Just to break up the Book Reports a little, how about an AtoZ? Courtesy of my LibraryThing, which makes it easier.\n
A<\/b> is for Alice in Wonderland<\/I>, which isn’t too surprising.\n
B<\/b> is for Beowolf<\/I>, because it’s becoming culturally hot for no particular reason.\n
C<\/b> is for Catch-22<\/I>, although it’s a tough choice, because The Chosen<\/I> and Chicken Soup with Rice<\/I> have each been my Favorite Book, for a time.\n
D<\/b> is for Dombey and Son<\/I>, because I’m halfway through rereading it, and it’s wonderful.\n
E<\/b> is for The Essential Calvin and Hobbes<\/I>.\n
F<\/b> is for Fire Watch<\/I>, because for some reason we own two copies.\n
G<\/b> is for Galileo<\/I>, the Bertolt Brecht play, although I also am very fond of The Garden Party and other plays<\/I> by Vaclav Havel, both of which maintain a certain political vibrancy.\n
H<\/b> is for Hop on Pop<\/I>, a drastically underrated book, up there with Dr. Seuss’ most magnificent creations.\n
I<\/b> is for I Am the Messenger<\/I>, which I haven’t read yet, but which comes very highly recommended.\n
J<\/b> is for James and the Giant Peach<\/I>. We own two copies of that one, too.\n
K<\/b> is for Kind Hearts and Coronets<\/I>, the screenplay, which actually isn’t as good a screenplay as one might think, but since it’s impossible to read it without recalling the wonderful movie, the experience is up to snuff despite itself.\n
L<\/b> is for Leave it to Psmith<\/I>, a perfect novel in every way.\n
M<\/b> is for The Mask of Apollo<\/I>, which is my oldest friend.\n
N<\/b> is for The Norton Anthology of English Literature<\/I>, because how could it not be?\n
O<\/b> is for One for the Morning Glory<\/I>, which you really should read.\n
P<\/b> is for Pirke Avot<\/I>, which doesn’t so much begin with a P as a pay<\/I>, but I am not doing an aleph<\/I> to tav<\/I>, nor do I have books that start with more than four or five of those letters.\n
Q<\/b> is for Queen Zixi of Ix<\/I>, because the only other Q<\/I> book I have is Quiddith through the Ages<\/I>.\n
R<\/b> is for Red Harvest<\/I>, which I once read aloud at story readings, a chapter every other week, was it? Or maybe once a month? No, that couldn’t have been possible.\n