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I finished Harlan Ellison's "Shatterday." Wow - just wow. That's got to be one of the best Ellison works I've read so far. Can't believe it took me forty-three years to get to it. When he's in the zone he is so so good.

I’m still reading some Gai-Jin, The Godfather, and Portrait of a Lady.


1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison

I finally finished The Godfather by Mario Puzo. It was a very enjoyable book. I liked it even more than I expected to. I think I'll read Jeb Bush's Immigration Wars next on my Kindle.

I'm still reading Gai-Jin and, very rarely, Portrait of a Lady.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo

I just finished a book on immigration policy by Jen Bush and Clint Bolick. It was interesting and boring at the same time but I’m glad I read it.

I’ll be done with Gai-Jin soon. Not sure what I’m reading next for my next kindle book...


1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick

I finished Gai-Jin! Good book riddled with problems, but I enjoyed it. Will knock out a couple of short books before starting King Rat. Maybe three.

Good times!

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell

Knocked out re-reading Baudrillard's "The Spirit of Terrorism" which is insightful and haunting. Hard to read but some great thoughts and reflection in there, as is typical of his writing.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard

I read another short book in "The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments" by Lawrence Toombs. It was really interesting and I enjoyed it a lot.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs

I finished King Rat. Two more Asian Saga books to go. I’ll start Noble House soon - the only I’ve never read. Still reading Carrie and Portrait of a Lady. Good times.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell

I knocked out Carrie as well. Good book but certainly the weakest Stephen King I’ve read. But it was his first.... imma read Left Hand of Darkness next.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King

Finished Spelunky by Derek Yu. Pretty good book and among my favorite from Boss Fight Books.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu

I knocked out another Boss Fight book in FFV. Wow - it was really really good. Makes me want to play FFV again but I think I just need to get back into FFVI and continue my journey there. FFV is a great game, though, and the book is pretty damn good too.

I think my next Boss Fight will be Silent Hill 2. Am still chipping away at Noble House and Left Hand of Darkness and Portrait of a Lady. Good times.

1. Shogun by James Clavell
2. The Spider's War by Daniel Abraham
3. Tai-Pan by James Clavell
4. The Last Druid by Terry Brooks
5. Shatterday by Harlan Ellison
6. The Godfather by Mario Puzo
7. Immigration Wars: Forging an American Solution by Jeb Bush and Clint Bolick
8. Gai-Jin by James Clavell
9. The Spirit of Terrorism by Jean Baudrillard
10. The Threshold of Christianity: Between the Testaments by Lawrence E. Toombs
11. King Rat by James Clavell
12. Carrie by Stephen King
13. Spelunky by Derek Yu
14. Final Fantasy V by Chris Kohler