It is the fourth month of 2020 and instead of the gleaming future long promised by various avenues of media and pop culture we find ourselves deep in a global pandemic. This is an unprecedented moment that has no neat resolution on the horizon and in the meantime humanity is united by our individual isolations in quarantine. What do you read in times like this? Is it even possible to distract ourselves in this period of crisis? In lieu of my regular planned TBR I thought it was more fitting to offer a list of what I think are compelling, comforting reading choices for the current moment. I'm only human and though current events are weighing on me I will try to maintain this blog as a source of entertainment and escape. Be well. Be safe. 1) V For Vendetta Vertigo's paperback reissue Alan Moore's seminal dystopian indictment of the Thatcher era grows ever relevant. More than that it's a testament to what's worth fighting for and the strength of the human spiri...