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Vellichor Afternoons
I like trip-hop, anachronism, cats, both coffee and tea, the sound of rain on a tin roof, antique keys, pop culture as a substitute for religion, theatre, photography, Oxford commas, and, of course, reading.
Currently reading
John Dies at the End
Geek Love
I, Lucifer
The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British
An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace
Craven Place
Bloodroot
Unfamiliar Fishes
Academics Handbook 2nd Ed-P
So, I found myself sitting in a barbecue joint in Decatur, AL, crying into my plate of ribs because I had just finished this book and it's beautiful and moving and so, so good. And it's not often I get surprised--actually surprised--by the end of a novel; when you're that far in, and you read a lot, you know the conventions, you know that 9 times out of 10 authors will go for the happy ending.Not so here. It's dangled, and then completely subverted, and it's stunningly, incredibly right, even in the sadness.
Every book I read of David Levithan makes me want to read more of his books. That is a good sign.