wintertime intermission is a time for video games and snoozing . But it ’s also a good time to get some interpretation done , or at least pretend like you ’re live on to understand all the books on those terminal - of - twelvemonth lists . Here ’s what the Gizmodo stave is reading :
Leslie Horn : I require a book to read . What ’s everyone reading ?
Peter Ha : Snow Crash
Eric Limer : Real nerdy but :
have it away the moving picture , butWorld War Zis an awe-inspiring playscript I just reread .
Also John Hodgman ’s complete world noesis trilogy : The Areas of my Expertise , More entropy than You Require , andThat Is All .
There ’s also this book call “ Occupational Hazards ” by Jonathan Segura that has the best use of profanity in all probability ever . And the MC works for a newspaper ! How quaint !
Sam Biddle : The Stories of John Cheever
Brian Barrett : ReadingSweet Toothnow , and it ’s fine so far . of late really enjoyedThe Sisters Brothers .
Kyle Wagner : How I Became a Famous Novelistis a v comical satire novel . Quick read , skillful for a sheet . circle back and finishingthe Sepinwall TV booknow .
Ashley Feinberg : In the middle of this decent now , and it ’s fantastic : Mr. Penumbra ’s 24 - Hour Bookstore : A Novel
Also , if you have n’t before , you should readThe Devil in the White City . Something tells me it ’s powerful up your alley .
Michael Hession : Gotham : a history of New York City to 1898
it ’s monumental , but good to pick away at .
Why Does the World Existby Jim Holt .
just originate it , but obtain good reviews .
Harry Sawyers : Not exactly a new sack any more , but Gary Shteyngart ’s latest , “ Super Sad True Love Story , ” is fantastic .
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