This is one of the classics of Chinese literature, and me being the philistine could only gawp over how thick …
January 19, 2012 – 8:09 pm
Reading: Shi Naian — The Water Margin: The Outlaws of the Marsh, Trans: J. H. Jackson
December 30, 2011 – 6:49 pm
Reading: Joan Slonszewski – Brain Plague
I’ve already finished it. Joan Slonczewski I discovered through Charles Stross, when she guest-blogged there, and her The Highest Frontier was my …
November 27, 2011 – 11:17 am
Reading (nth Time): J.K Rowling — Harry Potter Series
Needing a short pause from the non-fiction I’d been reading lately, before I plunge into the one book I’ve taken …
November 27, 2011 – 10:42 am
Reading (2nd Time): Charles Stross — Rule 34
The first time I read Charles Stross’ Rule 34, I wasn’t writing about why I read certain books. So, taking …
October 19, 2011 – 10:09 pm
“Reading: … ” Book of the Year 2011 (Fiction): Joan Slonczewski — The Highest Frontier
Joan Slonczewski — The Highest Frontier
October 19, 2011 – 10:07 pm
“Reading: … ” Book of the Year 2011 (Fiction): China Mieville — Un Lun Dun
china miéville – un lun dun
October 19, 2011 – 10:00 pm
Reading … a 4th anniversary
Another year of books. Not as many as last year; I took a pause for some time, unable to find …
October 15, 2011 – 2:22 pm
Reading: Joan Slonczewski — The highest Frontier
A new author for me. I heard of Joan Slonczewski for the first time only a couple of weeks ago when …
October 7, 2011 – 4:47 pm
Reading: Neal Stephenson — Reamde
There are five science-fiction writers — though this is a loose term, and none write in this genre exclusively — …
September 24, 2011 – 12:44 am
Reading: Chingiz Aitmatov – The Day Lasts More Than A Hundred Years
I’m not sure when I first heard of Chingiz Aitmatov, but coming from Kyrgyzstan and writing science-fiction, how could I …
September 23, 2011 – 2:37 pm
Why am I reading?
I thought, as I rode away from St George’s, bag heavy with three new arrivals (two expected and one find of …
February 26, 2011 – 6:58 pm
Reading: Hannu Rajaniemi – The Quantum Thief
hannu rajaniemi — the quantum thief
December 18, 2010 – 4:07 am
Reading: Reza Negarestani – Cyclonopedia
reza negarestani – cyclonopedia
November 27, 2010 – 11:13 am
blacker…
China Miéville’s rejectamentalist manifesto has been one of my favourite daily-ish reads since I stumbled into it after wondering where …
October 16, 2010 – 7:30 am
“Reading: … ” Book of the Year (Fiction): China Miéville – Kraken
china miéville – kraken
October 16, 2010 – 4:35 am
Reading… a 3rd anniversary
Regarding the two-score books of the last year, it is surprising which of the non-fiction – a term I use …
October 9, 2010 – 2:11 pm
Reading: Iain M. Banks – Surface Detail
reading: iain m banks – surface detail
September 7, 2010 – 12:18 am
Reading: China Miéville – The City & the City
chine miéville – the city & the city
August 27, 2010 – 3:55 am
reading: charles stross – the trade of queens
reading: charles stross – the trade of queens
June 17, 2010 – 3:57 pm
reading: charles stross – the revolution business
charles stross – the revolution business
June 16, 2010 – 3:56 pm
reading: charles stross – the merchants’ war
charles stross – the merchants’ war
May 30, 2010 – 1:41 pm
reading: charles stross – the clan corporate
charles stross – the clan corporate
May 26, 2010 – 1:37 pm
reading: charles stross – the hidden family
charles stross – the hidden family
May 16, 2010 – 4:04 am
reading: charles stross – the family trade
reading: charles stross – the family trade
May 1, 2010 – 10:09 am
reading: charles stross – saturn’s children
charles stross – saturn’s children
March 15, 2010 – 12:38 am
reading: iain m. banks – consider phlebas (second time)
iain m. banks – consider phlebas
November 3, 2009 – 12:58 pm
Reading… a 2nd anniversary
My reading the last year has not been of either the volume, nor the breadth of the previous, in no …
