Perplexed Orange Independent Biker

Darcie said “please read this.” I didn’t love the first 10 pages, but as soon as they started having sex it got me. The interpersonal study of time travel, as opposed to scientific, is pretty cool. A good “chick flick” in book form, with just enough to keep me interested. (Note: I haven’t quite finished as a write this.)

The Time Traveler’s Wife – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lush SF, bristling with ideas that make one think critically about now and the near future.

Amazon.com: Sun of Suns (Virga, Book 1): Books: Karl Schroeder

Tick off another line on the 100 greatest books of all time… Great first half, boring second. Nice to supplement even more history. Interesting for its personal nature.

The Education of Henry Adams

Fan-freakin-tabulous, uncategorizable fiction. Blows Harry Potter away. (At least the early ones, I haven’t read all the latest Potter books.)

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

Clarifies a bunch of the reasons why I like hanging out in great urban neighborhoods.

The Death and Life of Great American Cities

I’ve gotten out of the habit of blogging every book. I really like having a good record of them where I can look up what I read.

Back when it came out I read the latest book from Cory Doctorow, of whom I’m a giant fanboy. Listening to his podcasts these days I’ve considered stalking him near his office in Clerkenwell, just blocks away from the client offices where I work in London.

Amazon.com: Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present: Books: Cory Doctorow

I’ve been flying in and out of Miami International lately, which lacks a proper bookstore or dvd rental. I’ve developed a taste for simple spy thrillers by these two authors. Four in four weeks! While overall these books do too much scaremongering for my taste, Bell especially interjects practical and off-beat viewpoints. All in all, these guys are fun but hollow. Note to self, next time let’s try some Carl Hiassen.

Nice addition to my small base of knowledge about Africa. I’ve only read a few fiction books set in Africa and visited Kenya as the worst kind of safari tourist. Thanks to my friend Al for the recommendation. I wonder how he’s coming along with Cryptonomicon?

As anyone who’s talked to me in the last few weeks can attest to my thoughts on this book, How depressing. Yeah, Chomsky is maybe from way left field and he doesn’t always have solutions to offer, but you just know that too much of his analysis is spot-on. I’ll never read the news the same way again.