#41

A GREAT first book in the Southern Reach trilogy. Don't read late at night in the dark. Reminds me of House of Leaves. Just started book 2 and the third book was released this week. Expecting great things! 

#40

Goodreads challenge for 2014 completed!! I love McSweeneys. Great short story collection on one half, and a Donald Barthelme symposium on the other. At least half of it was great. First story was the best. So was the story "Stockholm" which was a fictional account of the events that lead to the term Stockholm Syndrome. 

#39

Rumpus book club book for August! While it's a short, quick read, it raises all sorts of thought provoking ideas about the current state of football from the NFL all the way to youth leagues. Four stars on Goodreads. 

#38

Found this little gem on my page-a-day book calendar. It focuses on the life of a young man in an unnamed middle eastern county who's village is attacked and destroyed by a group of American troops. He is relocated to the Ohio rust belt and begins to live a new life in America, while dealing with the effects of that attack. An American solider who saves his life after the attack and the soldiers mom also play a key roll. Great book. Reminded me of We Are Called to Rise. Four stars on Goodreads! 

#37

This book came highly recommended from Wesley! So I bought a copy during the Bookaplazoa in Rapid City the first week of August. It was a great book on the summer of 1927. Lindbergh and Babe Ruth were the main focus, but Bryson touched on all sorts of minor historical figures that summer. Too bad 1929 had to ruin the fun. 

#36

Finished this for the August meeting of Books and Beers. The main character is kinda of a psycho, interspersing his fantasies of the Civil War with saving the towns Babe Ruth league. Some parts were pretty far-fetched. A good discussion though of travel team youth leagues versus local rec leagues and parental involvement. 

#35

This book was terrible. I started reading it in 2008 and never finished. Picked it up off my shelf last week and was able to pick right up where I left off. No wonder it took 6 years to finish. Not a real high caliber writing. 2 stars on Goodreads.