52 BOOKS IN 52 WEEKS. I'M WAY BEHIND!

#14
King Dork
by Frank Portman
Two high school losers stumble around, form band, get chicks. Story of every band you love.
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#13
The Joke's Over
by Ralph Steadman
Ralph Steadman's memoirs of his times with Hunter S. Thompson. Biting, funny and a bit sad. One half of the Gonzo world talking about the other half.
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#12
The Anti-Matter Anthology: A 1990s Post-Punk & Hardcore Reader
by Norman Brannon
Compilation of interviews from Anti-Matter Zine. Interesting to read the rationalizations of '90s bands who played a bar one day and had a major label the next.
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#11
Perfect From Now On
by John Sellers
Clueless Grand Rapids guy becomes a huge music snob. Makes many lists and bold statements about greatest songs/band. Most are inaccurate.
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#10
The Last Apprentice : Attack of the Fiend
by Joseph Delaney
Yeah, I read them all.
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#9
The Last Apprentice : Night of the Soul Stealer
by Joseph Delaney
The Spook's former apprentice returns and gets up in everyone's grill.
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#8
The Last Apprentice : Curse of the Bane
by Joseph Delaney
The Bane is on the loose, the Spook get beat down, Alice reappears and the pet boggart kicks some ass.
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#7
9Tail Fox
Jon Courtenay Grimwood
A well reviewed, but overly-long story about a San Francisco detective who is murdered and wakes up in another body, tasked by the 9-tailed fox to solve his own murder.
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#6
Overclocked
Cory Doctorow
An excellent collection of stories from one of my favorite sci-fi writers (even tho I couldn't get through his last book).
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#5
Tales of a Punk Rock Nothing
Abram Shalom Himelstein & Jamie Schweser
A not-very-good book that reminds me why I hated "The Scene" and how people take their shit way too seriously.
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#4
How We Are Hungry
Dave Eggers
Short (and not so short) stories. Good writing, not always the most interesting.
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#3
Vintage Murakami
Haruki Murakami
A collection of short stories and excerpts from Japan's premier novelist.
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#2
The Last Apprentice : Revenge of the Witch
by Joseph Delaney
Yes, it's listed as a young adult novel, but I need some easy books if I'm going to make it. Very well written and actually pretty spooky.
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#1
My First Time
Edited by Chris Duncan
Do you remember your first Hardcore show? If you went to one, the answer is yes. If you don't remember, you're still a poser. A collection of first time show stories from a range of people, old and young.
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