Yes, the same RIF that Ed Asner used to pimp when I was a child. I made a promise to myself that this year I would read fiction exclusively; after a decade of reading nothing but history and social commentary I was feeling a tad parched and friends and family were beginning to wrinkle their noses at my desiccated state. So, eBay has become my closest confidant has been supplying my with a near inexhaustible bounty of fiction.

Since I have been feeling painfully nostalgic, I decided to read mostly science fiction and fantasy which it turns out has been a refreshing change of pace for me. However, looking over my reading list I am left feeling a touch behind, particularly since the year is more than half over and I have some thirty books left to read (not counting those on my eBay watch list!). I posted the list here, it is also under Static on the right, just to remind myself of how many more books I have to read. I’ll try and motivate myself to give thumbnail reviews of the books as I read them, although, motivation to do so might prove elusive.