13 Reasons Why

Another one about suicide. Jeez. I wonder why I do this to myself.

However, this one's kind of funny, without devaluing the human pathos attached to this kind of subject. The suicide victim sends an old acquaintance 7 audiotapes, each describing an incident which led to her decision to take her life. Each is a person. One is said acquaintance. After he's done, he has to mail the tapes to the next reason.

The ending will stun you. Honestly. It's amazing.

Suspenseful, witty, and very very human. Highly recommended.

Damage

Another A.M. Jenkins masterpiece. Here, however, there's next to no humor, which is appropreate as it's about depression and suicide but also makes for an amazingly depressing read. It's also written in second person viewpoint, bringing the drama that much closer. Seriously. It's depressing. Well written, brilliant, but a total and complete mood killer. Very compelling, though. I could barely put it down.

Recommended for anyone who likes that sort of thing.

Magnificant Bastards

A collection of perfectly ludicris short stories, Magnificant Bastards by Rich Hall is a fantastic read. You can skip around from chapter to chapter or read the whole thing straight through. All of these stories are very funny and have a little bit of social commentary tucked away, some more than others. My favorite is the one about the American who has to teach Brits baseball and inadvertantly causes an international incident.

Highly recommended to anyone looking for a quick read.