Chushingura

by Takeda Izumo, Miyoshi Shōraku, and Namiki Senryū. (tr. Donald Keene)

Good to finally read - before stupid Keeanu Reeves schlockifies it.

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Gaiman is so engrossing.

Unbearable Lightness

by Portia De Rossi

Now I know what I'd say to her if I met her.

Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Gilbert

This book is good. We need more people telling the general public how much cognitive scientists know about how to avoid traps. And I needed someone to draw the big picture of what's come out of the research on happiness.

If I Were You

by L. Ron Hubbard.

Man, if this is what 30's and 40's pulp novels are like then I need a thousand.

6 sick hipsters

by Rayo Casablanca Jr. cCallin something 'hipster' makes me feel kind of gross about it, but, annoyingly, I seem to like lots of hipster things. I think that's the point of this book.g

Invisible Darkness: The horrifying case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka

By Stephen Williams.

Never read this book. The first half is rape and sexual torture porn, and the author is somehow both cheesy and sanctimonious.

harry potter and the deathly hallows

by J.K. Rowling

Snape, yo.

Innocent Blood

by Terry Ganey

Certainly puts the lie to the Dexter/Lecter charming serial killer stereotype. Plus, inter-state policing in the 70's was appallingly dysfunctional.

Death Du Jour

by Kathy Reichs

Somewhat better style than the first one, but pretty formulaic story.

Ender's Game

by Orson Scott Card

Still good

Heartsick

by Chelsea Cain

Not bad. Want more.

The Stranger Beside Me

by Ann Rule

Lots of one-sentence paragraphs, for impact. A crazy story.

Deja Dead

by Kathy Reichs

Not as much like Bones as I expected

Dr. Futurity

by Philip K. Dick

Ok, Dick. I guess you do get time travel right, after all.

dress your family in courduroy and denim

by David Sedaris have to hear him read more.

Solar Lottery

By Philip K. Dick

Why hasn't this been made into a movie? It's not very Philip K. Dick, but it's very movie.

The Novels of Dashiell Hammett

by Dashiell Hammett

These are, like, murder mysteries. Weird.
Also, I can see how Yojimbo might be based on Red Harvest, and also why Kurosawa didn't need to credit Hammett.

Radio Free Albemuth

Mad dreams and paranoid delusions. Good to meet Philip K. Dick as a character.

midnight's children

by Salman Rushdie. if you aren't sure about your life, fatalism doesn't make you feel better.