It seemed like the 1950s to me. I think he even referred to Elvis Presley at one point.

The cut-shot gave me time to hide my eyes and was therefore much appreciated.

Don't forget all the sandwiches and pots of coffee. All that fictional caffeine gave me a headache.

I didn't know about alt-tab either, since I only dick around on the internet during my lunch break. My keyboard has more breadcrumbs at the bottom of it than a well-used toaster.

Just placed my inter-library loan request. I love this club, too, and I'm definitely getting more out of the discussions than I'm putting in. I think I tend to read things pretty literally and often with ill-formed assumptions that are apparent to me now that I'm reading "with" other people. Also: Me scientist, me…

I also didn't perceive a break with reality. When would the break have occurred? It did seem that the physical structure of the Grand Cosmo wouldn't have been sound—way too many underground levels, even for modern buildings. So it would have happened before the Grand Cosmo was even constructed—but what prior event…

This is similar to monosodium glutamate being listed as "flavor enhancer". I don't think the bad reputations of MSG and high fructose corn syrup are completely warranted, but once the public perceives something to be bad, it's too late. In related news, infants are dying of hooping cough because older, unvaccinated…

Up until that point in the book I had no indication that the mother would have neglected this part of her daughters' education. Didn't they seem to be sitting around the hotel waiting to find a husband anyway? Perhaps Caroline would not have consented to marry in the first place if she'd known what to expect, and…

Martin might have been a man of his time, but the idea that Caroline didn't know about her "wifely duties" on her wedding night is completely ridiculous—even with this set in the Victorian era. I'm not arguing that someone of her wealth/station would have been sexually experienced—just that she would have known where…

Based on these passages it was obviously Emmeline's eyebrows that made her unmarryable.

It's been nearly two months now since I read this. I'm left remembering that dreamy kind of feeling others have mentioned (I read it in one sitting—on a long airplane ride), but at the same time being annoyed that Martin just moved restlessly from one business venture to the next. Fair or not, I kept visualizing him…

I'd also like to thank you all again for the thoughtful discussions. I was out of town at the beginning of the week and never got caught up. I read the next WUiB selection while I was travelling last week. I kind of hated it, so I'll be back next month to see what you all thought of it.

I was waiting to weigh in until after I'd listened to this on my car stereo. The energy and emotion I felt from these songs at their show Monday night has carried through to the album. Fantastic.

From above: "At their concerts, you'll see a solid mix of people from their teens through to near-senior-citizens. "

Not just werewolves . . .
Nazi werewolves! 'Cause, you know, regular werewolves are pussies.

I am also surprised that True Blood is considered a drama. I've certainly had more laughs from that show than any recent episodes of The Office.

What was Big Adventure's target demographic anyway? I was 12 when it came out, and it was too dark and/or weird for me at the time. Was it never intended for kids or was I just a wuss? I love Big Adventure now, so I'm pretty excited about a new one.

Public library system has failed me again
Still waiting for this one. I'm finishing up Cloud Atlas, though, so I'll see ya'll next month.

My interest in this increased considerably
when I spotted Dervla Kirwan in the trailer. I haven't seen her since Assumpta Fitzgerald was electrocuted.

We know we can find the music somewhere else, but it sure was convenient to just listen directly from the review page. I hope AV Club can find a replacement—and this time one that also works outside the U.S.