Today I finished reading Neal Stephenson’s Cryptonomicon for what is, I believe, my fourth full time. It is my favorite book, and I think I’ve finally figured out why. Every time I read it… more →
Random Dialoguedohrnaira wrote 3 months ago: Just to confirm my previous statement. That is how you weave a story. And after much internal debate … more →
kryptosfan wrote 3 months ago: Cryptonomicon – written by Neal Stephenson, copyright 1999. Page 147 …There is a small c … more →
matthewgraybosch wrote 3 months ago: The idea that one’s library is one’s portrait has been making the rounds in a couple of … more →
dohrnaira wrote 3 months ago: Been inadvertently off anime for quite some time and this is not helping… Only one-third of th … more →
Karthik wrote 6 months ago: Cryptonomicon is bat-shit crazy. It’s compressed hyperbole described in such deadpan overtones … more →
Karen wrote 9 months ago: By Stieg Larsson We read this book for book club last week. In Sweden the book is titled Men Who Hat … more →
Chris H. wrote 9 months ago: Men who believe that they are accomplishing something by speaking speak in a different way from men … more →
tanaudel wrote 10 months ago: The Graveyard Book – Neil Gaiman. I grew up on The Jungle Book and I really liked the nods Gai … more →
geekylibrarian wrote 10 months ago: Cryptonomicon is a book 3 months in the reading! I feel pretty bad about that, particulary that the … more →
Patrick LaForge wrote 10 months ago: I’m happy to report that I finally finished the 900+ page “Anathem” by Neal Stephe … more →
ce9999 wrote 1 year ago: A brief foray into an older medium: Books! Last weekend, out of boredom, I stopped at a corporate bo … more →
lena wrote 1 year ago: October 17th. A day to remember. (Not to say I told you so, but I told you so). … more →
jkaymartin wrote 1 year ago: In my desperate attempts to avoid reading the last 100 pages of Don Quixote, I have been reading pre … more →
Kiter wrote 1 year ago: If you have never read Wired, I suggest you buy a copy sometime. It is the best source of general in … more →
mintyblonde wrote 1 year ago: Right then, chop, chop, pay attention as we have plenty to get through. This may well be the final … more →
Jake Seliger wrote 1 year ago: Jacket Copy, the L.A. Times’ book blog, just posted bits of Neal Stephenson interviews old and … more →
Mulholland Kevin wrote 1 year ago: First the bad news: Neal Stephenson’s eagerly awaited new novel, Anathem, is only 937 pages lo … more →
fozmeadows wrote 1 year ago: Best. Book. Ever. That’s the short review. The long review, in which I mention not only the au … more →
Miss Sunalee wrote 1 year ago: J’ai du remonter à septembre 2007 pour retrouver mes dernières notes de lectures ! Et comme je … more →