Agree Alien Jesus about Tasha's animation chops. It was her endorsement of the TV Avatar: TLA after the terrible movie that got me to start watching it. Now it is one of my favorite shows of all time and has caused me to check out other anime shows.

I'm reading From Hell right now and think it is fantastic. Alan Moore's best IMO.

I've got three books going at one time, which is unusual for me. I'm normally a one book at a time kind of girl.

Pride and Prejudice is easily my favorite book. I had always heard how boring Jane Austen was, but loved the mini-series with Colin Firth when it aired on A&E the first time (yes there was a time when A&E actually aired things that might be considered art). I decided to give the book try and was surprised to discover…

I am also a bitter Lions fan.

So far Scar has been my favorite China Mieville. I know most people say Perdido is the best, but I had a hard time getting into it while acknowledging that it might objectively be his best work, just not my favorite. Biggest problem I have with Mieville is characters and I found Bellis and her circumstance more…

Thanks to everyone for the tips and @avclub-0f0d67e214f9fef69b278e3d08114da9:disqus it is good to know that Anathem is quite a bit different from his other stuff. I like it a lot, but also tend to enjoy dense. I'm probably the only person I know who enjoyed the first 100 pages of Name of the Rose as much as the rest…

Very true, I probably skimmed sections more than I'd like to admit.

I just finished Yiddish Policemen's last month and also liked it a lot. I had heard that some people found it boring, but the noir elements and the alternative history really worked for me.

I mentioned this above that I just started reading Anathem, which is my first Stephenson book. How different is the Baroque Cycle from his sci-fi stuff? If I like Anathem I'm thinking of tackling either Cryptonomicon or starting the Baroque Cycle.

I read Les Miz in college and really loved it. Some parts are a slog to get through (I'm looking at you Waterloo section) but the end is one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever read. It made me cry, which rarely happens for me with books. I can't remember which translation I read, but I'm pretty sure it was the…

I just started my first Neal Stephenson, but am reading Anathem rather than Snow Crash. I like it a lot so far, but understand that Snow Crash is very different. Best thing about Anathem is Stephenson is really great about creating this world without obviously stating everything. The slow reveals make it fun to read,…

I'm way late to this party, but I've almost finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I had heard lots of people say it wasn't nearly as good as Kavalier and Clay, but so far, I like it just as much.

I'm way late to this party, but I've almost finished The Yiddish Policemen's Union. I had heard lots of people say it wasn't nearly as good as Kavalier and Clay, but so far, I like it just as much.

I watched Election with my father in High School, also unprepared for the sexual content. I knew it was most likely going to be a humiliating experience from the first line of the film which is, if I remember correctly, "Her pussy gets so wet."

I watched Election with my father in High School, also unprepared for the sexual content. I knew it was most likely going to be a humiliating experience from the first line of the film which is, if I remember correctly, "Her pussy gets so wet."

Taymor has had a lot of success on stage and was actually extremely advant-garde for the majority of her career. Lion King was actually the anomaly. I love Titus, it is balls-out insane and awesome, but I won't defend Turn Off the Dark, which sounds like all of the worst cliches found in avant-garde theatre thrown up…

Taymor has had a lot of success on stage and was actually extremely advant-garde for the majority of her career. Lion King was actually the anomaly. I love Titus, it is balls-out insane and awesome, but I won't defend Turn Off the Dark, which sounds like all of the worst cliches found in avant-garde theatre thrown up…

It also helps when the actors can actually sing. Sweeney Todd has some of the most beautiful melodies that Sondheim ever wrote, case in point: "Pretty Women." But when your actors can barely carry a tune, it is difficult to tell.

It also helps when the actors can actually sing. Sweeney Todd has some of the most beautiful melodies that Sondheim ever wrote, case in point: "Pretty Women." But when your actors can barely carry a tune, it is difficult to tell.