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sunday book coveting

Final Fantasy Exchange is wrapping up (finally hahaha oh god) and for the first time in three weeks I feel like I can breathe. I wrote this story in about three weeks and it's so full of problems but I kind of love it a lot, anyway? I think my brain is trying to tell me something, something like: hey, so you've proven you can get words out in this amount of time, how about that manuscript? HA, I say to my brain. Original writing is much more difficult! I refuse! I will be over here with my Raffin/Bann Graceling fanfic that already has 3000 words and some almost makeouts in a dark hallway.

DO NOT JUDGE ME, INTERNETS. I do it enough for all of us.

How busy have I been? Well, I haven't added very many books to the covet list, that's for sure. All these are from weeks ago, but I still want them!



1. Boneshaker by Cherie Priest: Why yes, I would like some steampunk Civil War alternate history. What, say you? There are zombies, too? FUCK YES PLEASE LET ME HAVE IT. THANK YOU FOR ASKING.

2. The Monster Variations by Daniel Kraus: When I read the summary to this book, it talked about a truck that was running over boys and I was immediately reminded of the first season of Supernatural where there was an episode about a ghost truck. I remember I didn't like this episode because once again there was a female character so the male main character could have a love interest and at the end of the episode, well, she was no longer important! I am hoping that this book is better. I like reading about boys. I enjoy boys. However, I do not enjoy sexism. I am starting to wonder if I will have to stop reading about boys and men to save myself from a horrible heart attack. Meanwhile, this paragraph has nothing to do with the book.

3. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin: I really have to own up to loving a good political fantasy. There's not much detail out about it now, and I have some time to wait. The title, though! As soon as I saw it I had to had have it. >.>



4. Fingersmith by Sarah Waters: This was on my radar, but I wasn't sold until Nymeth read and reviewed it. I've never read anything by Sarah Waters, so this book, whenever I get my hands on it will be my first by this author. Also, lesbians! My library is full of books about the gay male experience but kind of lacking on the opposite? I should go nag someone there about this book and see if they'll order it for me.

5. Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green and David Levithan: The other day Nymeth sent me an e-mail. I opened it and then proceeded to flip the hell out. Here's why:



I AM NOT KIDDING ABOUT WANTING THIS BOOK. My future reading stretches before me, long and lonely and without a John Green story except for this one and I want it like burning? I am also sad that because of my work schedule I miss all of John's blogTV shows and therefore miss out on him talking about his books (or reading poetry, which I really like). 2010 seems a long way away to me.

6. Desolation Road by Ian McDonald: This is a story of a town on Mars. Number one: story about a town. Oh gosh, towns with presence, please sign me up. Number two: town on Mars. I initially looked into the book because I saw a huge image of the cover and when I looked at it the train was HUGE and then there was a tiny tiny person and well, I'm curious. Curiosity is why my reading list is so long.

It's so weird to be off work on a Sunday.