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PAUL "BLOWFISH" LOVELL

1 - Arthur Rimbaud: Complete Works Trans by Paul Schmidt 1975 Insanely influential poetry. Outrageous life.
2 - All I Did Was Shoot My Man by Walter Mosley 2012 Mystery. Good.
3 - Big Beat Heat John Jackson 1991 About Alan Freed and the early years of Rock and Roll. Excellent.
4 - Final Harvest: Emily Dickenson Ed by Thomas Johnson 1890 575 Poems. The whole body of work is what's amazing.
5 - Complexity Mitchell Waldrop 1995 New science, started in Santa Fe Institute, used to explain evolution and chaotic systems. Very Good.
6 - Snow John Banville 2020 Mystery, old style.
7 - Patti Smith on Patti Smith Ed by Aidan Levy 2021 Interviews that span Smith's entire career.
8 - The Stories of Heinrich Boll Heinrich Boll 1994 Very good. 63 short stories from 1945-85.
9 - Thomas Jefferson: the Art of Power Jon Meacham 2012 Excellent. One lesson - politics has always been contentious.
10 - What, And Give Up Showbiz? Fred Taylor 2020 Lots of stories and history of Boston Jazz Clubs - Paul's Mall and Jazz Workshop. .

11 - Becoming Richard Pryor   Scott Saul 2014   Well done. A complicated artist and career.
12 - A Dangerous Talent   Charlotte + Aaron Elkins 2012   Cozy mystery set in Santa Fe art world.
13 - Dante's Inferno   Dante/Jo Bang  2012   A modern translation with current illusions tucked in. Anachronistic fun.
14 - Here on Earth: A Natural History of the Planet   Tim Flannery  2010   Mostly about man's effect on earth. Sobering.
15 - I'm Not Holding Your Coat   Nancy Barile 2020  Stories of Philly/Boston punk.
16 - Between Two Worlds   H. Perry Horton 2016   Perspectives on Twin Peaks. Too much plot rehash.
17 - Skeleton Dance   Aaron Elkins  2000   Satisfying mystery.
18 - Hardware   Linda Barnes 1995   Mystery novel with Boston backdrop.
19 - Godel, Escher,Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid   Douglas Hofstadter  1979   Molecular biology, logic, computer language, art and music. A lot over my head.
20 - When No One Is Watching   Alyssa Cole  2020  Interesting mystery a la Get Out.

21 - The Hidden History of Coined Words   Ralph Keyes 2021   Breezy read.
22 - Winds of the Steppe   Bernard Olivier  2020   Hiking the Silk Road. Mostly about the vicissitudes of hiking and little about the Silk Road.
23 - A Curse to Die For   Charlotte + Aaron Elkins 2013   Mystery - art forgery with the Greek Islands as backdrop.
24 - The Dog Star   W.S. DiPiero 1990   Poetry. Good.
25 - My Sister the Serial Killer   Oyinkan Braithwaite 2017   Mystery set in Lagos, Nigeria. Fun read.
26 - Tropic of Cancer   Henry Miller  1934  Torrents of rantings. Provocative situations that are laced with literary/artistic concerns. Comic exaggerations.
27 - Renegade   Fredrick Turner 2011   The making of Tropic of Cancer. Part bio and part literary criticism. Very good.
28 - The Last Lecture   Randy Pausch/Zaslow 2008   Life lessons from professor with terminal cancer.
29 - Flashpoint   Linda Barnes 1999  Mystery set in Boston.
30 - Verses that Hurt   Ed by Trachtenberg 1996   Poems from PoemFone poets.

