All Consuming : Heidi Hansen

It's too bad... (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 22:12:21 GMT

by Jonathan Safran Foer

It’s too bad I didn’t enjoy this book because I absolutely loved “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close” by Foer. I was really excited about reading this thinking it would be equally good but it just didn’t live up to what I was expecting.

I was almost ready to give this a positive rating because I started to enjoy parts of the end but I couldn’t do it.

A review of "The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:28:34 GMT

The Decency Wars: The Campaign to Cleanse American Culture

by Frederick S Lane

From the cover and title, I could tell that this book was right up my alley, and it was hard to resist when it came out. The content ranged from historical to current, I learned so much about the history of these “decency wars” that I did not know, and I was refreshed on the incidents I was well aware of. For instance, I had no clue that the Puritan religious culture of our country can actually be traced back to Henry VIII! And of course the wrongs of the religious right are expertly exposed.

When I first started reading this book, my husband noted that the thing he doesn’t like about non-fiction books is that they often expose a problem, but not the solution. I read non-fiction a lot, this doesn’t bother me, but he is a little bit correct. This is exactly why I was happy that this book devoted the last chapter to a solution for fighting this particular problem. The bullets weren’t a stretch to the things I already believe or already do, but what they did do was make me realize that there’s more I need to do (without feeling like I wasn’t already doing enough).

If you care a lot about anti-censorship, intellectual freedom, and the like, you will certainly enjoy this book.

A story about "Shopgirl"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Tue, 04 Jul 2006 02:58:28 GMT

Shopgirl

by Steve Martin

I liked the book alright but I thought the movie was better. I actually thought it was going to be the other way around when I saw the trailers for this too…the movie is just so beautifully written.

A review of "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:09:58 GMT

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

by Jonathan Safran Foer

I love it, love it, love it!!!! I just finished the audio version of the book and the performance is also great. It makes you cry, sometimes laugh, and think…a lot. This book is just simply amazing.

A story about "Close Range: Wyoming Stories"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 22:42:34 GMT

Close Range: Wyoming Stories

by Annie Proulx

I actually only just read Brokeback Mountain, I didn’t really feel like reading the whole book. I really enjoyed Brokeback Mountain though, I’m interested in seeing the movie to see how it compares.

Why I recommend "Confessions Of A Slacker Wife"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 14:31:44 GMT

Confessions Of A Slacker Wife

by Muffy Mead-Ferro

This is my husband and I to a tee! This book made me feel like it was ok to embrace that slacker quality about myself, because at the end of the day you’ll love yourself better for it.

Common sense, but it works (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 01:34:09 GMT

Degunking Windows

by Joli Ballew

A lot of what they mentioned in the book was common sense. I also recommend the other Windows XP books I have on my list if you’re interested in really making your OS work better.

A story about "The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 13:43:15 GMT

The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 1)

by Lemony Snicket

An excellent series! I don’t have kids but I would surely enjoy sharing this with them if I did.

A story about "The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 14:39:27 GMT

The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke

by Suze Orman

This book is absolutely amazing!!!!! My husband and I feel so much more prepared in dealing with our financial situation now. I’m actually thinking about buying this as a Christmas present for my young, fabulous, and broke friends and family!

A story about "Little Altars Everywhere: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 02:44:24 GMT

Little Altars Everywhere: A Novel

by Rebecca Wells

I read this after seeing the Divine Secrets movie, I will read the book next but I was also surprised about some of the more “disturbing aspects” even having only seeing the movie and not reading the second book yet.

A story about "The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Heidi Hansen) — Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:25:53 GMT

The Weblog Handbook: Practical Advice on Creating and Maintaining Your Blog

by Rebecca Blood

It is better for beginning bloggers but a nice refresher for anyone who has been blogging awhile too. The author discusses topics very generally but discusses issues such as etiquette and the different elements that make up a blog.

As somebody who has been blogging for a long time I enjoyed the author’s point of view, which is that there was not a right or wrong way to blog.