world of goo. still my favorite experience in almost 40 years of pc gaming.
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I live in Maine, and didn't know about pine and roses. thanks for the heads up.
canoeing, woodworking, ask historians, and maine.
this list is almost evenly split between books i love and books i've not heard of. primeval and other times & the shadow of the wind are now at the top of my to-read list. thanks!
The Archive of Alternate Endings by Lindsey Drager is my absolute favorite.
honorable mentions:
- Slumberland by Pauly Beatty
- A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
- Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut
- Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
- The Thought Gang by Tibor Fischer
- The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
- The Cider House Rules by John Irving
yes, but not as much as I read novels. every once in a while I'll come across a book of short stories that piques my interest, and I'll give it a go. if I like it, I'll read more by that author. most recently that was Jason Ockert, I loved all 3 collections of his. last year I read a bunch of Lauren Groff.
I feel like it's harder for an author to pull me into short stories than it is to pull me into a novel, but I think the payoff for me is the same either way. they require some different skills, but good writing is good writing.