All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders

 I think I'm done with reading books from lists for a while now that I've finally finished the horror list. Maybe someday I'll pick up on the mystery list again, I don't know, maybe I'll just spend time working through my backlog of books. So it is time to probably wrap up this blog. But after cataloging the books I've read for 14 years it is kind of hard just to stop - I'm not sure why. Probably one day I'll read a really horrible book that I don't feel like making an entry for and that'll be it for the blog. I should just stop now but All the Birds in the Sky was a really good book. Something I'd recommend to friends. And making it the first book that I don't include just seemed wrong. A

Horror Book # 35 - Nightmares & Dreamscapes by Stephen King

 It only took 14 years, but I finally finished the top 50 horror novels according to this website: https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/the-greatest-horror-books-of-all-time

Was it worth it? Maybe. I'm glad to have read Clive Barker. Dean Koontz, not so much. 

Anyway - Nightmares and Dreamscapes was okay. It certainly took me forever to get through. Was a 70 page story about Stephen King's son's little league team necessary? No. Scary? Not at all. 

I enjoyed most of the stories but none of them would be considered his best work. B

Strange Houses by Uketsu

I don't have much to say about Strange Houses except that it is a very fast read, and I had chosen this book to read on a long airplane flight. I ended up finishing it before my transfer and was stuck sitting in my seat with nothing to do for hours. B-

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

 I picked this up at Powell's in Portland, and having now read it, I can say that it is the perfect book to purchase while in Portland. Also, I really enjoyed it. A

Horror Book # 47 - Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

 I'm nearing the end of the horror list. I left this one to read near the end because I knew I'd want to make another attempt at reading the whole series after rereading Interview with the Vampire. And yeah, I can't wait to get started on the next one sometime soon. This book is so good - easily an A.

Horror Book # 50 - Phantoms by Dean Koontz

 Some day I'll reach the end of this horror book list... Phantoms was okay, entertaining but nothing special. Dean Koontz is no Stephen King.  B

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

 I enjoyed it. A-