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14 February 2008 @ 12:38 am
books 2008  
  1. Neuromancer : W. Gibson : cyberpunk
  2. The Book Thief : M. Zusak : a girl's childhood in WWII Germany
  3. The Sharing Knife: Legacy : L. M. Bujold : in-laws and soul-sucking malices
  4. The Unbearable Lightness of Being : M. Kundera : philosophy packaged as literary romance
  5. Tithe : H. Black : teenage girl actually pixie; befriends bl-reading nerd
  6. Valiant : H. Black : girl runs away; squats in subway tunnels; works for troll
  7. A Companion to Wolves : S. Monette : man-wolf telepathy; delivers on cover
  8. What the Dead Know : L. Lippman : disappearance of two sisters; mystery
  9. Agent Zigzag : B. MacIntyre : career criminal turned WWII double agent
  10. Bringing Down the House : B. Mezrich : MIT kids turned into blackjack card-counters
  11. The Big House : G. H. Colt : social anthropology hidden in nostalgic memoir
  12. All She Was Worth : M. Miyabe : Tokyo loan sharks; mystery
  13. Cotillion : G. Heyer : best "dandified fop" of a hero ever
  14. The Wind-up Bird Chronicle : H. Murakami : inscrutable
  15. Whose Body : D. Sayers : 1st Lord Peter Wimsey mystery
  16. Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! : R. Feynman : makes me want to be a physicist
  17. The Monsters of Templeton : L. Groff : digging up family secrets
  18. The Foundling : G. Heyer : hapless hero grows spine, gets girl
  19. The Innocent Mage : K. Miller : common man becomes hero (in sequel)
  20. Three Men in a Boat : J. K. Jerome : see title; life observations; flights of fancy
  21. Complications : A. Gawande : meditation on surgery & medicine
  22. The Woods : H. Coben : uncovering truth of sister's murder; mystery
  23. To Say Nothing of the Dog : C. Willis : time travel; best enjoyed after Three Men in a Boat
  24. The Book of Air and Shadows : M. Gruber : male Mary Sue serial cheater plays detective
  25. Frederica : G. Heyer : spinster tries matchmaking sister with troublemaking brothers in tow
  26. My Life & Hard Times : J.T. Grover : autobio; funny childhood anecdotes
  27. The Mysterious Affair at Styles : A. Christie : mystery, first Poirot story
  28. The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency : A.M. Smith : observations on life in Botswana through cases
  29. Deja Dead : K. Reichs : forensic anthropology; Bones; mystery
  30. Beholder's Eye : J. Czerneda : shapeshifter aliens
  31. Oryx and Crake : M. Atwood : love & friendship in a dystopia
  32. The Left Hand of Darkness : U.K. LeGuin : first contact; androgyny; anthropology
  33. Tears of the Giraffe : A.M. Smith : more cases in Botswana
  34. Old Man's War : J. Scalzi : rejuvenated soldiers in space
  35. Survival : J. Czerneda : interesting concept, but fell a little short
  36. Changing Vision : J. Czerneda : shapeshifter aliens pt 2
  37. At Bertram's Hotel : A. Christie : robbery; Miss Marple mystery
  38. The Moving Finger : A. Christie : anonymous gossip letters; Miss Marple mystery
  39. The Automatic Detective : A.L. Martinez : robot detective noir, plus aliens

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elchan
24 November 2007 @ 11:48 pm
 


I really do love ffffound.com - you can really find some gems in it.
 
 
elchan
16 January 2007 @ 12:14 am
2007 books  
I've seen some memes floating around about tackling 50/100/etc books this year. I don't feel like setting a goal for myself, but I figured I'd try to keep track of the books I've read. I got a good start by being incredibly bored at home over the break.
  1. The Machine's Child by Kage Baker
  2. Shaman's Crossing by Robin Hobb
  3. Forest Mage by Robin Hobb
  4. Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson
  5. Sons of the Oak by David Farland
  6. Sloth by Wendy Wasserstein
  7. Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography by Nick Rennison
  8. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
  9. Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis
  10. The Bone Doll's Twin by Lynn Flewelling
  11. The Omnivore's Dilemma by Michael Pollan (half)
  12. Hidden Warrior by Lynn Flewelling
  13. The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
  14. Girl in a Box by Sujata Massey
  15. Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling
  16. The Inimitable Jeeves by PG Wodehouse
  17. Tam Lin by Pamela Dean
  18. Mr. Impossible by Loretta Chase
  19. Beast by Judith Ivory
  20. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl
  21. Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
  22. Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Lewitt
  23. Gods and Pawns by Kage Baker
  24. The War of Flowers by Tad Williams
  25. Sun of Suns by Karl Schroeder
  26. Blackcollar by Timothy Zahn
  27. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
  28. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling
  29. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
  30. The Devil You Know by Mike Carey
  31. Calculating God by Robert Sawyer
  32. The Engines of God by Jack McDevitt
  33. The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
  34. The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
  35. The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
  36. The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson
  37. The Compass Rose by Gail Dayton
  38. Spirit Gate by Kate Elliott
  39. Making Money by Terry Pratchett
  40. Falling Free by Lois McMaster Bujold
  41. Thursday Next: First Among Sequels by Jasper Fforde
  42. Wraeththu by Storm Constantine
  43. The Sons of Heaven by Kage Baker
  44. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
  45. Cordelia's Honor by Lois McMaster Bujold
  46. The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
  47. Young Miles by Lois McMaster Bujold
  48. The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
  49. Kushiel's Chosen by Jacqueline Carey
  50. Kushiel's Avatar by Jacqueline Carey
  51. Miles, Mystery, and Mayhem by Lois McMaster Bujold
  52. Kushiel's Scion by Jacqueline Carey
  53. Brothers in Arms by Lois McMaster Bujold
  54. Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold
  55. Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley
  56. Kushiel's Justice by Jacqueline Carey
  57. Memory by Lois McMaster Bujold
  58. Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold
  59. A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold
  60. Diplomatic Immunity by Lois McMaster Bujold
  61. Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger's by John Elder Robison
  62. The Sharing Knife: Beguilement by Lois McMaster Bujold
  63. Neuromancer by William Gibson
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elchan
16 November 2006 @ 01:38 am
nodameeee  
[info]hemisofia was very nice and found a link to a listing of all the music in Nodame. *__* She also helped me translate the list because she's awesome X3 Please note the scene translations are only so-so (my Japanese is very poor).

FYI, the minutes include commercials

drama series )

Special - first night )

Special - second night )

I found a page on Wikipedia that lists all the Japanese katakana for composers :o!
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elchan
03 August 2006 @ 10:55 pm
slacker^n  
Me: you snap off split ends when you're bored in class too?
Me: and did you get your driver's license yet?
Memily: well
Memily: I don't snap them off
Memily: I brought a pair of scissors
Me: NO
Memily: specifically to cut them off
Me: the prof doesn't get mad at you?
Memily: no?
Memily: elaine, you've been to these things before, haven't you?
Me: in a sort of disbelieving way
Me: well, yes, I know
Me: but you brought scissors?
Memily: yeah
Memily: otherwise it wouldn't really be gone!