
- Tainaron — finished!
- NEW The Things They Carried — in progress
- The Yiddish Policeman’s Union
- What is the What
- Best Stories from the Indian Classics
- And You Shall Know Our Velocity!
- Love in the Ruins
Nonfiction
- The Portable MFA in Creative Writing — finished!
- Sickness Unto Death — in progress
- Writing Down the Bones — in progress
- The Artful Edit
Extra: I received the first issue of my Oxford American subscription, and love it!
So that’s three books in progress at the same time, which isn’t really all that unusual for me. Also I had to add The Things They Carried for a class I’m taking, making that the third time I’ve had to read the book as an assigned text. O’Brien is fine with me, but could a professor assign In the Lake of the Woods instead? That would be great.
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Ten rules, an edited list
The Guardian has published a list of various writers’ own personal rules of writing. Via bobulate, who’s taken the time to further distill the Guardian’s list into a very brief and helpful form.
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January reading list
I received many books for Christmas, plus I already had a bunch sitting on my bedside table. Here’s where I am so far.
Fiction
- Annabel Scheme — finished!
- Tainaron — in progress
- The Yiddish Policeman’s Union
- What is the What
- Best Stories from the Indian Classics
- And You Shall Know Our Velocity!
- Love in the Ruins
Nonfiction
- The Portable MFA in Creative Writing — finished!
- Sickness Unto Death — in progress
- Writing Down the Bones
- The Artful Edit
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The Best Fiction of the Millennium (So Far)
The Millions asks 48 writers, editors, and critics to name their favorite works of fiction of the new millennium, so far. I’m a little impressed that I’ve managed to read five of them, without even trying at all:
20: Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
19: American Genius, A Comedy by Lynne Tillman18: Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link17: The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem
16: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides
15: Varieties of Disturbance by Lydia Davis14: Atonement by Ian McEwan
13: Mortals by Norman Rush
12: Twilight of the Superheroes by Deborah Eisenberg
11: The Brief, Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz10: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
9: Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro
8: Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson
7: Austerlitz by W.G. Sebald6: The Road by Cormac McCarthy
5: Pastoralia by George Saunders
4: 2666 by Roberto Bolaño
3: Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
2: The Known World by Edward P. Jones
1: The Corrections by Jonathan FranzenThe full list has descriptions of each, along with excerpts, links to audio books, and other materials where appropriate. I should note that Stranger Things Happen, number 18 on the list, is available as a free, CC-licensed download.
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The 10 Best Books of 2008
The NYT recommends five fiction and five nonfiction books published this year. The fiction books look particularly intriguing — and if I had the cash right now, I’d check them out.
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The Internet Vs. The Care of Your Soul
Pretty good advice, especially points one and two. (via han)
Likes
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this is how I want to camp.
sweethomestyle:Camping (via redmann)
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“These Machines Kill Fascists” designed by You and Me, The Royal We
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ADA ad designed by Jeseok Yi
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where do I get trunks like that??
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