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Books
Books I'm working through, books I've finished, and books still on the shelf. New ones get added as I go.
$ wc -l books/ -> 13 books
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Currently Reading / Re-reading
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08-02-26 11:38 pm Various Authors, ed. Marisa Lewis non-fictionart instructionart
Art Fundamentals
A refresher on the basics, years after art school. Light, shape, color, composition, perspective, depth, and anatomy.
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08-04-26 7:00 pm Frank Herbert (Author), Brian Herbert (Adapter), Kevin J. Anderson (Adapter), Raúl Allén (Illustrator), Patricia Martín (Illustrator) science fictiongraphic novel
Dune: The Graphic Novel
Picked up all three as they came out, finally starting Book 1 this month.
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Will Read Soon
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08-02-26 11:56 pm Various contributors, ed. Marisa Lewis non-fictionart instructionart
Beyond Art Fundamentals
This one's next on my list. I'm working through Art Fundamentals first, and once that's done, I'll start this one. Coming soon.
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08-04-26 7:00 pm Frank Herbert (Author), Brian Herbert (Adapter), Kevin J. Anderson (Adapter), Raúl Allén (Illustrator), Patricia Martín (Illustrator) science fictiongraphic novel
Dune: The Graphic Novel
Up next after Book 1. I'll get to this one soon.
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08-04-26 7:00 pm Frank Herbert (Author), Brian Herbert (Adapter), Kevin J. Anderson (Adapter), Raúl Allén (Illustrator), Patricia Martín (Illustrator) science fictiongraphic novel
Dune: The Graphic Novel
Last of the three. Once Book 1 and Book 2 are done, this one's up.
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All Books
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08-03-26 7:10 pm Arthur C. Clarke [*****] science fiction
2001: A Space Odyssey
My first sci-fi movie, watched in the 1970s without captions. The book filled in everything I'd missed, five stars.
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08-03-26 8:25 pm Arthur C. Clarke [****-] science fiction
2010: Odyssey Two
The sequel's dialogue-heavy movie, released in theaters in 1984, lost me without captions, but the book made the story click. Reread it a few times since.
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08-04-26 4:57 am Arthur C. Clarke [*****] science fiction
2061: Odyssey Three
The best ending in the series, goosebumps and all. Five stars, and I always hoped for a movie that never came.
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08-04-26 6:40 am Arthur C. Clarke [***--] science fiction
3001: The Final Odyssey
Part of me wishes 2061 had been the final book. This one felt like an afterthought, three stars for now.
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08-20-26 6:00 pm Wayne Craven [***--] non-fictionart
American Art: History and Culture
Not an easy read given its size, but I stuck with it and came away familiar with the history of American art.
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08-20-26 8:30 pm Rita Gilbert & William McCarter [*****] non-fictionart
Living with Art
Read this one slowly over many weeks, a small section at a time, taking care to study the art in each part before moving on.
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08-03-26 4:54 pm Stephen King [*****] fictionhorror
Skeleton Crew
My favorite horror book of all time. This copy's from the mid 1980s and still gives me chills.
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08-03-26 3:42 pm Ann Charters (University of Connecticut) [****-] fictionshort fiction
The Story and Its Writer
An anthology of 60 short stories I've had since the mid 1990s. Sixty stories, one at a time, finally getting back to it.
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