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The Forever War by Joe Haldeman.

The Year of the Flood, Margaret Atwood Fab follow-up on Oryx and Crake. Not really a sequel as portions of the two storylines overlap with some of the same characters at different times in their lives. Very interesting. I'm looking forward to a third and final book.

This thread reminded me of this YouTube video about a HUGE book collection. I can't remember how I came upon it - maybe here? Anyways, I think it's very cool.

Perdido Street Station has been on my TBR list for years, so maybe I'll move it up my list a little faster. :)

Spook Country by William Gibson. Good, not great. I've enjoyed some of his other books more (Neuromancer, Pattern Recognition, Virtual Light).

Never Let Me Go is quite topical - cloning, organ transplants. It's a relatively easy read and the writing is sublime. The "war is bad" theme in books like Catch-22 is very broad, not very original and will be difficult to make stand out.

Wow, it just goes to show you can learn something new everyday. I'd never heard of the term Steampunk before, so just ignored this thread until now. Makes sense (the term steampunk, that is). :)

I first read it one way, then realized he might have meant the other - thus my question.

Are you asking about books for a course on American literature (i.e. books written by American authors) or a high school literature course in America?

I agree. One of the only reasons I find ereaders attractive is the ease of portability when traveling. If I'm away for any length of time, I like to bring several books. With the greater weight restrictions on airlines, I find it harder and harder to find books I want to bring as opposed to...

They forgot Aggravate, Irritate and Bug.

Pontalba, you should try a spreadsheet. It's great being able to make your own categories and sort whenever and whatever you like. I also have partial lists on LibraryThing and Goodreads, but it takes so long to enter everything!

From the library: The Year of the Flood - Margaret Atwood The Bishop's Man - Linden McIntyre

I use an Excel workbook with different sheets for what I've read, favourites in different genres, TBR, wishlists, recommendations (including from who and where), current reading, abandoned, etc. I can sort by author, title, date read - I love that. I used to use regular paper journals, but...

She is having a Q&A on Goodreads September 20 - 24, 2010. Q&A with Margaret Atwood She says: Its a public group, so anyone can join.

How about Never Let Me Go?

Now, that is cool.

Obason is definitely worth reading.

This requires elaboration. Somewhere a dog embarked upon a barque, but finding nothing but a debarked tree, decided to disembark.

Fifth Business - Roberston Davies