2 days in San Francisco. 1 book finished. 1 book purchased as a gift. 6 books purchased for me. The numbers aren't pretty.

I finished He, She and It by Marge Piercy. I'd picked it up based on a discussion about books that involved a golem that happened while we were discussing The Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon in book group. It started out a little rough but got much better as the story went on. Two plots progress in parallel. One is the story of a future world into which is created a cyborg that has feelings, needs and desires. The other is a history of the Golem created in Prague in the middle ages. If you pick it up, force yourself past the rough beginning because it's worth a read.

Purchased:
Blindness by Jose Saramago
Wet: More Aqua Erotica edited by Mary Anne Mohanraj
Rubicon Beach by Steve Erickson
Slaughtermatic by Steve Aylett
Africa Zero by Neal Asher
A Year in the Linear City by Paul di Filippo

The last two I was convinced I'd need to purchase from amazon.co.uk so they were a nice find at Borderlands. I just wish I'd been able to remember more of what was in my UK wishlist.

On the plane on the way back (after finishing He, She and It) I read the first story in Charles Stross' Toast (which was originally purchased based on the recommendation of the owner(?) of Pulp Fiction in Vancouver, BC (or "VeeCee BeeCee" in He, She and It) in January.
posted by Kristin Buxton at 10:44 PM