All Consuming : frasmotic

A review of "The Hippopotamus" (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (frasmotic) — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:38:50 GMT

by Stephen Fry

Stephen Fry is my hero, so I’m a bit biased. I first read this when I was fifteen, but I found it at a used book store a few weeks ago, and picked it up and read it again. LOVE. So funny, so clever. Classic Fry. As a fifteen-year-old, I was grossed out by some things, but it’s not so traumatising as an adult. ;)

A review of "Choke" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (frasmotic) — Sat, 31 Dec 2005 04:33:16 GMT

Choke

by Chuck Palahniuk

It was… interesting. No, really! I liked the underlyring themes, and it wasn’t that gross. It certainly was no American Psycho, heh. But while I mainly enjoyed the story, it wasn’t that great otherwise.

A story about "Leave it to PSmith (Wodehouse, P. G. Collector's Wodehouse.)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (frasmotic) — Sat, 03 Dec 2005 21:40:44 GMT

Leave it to PSmith (Wodehouse, P. G. Collector's Wodehouse.)

by P.G. Wodehouse

I love P.G. Wodehouse. This is my first time reading anything outside the Jeeves stories.

A story about "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (frasmotic) — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:48:17 GMT

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)

by J.K. Rowling

I wasn’t sure how I felt about it when I first finished reading, but now I love it. The ending is awesome.

A story about "I, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 (Vintage International)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (frasmotic) — Fri, 22 Jul 2005 15:44:24 GMT

I, Claudius : From the Autobiography of Tiberius Claudius, Born 10 B.C., Murdered and Deified A.D. 54 (Vintage International)

by Robert Graves

Reading this for school. So far, it’s great.

A review of "Atonement: A Novel" (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (frasmotic) — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 02:40:15 GMT

Atonement: A Novel

by Ian McEwan

I absolutely adored this book. Wasn’t very fond of the ending though. However, it did surprise me not only story-wise, but also because it suddenly made me realize how much work went the writing of the book. The author is a very talented man. Other than that, I loved the writing style, loved the attention to detail, loved the characters and the settings. Great novel.

A story about "Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (frasmotic) — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:49:24 GMT

Ender's Game (Ender, Book 1)

by Orson Scott Card

I honestly found the first three quarters of the book a little boring, but that could be because I didn’t especially feel like reading the book—someone was making me. The ending made up for it though. I didn’t see it coming. Overall, it was pretty enjoyable.

A story about "American Psycho"

nobody@allconsuming.net (frasmotic) — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 14:24:19 GMT

American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis

The casual violence (like, “Went to the store, killed a puppy, got a massage…”) and the longer, graphic murder scenes definitely taking some getting used to. But I’m half-way through and I’m really liking it. I think the violence and even the sometimes-tedious descriptions are necessary for the telling of the story, and to get the message across.