All Consuming : Inditra

Consuming "That They May Face the Rising Sun"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:10:12 GMT

That They May Face the Rising Sun

by John McGahern

Consuming "Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:37:13 GMT

Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey

by Chuck Palahniuk

Consuming "The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:17:10 GMT

The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation

by Paulo Coelho

Consuming "Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:15:47 GMT

Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey

by Chuck Palahniuk

Consuming "An Obedient Father"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:42:02 GMT

An Obedient Father

by Akhil Sharma

Consuming "Elizabeth Costello"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:41:46 GMT

Elizabeth Costello

by J. M. Coetzee

Consuming "That They May Face the Rising Sun"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:35:37 GMT

That They May Face the Rising Sun

by John McGahern

Consumed "Everything Is Illuminated"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:31:32 GMT

Everything Is Illuminated

by Jonathan Safran Foer

WORTH IT!

Believe the hype (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:31:26 GMT

Everything Is Illuminated

by Jonathan Safran Foer

I was worried about this book. I had heard so much about it and it had a movie made from it so I was anticipating being disappointed. Happily, I found this book very enjoyable. Alex’s broken English rides the fine line of humorous bordering into the realm of tedious, and becomes believable. The humor and tragedy offset each other and make this a book both laugh out loud funny and crying your eyes out sad.

Consuming "Watchmen"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:52:10 GMT

Watchmen

by Alan Moore

Consuming "What I Loved: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:57:44 GMT

What I Loved: A Novel

by Siri Hustvedt

Consuming "Austerlitz (Modern Library Paperbacks)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:59:58 GMT

Austerlitz (Modern Library Paperbacks)

by Winfried Georg Sebald

All aboard for dysfunction

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:59:04 GMT

The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen

As far as your Mid-Western dysfunctional family saga’s go, The Corrections is at the top of it’s game.

That being said, I thought that the author did some unnecessary verbal gymnastics and the book could have been about 150 pages shorter.

Consumed "The Corrections"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:59:04 GMT

The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen

WORTH IT!

A beautiful piece (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:15:38 GMT

The Body Artist: A Novel

by Don DeLillo

The Body Artist is a short book. At 126 pages it took me two days to read, but it is a book I will reccomend. It is less a story and more of a look into the inner workings of the mind of Lauren, a body artist who has lost her husband and finds a mentally handicapped man in her home, who imitates the interactions of her and her late husband.

Do not underestimate this book due to this size. The Body Artist is a book that will stay with you.

Consumed "The Body Artist: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:15:38 GMT

The Body Artist: A Novel

by Don DeLillo

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Don't Move"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:12:11 GMT

Don't Move

by Margaret Mazzantini

Consuming "The Colour: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:40:21 GMT

The Colour: A Novel

by Rose Tremain

Why I recommend "Unless: A Novel (P.S.)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:38:38 GMT

Unless: A Novel (P.S.)

by Carol Shields

I love Carol Shields. I had read the Stone Diaries last year and had been excited to pick this up. I am happy to say that it did not disappoint. Shield’s talent is writing a feminist book for a not quite feminist audience. I will recommend this book to every woman I know.

A review of "The English Patient" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:40:48 GMT

The English Patient

by Michael Ondaatje

This book can’t decide when the story starts and ends. It doesn’t transition well from actual plot to the musings of the characters. The author also seems to be in love with his own voice. Worth consuming, but get it used.

Lives up to expectations (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:07:08 GMT

The Poisonwood Bible: A Novel (Perennial Classics)

by Barbara Kingsolver

I put off reading this book for the longest time. Almost everyone I knew had read it and raved about it. I’m really cynical about popular books as they rarely live up to expectations but this one did. It felt like a more tragic Little Women written for a modern audience. The only complaint I can express is that I felt like the character of Nathial was a little one demensional and overdone.