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SFG, I'm more than halfway through the book now, and I can say it does suggest some pretty good tips to getting at least some part of your life organized. I would recommend you to read it - it's not a demanding read (beyond your time, I mean), and I always think it's a good idea to learn some...

Won't be surprised if it did. Validation, and all that. :) There are several epilogue stories in the book after the main plotline finished. Each of these stories centre around one of the many minor characters that appear in the main plotline. The book would lose a star off the rating at least...

That's very interesting! I was recently in Bangalore (no prizes for guessing which line of work I'm in), and was told endlessly to go to Mysore, and if I have time, just glide along the highway to Hyderabad. As it turns out I didn't have time, reaching back after work with time only to wash up...

I can't find offhand the panoramic view of the Big Bad Wolf warehouse book sale here held annually.

I enjoyed Redshirts too, a little more emotional than I had expected. Funny stuff in places. However I hadn't read the others, and I suspect Bujold would have probably given Scalzi a run for his money. I need to get my hands on that Bujold.

For the longest time this was true for me too! :) I got his entire backlist, and shall enjoy reading him for a time.

It's very easy to spot Chinese computer system testers (at least in Malaysia/Singapore). If there are strings of continuous '8' anywhere in the testing data (dummy data that you key into systems to check if everything is working well before putting it in use in production environment), chances...

That's precisely what I thought. Not casual at all. :)

I just watched the first 4 episodes of my very first Dr Who, ever. It was recommended to me that as a Dr Who virgin that I should start with Chistopher Eccleston's 2005 Doctor. I need some time to process the show. It wasn't what I expected.

Interesting. East of Eden, huh? I shall take a note of this - I somehow have an unexplained prejudice against the book. I don't know why.

I've not gotten around to Suzanne Collins yet. I want to! Otherwise I shall never watch The Hunger Games! Apparently she's not bad. Stephenie Meyer though, can continue to sparkle in the sunlight.

Finished Ghostwritten not too long ago, and I have to say Cloud Atlas beats it. I love the way he writes. He's one of those authors where when I'm reading them I get very caught up with their technical skills (the others being Chabon, or Nabokov, or Amis, right the top of my head, I'm sure there...

Ok. That's a little deep for a casual sinophile. The plot thickens. Peder, usually I just append "Edit:<comment>". I too was wondering about AIE. I always imagined that you stepped on something painful (screamed 'AIE!'), and was compelled to write something about it in the post.

Ah, I will indeed. Another one on the TBP pile. :) I have the Holmes wannabes, like Graham Moore's the Sherlockian which I want to get to as well. Plus the 'official' Sherlock Holmes book The House of Silk. And this is not including the short stories John Dickson Carr did with his son Adrian...

Er. Probably not. There wouldn't be an occasion to wear it. :) I'm not in the correct timeline or universe!

My limit thus far is probably close to 200 bucks. My currency. The equivalent to your USD$60, but rest assured that it's very painful in my currency. :)

Wow, that is technical! You wanted a forum *within* Blogger? Not sure if one exists, though. As for Picasa slideshows, maybe if you can post the HTML embed code here, and see if I can identify the anchor tag. I'm not a web programmer, and my HTML is rusty, but if it's there then it *could* be...

Blah. 12. :) An alternative link here (http://www.businessinsider.com/35-books-you-must-read-in-your-lifetime-2013-9?op=1) where you see everything a single page instead of having to do the slideshow clickety-click 35 times.

Wait. I thought she just wrote that post. Darn it. I'm usually pretty good at resurrecting dead posts. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Book And Reader mobile app

I've since read Eco, but not his fiction. Foucalt's Pendulum is still sitting on my shelf. I have read This Is Not The End Of The Book, which is a collection of essays and thoughts on literature and ebooks. How our reading is increasingly digital and how it impacts us and culture. Sent from my...