All Consuming : johnofjack

Consumed "Standard Operating Procedure"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:43:01 GMT

Standard Operating Procedure

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Consumed "The Graveyard Book"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:25:35 GMT

The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman

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Consumed "Don't Look Behind You"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:25:05 GMT

Don't Look Behind You

by Lois Duncan

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Consumed "Man on Wire"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:20:38 GMT

Man on Wire

by James Marsh

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Consumed "JCVD"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:52:37 GMT

JCVD

by Mabrouk El Mechr

Consumed "Up [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 09:52:01 GMT

Up [Theatrical Release]

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Consumed "Chicken with Plums"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 01:54:39 GMT

Chicken with Plums

by Marjane Satrapi

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Consumed "Swallow Me Whole"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:16:57 GMT

Swallow Me Whole

by Nate Powell

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Consumed "Queen & Country, Vol. 1: Operation Broken Ground"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:44:38 GMT

Queen & Country, Vol. 1: Operation Broken Ground

by Greg Rucka

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Consumed "Fade"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:43:57 GMT

Fade

by Robert Cormier

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Consumed "Jellaby In The City"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:43:16 GMT

Jellaby In The City

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Consumed "Invincible Vol. 2: Eight is Enough"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:11:33 GMT

Invincible Vol. 2: Eight is Enough

by Robert Kirkman

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Consumed "Invincible Volume 1: Family Matters New Printing (Invincible)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:10:37 GMT

Invincible Volume 1: Family Matters New Printing (Invincible)

by Robert Kirkman

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Consumed "Milk"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 30 May 2009 18:09:19 GMT

Milk

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Consumed "Them!"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 30 May 2009 01:30:58 GMT

Them!

by Gordon Douglas

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Consumed "Star Trek [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Mon, 25 May 2009 23:18:36 GMT

Star Trek [Theatrical Release]

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Consumed "The God Who Wasn't There"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 23 May 2009 21:19:05 GMT

The God Who Wasn't There

by Brian Flemming

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Consumed "OSS 117: Nest of Spies"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 23 May 2009 02:15:13 GMT

OSS 117: Nest of Spies

by Michel Hazanavicius

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Consumed "The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:50:23 GMT

The Time Paradox (Artemis Fowl, Book 6)

by Eoin Colfer

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Consumed "Why I Killed Peter"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Mon, 18 May 2009 01:30:40 GMT

Why I Killed Peter

by Alfred~Olivier Ka

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A review of "Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (johnofjack) — Sat, 02 May 2009 21:12:06 GMT

Artemis Fowl (Artemis Fowl, Book 1)

by Eoin Colfer

The characterization is good, the story is consistently engaging, and the plotting is clever.

Unfortunately the prose leaves a bit to be desired, especially in its silly dialogue attributions (e.g. “he quipped” / “he retorted” / “he parried”). The content of any dialogue should explain the speaker’s intentions, and if it doesn’t then the dialogue is at fault and not the attribution. It’s sloppy writing to shore it up as Colfer does throughout this book.

Still the book is entertaining and it’s quiet easy to see why younger teens would be attracted to it.