Bad Glacier

And you all thought I forgot about it! Ha!

Book 1: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book): A Citizen’s Guide to Democracy Inaction

This is one of the funniest things ever. And it doesn’t swing as far to the left as the show itself, so it’s something I could see people of all political views enjoying (as long as they have a sense of humor, of course).

The book is organized like a high school government textbook, so it’s basically a bunch of humorous graphs, illustrations, side notes, and short essays grouped by topic (with “discussion questions” at the end of each chapter, of course). It works well, and the book really covers a good bit of ground. It’s easy to pick up for a few minutes when you feel like wasting time. And it’s funny. I mentioned that, right?

Book 2: Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, by Susanna Clarke

You’ve probably heard of this. Yes, it’s about magic. Yes, it’s set in England. No, it’s not Harry Potter for adults. Yes, it’s set in the early 1800s, yes, it’s long, and yes, there are footnotes. But they’re amusing, informative footnotes and you won’t mind reading them. Yes, it’s good. Read it when you have the time to spare.

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