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Consuming "AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND"

Fri, 30 May 2008 02:19:48 GMT

AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND

by IAN M. BANKS

A review of "The Elephanta Suite: Three Novellas"

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:10:02 GMT

The Elephanta Suite: Three Novellas

by Paul Theroux

he’s too grumpy. I
felt grumpy reading it.

I gave up half-way through
the first story.

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Consumed "The Elephanta Suite: Three Novellas"

Sun, 27 Apr 2008 02:10:02 GMT

The Elephanta Suite: Three Novellas

by Paul Theroux

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "Steamboy - Director's Cut (Widescreen Edition)"

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:08:13 GMT

Steamboy - Director's Cut (Widescreen Edition)

by Katsuhiro Ôtomo

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Like You'd Understand, Anyway: Stories"

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:04:04 GMT

Like You'd Understand, Anyway: Stories

by Jim Shepard

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Manifold: Time"

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:23:19 GMT

Manifold: Time

by Stephen Baxter

WORTH IT!

Consuming "local goods coffee"

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:01:57 GMT

local goods coffee

by local goods

Consumed "Matter"

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:14:53 GMT

Matter

by Iain M. Banks

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits"

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:34:48 GMT

Road to Heaven: Encounters with Chinese Hermits

by Bill Porter

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Running the Seven Continents: Tales of Travel and the Marathon"

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:35:12 GMT

Running the Seven Continents: Tales of Travel and the Marathon

by Clint Morrison

WORTH IT!

Grisly and depressing (rated 3 stars)

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:22:09 GMT

The Road (Oprah's Book Club)

by Cormac McCarthy

Well written in a Faulkner-prose style and a definate
page turner. I enjoy post-fallen world stuff usually
but this was just grim through and through.

There were no apostrophes in the contractions
and for some reason that drove me nuts.

...and there were a lot of contractions.

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Consumed "The Road (Oprah's Book Club)"

Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:22:09 GMT

The Road (Oprah's Book Club)

by Cormac McCarthy

WORTH IT!

A review of "Slowing Down the World"

Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:06:03 GMT

Slowing Down the World

by Chris Botti

mellow contemporary jazz.

Botti is a horn maestro.

Play this for your lady,
she’ll thank you in pleasant
ways.

Or, listen to it in traffic.

We can all use a little slow
down…

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How "Everyone Poops (My Body Science Series)" changed my life

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:26:01 GMT

Everyone Poops (My Body Science Series)

by Taro Gomi

I had forgotten how
all that internal plumbing
worked.

Also, it was refreshing to
remember that other animals
poop, too.

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Why I recommend "The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts (My Body Science)"

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:23:41 GMT

The Gas We Pass: The Story of Farts (My Body Science)

by Shinta Cho

Your kids will
love it.

Buy some incense.

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A story about "The Complete Poems: Anne Sexton"

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:18:34 GMT

The Complete Poems: Anne Sexton

by Anne Sexton

Really on time.

Anne was a hotty. Desirable. Brilliant.
Troubled – yea, nuts.

But, oh, what a gem
like mind. So evocative
I had tears in my eyes.

The most beautiful poetry
I’ve read in months.

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A story about "Rainbows End"

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:25:14 GMT

Rainbows End

by Vernor Vinge

I enjoyed the concept of YGBM
(you’ve gotta believe me) the
use of semantic control by remote
triggering: is this not happening
already and has been for that matter
to a lesser degree?

Look around you with care.

Do you really need an SUV when
gas prices soar and a fuel-efficient
minivan would suffice?

The novel makes you think about what’s
going on behind what’s going on.

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A story about "Counting Heads"

Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:14:55 GMT

Counting Heads

by David Marusek

Marusek started this as a vignette; it reads thus. The vignette part (beginning) is abso brilliant. The story mires later, but this book was the second-best SF book I’ve read so far this year. Vernor Vinge’s Rainbow’s End being the first.

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Why I like people who have consumed "Dark Whole Hazelnut"

Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:07:26 GMT

Dark Whole Hazelnut

by Ritter Sport

Because they know good chocolate!