31 - Falling Man   Don DeLillo 2007  Living and coping with the after effects of 911.
32 - Don't Be So ...   Hirst/Miller 2002   Poetry.
33 -The Library: An Illustrated History   Stuart Murray 2012   Inspiring places.
34 - Switcheroo   Aaron Elkins 2016   Satisfying mystery set in the Channel Islands.
35 - Gold   Isaac Asimov 1995   Some essays and his final short stories. Asimov wrote over 400 books.
36 - The Politics of Obedience   Etienne De La Boetie 1552/1997   The Discourse of Voluntary Servitude. About dictators/tyrants.
37 - The Nix   Nathan Hill 2017  Novel. Very good.
38 - Beowulf   Trans by Seamus Heaney  1000/2000   The classic.
39 - Grendal   John Gardner 1971   Beowulf story from the monsters view. Not big on this , but did make me think.
40 - The First to Lie   Hank Phillipi Ryan 2020   Mystery. Terrible.

41 - Bathed in Lightning   Colin Harper 2014   Lots about 60s London blues/jazz scene. Early career of John Mc Laughlin.
42 - The Art Whisperer   Charlotte + Aaron Elkins 2014.   Mystery in the art world of Palm Springs.
43 - Pale Kings and Princes   Robert B Parker 1987   A Spenser mystery.
44 - Godel   Casti/DePauli 2000   Life and theories of Godel. Mind boggling ideas.
45 - Madness and Civilization   Michael Foucault  1965   A history of how we treat the insane. Sobering in a few ways.
46 - Sixkill   Robert Parker 2011   Spenser novel.
47 - Snake Pit Therapy   Sonny Vincent   2021   Short book of fiction and bio from NYC punker.
48 - Patterns of Home   Jacobson/Silverstein/Winslow 2005   Coffee table book on home design. House porn.
49 - Murder at the Breakers   Alyssa Maxwell 2014   Mystery set in Newport, RI.
50 - Wetlands   Charlotte Roche 2008  This received much notoriety because of its frank descriptions of body functions. It does it in a pulpy, humorous way. Gross.

51 - Proustian Uncertainties.   Saul Friedlander 2020   Examines Proust as author and narrator of Search for Lost Time.
52 - Norman Foster: Global Architecture   Martin Pawley  1999   Reviews the lifework of architect Foster.
53 - Tropic of Capricorn   Henry Miller  1939   An eruption of words. Problems depicting women and races.
54 - Ever Fallen in Love  Pete/Louie Shelley  2021   interviews with Shelley about Buzzcock songs..
55 - The Trouble with Mirrors   Charlotte + Aaron Elkins 2016   Mystery with San Francisco backdrop.
56 - When Things Fall Apart   Pema Chodron 1997   About meditation and Buddhist thought.
57 - A Dragon In Mars' Maple Sand   Anthony Etherin 2010   Poetry/Stories created from anagrams and palindromes.
58 - The Ragged Edge of the World   Eugene Linden 2011   The effect of civilization on the wildest places on Earth.
59 - Fifty Shattered Sculptures   Anthony Etherin  2016   Anagrams, Palindromes and Lipograms.
60 - The Thursday Murder Club   Richard Osman 2020  Fun mystery. English retirement home with lively elders.

61 - Manet: Painter of Modern Life   Francoise Cachin  1995   Bio and paintings.
62 - The Top Ten   J. Peder Zane  2007  34 authors pick their favorite books.
63 - Blood Water   F. Colin Duerden  2016   Mystery set in Bermuda.
64 - A Glancing Light   Aaron Elkins  1991   Mystery set in the art world of Italy.
65 - Metamorphoses   Ovid/Reed 8 AD   All the ancient myths. Annotated by Reed.
66 - John Woman   Waler Mosely 2018   Mystery, too far fetched. Secret society, revisionist history.
67 - Under the Wave at Waimea   Paul Theroux 2021   Novel. Life long surfer hits bad patch. Very good.
68 - Mind Tools   Rudy Rucker 1987   Mathematics and it's connection too information theory.
69 - Write Like the Masters   William Cane  2009   Explains the techniques of 21 famous authors.
70 - Lost Illusions   Balzac  1837   A major work dealing with publishing and printing but most of all - French society.

