All Consuming : Michelle Davies

Consumed "Stranger Than Fiction"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Michelle Davies) — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:32:08 GMT

Stranger Than Fiction

by Marc Forster

WORTH IT!

Why I recommend "Shall We Dance?"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Michelle Davies) — Tue, 26 Sep 2006 09:16:07 GMT

Shall We Dance?

by Masayuki Suo

I saw the american version of this and I wish I didnt. But when I heard there was a Japanese original version I was intriged. Much, much better than the remake.

In fact so much of it was about Japanese culture that the remake seem to miss the main themes of the movie.

Why I recommend "Never Let Me Go"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Michelle Davies) — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 22:18:20 GMT

Never Let Me Go

by Kazuo Ishiguro

This is one of the best books I’ve read in a while. I think I liked it most as I didnt know anything about it when I first picked it up and it reveals itself slowly.

I’ve never read any of his other stuff, in fact I didnt know it was the same author as Remains of the Day. That might have turned me off, as I saw the movie and absolutely hated it. Now I’m thinking I should try the book after enjoying this one so much.

Really original! Try it out!

Why I recommend "The Five people you meet in heaven"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Michelle Davies) — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:08:00 GMT

The Five people you meet in heaven

by Mitch Albom

This book is a great pick me up story that is so fast to read it can turn your mood around quick.

Why I recommend "Love in the Time of Cholera"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Michelle Davies) — Thu, 24 Aug 2006 00:08:08 GMT

Love in the Time of Cholera

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez

This is one of the best books I’ve read for ages about love and relationships. The characters felt really real to me even though their setting is so foreign. Its been on my list of reading for years, I’m glad I finally got round to reading it.

Its the first book by Marquez I’ve read. Must read some more.

A story about "March of the Penguins"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Michelle Davies) — Sun, 16 Jul 2006 21:55:10 GMT

March of the Penguins

by Luc Jacquet

I’ve been meaning to watch this since it came out in the cinemas. I saw it in the DVD store today and grabbed it. Well worth watching for the fanatastic imagery which would have had to be gathered in tough conditions.

Why I recommend "The White Diamond"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Michelle Davies) — Wed, 24 May 2006 11:41:11 GMT

The White Diamond

I think this was really interesting.. and quite different to other documentaries I’ve seen. It seemed like the main interesting part was the story of coping with a friends death. But this wasnt the main thing I liked about it.

I think the thing that intriguied me the most was the way they really managed to capture an engineer’s love of design and how all consuming they get over a project. To see the guy’s eyes light up when he talked about the air ship was pretty neat.