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What I read in January 2010

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

I read six books in January! I know that Sasha over at Sasha & the Silverfish has me beat (she read twenty-two this month), but I’m still proud.

  1. Under the Dome by Stephen King
  2. The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
  3. My Clockwork Heart by Joely Sue Burkhart
  4. Fray by Joss Whedon
  5. Wormwood: It Only Hurts When I Pee by Ben Templesmith
  6. Wormwood: Calamari Rising by Ben Templesmith

This month, I’m going to try to beat my own record and read 10! What did you read in January?

Wormwood: Calamari Rising

Saturday, January 30th, 2010
Wormwood: Calamari Rising

Wormwood: Calamari Rising

I loved the first two Wormwood books. They were genius; how can you possibly beat stripteasing Leprechauns and giant squid? The third book, Calamari Rising, took the Wormwood trilogy to a whole new level.

The Brothers Calamari visit Earth to take revenge on Wormwood and to absorb his knowledge into their already huge pot of knowledge. The gang — Medusa, Phoebe, Mr. P, the Leprechaun queen, and Medusa’s girls — band together to fight the squid. I can’t tell you the rest without spoiling anything, but oh, man, was it great.

I would have to say that this book was my favorite Wormwood book. I really, really hope that Ben Templesmith does more.