leftovers: hourglass

To decide whether to read Hourglass or not, I employed what I'll call 'The Pachinko Strategy' - I went to see the author read from the book. The plan was to base the decision on the reading: if I enjoyed the reading, I would read the book.

Spoiler alert: I read the book.

Looking back, I think I recommend the tactic. It's proven a good way to make decisions about books I'm not sure about reading.

And on the bright side, if the reading doesn't quite work out, well, it's a cheap night out (as long as you attend a free reading). That's nothing to sneeze at, reader listener.