Just in time for Christmas – my top five books of 2000.*

At Swim-Two-Birds by Flann O’Brien
Wherein very strange things happen, such as the characters within a story within a story incapacitating the story’s author so as to be able to lead their own lives. Almost as strange as it is good.

Our Dumb Century by The Onion
Because they are more angry, bitter and sarcastic than you can ever hope to be. Because they produce better and more meaningful work than 95% of the “real” newspapers out there.

The Bubble Star by Lesley-Anne Bourne
Her first novel, and a damn fine one. I am not, I assure you, recommending this book because I know the author. Not even because she is my proffesor. No. Simply because it is good.

Four Ways of Dealing With Bullies by Richard Lemm
I am extremely picky about poetry as I find most of it a waste of time. This is not. You could not hope for time better spent. There are no ulterior motives in this recommendation either.

High Fidelity by Nick Hornby
A good movie but a better book, as is often the case. Steven thought the ending was too cliched, but he is wrong, as is often the case.

*Top five would require remembering all the books I read, so it’s really just five books. Good ones though. “2000” refers to the year in which I read the books, and not in which they were published.

Also, I’m not putting goddamn links to Amazon.com for each book, OK? Type it in yourself.