So, having borrowed it from Lubeck a century or so ago, and realizing that he may just want it back after he casually mentioned it ("Damn, I have no idea where my copy of A Book of Five Rings went. I haven't seen it in years!" were his words), I decided to finally read the darn thing so I can give it back ( Read more... )

So, I'm off books for the time being. I finished "The World According to Garp" and did NOT pick another book from the bookshelf to read next ( Read more... )

I just finished Studs Terkle's "The Good War".Wow ( Read more... )

I continue to suffer my bookaholism. I bolted out of my office at five yesterday, knowing Brian wouldn't pick me up until 5:30, because I wanted more time to sit and read my book while waiting for him ( Read more... )

I'm not so good with self-control when I'm reading a good novel. I mean, I spend every minute of the day that I am NOT reading it, thinking about it, jonesing for another chapter ( Read more... )

Trying to understand what I dislike about the 'which of these 100 books have you read' memes... even as I greedily take part in them to show off my mad leet erudition...

There's a part of The Screwtape Letters where Screwtape encourages his nephew Wormwood to have the soul he is trying to corrupt choose his books based on what books he wants ( Read more... )

1. Book memes - I always get irritated at the "italicize books you've started but haven't finished". I want to brandish a ruler and scream "No partial credit!!" Honestly, if I gave myself credit for all the books I haven't finished? Sistah, please! So make a Reasie happy - delete that line from your memes ( Read more... )

Last year a number of folks on my friends list posted what books they'd read over the year. Well, it led me to vow to try and read more this year, and keep track ( Read more... )

Being a geek, I've been reading stories and playing games and watching movies and tv shows inspired by H. P. Lovecraft's writings all my life. Recently we've been playing "Arkham Horror" rather a lot, and so I decided it was time I got off my duff and actually read the man's works. Thankfully, a friend of geoffimusprime posted a link to The Online Lovecraft ( Read more... )

Friend and fellow hamster Ellen Klages has her first novel coming out tomorrow. It's called "The Green Glass Sea" and will be available at borders and everything. It's non-genre. But go buy it ( Read more... )