Thanks much for the suggestions, I'll check them out.

Yeah, me too.  For the first few dozen pages, I was nervous about the narration style - usually I can't stand that kind of hyper-stylized tone, and the use of that at times too cutesy and self-consciously young-and-hip slang terminology rubbed me the wrong way.  But then I just sort of fell into the pace and rhythm of…

Yeah, me too.  For the first few dozen pages, I was nervous about the narration style - usually I can't stand that kind of hyper-stylized tone, and the use of that at times too cutesy and self-consciously young-and-hip slang terminology rubbed me the wrong way.  But then I just sort of fell into the pace and rhythm of…

Will do, thanks for the tip.  I find Simmons' other work so frustrating, at times.  I was bored to tears by Drood, hated everything other than the clever premise of Flashback, and liked (but didn't love) Summer of Night, Winter of Night, and Hyperion.  But again, The Terror is SO GOOD.

Will do, thanks for the tip.  I find Simmons' other work so frustrating, at times.  I was bored to tears by Drood, hated everything other than the clever premise of Flashback, and liked (but didn't love) Summer of Night, Winter of Night, and Hyperion.  But again, The Terror is SO GOOD.

You have done God's work here today.  Thanks much.

You have done God's work here today.  Thanks much.

Great list, I always look forward to it and wear out my Amazon wish list after reading it.  A few things I read and enjoyed this year:

Great list, I always look forward to it and wear out my Amazon wish list after reading it.  A few things I read and enjoyed this year:

What?!  I had no idea she had planned for a trilogy, that's incredible news (perhaps only to me, apparently).  I read O&C years ago, and finally got around to The Year of the Flood this year, as well, and I absolutely loved it.  I'm going to take you at your word and begin feverishly anticipating a third book on the…

What?!  I had no idea she had planned for a trilogy, that's incredible news (perhaps only to me, apparently).  I read O&C years ago, and finally got around to The Year of the Flood this year, as well, and I absolutely loved it.  I'm going to take you at your word and begin feverishly anticipating a third book on the…

This was the year that my wife and I finally got around to watching Friday Night Lights, which we've been promising to do for years, and good lord has it not disappointed.  Clear eyes, full hearts, indeed. 

This was the year that my wife and I finally got around to watching Friday Night Lights, which we've been promising to do for years, and good lord has it not disappointed.  Clear eyes, full hearts, indeed. 

This is a great reading of the series as a whole, and a great post.  It certainly explains nicely Chase's absolute refusal to allow us, as the series went on, any glimpses of Tony in a sympathetic light.  It's pretty well established that Chase was openly hostile towards his main character, and was increasingly…

This is a great reading of the series as a whole, and a great post.  It certainly explains nicely Chase's absolute refusal to allow us, as the series went on, any glimpses of Tony in a sympathetic light.  It's pretty well established that Chase was openly hostile towards his main character, and was increasingly…

Hear, hear.  Thanks very much Keith.  Over the past ten-plus years, there hasn't been a day that has gone by in my life where I haven't checked in here at least once.  This is truly my favorite place on the internet, genuinely unique amongst a very crowded, oft-irritating landscape of places to go to discuss pop…

Hear, hear.  Thanks very much Keith.  Over the past ten-plus years, there hasn't been a day that has gone by in my life where I haven't checked in here at least once.  This is truly my favorite place on the internet, genuinely unique amongst a very crowded, oft-irritating landscape of places to go to discuss pop…

I know it's not a tagline, but the first thing that came to my mind were the blurbs for Coupon: The Movie.

I know it's not a tagline, but the first thing that came to my mind were the blurbs for Coupon: The Movie.

I will never understand why people seem to hate that movie so much.  I think it's actually pretty great.  Besides that it looks amazing, Hanks is very good in it, really underplaying his dialogue and reactions, but doing really well with the physical aspects of the part. Paul Newman is cast a bit against type himself…