All Consuming : Siel

Consumed "Melancholy"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:05:28 GMT

Melancholy

by Jon Fosse

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Consumed "Red Actions: Selected Poems 1960-1993"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:58:42 GMT

Red Actions: Selected Poems 1960-1993

by Robert Kelly

Consumed "Culture and Imperialism"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 04:25:16 GMT

Culture and Imperialism

by Edward W. Said

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Consumed "Whatever"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:51:50 GMT

Whatever

by Michel Houellebecq

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Consumed "Mercier and Camier"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:04:46 GMT

Mercier and Camier

by Samuel Beckett

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Consumed "Blue of Noon"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:52:19 GMT

Blue of Noon

by Georges Bataille

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Consumed "Hunger"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:10:38 GMT

Hunger

by Knut Hamsun

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Consumed "Homo Faber (Harvest Book)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:45:10 GMT

Homo Faber (Harvest Book)

by Max Frisch

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Consumed "Boredom"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:29:17 GMT

Boredom

by Alberto Moravia

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Consumed "The Book of Disquiet (Penguin Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:24:01 GMT

The Book of Disquiet (Penguin Classics)

by Fernando Pessoa

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A story about "The Book of Disquiet (Penguin Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:24:01 GMT

The Book of Disquiet (Penguin Classics)

by Fernando Pessoa

Some of my fave passages from this book:

“I can be neither nothing nor everything: I’m just the bridge between what I do not have and what I do not want.”

“Having seen with what lucidity and logical coherence certain madmen (with method in their madness) justify their crazed ideas to themselves and to others, I have lost for ever any real confidence in the lucidity of my own lucidity.”

“The most painful feelings, the most piercing emotions are also the most absurd ones—the longing for impossible things precisely because they are impossible, the nostalgia for what never was, the desire for what migh have been, one’s bitterness that one is not someone else, or one’s dissatisfaction with the very existence of the world.”

“There is nothing worse than the contrast between the natural splendour of the inner life, with its own Indies and countries still to be explored, and the sordidness, even when it isn’t really sordid, of the everydayness of life. Tedium weighs more heavily when it does not have inertia as an excuse. The tedium of the great and the busy is the worst tedium of all.”

Consuming "Hiatus"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:06:22 GMT

Hiatus

by Evelyn Reilly

Consumed "John Wieners Selected Poems"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:20:17 GMT

John Wieners Selected Poems

by John Wieners

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A story about "John Wieners Selected Poems"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:20:03 GMT

John Wieners Selected Poems

by John Wieners

I like Wieners best when he’s sort of wryly funny:

Is it love, or grass stains
on your shirt?

These poems cover a huge span of Wieners’ creative career, and are helpful for seeing the stylistic changes he went through as a poet. The quality’s v. uneven—Some of the poems are downright maudlin, with lines like “Life holds such sorrow I cannot bear to speak of it.” Many poems in the uncollected sections are of this nature, and in some ways are reminiscent of Artaud’s writings. Both poets have a tendency to pen long, detailed descriptions of the feelings brought on by their long-term mental illness / depression, institutionalization, electro shock—some of it harrowing and and absorbing, others tedious.

The later poems seem to get very disjunct. Some of these poems seem like fascinating juxtapositions; others make me think maybe he’s just crazy….

Consumed "Where We Stand: A Surprising Look at the Real State of Our Planet"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:53:14 GMT

Where We Stand: A Surprising Look at the Real State of Our Planet

by Ph.D. Seymour Garte

Consumed "Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems: Principles and Practices"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:46:31 GMT

Cities as Sustainable Ecosystems: Principles and Practices

by Peter Newman

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Consumed "In Patagonia (Penguin Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:40:13 GMT

In Patagonia (Penguin Classics)

by Bruce Chatwin

Consumed "Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:59:16 GMT

Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry

by Stacy Malkan

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A story about "Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:59:16 GMT

Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry

by Stacy Malkan

The reason for the book? Many of the personal care products people use on a daily basis contain lead, formaldehyde, phthalates, parabens, and other carcinogenic chemicals. Why? Because cosmetics companies are allowed to use the stuff—and the stuff is cheap.

The rest of my review’s here.

Consumed "The Tao of Sobriety: Helping You to Recover from Alcohol and Drug Addiction"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Sat, 31 May 2008 20:39:40 GMT

The Tao of Sobriety: Helping You to Recover from Alcohol and Drug Addiction

by David Gregson

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Consumed "Controlling Your Drinking : Tools to Make Moderation Work for You"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Siel) — Sun, 25 May 2008 21:31:06 GMT

Controlling Your Drinking : Tools to Make Moderation Work for You

by William R. Miller

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