opiate wave

It’s been a while since I last posted a reading list.  This one I’m really excited about because the books came highly recommended from the staff at Book Passage and Green Apple Books.  There’s also two titles from Powell’s Indispensible Book Club, plus one pick I found while surfing Borders dot com.

1. The Halfway House by Guillermo Rosales – a novella that I’m currently reading in chunks because the scenes are quite vivid and intense.
2. Alive in Necropolis by Doug Durst – San Francisco’s current One City One Book selection with a story based in Colma, CA.
3. The Tenant by Roland Topor – something about the premise of this book reminded me of Kafka’s The Trial, one of my favorite novels.
4. A Good and Happy Child by Justin Evans – the cashier at Book Passage told me to brace myself before diving into this one.  I’m intrigued.
5. City of Thieves by David Benioff – saw this title sitting on three different staff pick tables at three different book shops, so naturally I went for it.
6. Atmospheric Disturbances by Rivka Galchen – read a couple passages while browsing at Green Apple and got sold on it.
7. Into the Beutiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea – if it’s anything like The Hummingbird’s Daughter, then I’ll be a happy reader.
8. How to Paint a Dead Man by Sarah Hall – got it in the mail from Powell’s and I trust their judgment completely.
9. Johannes Cabal the Necromancer by Jonathan L. Howard – just in time for Halloween.

Eventually I’ll write a review about one or two of these books.  Until then, it’s back to reading for me!