OMG, I *hate* endnotes too! They’re one of my biggest pet peeves with nonfiction. But, stupid MLA is all about endnotes, so I think that’s our culprit right there. lol

I’m so relieved you said that! I was afraid the whole finale would be an anticlimax, and I thought the Tenth Doctor deserved better. Cannot wait to watch it!

Good to know I’m not the only footnotes addict out there! They are so much better than endnotes – it makes me so sad when a book has wonderful endnotes, because I always wish they were footnotes & thus part of the reading experience all the way through. I hate switching back and forth between the regular text and the endnotes bit. (I mean the obvious solution would be to not read the endnotes, but I can’t bring myself to stop.)

Yeah, I’ve heard the word “self-indulgent” a number of times about the Tenth Doctor’s finale. I suppose it was to be expected & anyway I expect David Tennant can make it work if anyone can. 😛

I don’t think I could do with too much experimental fiction all together. House of Leaves was very good indeed, but a steady diet of it would get old in a hurry.

I’ve just realized that post sort of gives the impression that the entire book is like that. It’s not! There are a lot of pages where it’s far more normal-looking. I put those two pictures in because they demonstrate two extremes of weirdness. So, you know. In case that affects your decision. 😛

I have to say, if this hasn’t been a gift, I might have stopped – the first twenty (plus) pages are so packed with text. The pages are massive at the start! Trust me, the weird sideways text is easy peasy by comparison – and the book’s definitely worth the effort!

Re: Dr. Who – You should for reals watch it. I like it because it’s light-hearted in spots and quite bleak in others, and you can pick an episode depending on your mood. And, you know, it’s just fun – they go all round the universe in a traveling blue box! Steven Moffat’s episodes are among the best. I cannot wait to see what he does with the show.

All I’ll say about Dr Who is that Part 2 is way, way better than Part 1, and I’ll get round to writing as non-spoilery a review as I can shortly