A story about "The Slaying of the Shrew (A Shakespeare and Smythe Mystery)" — 4 years ago
NOT WORTH CONSUMING
A period mystery, in which amateur detective William Shakespeare(!) and friend must solve a murder.
Items Calton consumed in…
June, 2005
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Saturday 4
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…French Affair, A
Started consuming…Schott's Food and Drink Miscellany — 5 people
Not worth consumingFinished consuming…The Slaying of the Shrew (A Shakespeare and Smythe Mystery)
Not worth consumingFinished consuming…The Eugenics Wars Vol. 2 — 4 people
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…The Years of Rice and Salt — 42 people
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…Pattern Recognition — 49 people
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…Joe Gould's Secret
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…Paris to the Moon
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…A Few Minutes Past Midnight
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time — 3279 people
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…The Soul of a Chef — 9 people
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…The Cat Who Covered the World
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…Before the Deluge
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…Rough Guide to China 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Started consuming…Shutterbug Follies — 2 people
Worth consuming!Finished consuming…Tomorrow Is Another Day
Started consuming…Tender at the Bone — 31 people
Entries about these items
A story about "The Slaying of the Shrew (A Shakespeare and Smythe Mystery)" — 4 years ago
NOT WORTH CONSUMING
A period mystery, in which amateur detective William Shakespeare(!) and friend must solve a murder. Interesting concept, indifferently executed.
A story about "Pattern Recognition" — 4 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
I grabbed this to add to the 100 pounds of travel guides I brought with on my London/Paris vacation—travelling from my home in Tokyo—and toted along purely for reading pleasure.
It wasn’t my intention for this book to fit in with my trip, but it seems to be working out that way: the book opens in London—where I just was—with the kinds of cultural/societal observations he usually applies to future worlds. I’m finding it very engrossing, particularly since the protaganist happens to share my interest in Muji. Even more startling is the plot sending the protaganist off to Tokyo, to walk streets familiar to me, even at this distance.
When I’m through, I think I’ll be passing it onto someone I know in London, someone who spent a couple of years in Tokyo and might appreciate the nuances.
A story about "The Cat Who Covered the World: The Adventures Of Henrietta And Her Foreign Correspondent" — 4 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
Journalism memoir disguised as a cat story. Reminds me of my own perpatetic cat.
A story about "Before the Deluge: The Vanishing World of the Yangtze's Three Gorges" — 3 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
In preparation for my China trip.
A story about "Rough Guide to China 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)" — 3 years ago
WORTH CONSUMING!
Preparing for a China trip.
