All Consuming : Katie

Consuming "Metro Station"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:11:47 GMT

Metro Station

by Metro Station

Consuming "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Plume Contemporary Fiction)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:13:03 GMT

How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents (Plume Contemporary Fiction)

by Julia Alvarez

Consumed "The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:12:48 GMT

The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation

by Paulo Coelho

WORTH IT!

Consuming "The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (purchase includes audio CD narrated by Jon Kabat-Zinn)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:06:22 GMT

The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness (purchase includes audio CD narrated by Jon Kabat-Zinn)

by J. Mark G. Williams

Consumed "The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:04:04 GMT

The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal

by David Halberstam

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:38:49 GMT

Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music

by Ray Charles

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Principles of Uncertainty"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:53:55 GMT

The Principles of Uncertainty

by Maira Kalman

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Stuart: A Life Backwards"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:25:06 GMT

Stuart: A Life Backwards

by Alexander Masters

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Up [Theatrical Release]"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:08:00 GMT

Up [Theatrical Release]

WORTH IT!

Consuming "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:03:02 GMT

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Consumed "All Creatures Great & Small - The Complete Series 3 Collection"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:02:16 GMT

All Creatures Great & Small - The Complete Series 3 Collection

by Rachel Hogg

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:22:22 GMT

Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Un Dia"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:28:44 GMT

Un Dia

by Juana Molina

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected, and Health-Inspected Cartoons, 1978-2006"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:54:29 GMT

Theories of Everything: Selected, Collected, and Health-Inspected Cartoons, 1978-2006

by Roz Chast

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Thomas Crown Affair: Music From The MGM Motion Picture"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 01:11:52 GMT

The Thomas Crown Affair: Music From The MGM Motion Picture

by Sting

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Yellow House"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Fri, 29 May 2009 13:55:48 GMT

Yellow House

by Grizzly Bear

WORTH IT!

The Beales of Grey Gardens (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:41:54 GMT

The Beales of Grey Gardens - Criterion Collection

I’ve watched this pair of documentaries in the wrong order – Grey Gardens was released way before The Beales of Grey Gardens, and I still haven’t watched Grey Gardens (but have requested it from the library).

The women featured in this documentary are fantastically eccentric – in every clichéd way (they are cat women) and then some. It’s hard to watch this without laughing out loud.

Consumed "The Beales of Grey Gardens - Criterion Collection"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:41:54 GMT

The Beales of Grey Gardens - Criterion Collection

WORTH IT!

Consumed "For Emma Forever Ago"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:24:21 GMT

For Emma Forever Ago

WORTH IT!

A review of "Prodigal Summer: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:01:08 GMT

Prodigal Summer: A Novel

by Barbara Kingsolver

I really enjoyed Barbara Kingsolver’s Prodigal Summer. It’s perfect pre-summer reading for anyone interested in relationships between people, and between people and their environment. I listened to the audiobook version, which is read well by the author.

In Defense of Food (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Katie) — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:18:47 GMT

In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto

by Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan has written an “Eater’s Manifesto” that it well-researched and a pleasure to read. His advice – “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” – is simple and easy to follow. It has changed the way I think about food choices, shopping, and consumption. It’s written with an American audience in mind, but I think that anyone eating a “western” diet can take away something useful from this book.