My reading in December (plus the end of November):
- Mr. Peanut by Adam Ross (finished): I finally finished it! During the whole novel Ross shifts in time and location as well as between two story lines. It was sometimes really hard to follow the story (stories) and not get lost in all the time shifts and all those characters and everything. It would probably be the best to reread the book straightaway – or at least in some weeks – to really get it all. I don't think I'm gonna do this however.
- Be Ready When the Sh*t Goes Down: A Survival Guide to the Apocalypse by Forrest Griffin and Erich Krauss: Most parts of this book are satirical though there is a message, a subtext in it which says that we (the human) are crazy idiots and will come to an end. For me it was not as entertaining as Forrest's first book Got Fight? of but still I had to laugh a lot (due in no small part to the senseless stories and anecdotes).
- New York 100 Momente (German) by Andreas Hallaschka (author) and Philip Koschel (photographer): An illustrated book with a hundred moments described in some few words and illustrated with over a hundred beautiful photos of the city that never sleeps. Plus a short but lovely essay at the end of the book. Wonderful!
- The Catcher in the Rye by Jerome David Salinger (unfinished): I could finally bring myself to start this big classic.
- Hot Shots Tips and Tricks for Taking Better Pictures by Kevin Meredith (unfinished): Illustrated photography book with tips and tricks for taking better pictures.