Books!

[seventhe]

I am planning on writing up a workout post, and I probably will this afternoon, but I want to get this particular post out there before I forget:

I am going on a long trip soon.
I would like some book recs, things that I can pick up at the library this weekend.
Although I'm not going to say "no" to SRS LITRATUR, I will be perfectly happy with a list of "brain candy" books - fun to read, possibly literarily worthless, but enjoyable and interesting and perhaps a little brain-numbing (as I may or may not be drunk while reading them).

So! Please smother me with book recs, people. Give me your top-three "Beach Vacation Book Recommendations".

It's like a meme! Only cooler.

Comments

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

Since you probably want some lighter reading, I'm going to rec either anthologies (because you get tidbit stories) or nerdy stuff.

Tart Noir by Stella Duffy and Lauren Henderson. --I just got it in the mail and the stories are just deliciously dark humored and a nice twist on the normal detective/noir novel.

The Physics of Christmas: From the Aerodynamics of Reindeer to the Thermodynamics of Turkey by Roger Highfield. --Fun engineering. Omg, so nerdy and fun.

Strange Things Sometimes Still Happen: Fairy Tales from Around the World by Angela Carter (Editor), Corinna Sargood (Illustrator) --Probably my favorite fairytale anthology ever, because it's very diverse and some of the stories are just so OUT THERE that it's fun. Particularly the one about a mother giving birth to a cooking pot daughter. I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP.

Also, if you see any of the comic Fables there, it is made of awesome and wonderful. Really. Snow White KICKS ASS.

~Cendri

P.S. I held back on reccing any sci-fi, because I would go off forever and a day on that.

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

Hey, I'm probably going to mem this post, so if you want to go nuts with recs, feel free!

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

I just submitted to cockeyed_art oh god. I FEAR.

~Cendri

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

Don't fear us! We're all rather nice.

shit this means I have to do something, doesn't it

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

YES. YOU DO. I'M NOT EVEN AN ARTIST AND I DID (because it looked fun).

~Cendri

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

I will do something this weekend. I have been pretty good - so far, only skipped once.

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

I'm probably going to skip a ton. Considering my access to a scanner is limited and all I have is a mouse to work with otherwise. I mean, that Edea pic took a good couple of hours to do. And that's a SIMPLE pic. XD

~Cendri

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

Do you have a digital camera? That way you could participate and share your sketch at least in some simple way. We don't really care about quality. XD

[venefica-aura.livejournal.com]

I do, but it sucks. My parents need a new one. Maybe I can hijack my sister's, she's visiting for the weekend. XD But ya, I'll pop in whenever, usually with crappy cartoons, because crappy cartoons are fun!

~Cendri

[first-seventhe.livejournal.com]

We love anything! XD The point is participation, and that's really the only point. (Although people are willing to concrit if you ask.)