Something Shiny

I just had a bit of divine misfortune of my own, with a bill over $700 at the auto shop. One of the perils of keeping an older car that’s paid off, I suppose. The best (only not bad?) part was that I got to finish Divine Misfortune from A. Lee Martinez. In an alternate present where all of the old gods are still around and running amok on earth, a couple is foolish enough to select a god to follow with a millenniums old feud with a god of chaos and death. Mr. Martinez has a great sense of humor and I’m looking forward to picking up the rest of his work.

This is in stark contrast to Chuck Palahniuk‘s latest, Tell All. I think I finally have to admit I’m not a fan of his work. He has some brilliant ideas, but they all read like nails on a chalkboard. I suffered through about 100 pages and surrendered. Sorry, Chuck.