Notable Books

This is a list of all the books I've read (and finished, with a few exceptions) that I feel are worth mentioning. It's not every book I've ever read, as I've omitted books that I've decided are embarrassing, not worth discussing, or that I've simply forgotten (which would disqualify them from being notable). I read the vast majority of these books in the time since I quit video games (more on that elsewhere), although surprisingly I still did manage to pick reading back up about halfway through my long addiction and engage in it occasionally. I suppose that's just a testament to how strong my drive to read is, that it could overcome even Gaming.

My reading order is chaotic, I let my unknowable whims guide me from book to book based on what I "feel" like reading. Sometimes I may read several books by the same author in a row (this happened, for some reason, with J.G. Ballard) and sometimes I might leap between centuries, styles, and topics with each successive book. I stumble upon new books to read serendipitously, usually on the internet (blogs, Twitter, a certain anonymous literature forum, &c). I almost exclusively read print books, (hate reading on screens, even the Kindle displays) so then I need to encounter the books I've found out about at the used bookstore or library. If a book is particularly hard to find and I'm driven enough to read it, I'll order it online and have it delivered. I used to read up to five different books at a time, but of late I've been on a pretty steady streak of reading just one at a time.

Since these are supposed to be "note-able" books, I've tried to leave a comment (brief summary, thoughts, &c) below for each book. The comments, however, come to my mind in the same way as the desire to read certain books, so I'm forced to gradually fill them out in no particular order. I might also go back and delete some if I reread them later and realize they're too cringe, but they really aren't meant to be high-level analysis or criticism of any sort in the first place.