Monday, October 17, 2011

An Abundance of Katherines

Book #143 (Unique books)
Book #21 in 2011
An Abundance of Katherines
by John Green
"Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships."

October 14th to October 17th - 4 days - 227 pages

Friday, October 14, 2011

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Book #142 (Unique books)
Book #20 in 2011

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

"According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will end on Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon--both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle--are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist..."

August 12th to October 14th - 60 days (2 months) - 398 pages