30 of 30- Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman

I can't believe I've done it. I read 30 books out of my own collection prior to purchasing or borrowing any other books. And since completing this book last week I've even been to a book store and walked away empty handed as there wasn't anything I was dying to read new and nothing overly cool used. As to this book, I hate to say it but in a word meh. Just meh. I still however love Neil Gaiman and will continue to read and love his books.

29 of 30- American Gods by Neil Gaiman

I can't say enough good things about American Gods & Neil Gaiman. I read this book a long time ago and wanted to reread it before I read a sequel, Anansi Boys. Luckily I had forgotten enough of the details to remember as I went along without giving too much away. The book is absolutely hilarious and extremely well written. It revolves around Shadow, a large, endearing ex-con who gets involved with american gods. I bought this for my kindle and the ebook included excerpts from a blog that Neil had written between when he finished the book and when it was released in hardcover. It shed a bit of light into the area of editing that was an amazing addition to the book. One of my favorite books and I can't wait for the HBO miniseries or show to come out.

28 of 30- The Falconer by John Cheever

The Falconer by John Cheever

I have recently been on a huge podcast tear listening to some amazing stuff. I'll probably write about some of my favorites so I won't get into it here but one of the podcasts included a story by John Cheever called Reunion that was amazing. I remembered that I had purchased The Falconer used at a book store years ago after watching a hilarious SNL skit without knowing anything about the author. And to be fair, the cover is pretty sweet and worthy of purchase on it's own. The story is about a drug addict who starts serving jail time in Falconer Prison for killing his brother. Overall I liked the story although I think some of the scandalous bits are tampered a bit by time and must have packed a bigger punch back in the 70's. Cheever's style and originality are great and I definitely want to read more. One of my favorite quotes from the book was;

"You is worse than dead. You shit. The dead don't shit."