All Consuming : anotherrainyday

A story about "Woman on the Edge of Time"

nobody@allconsuming.net (anotherrainyday) — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 20:21:10 GMT

by Marge Piercy

I’ve read this book more times than I can count. Marge Piercy’s utopian vision of the future is so nice that I’m always sad that I can’t live there too.

A story about "Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit"

nobody@allconsuming.net (anotherrainyday) — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 20:21:10 GMT

Ishmael: An Adventure of the Mind and Spirit

by Daniel Quinn

The ape story isn’t great, but the story told by the ape is really really worth reading.

A story about "Gender Trouble (Tenth Anniversary Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (anotherrainyday) — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 20:21:09 GMT

Gender Trouble (Tenth Anniversary Edition)

by Judith Butler

This book revolutionized my thinking on gender and performativity.

A story about "The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah's Book Club)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (anotherrainyday) — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 20:21:09 GMT

The Poisonwood Bible (Oprah's Book Club)

by Barbara Kingsolver

This amazingly deep and intense novel gave me an entirely new opinion of Barbara Kingsolver.

A story about "A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (Perennial Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (anotherrainyday) — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 20:21:09 GMT

A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present (Perennial Classics)

by Howard Zinn

This book should be required reading for every American. The middle drags a bit, but overall, an EXCELLENT book.

A story about "Skipping Christmas"

nobody@allconsuming.net (anotherrainyday) — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 20:20:43 GMT

Skipping Christmas

by JOHN GRISHAM

Wow, what a horrible book. Two hours of my life I will never see again.