Josh H.

What do I do when I'm not at the library:
When not librarianing I read, write, watch movies, play music and watch others play music as much as possible. Occasionally I eat and/or sleep.

If I wrote an autobiography, its title would be:
So. Now what?

What I'm reading now:
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke

The last thing I read:
Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor

My 5ish favorite books written since the beginning of time (in no order):

• A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole
• Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
• Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood by Algernon Blackwood
• The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling 
• The Castle by Franz Kafka
• The Sirens of Titan by Kurt Vonnegut
• Ubik by Philip K Dick
• The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov
• Monkey: A Journey to the West  by Wu Cheng'en
• Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein 
• The BFG by Roald Dahl
• The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K.Le Guin

Is that 5? I think that's 5.

Favorite Genres and Subgenres:
For little people (also known as children):

• Mythlogy/Fairy Tales: I'm going to cheat here and say I like them all.
• Graphic Novels: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Superheros, Non-super Heroes
• Fiction: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Dystopian Fiction,, Surrealism, Coming of Age Stories

For big people (also known as adults):

• Science Fiction: Classic Sci Fi, Magical Realism, Mythic Fiction
• Graphic Novels: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Superheros, Non-super Heroes
• Humor: Black Humor, Gallows Humor
• Horror: Mostly short stories. I love horror short stories.
• Music: How Albums are Made, Histories of Bands

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