Books 2006 - December III
137) The Ugly Chickens - Howard Waldrop (short story). A short fantasy story about the survival of the dodo birds, and their histotry in America. Sweet and amusing.
138) When It Changed - Joanna Russ (short story). A strange sci-fi story about outer space settlers who lost all their men to a plague. Had a potential, but also had me lost.
139) The Market in Aliens - Barry N. Malzberg (short story). Another strange, and too raw sci fi story. People are capturing and selling aliens. When, why, how - not explained.
140) Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris. The author's autobiography. Boring.
141) I Feel Bad About My Neck - Nora Ephron. A memoir of a contemporary aging woman. Sometimes amusing, but mostly reads like a standard magazine article.
142) Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes. A mentally challenged person joins an intlligence-enhancement experience. Painfully beautiful. Or beautifully painful. Or beautifuly in the way it presents the ugliness of our society.
138) When It Changed - Joanna Russ (short story). A strange sci-fi story about outer space settlers who lost all their men to a plague. Had a potential, but also had me lost.
139) The Market in Aliens - Barry N. Malzberg (short story). Another strange, and too raw sci fi story. People are capturing and selling aliens. When, why, how - not explained.
140) Me Talk Pretty One Day - David Sedaris. The author's autobiography. Boring.
141) I Feel Bad About My Neck - Nora Ephron. A memoir of a contemporary aging woman. Sometimes amusing, but mostly reads like a standard magazine article.
142) Flowers for Algernon - Daniel Keyes. A mentally challenged person joins an intlligence-enhancement experience. Painfully beautiful. Or beautifully painful. Or beautifuly in the way it presents the ugliness of our society.