The Next Best Book Clubdiscussion

So, there doesn't appear to be any he/him's in the list, so I thought sure, why not. So here is the first album:

Ani DiFranco (1990)

“Both Hands” – Read a book that prominently features a body part, or has a body part in the title
Pandora's Eyes

“Talk to Me Now” – Listen to an audiobook
Waiting for the Barbarians(and many more, I'm a bit of an audiobook junkie)

“The Slant” – Read a book that presents its subject in a unique way
The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of StreaksThe Hot Hand

“Work Your Way Out” – Read a book about working out, or that features a gym/weight loss/exercise
Microserfssince any book about the early 90s has a workout junkie in it andThis Van Could Be Your Lifesince Shubaly is all about the running.

“Dog Coffee” – Read a book with an animal in the title, or that prominently features an animal
Bunny

“Lost Woman Song” – Read a book written by someone who identifies as female
No Apologies-- I know she identifies as a woman since she is my wife.

“Pale Purple” – Read a book with a color in the title
Black Charity

“Rush Hour” – Read a book during your commute (or on your lunch break)
It's Not About You: A Brief Guide to a Meaningful Life

“Fire Door” – Read a Fantasy book
AFTERLIFT #1 (of 5)because I think Uber drivers for the dead qualifies as fantasy.

“The Story” – Read a book solely because of its description
Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven but Nobody Wants to Die: Bioethics and the Transformation of Health Care in Americaand I did that because a description saying medical ethics was enough to get me to read this even before the coronavirus.

“Every Angle” – Read a book in multiple formats (electronic, print, audio) – BONUS POINTS if you read it in all three!!!
No Secrets- audio, print, electronic and of course, I actually did some performance art with the print version andHenry Rollinsand it involves muppets sort of, so that should be a bonus point somewhere too.

“Out of Habit” – Read a book in which the protagonist is struggling with a habit/addiction
This Van Could Be Your Lifebecause Shubaly is also about overcoming addiction.

“Letting the Telephone Ring” – Avoid the hype! Read a lesser known/small press published title
No Regrets: Poemsand on a side note, since I was following Lori's twitter I boughtTender Cutsto read because I understand intimately how important it is to read small press titles.

So one album down. 19 to go, right?

Which Side Are You On (2012)2 down, 18 to Go

“Life Boat” – Read a book that takes place on a boat or island
Isle of 100,000 Graves

“Unworry” – Read a book from a genre you’ve avoided until now
The Hookup

“Which Side Are You On” – Read a book that keeps you thoroughly confused the entire way through
Agency

“Splinter” – Read a book that is told in multiple or fragmented perspectives
Fly Already: Stories-- what better than a book of fragmented perspective short stories to give multiple looks at the strange world.

“Promiscuity” - Read more than one book at a time and take credit for them here
I am by my very nature a promiscuous reader -- the last book I had multiple partners with wasThe Tilt Torn Away from the Seasons: PoemsIt seems that poetry books are easier to read around on and I read around on this book of poems a lot.

“Albacore” – Read a book in which the protagonist has a tattoo(s)
No SecretsNo Secrets -- knowing that the author is the protagonist of most poetry books, I’ll say this qualifies, since the author is well-tatted, but just in case a sacral tattoo does make an appearance in the Kokomo lounge.

“J” – Read a book written by an author whose name starts with J or a character who is only known by a first initial
Given how many books I read by authors whose names start with J, i.e.Jason,John Updike,Judith Viorst,and four or five others, not to mention three by my wife whose name starts with J (J.A. Carter-Winwardthe only book that should count here isInvisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape BehaviorbyJonah Berger.

“If YR Not” – Read a book about a total fuck up
Low Moon-- a caveman living in suburbia who can’t kill his romantic rival because he is sort of a zombie, but not quite. I think that is fucked up, if not a total fuck up. Not to mention it was written by a J. (Jason)

“Hearse” – Read a book that features a funeral home, death, or the afterlife
AFTERLIFT #1 (of 5)about Uber driving afterlifes.

“Mariachi” – Read a book that delves into, or features, a culture different from your own
The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Societysince what culture is more different than ours than the great apes?

“Amendment” – Reread a book from your past and rewrite your review with a fresh set of eyes
Ends and Means in Conflict

“Zoo” – Read a book that had a word with the letter Z in the title
Why We're Polarized,bonus point if the answer to the question posed by the title is that "politics is a zoo"?