29.Apr.2010 at 29 | jspeyton
On brothers, latrines, closing out the city, starting the big machine, and uncovering the hidden brain:
No excuses for my two-day silence. Onwards and upwards, folks! Besides, I’m feeling pretty good since I just polished off China Mieville’s The City & The City. I’ll say only that I liked it, because I’ve found that the less [...]
Tagged: Reading ,big machine, brothers, china mieville, shankar vedantam, the city & the city, the hidden brain, victor lavalle, yu hua
26.Apr.2010 at 26 | jspeyton
On reading too many books, a bit of a conundrum, two cities, and a big machine:
What am I reading? One too many books, that’s what. I need help! One of my goals this year was to cut down on the number of books I read at a single time. I was doing pretty well too. [...]
Tagged: Reading ,big machine, china mieville, colum mccan, dexter filkins, let the great world spin, marlon james, the book of night women, the city & the city, the forever war, victor lavalle