There's nothing thematic going on here. Just some books I'd like to read. Also, I swear I made this list before I saw Brandon's (Kawabata must be in the air).
Edgar A. Poe: Mournful and Never-ending Remembrance, Kenneth Silverman
The Undertaking: Life Studies from a Dismal Trade, Thomas Lynch
Marcovaldo, or Seasons in the City, Italo Calvino
Palm-of-the-Hand Stories, Yusanari Kawabata
Death Comes for the Archbishop, Willa Cather
Railsea, China Mieville
Railsea - 6
ReplyDeleteCarcovaldo - 5
Palm of Hand - 4
Archbishop - 3
Undertaking - 2
Poe - 1
Great reads! Here's my rather arbitrary ranking:
ReplyDelete6- Marcovaldo
5- Palm of the Hand
4- Archbishop
3- Poe
2- Railsea
1- Undertaking
Carcovaldo - 6
ReplyDeleteRailsea - 5
Palm of Hand - 4
Poe - 3
Undertaking - 2
Archbishop - 1
Amen and amen.
The Undertaking - 6
ReplyDeleteArchbishop - 5
Marcovaldo - 4
Palm of the Hand - 3
Poe - 2
Railsea- 1
Again, not looking........
ReplyDeleteRailsea - 6
Death Comes For The Archbishop - 5
Marcovaldo - 4
Poe - 3
Palm-Of-The-Hand Stories - 2
The Undertaking - 1