2010 Reading #67: The Origin of Species

Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
61. Life Sucks by Jessica Abel, Gabriel Soria, and Warren Pleece.
62. JLA: Classifed: New Maps of Hell by Warren Ellis and Jackson Guice.
63. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Book One of The Inheritance Trilogy) by N. K. Jemisin.
64. Fear Itself by Walter Mosley.
65. Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire by Naomi Novik.
66. Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 2 by Edmond Hamilton, Jim Shooter, et al.

67. The Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin. Sometimes I want to read something more or less so that I can say that I have. Now I have. The prose is a bit unwieldy, as are some of the arguments; I really longed for the clarity of say, Stephen Jay Gould's writing while I was working my way through this. But it's one of the most important books in the English language, so I'm glad I read it.

2010 Reading #68: The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak

Books 1-10.
Books 11-20.
Books 21-30.
Books 31-40.
Books 41-50.
Books 51-60.
61. Life Sucks by Jessica Abel, Gabriel Soria, and Warren Pleece.
62. JLA: Classifed: New Maps of Hell by Warren Ellis and Jackson Guice.
63. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (Book One of The Inheritance Trilogy) by N. K. Jemisin.
64. Fear Itself by Walter Mosley.
65. Tongues of Serpents: A Novel of Temeraire by Naomi Novik.
66. Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 2 by Edmond Hamilton, Jim Shooter, et al.
67. The Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life by Charles Darwin.

68. The Love We Share Without Knowing by Christopher Barzak. I suppose I should disclaim that I consider Chris a friend. This, of course, means that I was kicking myself about not having read this book before now--and once I started it I was kicking myself even harder. I admired Chris's first novel, One For Sorrow, but The Love We Share Without Knowing is a big step up: larger in scope, but simultaneously greater in depth. The book is about the intersections between a group of American and Japanese characters, and the insight he displays reveals something about each national character, but more about humans as a whole. I'm sorry; the preceding is the sort of grand and sweeping statement I try to avoid, but this book warrants it. It's extraordinary stuff.