On the way they discuss Darren's dubious stalking practices and the value of corsages. In what may be a telling contrast Simon's choices were all for dead authors, while Darren avoided the graveyard in favour of contemporaries. We'll leave it for the amateur psychologists to work out what that means, if anything.  Simon's choices: Douglas Adams Marcus Clarke Thea Astley Darren's choices: Nick Hornby Steve Toltz Margaret Atwood