71 - The White Label Promo Preservation Society   Maido/Cohen 2021  Very subjective reevaluation of 'flop' albums.
72 - Walk Don't Run: The Story of the Ventures   Del Halterman 2009   A year by year accounting of the Ventures career. Satisfying.
73 -Heart of the World   Linda Barnes  2006   Mystery.
74 - Pietr the Latvian   Georges Simeon  1931   The first Inspector Maigret mystery.
75 - Inside Comedy   David Steinberg 2021   Behind the scene stories of famous comics.
76 - Kraftwerk: Future Music from Germany   Uwe Schutte  2020   I appreciate their influence more after reading this.
77 - Atheist Manifesto   Michel Onfray  2005  Points are made against religions but the author gets angry and verges on ranting.
78 - Architecture of the Absurd   John Silber 2007   BU's Silber gets cranky on architecture. Amusing in it's way .
79 - Soulville, USA: The Story of Stax Records   Rob Bowman 1997   From the glory days to bankruptcy - 1957 to 1976.
80 - City of Fallen Angels   Paul Buchanan  2020   Noir mystery.

81 - Icy Clutches   Aaron Elkins 1990   Murder mystery set in Glacier Bay , Alaska.
82 - Purgatorio   Dante/Trans by Jo Bang 1400/2021   Modern translation using anachronistic references.
83 - What About the Baby   Alice McDermont 1982   Thoughts on literature and advice to writers.
84 - Roadrunner   Joshua Clover 2021   All about J. Richman song. Short, yet still seemed drawn out.
85 - Hamlet   Shakespeare 1200   Play with commentaries.
86 - Unzipped   Suzi Quatro 2007   Auto bio of the glam rocker.
87 - Eunoia  Christian Bok 2009   Book of 'restricted writing'. Mostly lipograms - pieces that use only one vowel.
88 - Cold Case   Linda Barnes  1997   Mystery.  
89 - Dali   Gilles Neret 2015   Coffee table book on Salvador Dali.
90 - Curses   Aaron Elkins  1989   Mystery situated in the Yucatan.

91 - A Murder of Crows Descending, Displacing and Exultation of Larks   Dave Morrison 2021   Poems.
92 - I Gotta Rock   Mach Bell 2021   Diary of Bell of local group Thundertrain.
93 - The Dali Legacy   Brown/Bouts 2021   Biography and review of his works. Very Good.
94 - Fellowship of Fear   Aaron Elkins 1982   Mystery set in Germany.
95 - God, If You're Not Up There, I'm Screwed   Darrell Hammond 2011   SNL impressionist. Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, self mutilation -all stemming from childhood/parental abuse. Horrendous stories.
96 - Why Does the World Exist   Jim Holt 2012   Lots of theories from philosophy and science are reviewed.
97 - Morrissey: The Pageant of His Bleeding Heart   Gavin Hopps 2009  Exploring the persona and lyrics of Morrissey.
98 - Vile Bodies   Evelyn Waugh 1997   The height of English humor for some. Too 'wacky' for me but had some laughs.
99 - Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink   Elvis Costello 2015   Didn't like. Not chronological. Too clever for it's own good. No feeling of the early punk scene where he started.
100 - Moonflower Murders   Anthony Horowitz  2020  Clever fun mystery.

101 - Dead Men's Hearts   Aaron Elkins  1994   Mystery set in Europe.
102 - Further Adventures of Carlotta Carlyle   Linda Barnes 2015   Three mystery stories with Boston setting.
103 - Stoppard: The Plays for Radio   Tom Stoppard  1994   Very good.
104 - Exteriors   Annie Ernaux 1996   Observations while walking in street - Flaneur style.
105 - Old Gods Almost Dead   Stephen Davis 2006   40 years of the Rolling Stones history. Those early years are riveting.

Short stories/plays or books I didn't give full attention to.

The Sarcasm Handbook   Lawrence Dorfman 2017 
Cliff Notes: Beowulf  
A Delightful Little Book on Aging   Stephanie Raffelock  2020   Short book.
Bright Summaries: Tropic of Cancer   Benjamin Taylor 1993 
Punk Rocker Brenda Perlin 2016 
Treasure   Oyinkan Braithwaite  2020   Short story.