American Gods by Neil Gaiman

So this is another book on my "popular fiction" list of things that I had to read. One of those books whose reputation was so big that I knew that if I didn't read it, I would be wondering what the book was really like for too long. That being said, I knew nothing substantial about this…

The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss

My name is Kvothe... I have stolen princesses back from sleeping barrow kings. I burned down the town of Trebon. I have spent the night with Felurian and left with both my sanity and my life. I was expelled from the University at a younger age than most people are allowed in. I tread paths…

Good Omens, the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

On Saturday, right before dinner, the world will end. As the armies of Heaven and Hell, Good and Evil, Light and Darkness get ready for the final battle, an unlikely pair of friends work together to stop the end of the world. There is only one problem: someone seems to have misplaced the anti-christ. Hey…

Foe by J.M. Coetzee

In Foe, Coetzee retells the story of Crusoe's island, with one change: what if it wasn't just Crusoe and Friday on the island? Susan Barton gets washed up onto Crusoe's island after she is shipwrecked, and once she, Crusoe, and Friday are rescued, she sets forth in the task of setting down the truth about the…

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao follows a family that has been cursed by the fukú, and details some of their history, as well as the life of a boy named Oscar. Told from the perspective of Yunior, a friend of the family's, the book narrates events happening in America, as well as in…

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King

Last year, a mercedes drove into a crowd of people, killing eight and injuring many more. There were no suspects, and the killer was never apprehended. Now, the Mercedes Killer has sent a letter to Det-Ret Hodges in an attempt to force the man's hand toward suicide. But this could be just the thing Hodges…

The Martian by Andy Weir

(Warning for language.) Log Entry: Sol 6 I'm pretty much fucked. That's my considered opinion. Fucked. Six days into what should be the greatest month of my life, and it's turned into a nightmare. I don't even know who'll read this. I guess someone will find it eventually. Maybe a hundred years from now. For…

Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk

Gentlemen, welcome to fight club. First rule of fight club is: you do not talk about fight club.  The second rule of fight club is: you do not talk about fight club.  The third rule: someone yells stop, goes limp, or taps out, the fight is over. The fourth rule: only two guys to a…

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

This book is essentially about a girl named Feyre, who is out hunting one day in order to provide for her family, when she kills a wolf. As punishment, she must go to Prythian (the land of the fey), where she will live out the remainder of her days or die. However, something much darker…

Hawkeye by Matt Fraction and David Aja

For those of you who don't know--though with the newest Avengers movie coming out and with the last one being such a big hit, this may not be news to you, but--Hawkeye is the Avenger with the bow and arrows. This is his graphic novel, and I have to say that it was absolutely amazing.…