Sort of in the same vein as the Gen-X/Microserfs era of Coupland (which I love), but not a copy-cat. It’s somewhat darker and less focused in general. Weiss doesn’t use as tight a narrative structure (despite the book’s sometimes heavy-handed, multi-layered videogame metaphor) as those early books of Coupland. Also, I was sorely disappointed by the ending. Whatever Weiss intended was completely lost on me, and it comes across as a cop-out. All that being said, it’s still worth the read, especially if you grew up on classic video games.

I’ve had an interest in Asperger’s (sp?) syndrome since seeing a newsmag segment on it last year. He’s taken a very mundane plot and given a powerful twist by filtering it through a narrator who is afflicted with this form of autism. But instead of just making him a freak, he completely humanizes him, making us see the world through his eyes in a way that I’ve never seen another writer do as well for an autistic narrator. It was at once both alien and familiar. A remarkable book.

Excellent book. targetted at those just starting to “get” the whole standards thing, anyone will learn some good things.

A great intro to designing with CSS. Even the experienced will learn a few things and certainly fill in a few holes.

I’ve recently taken up again with my study and practice of chen style taiji (t’ai chi). This book is a great overview of the history, roots, and concepts behind chen style, but doesn’t teach the forms themselves. An essential book for anyone studying chen style.

Just packed with information about taiji, its background and philosophical roots in Daoism. Every page is full of insights.

I wonder why Nicholson has never shown up on my radar. This book randomly caught my eye at the library the other day, being brightly colored at at eye-level (about 5 ft. 3 in. or so on me) in our public library. I have really enjoyed the first 50 or so pages, and I’m looking forward to reading more of his work.