Holy shit, I suck

After 6 or so months of spotty internet/general laziness, I'm getting back on the horse. Some highlights (not necessarily in the order I read them):

Pride and Prejudice and Zombies -- Jane Austen and Seth Grahame-Smith
Hilarious. Elizabeth and the Bennett sisters are trained zombie hunters who must also find husbands. Good for fans of Regency-era literature and zombies. The best part is how serious the subject is taken.

The Worst Hard Time -- Timothy Egan
Mind-crushingly depressing. About the Dust Bowl -- not only do these people have zero economic resource (it's during the Great Depression), the very land they live on is against them. The thought of dust so thick you can't see your hand in front of your face at noon is only slightly less terrifying than dying of dust pneumonia (jesusfuckingchrist!). You'll want to curl up in your sock drawer and sleep for weeks.

The Southern Vampire/Sookie Stackhouse series -- Charlaine Harris
After I got done reading about horrible crushing death-dust, I wanted something light that wouldn't make me think too hard. This was my answer. It's an easy series, but the characters are consistant (inconsistant characters drive me nuts), and I could read a book in about four hours. There are approximately seventy books in the series, with another twenty on the way, so if you are the kind of person who likes to read a whole series at once, just wait a few years.


Right now I'm reading "World War Z" (yes, I know I'm the last person in the world). Jesus, Max Brooks has thought a lot about this. Organ transplants spreading the virus? Brilliant.

Also reading "Mr. Darcy, Vampyre" by Amanda Grange. Please don't judge me: this is work-related. I'll say it's just as good as the title would suggest. The Darcy and Elizabeth of this book have nothing to do with Jane Austen's complex and well-written characters. Elizabeth basically just wants to have sex with her husband, and Darcy basically wants to turn into a bat and fly around at night (or something), all the while keeping his beloved from harm caused by his hideous affliction. It's kind of like Twilight.