Connection Review I: Charles Stross, _The Atrocity Archives_

As some may recall, I made an actual New Year's resolution to start reading more, and to give myself a concrete goal said I would focus on reading at least one book from all the authors I see some direct connection to and who have published something since 2003, the year that I became published and my reading time pretty much dropped to zero. From this I'm also excluding people I've already read something from in that era (which is basically Eric Flint, David Weber, and burger_eater ).

Well, a very kind soul (I have lost the message but I'm pretty sure it was kithrup ?) sent me a brand spanking new copy of the first Laundry novel, The Atrocity Archives, and I finally finished it this weekend. Given that my average reading speed is over 150 pages per hour (and has exceeded 300) this shows how little time I've had. TAA isn't a very thick book, even with what I presume is the additional short story The Concrete Jungle added.

There WILL be some spoilers in these reviews. Don't read farther if you don't like spoilers.
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Writer's Block: Food glorious food

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Top-quality Kobe beef. Not only could I eat the Best Steaks Ever whenever I wanted them, I'd be able to make out like a bandit selling them for a mere $25/lb.