The last Tales Of The City book is on my bedside table now. Realistically, I have enough reading material to last until I’m 50, but that’s not how it works for me. The immediate top of the pile is:
Coraline - Neil Gaiman
Blue World - Jack Vance
The 2nd and 3rd series of unfortunate events - Lemonny Snicket
Roadside Picnic (2nd go) - Boris & Arkady Strugatsky
Tourist Season - Carl Hiassen
I have a hankering to try Robert Rankin too. After that, it’ll be grabbing things at random off the shelf - I buy way more than I read. One of my failings is not being able to buy just one thing in either record or book shops - this is partly why I avoid going shopping too often, since it gets expensive!
I wish there was an imdb/allmusic.com for books. More freeform than Amazon, although I guess the list-o-matic bit of amazon does cover this ground a little.
on Aug 1st, 2003 at 4:26 pm
Coraline is splendid, spooky and cute all at once. I love how everyone who spots it on my bookshelf asks “What’s that Caroline book all about?”
It’s inspired me to try an oh-so-short kids story. The crazy bit is how to make something subversive yet innocent all at the same time. Gaiman rules. Enjoy!