Verdant: 75 books for 2008

This seems like a pretty reasonable goal, considering the time I spend reading.

Books for January, in no particular order:
The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen
Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Of Love and Other Demons by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
How to DJ Right by Frank Broughton
Geek Love by Katherine Dunn
How To Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
The Atrocity Exhibition by J.G. Ballard
Tick by Peter Sotos

8 down, 67 to go.

EDIT: Had to add a couple I forgot.

#9: Godel, Escher Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid by Douglas Hofstadter

Jeez, this one was a long read. It diverges a lot, sometimes spending 30-50 pages to explain things that are only casually related to the main topic before getting back to the point. Was interesting overall, though.

#10 Underground by Haruki Murakami

excellent book, really gives a good look at the way people respond to crises in Japan.

#11 Monster Planet by David Wellington

Who doesn't love zombies? But now that I've finished this trilogy, where will I go to read about them?

#12 The Broom Of The System by David Foster Wallace

#13 A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole

#14 Dance Dance Dance by Haruki Murakami

#15 Lazy by Peter Sotos

#16 The Scientific Basis of Vegetarianism by William Harris

How was The Scientific Basis of Vegetarianism?

The parts that were actually scientific (dealing with disease and nutrient sources) was pretty convincing, and there was some useful information on issues with health care systems and farm subsidies. It seemed like he was pushing a little too hard, though. There are a few scatter plots in the book comparing meat consumption with divorce rates or violent crime rates, after admitting earlier on in the book that a lot of countries used in the plots with low meat consumption were places where people spent all of their time trying to find things to eat.

#17 Against The Day by Thomas Pynchon

#18 The Crying of Lot 49 by Thomas Pynchon

#19 Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse

#20 Zen and Japanese Culture by Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki

#21 Running with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs