Now Reading…
Now Reading…
Old Man’s War, by John Scalzi. I ran into John’s blog, Whatever, a week or so ago. I’ve never read anything by him, but the public library has his books. So I’ll give him a shot.
Just finished I is for Innocent by Sue Grafton. Before that was Mystical Origins of the Tarot by Paul Huson.
I’ve never kept a written list of what I read. For 2007, though, I’ve decided to give it a shot.
Here are some of the highlights (“highlights” == “what I remember”) of 2006:
Blossom, Flood, Blue Belle, Strega, and Footsteps of the Hawk - all by Andrew Vachss
American Gods, Coraline, Anansi Boys, Sandman #1-#3, Smoke & Mirrors - all by Neil Gaiman
A is for Alibi, B is for … et cetera, all the way through H is for Homicide - all by Sue Grafton
Some books (mystery/police procedural) by Reginald Hill that I can’t recall the name of.
Cop Hater and Big Bad City - by Ed McBain
Foundation - by Isaac Asimov
Rain Fall - by Barry Eisler
Runes of the Earth, The Man Who Fought Alone, The Man Who Killed His Brother - by Stephen R. Donaldson
How to Build a Great Screenplay - by David Howard
A number of screenplays that I could find at the library. For example, I’ve never seen Rebel Without a Cause … but I’ve now read the screenplay (no rebels in sight, it turns out; the title is pure Hollywood hype).
Comics & Sequential Art, Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative - by Will Eisner
Panel One: Comic Book Scripts by Top Writers - edited by Nat Gertler
Watchmen, Writing for Comics - by Alan Moore
Understanding Comics, Reinventing Comics - by Scout McCloud
Micro-ISV: Vision to Reality - by Bob Walsh
Several (rather expensive) books about OpenGL, 3D mathematics, and Garage Game’s Torque Game Engine.
Prism Of The Night : A Biography Of Anne Rice - by Katherine Ramsland
James Tiptree, Jr. : the double life of Alice B. Sheldon - by Julie Phillips
Accidental Genius: How John Cassavetes Invented the American Independent Film - by Marshall Fine
There were probably a few others, but … yeah … I read a lot.
I’m looking forward to having a near-complete list of books read at the end of 2007. Should prove interesting. To me, at least.
-David
December 31st, 2006 at 4:23 pm
Thanks for checking out Rain Fall, David RM, and I hope you enjoy it. I’m a big Vachss fan, BTW, and would describe the Burke books as influences on my own writing.
Happy new year!
Barry
January 2nd, 2007 at 12:04 am
Hey, Barry! Thanks for stopping by. =)
I did enjoy “Rain Fall”, and was planning to check out the other Rain books this year, as I find ‘em at the library.
I never read Vachss before summer 2006, when a guy gave me a paperback of “Blossom”. Liked it and chased down the other Burke novels. Had a significant impact on me, and helped me explore the darker elements in my own writing. Great stuff.
Happy New Year to you, as well! Have fun!
-Davyd
January 1st, 2008 at 6:56 pm
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