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Chronological order . Removes the decisions.

I usually like Stephen Baxter. I might give that a try now that I am bereft of AT. Currently reading Vortex by Rodney Hall. Still at the start and not sure what to make of it.

There'll be some good curl-up-by-the-fire in that lot. I'm within a very short distance of finishing Adrian Tschaikovsky 's Service Model. I thought I was going to hate it at the start but at this point I want to take the author by the ears and smother his face with kisses for saying some...

Not necessary.. I know you feel my pain without that. :)

Decoration? Are they suggesting we have them crossed on the Christmas table, or hanging in groups as wind chimes?

We need a "You should be ashamed of yourself for that pun" smiley.

I've just finished Alien Clay and I think I am within 2 books of exhausting Tchaikovsky's output. Bracing for impact.

How come you can get Batman shampoo but not conditioner Gordon?

A: What an interesting pet. What do you call him? B: Tiny. A: Why do you call him tiny" B: Because he's my newt.

Darwin Awards IV War Master's Gate The Tin Drum (Dragging my feet with this.) That looks interesting, Swammerdami. I hope you're not serious that people criticise you on the basis of broad taste in reading. Anyone who's ever been anywhere near a Christian country is justified in being curious...

Lazy. Lazy, lazy, lazy. Roasted a chicken but didn't have the energy to make proper stuffing and stuff the bird. Also too lazy to cut up an onion. Or bacon. Sprinkled some rolled oats and mixed herbs in the pan with the bird and walked away. Ate those rolled oats out of a bowl, with bits...

Q. How many historians does it take to change a light bulb? A. There is a great deal of debate on this issue. Up until the mid-20th century, the accepted answer was 'one': and this Whiggish narrative underpinned a number of works that celebrated electrification and the march of progress in...

I have two unwritten rules that I live my life by. They are: 1. 2. There once was a man from Cork, who got limericks and haiku confused.

My guess is he was modelled on a crib Jesus and then stood upright. It wouldn't have killed them to give him some headroom. That's an image that will stay with me for a while.

Strangerland. There was potential for this to be a good film. Nicole Kidman works her butt off, (I think I may have underestimated her as an actress), as do Ralph Fiennes and Hugo Weaving. Not enough to save it. I think it's poor writing, but I'm unclear about why it doesn't gel for me...

Quick! Pull my finger!

Hey, good to see you again! :)

Swammerdami, I get it. I also think some of what you discuss is due to author choice. Dostoevsky has always made me want to remove my brain through my ear within the first 50 pages, and I've tried. I've really tried. (to persevere with him, not remove my brain. Just for clarity :))...

Not often you see 6 good ones in a row. I don't envy Thomas II the decision.