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Consumed "Dracula och hans arv. Myt, fakta, fiktion"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:26:42 GMT

Dracula och hans arv. Myt, fakta, fiktion

by Anders Kaliff

Consuming "Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:48:53 GMT

Why Buffy Matters: The Art of Buffy the Vampire Slayer

by Rhonda Wilcox

Consumed "Dracula (Oxford World's Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:48:38 GMT

Dracula (Oxford World's Classics)

by Bram Stoker

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:39:24 GMT

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

by Anne Billson

Consumed "The Blind Side [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:26:10 GMT

The Blind Side [Theatrical Release]

by John Lee Hancock

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Thelma & Louise (Special Edition)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:00:50 GMT

Thelma & Louise (Special Edition)

by Ridley Scott

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Wishing for Tomorrow: The Sequel to the Little Princess"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:31:33 GMT

Wishing for Tomorrow: The Sequel to the Little Princess

by Hilary McKay

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Hannah Montana: The Movie"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:24:55 GMT

Hannah Montana: The Movie

by Peter Chelsom

Consumed "Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:18:33 GMT

Predators and Prey (Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight, Vol. 5)

by Joss Whedon

Consuming "Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:21:51 GMT

Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 2

Consumed "Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete First Season (Slim Set)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:29:53 GMT

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - The Complete First Season (Slim Set)

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Princess Diaries: Ten Out of Ten"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:20:32 GMT

The Princess Diaries: Ten Out of Ten

by Meg Cabot

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Shining"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:15:31 GMT

The Shining

by Stanley Kubrick

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Peter Pan in Scarlet"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:44:05 GMT

Peter Pan in Scarlet

by Geraldine McCaughrean

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Return to the Hundred Acre Wood"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:10:19 GMT

Return to the Hundred Acre Wood

by David Benedictus

Consumed "The Fantastic Mr. Fox [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 17:56:15 GMT

The Fantastic Mr. Fox [Theatrical Release]

by Wes Anderson

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Eero"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:47:43 GMT

Eero

by Petteri Tikkanen

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Natthimmel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 21:22:55 GMT

Natthimmel

by Sofia Nordin

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Det amerikanska löftet: Barack Obamas väg till Vita Huset"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:50:08 GMT

Det amerikanska löftet: Barack Obamas väg till Vita Huset

by Martin Gelin

WORTH IT!

Consuming "The Big Bang Theory: Season 2"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:52:59 GMT

The Big Bang Theory: Season 2

A story about "The Meaning of Madness"

nobody@allconsuming.net (jocxy) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:14:46 GMT

The Meaning of Madness

by Neel Burton

This book was incredibly poorly proofed, which is a shame since it is otherwise so very lucid, informative and even optimistic. On one page, for instance, the Ballets Russes choreographer is introduced in consecutive sentences first as Nijinsky and then as Nijinksy, with different dates of birth given after each name. To enable the chepters on different mental illnesses to be read as stand-alone essays, some paragraphs have been copy-pasted – which is a good way of ensuring the browsing reader will not miss out on important information, but is a bit annoying for a cover-to-cover reader with good language recall.

Still, Burton knows his stuff, and includes even some very recent studies. He is able to write casually about evolution without falling into the normal bad science abysses. And he argues persuasively that the most common mental problems are, genetically speaking, a price the population pays for creativity, language and religion.

My background is in the humanities and I find Burton’s use of art and artists to illustrate his point rather shallow at times. That said, close readings and more complex biographical information would expand this slim volume into a massive tome of speculation about the nature of creativity, which was hardly the project anyway.

Over all verdict – well worth a read, especially if you work in health care, suffer from a personality disorder or mental problems, or have mental illness in your family.