All Consuming : Nyx

A story about "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 22:39:18 GMT

by Susanna Clarke

Took me a few chapters to get into it, but after about 150 pages, I was hooked! And it took a decently long time to read, which is great for anyone who reads books way too fast

A story about "Kinsey"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:17:10 GMT

Kinsey

by Bill Condon

I know his character was supposed to be a totally scientific guy showing limited emotion, but in the end his monotone just bugged me.

A story about "The Time Machine"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:15:08 GMT

The Time Machine

I haven’t got around to reading the book yet, so I can’t compare, but I enjoyed it. The Star Trek/Sci Fi/ Wells joke bit with the hologram was priceless.

A story about "The Summer House"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 23:11:41 GMT

The Summer House

by Christobel Kent

It was ok, more of a holiday read than anything else. Though I found the suspense good towards the end, the actual murderers profile was pretty poorly developed.

A story about "Weekend in Paris"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:39:52 GMT

Weekend in Paris

by Robyn Sisman

Possibly I’m in the wrong age bracket for this story. I probably would’ve liked it if I was 15.

A story about "Dave Barry Does Japan"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:24:13 GMT

Dave Barry Does Japan

by Dave Barry

funny! Read it in an afternoon, but had plenty of laughs

A story about "The Metamorphosis (Bantam Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:20:04 GMT

The Metamorphosis (Bantam Classics)

by Franz Kafka

Managed to accidently be reading this when I visited Prague!

A story about "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:59:28 GMT

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Tim Burton

It was good, I won’t compare it to the original film, I prefer to compare it to the book. It stayed mostly very faithful to the book (apart from the frequent flashbacks to his father…). I loved the oompa loopahs, the song and dance routines were just hilarious. But I think Burton went too far in trying to make them seem as small as possible – they seemed to change proportion all the time, and the bluescreening was just way too obvious (he could’ve learned some lessons from Peter Jackson, who made his normal men sized hobbits ‘work’ much better). Charlies family characters were well acted, and the horrible children were all suitably awful.

A story about "The Office - The Complete First And Second Series"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:49:48 GMT

The Office - The Complete First And Second Series

by Ricky Gervais

eeew, it makes me cringe, but I love it!!

A story about "The Man Who Planted Trees"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:49:18 GMT

The Man Who Planted Trees

by Jean Giono

sweet story, but a startlingly quick read.

A story about "Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:48:11 GMT

Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister: A Novel

by Gregory Maguire

Another really interesting book, he’s onto a great idea of taking fairy tales and turning them into real stories (especially because I’m quite interested in the origin of the stories that have originally become our fairy tales, they have all been much altered from their original form). It was less complex than wicked, but had a much more gritty and ugly reality as he set it in a defitite time and place in our own history (the history of the Dutch tulip craze is also interesting – try ‘the tulip, the story of the flower than has made men mad’)

A story about "Down and Out in Paris and London"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:39:29 GMT

Down and Out in Paris and London

by George Orwell

A great read, though the ‘etc etc’ style that kept popping up was a bit annoying.

A story about "Everything About Me Is Fake . . . And I'm Perfect"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:21:35 GMT

Everything About Me Is Fake . . . And I'm Perfect

by Janice Dickinson

I don’t exactly know why I bought this, the opening paragraphs seemed funny and I needed a light book for a long bus ride. It has some funny moments, but can anyone so superficial and egotistical be really THAT into yoga as a philosophy? A lot of name dropping mostly – go figure.

A story about "A Year in the Merde"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Sun, 24 Jul 2005 23:16:47 GMT

A Year in the Merde

by Stephen Clarke

Well, it’s a pity that not ticking the ‘worth consuming’ box means it’s automatically NOT worth it. This book is ok, but more along the lines of a holiday or train ride read. A few funny observations, but don’t expect an intellectual masterpiece brimming with witty ironic prose…

A story about "Heart of Darkness (Hesperus Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Tue, 31 May 2005 15:47:43 GMT

Heart of Darkness (Hesperus Classics)

by Joseph Conrad

It’s worth consuming, as it’s a classic, but I can say I was a huge fan of this book, I found it the story telling a bit scattered.

A story about "Dude, Where's My Country?"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Tue, 31 May 2005 15:45:06 GMT

Dude, Where's My Country?

by Michael Moore

I like Michael Moore, I really do! But I found this book to be too full of literary histronics, too much shouting!!! too much preaching to the converted. Stupid White Men was better, and I admire what he does, but heavy sarcasm is better left to the likes of Oscar Wilde.

A story about "A Short History of Nearly Everything"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 30 May 2005 21:23:03 GMT

A Short History of Nearly Everything

by Bill Bryson

I’ve been a Bryson fan for a long time now, and despite his admission of not being very aware of a lot of the genre of work he writes about, you’d never know it!

A story about "No Logo: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 30 May 2005 21:23:03 GMT

No Logo: No Space, No Choice, No Jobs

by Naomi Klein

Absolutely absorbing!

A story about "One River"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 30 May 2005 21:23:02 GMT

One River

by Wade Davis

It took me a long time to get through it, but its a really interesting double timeline story about explorations in the Amazon basin. Lots of really interesting indigenous history and ethnobotanical research.

A story about "Stranger in a Strange Land"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 30 May 2005 21:22:59 GMT

Stranger in a Strange Land

by Robert A. Heinlein

This, and Job, are my favourite Heinlein works

A story about "Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Nyx) — Mon, 30 May 2005 21:22:59 GMT

Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

by Richard Bach

Have read this little book a dozen times.Its great for a sunday afternoon read, to centre the mind and regroup.