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Not having read "Mysteries of Pittsburgh", I can't say anything about it either way. And since Ou Be Low hoo's been banned, I guess there's no point in trying to figure out just what s/he meant by "too gay", is there? To get back on topic ... Lies, what language are you reading the book in?

There are lots and lots of books on my list, but what I want from Santa are enough bookcases to house my current collection. A house to put said bookcases in would be nice, too. :D

Baseball, especially last month's games. :D

I read it a while ago, and really enjoyed it. I found the language incredibly vivid (you could be right about it not coming through in translation). And yep, that comic is by Chabon -- I haven't checked that out yet, but want to.

I read most everything in fiction, but I avoid horror (I get scared way too easily), and I usually don't read romances. There are certain nonfiction areas (like gardening) that I haven't read anything in, but if someone gave me a good gardening book I wouldn't say no.

I agree with the consensus here, for reasons stated above (not being able to judge, wanting to follow a series' arc). Besides, let's face it, none of us are immortal. Even if all the authors in the world stopped writing now, there is probably little chance of ever getting through all the...

Run away! Run away!

Just finished Miracle and Other Christmas Stories by Connie Willis. Good writing, as usual, though I prefer her longer works.

This site might help: King Arthur & The Knights of the Round Table

Chronologically (in terms of events, not when they were written), "Forests" comes first, then "Lady", then "Mists".

I'm fluent only in English, but I remember bits of French, German and Mandarin Chinese. It's my fantasy that when I retire, I'll have enough time/money to get fluent in those languages plus others.

I enjoyed it. All of the other King Arthur books I've read are very focused on the knights and their exploits (the women are either evil sorceresses or helpless maidens), so it was refreshing to get a different point of view.

I never played this much myself, but my brother used to run games. I should get him the new edition for Xmas.

I'm reading The Filmmaker's Handbook (for school), Dorothy Dunnett's Caprice and Rondo, and Terry Pratchett's Moving Pictures.

Dorothy Dunnett has two great series of historical fiction, The Lymond Chronicles and Niccolo Rising. The former starts out in 16th-century Scotland, the latter in 15th-century Bruges; they both hopscotch around Europe and the Middle East, and both feature ascinating characters and wonderfully...

The Hiram Key had an interesting theory backed up by utter gibberish. One of the two books (Moby Dick is the other) that I've ever wanted to toss out the window.

The New Yorker (wife's subscription), The Sporting News, and Premiere.

My main one is http://www.eaforums.com/forums (I'm a mod there). Other ones I pop in on occasionally: http://www.filmmaker.com/forums.html http://www.filmmaking.net/fnetforum/ http://www.tribe.net (various groups) http://boards.sports-central.org/ http://www.catiecurtis.net/forums

It depends for me too, though lately it's been friends' recommendations more than anything else. No matter what, though, I always read the blurbs (and sometimes the last page, if I'm feeling naughty) before I go any further.

My partner and I are working our way through #5 right now (takes a while because we've been reading it out loud). I love the atmosphere and great detail ... my only complaint about #5 is that it's taken Harry an awful long time to get to Hogwarts. Now that he's there, the story's picking up steam.