I went into this because I wanted to invigorate my writing, and so it shouldn't surprise me that I've been reading less and writing more. That isn't going to divert me from my goal, but it is one of the things that makes it harder to reach 1000 by 2013. I guess my goal should really be just to burrow my way through 1000 book as rapidly as I can, so I can get all the junky books and unread good stuff out of the way.
(This is the true purpose of all this--I have too many unread books.)
So I am up to clsoe to 65k in my new book, and am not reading as much, but it is a good exchange.
130. THE LAST MAN ON EARTH edited by Isaac Asimov and Martin H. Greenberg
Good collection of stories about one of my favorite SF subject (and a lot of people's least-favorite, I was surprised to learn). The standout is by Edmund Hamilton called "In the World's Dusk," which is close to being a Clark Ashton Smith fantasy. Also includes "The Underdweller," my favorite William F. Nolan. This is going for big bucks on Amazon.
131. STORIES OF YOUR LIFE by Ted Chiang
This guy is phenomenal. Each story is good, but "Tower of Babylon" (which I'd read before) is one of the great stories of the past couple of decades. The title story is innovative and sad, about a woman whose mind is altered as she tries to learn an alien language, so she can see into the future...I'll leave it at that. Just read this one.
132. THE MEDIUM IS THE MASSAGE (sic) by Marshall McLuhan
133. THE YEAR'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION #19 edited by Gardner Dozois
134. THE APOCALYPSE NOW BOOK by Peter Cowie
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