So guys... reading. It's pretty cool. It's like video games but without the pew pew and the interactivity. Anyways I've been in a bit of a book phase recently, figured I'd write up some short thoughts on the books I've read recently. 
The Road is a post-apocalyptic book by Cormac McCarthy (NO IT IS NOT LIKE FALLOUT SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH). Honestly, one of the most depressing books I have read in my life. It's incredibly well-written and told, but it's a huge downer. The end of the world can be like that sometimes. The story follows a man and his child as they travel through a decimated America. It's a deeply personal story and it really connected with me. The book is short and reads easy (Except for the lack of quotation marks- McCarthy has a phobia of them or something) and I'd definitely reccomend it. Still- it kind of makes you want to give up on life; it's terribly depressing. But good, I cannot stress that enough. Depressing, but great. There's also a feature film coming out this October if your parents never taught you to read.
This is the latest novel by Richard Price, whose novel Clockers inspired The Wire. I heard an interesting interview with him on NPR's Fresh Air and decided to pick it up. It's characterized as a social breakdown of the Lower East Side- the contrast between the hipsters of today and the poor gangs of yesteryear- but this is a bit misleading. The story revolves around a murder of a young bartender by a pair of disenfranchised minority kids and the ensuing investigation. The book is honestly much more of a police procedural than I anticipated. It's a good-even great- police story, but that wasn't exactly what it was billed as. Price writes well, but I was a bit miffed at being decieved.
Haha yeah, I know. Went back and hit this up again in anticipation of Halo: Reach. It's essentially an action-movie in book form, but it provides some great background into the Halo Universe and the Spartan-II program. This is the only Halo novel worth investigating, the rest aren't great unless you're SUPER into the Halo story. Reads real easy if anyone's interested, and it should be awesome to get to PLAY the story of Reach finally in 2010.
Just started in on this one, it's an examination of the modern food industry. Reading up on industrial corn right now (it's in a lot of stuff). Can't pass judgment on this one yet as I'm not too far in.
Still have American Lion, Neuromancer, and Snow Crash sitting in my to-read pile. But I'll be through those quick. Recommend me something new. Or just post about what you've been reading. As always, comments are great :)
IN OTHER NEWS
- I wrote a Halo Wars Review and Collectible Guide (Your clicks are appreciated)
- These dudes are running a great Scientology story
- I somewhat agree with Endogene's farewell blog (more later maybe?)
- Things break- Couldn't get my 360 to play online today- it red-ringed- now it plays online perfectly O_O Probably need to send it in for repairs soon though :( Red Rings don't happen in isolation.
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