Anathem – Too irritating to finish
I’m giving up on Anathem for now. There are too many books that I’m likely to enjoy much more thoroughly. A good example is Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood. In fact, I’m already enjoying Oryx and Crake. My feelings…
Eucalyptus by Murray Bail
I’m not sure where this book came from. Most likely A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books – an independent bookseller in SF that was right down the street from my old apartment Set in the Australian outback (I guess it’s…

