That's a good question. I know he died when he was 47 and since you asked I decided to look myself. Here's what little I found on the matter.

I've always had a feeling that Terry Gilliam's Brazil was heavily inspired by 1984. I saw the movie and read 1984 around the same time (during W's first term) and the real-life parallels terrified me then, as they do now (*waves to NSA*).

The first 2/3rds of the book were fairly intriguing (and indicative of Murakami's standard tropes), but I felt it fell apart in the end. And IIRC, they were three separate books in Japan.

So those pigs weren't possessed, they just ran off a cliff to get away from Paula Deen!

Kate Beaton is the fucking best. I just wish she had more/better t-shirts/merch/books.

Murakami, while repetitive in his themes (in almost every one of his fucking novels) is a great read. If you liked The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle I'd highly recommend his short story collections as well.

A Clergyman's Daughter by George Orwell. It really hit home with me considering I lost my faith when I was a teenager and recently my father, who was a preacher most of my life had his own crisis of faith after being ousted from a church for supremely petty bureaucratic bullshit. Also, Orwell's novels other than 1984…

I'm infamous! I've arrived!!

Like @avclub-33c0b11e200dd2f9b60e169fe58b08cc:disqus said, the first third of the novel is a bit of a slog, but once it gets going there are few books that are such a delight as Infinite Jest.

Present.

I sit down when I pee!

That's why I loved the pure joy on Tim's face when he greets him at the end of B$M. I was really disappointed he didn't make it into the actual "film", but I was overjoyed at his appearance. I give T&E the benefit of the doubt.

I unironically love this guy.

Jon he does it!

♫ Smells like meat! Rotten meat! ♫

Spurs in seven, I hope.

There are dozens of us! DOZENS!!!

I always pictured the guidance counselor from Freaks & Geeks, but he would be far too tall to play Doc.

@avclub-a72c0e3de0939892ae7415470b5ff98b:disqus Just making a glib, pedantic and asinine comment purportedly trying to convey that the GoT season finale is next week. You have good taste in television shows though.

You're from the future?!