"Fit-ty" book challenge

I'm going to rise above the mean comments of other posters and concentrate on positively and proactively resurrecting this blog. Don't be a hater, etc.

This first post back in the saddle is dedicated to myself. No longer chained to required reading assignments of Barth, Rahner, Ackerman, and Amar, I have begun to read for pleasure once again. In fact, I'm jumping on the somewhat-famous-in-the-blogosphere 50-book challenge and aiming to read 50 books by the end of the year. For some people (read: Silivren), the more appropriate time period would probaby be a week or perhaps a day, but since I remember reading only one book for fun during the entire spring semester, I thought the multi-month strategy would be best.

However, I'm certainly going to count that one book toward my total: Hunter S. Thompson's Fear and Loathing: On the Campaign Trail '72. In short, it is the best political book I've ever read. I had read some of (recently-deceased) Thompson's articles in Rolling Stone and on ESPN.com, but never one of his books. His "gonzo journalism" bowled me over; it fit perfectly with the absurdity of campaigning. The book is a fast, breathless read and I heartily recommend it. Of course, I doubt I would have enjoyed it as much if I didn't agree with him (politically) as much as I do. Evisceration of war-mongerers and weak-spirited establishment Dems is fun for the whole family.