Saturday, May 28, 2011

Chushingura

by Takeda Izumo, Miyoshi Shōraku, and Namiki Senryū. (tr. Donald Keene)

Good to finally read - before stupid Keeanu Reeves schlockifies it.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

American Gods

by Neil Gaiman

Gaiman is so engrossing.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Unbearable Lightness

by Portia De Rossi

Now I know what I'd say to her if I met her.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Stumbling on Happiness

by Daniel Gilbert

This book is good. We need more people telling the general public how much cognitive scientists know about how to avoid traps. And I needed someone to draw the big picture of what's come out of the research on happiness.

Monday, February 21, 2011

If I Were You

by L. Ron Hubbard.

Man, if this is what 30's and 40's pulp novels are like then I need a thousand.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

6 sick hipsters

by Rayo Casablanca Jr. cCallin something 'hipster' makes me feel kind of gross about it, but, annoyingly, I seem to like lots of hipster things. I think that's the point of this book.g

Monday, December 20, 2010

Invisible Darkness: The horrifying case of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka

By Stephen Williams.

Never read this book. The first half is rape and sexual torture porn, and the author is somehow both cheesy and sanctimonious.