Alien Vs Predator

Watched Alien Vs Predator the other night. Was about as good as one expects. It could have been a much better film if it wasn't constrained to the 1.5-hour attention span, as there didn't seem to be quite enough to make me care about the characters. Generally rushed, but still sufficiently entertaining for a rental.

Lanark

I finished reading Lanark (Alasdair Gray) last night. It was... different. Certainly glad it was recommended to me, although I can't help but feel I need some time to feel the impact of the book. Wonderfully weird and gloomy.

Man is the pie that bakes and eats itself, and the recipe is separation.

A Widow for One Year

The night before last I finished reading A Widow for One Year, by John Irving. Reading in parallel, since I took that one on the train, see. I really do like Irving's stuff; I wasn't so sure after reading A Prayer for Owen Meany that I'd want to read much more of his stuff. Not that I didn't like the book, but I didn't know if his writing varied much. Now I want more! I suppose I enjoy it because it's fairly easy reading (hard to put down), and yet there is a well-constructed story which works as a whole.