December 31, 2007

52 Down, 0 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Against the Day")

I held out reading Thomas Pynchon's latest novel for over a year. Against the Day's size, plus my doubts that he would ever contribute a music playlist to the Book Notes series on this site. Having read only Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow in the past, I was unprepared for how much I enjoyed this novel. Pynchon's prose is sharp and the myriad of subplots that move this book forward (and even the ones that don't) make it one of the most involved, yet enjoyable books I have read in recent years.

For two weeks, enter the coupon code "LHB001" at Atomic Books and receive 15% off this title.

This wraps up the 2007 edition of 52 Books, 52 Weeks. Look for a new season to start on Saturday, I am hoping to make the series a weekly feature as I try and structure my recreational reading in the coming year.

also at Largehearted Boy:

52 Books, 52 Weeks (2007 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2006 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2005 Edition)
52 Books, 52 Weeks (2004 Edition)
Book Notes (authors create playlists for their book)
Note Books (musicians discuss literature)

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December 30, 2007

51 Down, 1 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("The Shock Doctrine")

50 Down, 2 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Elliott Smith")

December 29, 2007

49 Down, 3 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Gentlemen of the Road")

48 Down, 4 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("The Gum Thief")

December 24, 2007

47 Down, 5 To Go ("James Sturm's America: God, Gold And Golems") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

46 Down, 6 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("The Best of LCD")

December 16, 2007

45 Down, 7 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Shortcomings")

December 15, 2007

44 Down, 8 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("McSweeney's #24")

December 7, 2007

43 Down, 9 To Go ("Best American Comics") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

November 25, 2007

42 Down, 10 To Go ("Best American Nonrequired Reading 2007") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

November 18, 2007

41 Down, 11 To Go ("Sentences: The Life Of M.F. Grimm ") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

November 17, 2007

40 Down, 12 To Go ("The Incredible Change-Bots") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

October 21, 2007

39 Down, 13 To Go ("Exactly") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

October 14, 2007

38 Down, 14 To Go ("Spook Country") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

October 13, 2007

37 Down, 15 To Go ("The Omnivore's Dilemma") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

October 6, 2007

36 Down, 16 To Go ("Chance in Hell") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

35 Down, 17 To Go ("This Book Will Save Your Life") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

September 23, 2007

34 Down, 18 To Go ("Third Coast") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

September 16, 2007

33 Down, 19 To Go ("Spent") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

September 8, 2007

32 Down, 20 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Skinema")

September 1, 2007

31 Down, 21 To Go (Mome, Volume 8) (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

August 26, 2007

30 Down, 22 To Go ("McSweeney's Issue #23") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

August 19, 2007

29 Down, 23 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Dishwasher")

August 18, 2007

28 Down, 24 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("No One Belongs Here More Than You")

August 11, 2007

27 Down, 25 To Go ("Exit Wounds") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

July 14, 2007

26 Down, 26 To Go ("I Love You, Beth Cooper") (52 Books, 52 Weeks)

July 8, 2007

25 Down, 27 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Stuck in the Middle")

July 7, 2007

24 Down, 28 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Rant")

July 1, 2007

23 Down, 29 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Misery Loves Comedy")

June 30, 2007

22 Down, 30 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Midnight Mavericks")

June 24, 2007

21 Down, 31 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Alias the Cat")

June 23, 2007

20 Down, 32 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("In Persuasion Nation")

June 10, 2007

19 Down, 33 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Grotesque")

June 9, 2007

18 Down, 34 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("I Want Everything To Be Okay")

June 3, 2007

17 Down, 35 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("DUCK")

May 27, 2007

16 Down, 36 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Poor People")

May 16, 2007

15 Down, 37 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Buddy Does Jersey")

April 27, 2007

14 Down, 38 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("You Don't Love Me Yet")

April 8, 2007

13 Down, 39 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Total Chaos")

April 1, 2007

12 Down, 40 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Aya")

March 31, 2007

11 Down, 41 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("FOUND Polaroids")

March 29, 2007

10 Down, 42 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Heartbreak Soup: Palomar Stories Volume 1")

March 26, 2007

9 Down, 43 To Go ("Maggie The Mechanic: Locas Stories Volume 1")

March 25, 2007

8 Down, 44 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Rollergirls")

March 11, 2007

7 Down, 45 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Travels In The Scriptorium")

March 4, 2007

6 Down, 46 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Regards From Serbia")

March 3, 2007

5 Down, 47 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("R. Crumb's Heroes Of Blues, Jazz And Country")

February 24, 2007

4 Down, 48 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Curses")

January 27, 2007

3 Down, 49 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("The God Delusion")

January 24, 2007

2 Down, 50 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Black Swan Green")

January 12, 2007

1 Down, 51 To Go (52 Books, 52 Weeks) ("Mortified")

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