September 26, 2009 – 9:50 am
reading: j.g. ballard – empire of the sun
j.g. ballard – empire of the sun
April 12, 2009 – 4:01 am
reading: jorge luis borges – collected fictions
jorge luis borges – collected fictions
December 14, 2008 – 8:33 pm
reading: jeanette winterson – oranges are not the only fruit
jeanette winterson – oranges are not the only fruit
December 5, 2008 – 4:08 am
reading: sarah waters – tipping the velvet
sarah waters – tipping the velvet
November 28, 2008 – 11:03 pm
reading: jeanette winterson – lighthousekeeping
jeanette winterson – lighthousekeeping
October 16, 2008 – 7:18 pm
Reading… an anniversary
A year ago in the briefest of lines, I began keeping a list of the books I’ve digested… burp. What …
October 14, 2008 – 5:45 pm
reading: iain m banks – feersum endjinn (5th time), the algebraist (2nd time)
iain m banks – the algebraist iain m banks – feersum endjinn
September 18, 2008 – 1:53 am
englisch buchhandlungen aus berlin
(I was waiting until I’d visited a few more bookshops, but I’ve been distracted with writing applications, and know it …
September 7, 2008 – 12:10 am
reading: leslie feinburg – drag queen dreams
leslie feinburg – drag queen dreams
September 7, 2008 – 12:08 am
reading: books from zürich…
Lacking new reading, and I am suffering, I have been opening my suitcase of books from my life in Zürich …
August 12, 2008 – 3:42 am
reading: leslie feinburg – stone butch blues
Yes, I finally bought it, on a trip to Prinz Eisenherz, oh such a joy to find this, and then …
August 1, 2008 – 9:49 pm
books… forgotten… found
I left many things when I departed from Zürich. And Guangzhou, and Taipei, and… Things come together again. All my …
June 12, 2008 – 6:29 pm
chingiz aitmatov
I only recently discovered him, and was looking forward to reading The Day Lasts More Than a Hundred Years, when …
June 8, 2008 – 4:37 pm
Reading: again… some for the fifth time…
Suffering from a paucity of new books the last two weeks, and packing mine all away in preparation for inevitable …
February 1, 2008 – 9:49 am
reading: william gibson & bruce sterling – the difference engine
william gibson + bruce sterling – the difference engine
December 30, 2007 – 11:06 am
Reading: Iain Banks – The Business (4th time)
iain banks – the business
November 17, 2007 – 12:12 pm
reading: terry pratchett…
terry pratchett – mort terry pratchett – the colour of magic terry pratchett – equal rites terry pratchett – thief …
October 16, 2007 – 12:24 pm
reading … ?
I used to keep a list of all the books I read, and thought maybe I should do that again …
January 28, 2007 – 10:33 pm
what calliope did…
There is a stack of books next to my bed in Adelaide, mostly instilling disappointment in the novel as a …
October 5, 2006 – 11:15 pm
europe central
In another country, long enough ago to be only someone else’s life, I remember a summer entranced in my small …
July 14, 2006 – 5:10 pm
eeeee!!!!! charles stross in melbourne
I’m still waiting to buy Charles Stross’ latest novel, and to fill the interim bought one of Neal Stephenson‘s first …
July 9, 2006 – 10:14 pm
charles stross – glasshouse
Before I lost most of this year to reading Neal Stephenson‘s Baroque Cycle, which I am currently re-reading for various …
February 24, 2006 – 6:35 pm
reading some books
Today was a minor holiday after my 15 hour binge yesterday in DVD Studio Pro and the joy of sorting …
February 16, 2006 – 6:49 pm
ma jian – stick your tongue out
In Taiwan a year ago, thanks to the vast library at the Taipei Artist Village I got seriously into reading …
June 15, 2005 – 7:36 pm
Bangkok Tattoo
The first book of John Burdett I read was a very halucinogenic Bangkok 8, which fits neatly into the category …
August 31, 2004 – 9:57 pm
北京娃娃 Beijing Doll
Early this year, Asian Times wrote a long article on lingei, the Chinese equivalent of Gen-X. Chun Shu, the author …