Friday, April 3, 2009

Roger Pylypa

Top Five Recent Books

1. Oryx and Crake – Margaret Atwood.

Hybrid futuristic chemically-induced world.

2. The Flying Troutmans – Miriam Toews.

F’ing funny roadtrip.

3. Kira Kira – Cynthia Kadohara.

Children’s fiction.

4. Long Path to Freedom – Nelson Mandela.

5. Godel, Escher, Bach – Douglas Hofstadter.

Just read the easy parts if you like.


Top Five All-Time Reads

1. The Aeneid – Vergil.

So what if it’s 2000 years old?

2. Ulysses – James Joyce.

If Wilde could see us now.

3. Midnight’s Children – Salman Rushdie.

Booker of Bookers. Too many nose jokes.

4. Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll

5. The Consolation of Philosophy – Boethius.

Only 1500 years old.

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