All Consuming : randomalia

Consuming "The Iliad"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:45:54 GMT

The Iliad

by Homer

Consumed "Cry, the Beloved Country (Oprah's Book Club)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Wed, 21 May 2008 23:12:49 GMT

Cry, the Beloved Country (Oprah's Book Club)

by Alan Paton

WORTH IT!

Consumed "A Confederacy of Dunces (Essential.penguin)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:40:56 GMT

A Confederacy of Dunces (Essential.penguin)

by John Kennedy Toole

WORTH IT!

Consumed "A Confederacy of Dunces (Penguin Modern Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Mon, 19 May 2008 23:27:46 GMT

A Confederacy of Dunces (Penguin Modern Classics)

by John Kennedy Toole

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Moxie mystique"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:56:25 GMT

The Moxie mystique

by Frank N Potter

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Memory Keeper's Daughter"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:22:38 GMT

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

by Kim Edwards

NOT WORTH IT!

Consumed "For Whom the Bell Tolls (War Promo)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:03:56 GMT

For Whom the Bell Tolls (War Promo)

by Ernest Hemingway

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Island Of Dr. Moreau"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 08:14:49 GMT

The Island Of Dr. Moreau

by H. G. WELLS

WORTH IT!

A story about "Kafka on the Shore"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 21:30:24 GMT

Kafka on the Shore

by Haruki Murakami

I’m still in the middle of this, but I’m really enjoying the style in which it’s written and its dreamy quality. For some reason I keep picturing it as a movie (This is a little odd to me, because I rarely watch T.V. and few movies)...

”...I think where a person is born and dies is very important. You can’t choose where you’re born, but where you die you can—to some degree.” (Pg. 291)

”...A world full of geniuses would have significant problems.” (Pg.327)

Hoshini is becoming one of my favorite characters, though I didn’t really care for him at first. A truck driver who gets into Beethoven and learns to let go and go where life (and Nakata) decide to take him.

Consumed "Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:38:17 GMT

Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics)

by Herman Melville

WORTH IT!

Why it's taking me forever to finish consuming "Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:45:26 GMT

Moby-Dick: or, The Whale (Penguin Classics)

by Herman Melville

It finally seems to be picking up a bit… more than 450 pages into the book. It’s like reading an encyclopedia… a whaling encyclopedia. Reading it is also like trying to cut a big, thick peice of cheese with a dull butter knife.

Consumed "The Rum Diary : A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 00:03:40 GMT

The Rum Diary : A Novel

by Hunter S. Thompson

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Into the Wild"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:49:11 GMT

Into the Wild

by Jon Krakauer

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Antony and Cleopatra (Folger Shakespeare Library)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 22:46:58 GMT

Antony and Cleopatra (Folger Shakespeare Library)

by William Shakespeare

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Captain January"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 18:23:55 GMT

Captain January

by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

WORTH IT!

A story about "Mason & Dixon"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:11:33 GMT

Mason & Dixon

by Thomas Pynchon

It took me a while to get into this… but by the time I got through the first couple hundred pages, I started to really enjoy this book. The frenchman’s Duck was a favorite part of mine.

A story about "Lord Jim"

nobody@allconsuming.net (randomalia) — Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:09:21 GMT

Lord Jim

by Joseph Conrad

I found the first half really hard to get through, but after that it seemed more interesting and I flew through the second half. Jim’s adventures in Patusan just made for more interesting reading.