Booklog 2007: Week 6

Week 6: 5-11 February 2007

( 30. Hey Nostradamus! — Douglas Coupland )

So the plot, which is really the weakest part of this book, doesn’t really matter so much. As four portraits of four lives, it’s fantastic.

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( 31. Fargo Rock City — Chuck Klosterman )

ANYWAY…all of that said, I actually enjoyed the rest of the book a lot. And I don’t care one iota about heavy metal. But Klosterman does make me care about other people caring.

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( 32. Lord John and the Private Matter — Diana Gabaldon )

I can’t get emotionally involved, and thus I can’t really care about what I’m reading.

Please tell me I’m not the only one this happens to!

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( 33. Uglies — Scott Westerfeld )

But then you get hit with a cliffhanger! D’oh!

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( 34. Old Man’s War — John Scalzi )

Still, the underlying sci-fi concepts in this book—the stuff about identity—are really interesting; I am anxious to get my hands on the sequel, even if it means I’ll have to turn off my brain for a while. Or at least the hard-working liberal guilt section.

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( 35. The Martian Child — David Gerrold )

Oddly, I do think this could make a good movie, if whoever’s adapting it gives it some badly-needed structure. Although—guess what?—a quick check of IMDb reveals that in the film, Cusack’s character is suddenly straight. Sigh.

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( 36. Pretties — Scott Westerfeld )

But then…cliffhanger again! Dammit. This Westerfeld guy is not to be trusted. ;-)

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( 37. The Road — Cormac McCarthy )

It was creepy and tragic and beautifully written. I’m not sure why this is considered OMG LITERATURE when it’s ground sci-fi has been covering for years, but that’s a whole other “poor abused genre fiction” rant right there. Hi, I’m tangent girl today.

Total Books: 37

Things that make me want to kill my boss, part infinity google

I write a monthly column, which is called "Also Showing." It's short, humorous descriptions of upcoming films. No big deal, right? WRONG. For the this issue, not only did BossMan make me have the column finished in the first week of January, forcing me to do rewrites when the schedules inevitably changed, he didn't look it over until the LAST MINUTE and now I'm rushing to make changes.

Also, he says I can use the word "poncy" but only if I find a dictionary definition that proves my spelling is correct. "Find it for me in a British dictionary," he said.

*headdesk*

Can anyone help me find an online dictionary definition for the word "poncy" in the next 45 minutes? You know, before I start to CRY?

Also, randomeliza: he's making me change our totally awesome Perfect Stranger collaboration. *sobs*