Since I read Edward Gorey's biography, I thought it would be a good idea to immerse myself in his books which led me to
Amphigorey, Amphigorey Too, and
Amphigorey Again. These are collections of his illustrated works and I have to be honest that I don't think I'm intellectual enough to get the 'deeper meaning' behind his grotesque little tales. While I found some of them amusing, I wasn't overly impressed or blown away. Also, I have to agree with Gorey's biographer that his books do best in their tiny format instead of lumped together like this. Reading fatigue hit me HARD while I was trying to get through these (and they really didn't capture my imagination) so it's going to be a 4/10 from me.
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
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Exhalation by Ted Chiang
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