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October 06, 2008

Books : Books 2008/10/06

Current count of books pending to be read: 80
Read two, purchased none

Books finished this week:

Anathem

by Neal Stephenson

Not Stephenson’s best book; but given the quality of his last six, that still leaves it better than most fiction I have read. The story and world in which it is set are quite interesting, and as with all of Stephenson’s works there are some interesting ideas to ponder. I’m just not sure it needed to be 900 pages this time.

As with all of his books, Anathem is full of little digressions that account for its size. However, while I found the digressions in his previous books to be as compelling as the main story (which is quite an accomplishment for Stephenson since on face value many are on what seem to be boring subjects), in Anathem the excursions rarely grabbed me. Perhaps the world is just too different from ours to lead me to care about those details, while previous books are clearly meant to be some version of our earth, so the digressions seemed more relevant.

When You Catch an Adjective, Kill It: The Parts of Speech, for Better And/Or Worse

by Ben Yagoda

A series of entertaining essays on the parts of speech, talking about their history, use and miss-use.

Computer Games Played: LotRO
DVDs Watched: none

Next Book: TBD

Posted by Steven at October 6, 2008 05:00 AM

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Posted by: janbergs at October 6, 2008 02:00 PM

Posted by: Steven at October 10, 2008 06:29 PM

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