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Ok, here are some short reviews of the last few things I've read, all of which I enjoyed.

The Yiddish Policeman's Union
By Michael Chabon
One of the most enjoyable books I've ever read. Chabon is a master, the man in unrelentingly clever. The protagonist, Meyer Landsman should be remembered with noir P.I. greats like Marlow and Spade. The novel is set in Sitka Alaska, 60 years after Jewish refugees, displaced due to the Holocaust and the fictional destruction of Isreal were sent to live. It is an alternate history detective story in the realm of some classic noir but completely takes its own path. Absolutely loved everything in it from beginning to end.

Anna Karenina
By Leo Tolstoy
This one took me a while. Tolstoy's talent is undeniable when creating huge, sprawling, epic stories involving many main characters, each of which are very layered. The novel is very meticulously crafted from beginning to end and had moments of literary perfection. The way in which he develops characters is something to admire, but I must say a negative to being so thorough are the 100page chunks in which nothing of any real substance transpires. Very glad I read it but its light years away from light or exciting reading.

Me Talk Pretty One Day
By David Sedaris
Definitely one of the funniest books I've ever read. Never before have I had to put a book down numerous times because I was laughing too hard to continue reading. If you havent read David Sedaris or heard any of his essays on NPR or anywhere else, you're missing out

Wanted
By Mark Millar
A twisted, sick assault on conformity. Raw, visceral and nothing like the terribly watered down film of the same name. How that is even called an adaptation is beyond me.

Sandman vol-1 Preludes & Nocturnes vol-2 Doll's House
By Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman's classic series of which I have slept on for a very long time. Granted I am only 2/11ths of the way into this story but I am impressed with what I've read thus far. A very cerebral tale, wildly visual, extremely creative and undeniably trippy.

The Killing Joke
By Alan Moore
Alan Moore is a genius weekly? I will subscribe to that publication. A great little story that delves deeper into the relationship between Batman and The Joker.

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
By Oliver Sacks
If you like clinical stories of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders like visual agnosia, Korsakoff's syndrome, Autistic savantism and many more, this is the book for you! I love this guys work, my sister and brother in law bought me another one of his books, Musicophilia and since then I've been hooked. So, a hearty bowl of gracias to them.
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