Very groovy, I discovered Poe first by accident, she opened for Depeche Mode and I was blown away. Mark also came out onto stage and read from House of Leaves while she played. Fantastical show!

I make up my own words and spellings for things hope no one minds to awfully.

A couple of books that I've read lately that were interesting. . .

Oryx and Crake, by Margaret Atwood. A "speculative" tale about presumably the last human alive, tells the story through his memories leading up to the catastrophic event that leaves him living naked in a tree with a sheet and renaming himself the Snowman. Story is darker than TR, but Atwood has a dry sense of humor that is irreverent in its own way. It has interesting commentary on genetic engineering, human relations, sex, and child pornography. And similar to TR, the characters are all studies in contradiction.

The Ground Beneath Her Feet, Salmon Rushdie - This one is pretty dense and long. But it tells a fascinating story of an Indian diva rock star. As the book gets going you realize that something is a little off. And then Rushdie starts fucking with linear time. Definitely interesting reading for people who liked the clockworks discussion in Cowgirls or the Today is Tomorrow stuff in Fierce Invalids.

Geek Love is soooo good.

i dont know maybe it's just me but i really like chuck palahniuk i have read all his books but one i can't seem to find fugitves and refugees

Half Asleep was the first one of his I read and in the back of the book someone had copyed the first page of The Sirus Mystery . When I went to the library and found the book they had done the same thing with Half Asleep.

Anything by David Sedaris is HILarious. Naked is my favorite. But it's a perfect time of year to read the Santa Land Diaries. Be careful reading in public, as you will be sure to cackle and fall on the floor in fits!

Venn Diagram of recently read books and recommended books:
Overlapping portion:

I, Etcetera by Susan Sontag (her overlooked fiction--neato)
The Executioner's Song by Norman Mailer
Eknath Easwaren's translation of The Dhammapada (neatoburrito)

I'm reading Flowers for Algernon right now (late-start highschool program), and there's a lot of peer pressure to cry while reading.