I just got done with I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell by Tucker Max. Hands down the funniest thing I've ever read.

I have started <u>Between Good and Evil</u> by William Gray.
I thought I'd take a non-fiction route after the superb Tales of the Otori trilogy.

Right now I'm reading Survivor by Chuck Palahnuik. It's his typical crazy main character, but is interesting in the set-up. The main character is telling his life story about being the last survivor of a cult in the black box on a plane before the 4 engines die and he crashes. I've liked all of his books, but I think this is one of my favorites. It even gives home-ec tips..although I'm not sure if they are true or not.

I also read Kindred by Octavia Butler which is an awesome book about time travel. A black woman is pulled from her 1970's world to slave days in the south. She is summoned by a boy from that time whenever his life is in danger. It's very interesting to read about the times back then in a fiction setting. However, it sticks with you and I actually had dreams I was the main character and would wake up screaming thinking I was getting whipped or punished in the ways she was. Very realistic, enjoyable, and thought provoking.

I recently finished Saturday by Ian McEwan and am now about 60 pages into The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini.

Ian McEwan is an amazing writer. I think he is a literary genius and easily the most "talented" writer I've ever read.

The Great Shark Hunt by Hunter S. Thompson

Its a collection of his articles as well as chapters from Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, and Fear and Loathing in America.

I picked that up the other day. Haven't started it yet.
Also in the stack: The Modern Drunkard by Frank Kelly Rich and
The Zombie Survival Guide : Complete Protection from the Living Dead by Max Brooks

I finished The Kite Runner yesterday, and started up Amsterdam by Ian McEwan today. He is rapidly becoming my favorite, and most respected, writer.

The Kite Runner was superb. It was worth it for the perspective on Afghanistan alone, but the story itself was very interesting and had plenty of surprising turns.

My parents travelled in Asia when they were younger, and they told me of a man that was ambushed and killed by bandits at the Khyber Pass. The pass, as well as other locations they had been to, were also featured in the novel, which was a neat bonus.

I just started The Broker. It's good so far (chapter 5). Probably will end up staying up all night to see what happens.

Jsut finished reading "Elenor Rigby" by Douglas Coupland; this amazing canadian writer who reminds me a lot of Vonnegut... only slightly less insane.

And also just finished reading "Cats Cradle" by Vonnegut. Very amusing.

now I'm re-reading The Catcher In The Rye, one of my favorite books. After that I might attempt everything is illuminated, or sideways because I'd love to watch the films and always refuse to watch unless I've read the novel.

A Scanner Darkly, which I started before I heard about the upcoming movie (which looks godawful, I hate that bastardized rotoscope technique). Disturbing, more so than most PKD books.

I finished Amsterdam by Ian McEwan on Thursday. I have a few books from which to choose next, but the two top candidates are Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro or The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea.

The Hummingbird's Daughter reminds me a little of Carry Me Like Water by Benjamin Alire Saenz, if only due to the characters being Hispanic, and the plots having spirtuality throughout.

I ended up reading Enduring Love by Ian McEwan, and finished it just now. It was very well done, and McEwan continues to be one of my favorite authors.

Next: The Hummingbird's Daughter by Luis Alberto Urrea

Robert Ludlum - The Apocalypse Watch

I restarted it since shcool interrupted it to much in my last attempt. Now that I'm graduated, I have some spare time.