Victoria and Vancouver Island: A Personal Tour of an Almost Perfect Eden, Kathleen Thompson Hill, Gerald N. Hill
This certainly falls into the 'wedding reading' category. We're going to Victoria for our honeymoon, so i picked this up to get some advice. I wish there was an index to the restaurants/stores - the reviews are organized along 'walking routes' through downtown Victoria. I suspect i might enjoy that once i'm there, though. I'll add to the review once the book's been tested under fire. ;)
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Choke, Chuck Palahniuk
Yep, the new book by the author of Fight Club. A good read, even if i couldn't get Ed Norton's voice out of my head for the narrator. The story of a med-school drop-out who is working in a American Colonial equivalent of Ren Faire, trying to deal with his dying mom and nutty friends. The common thread between the characters involves a 'sexaholics anonymous' group, so if graphic descriptions of sex and sexual deviance upset you, this probably isn't right for you.
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The Cassini Division, Ken MacLeod
A follow-on to The Stone Canal, this follows some folks back from the new planet to the space around Earth. You learn a little more Earth history, and MacLeod continues to spin a good tale.
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The Millennium Cookbook, Eric Tucker, John Westerdahl, and Sascha Weiss
Pulled this out to start thinking about someone's promised birthday dinner, and to make the tofu spread. Really tasty, that tofu spread. Attractive book, innovative vegan cooking. Watch for reviews and recipes in the food section of our webspace.
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Staff Meals from Chanterelle, David Waltuck, Melicia Phillips
The mac & cheese recipe in here is tasty; i have yet to try any others. This cookbook is well-written, and focuses on the simple (!) staff meals from this restaurant. The stories with each recipe are especially pleasing. We'll see how more of the recipes work out - lots of them look quite yummy.
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The Stone Canal, Ken MacLeod
Forrest recommended Ken MacLeod books to us one night over crepes at Ti Couz. I quite enjoyed this one - a story some parts mystery, some parts political examination of anarchist states, some parts good ol' science fiction about super-humans, robots who have attained self-awareness and autonomy, and life on a new planet.
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American Gods, Neil Gaiman
Amazing book. Finally, a novel on par with his shorts. You can clearly see how Gaiman's writing has matured since Good Omens and Neverwhere- this novel is a pleasure to read. A skillful weaving of mythologies and melting pots, following our everyday hero, Shadow.
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