Last 10 Books I Read

1. Tenth of December by George Saunders

This is somewhat of an encyclopedia of male despair, so maybe it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s definitely mine and I really liked reading it.

2. The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune

3. Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata

The cute part is that we all get to choose the size of our inner and outer world, and the stories we tell about them. The less cute part is that sometimes those stories are false and they hurt us. The other not cute part is the stories other people tell about us.

4. The Day of the Jackal by Frederick Forsyth

Non-stop thrill ride! The only way I could enjoy this book even more if it was summertime and I read it at the beach. Contains: Mad Men vibes, a game of cat-and-mouse but the mouse is actually another cat, tension between the French and the British, people figuring things out from subtext.

5. V for Vendetta by Alan Moore

6. The Book of George by Kate Greathead

In TV, movies, and books, “George” is usually the name of a boring man, or a large animal. I’m not bitter about that except that I am, so obviously I can’t resist a “The Book of George”. Anyway, this was a pretty fun book and only minor extra reputational damage was done to the proud name “George”.

7. Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

8. Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore (Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore, #1) by Robin Sloan

9. Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto by Shawn Micallef

I love Toronto so much, but I don’t even understand it. I read this book, and now I understand it a little better and love it even more!

10. Microserfs by Douglas Coupland

I pick books based on exactly what I need at that moment and therefore I love every book I pick. This felt like reading Fight Club with one eye and watching Halt and Catch Fire with the other. I had a really nice time reading this book. I’m infected with its earnest pithy tone!