What’s on my Kindle – August 2008
I am reading too many things at once.
I do this from time to time. Normally, I’ll have 3-4 books in progress at once, which I can handle pretty well.
Anything beyond that usually means that I’ve stopped reading something.
Right now, I have eight books working at once. Yikes… focus, Brandon.
On another note, I’m going to try something new for reviews of books I’ve finished.
Six word book reviews.
I’ve recently discovered the joy of writing Six word memoirs, and even composed my own and submitted it to Smith Magazine.
A lot of fun to say something profound in six words. Not my usual style, as I’m sure you know.
Why not the same for book reviews? We’ll see how it goes…
What’s On My Kindle
I’ll use this section to list recently finished and started Kindle books, along with those I hope to start over the month.
Recently Finished
“Orthodoxy” (G. K. Chesterton) – Made me wish I was smarter.
“American Gods: A Novel” (Neil Gaiman) – Often good, often reaching. Neverwhere better.
“The Big Sleep” (Raymond Chandler) – Wow, the beginning of a genre.
In Progress
Up Next
“Reading Like a Writer” (Francine Prose)
What’s Not
This is everything else. Books in print and in audio that I’ve also recently finished, started or hope to start.
Recently Finished
“Simplexity: Why Simple Things Become Complex (and How Complex Things Can Be Made Simple)” (Jeffrey Kluger) – Could have been so much more.
In Progress
“Elements of Writing Fiction – Characters & Viewpoint (Elements of Fiction Writing)” (Orson Scott Card) – I’ve been reading this one 5-10 pages at a time in order to give myself time to absorb what I’m reading.
“Why Guys Need God” (Michael Erre)
“Overcoming Your Shadow Mission” (John Ortberg)
In Progress, but mostly untouched in the last month
“The Stories of John Cheever” – Untouched in the last month, with 300 pages to go. I think it’s time to pick it back up.
“Writing the Breakout Novel” (Donald Maass) – I have on good authority that the companion workbook for this is great. I bought it on Amazon last week and look forward to digging through both at once.
“The Back of the Napkin: Solving Problems and Selling Ideas with Pictures” (Dan Roam)
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