All Consuming : stagebunny

A story about "In the Devil's Garden"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:30:52 GMT

In the Devil's Garden

by Stuart Lee Allen

It is in a box somewhere. I forgot I even started it. I will come back to it when the library is packed up.

Why I gave up consuming "With Americans of Past and Present Days"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:47:16 GMT

With Americans of Past and Present Days

by Jesserand, J. J.

I started on an e-book format. but I really can’t enjoy it that way. I’ll take it up again when I can get a printed version.

A story about "Smilla's Sense of Snow"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:03:01 GMT

Smilla's Sense of Snow

by Peter Hoeg

I think I may have been too distracted by outside stuff to get as absorbed as I would liked by this book. I liked the plot and the adventure aspects, but the present-tense writing, which usually gets on my nerves, didn’t help me as a reader, though I can see where it was used for atmosphere.

Why I recommend "The List: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 20:16:11 GMT

The List: A Novel

by Tara Ison

This was so good! I’ll have a review up on my blog in a few days. But in short, let me say, so much of it was honest and true.

A story about "The List: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:41:45 GMT

The List: A Novel

by Tara Ison

I started reading this on the day my boyfriend and I broke up (I had gotten it in the mail the night before). It hit too close to home and I had to put it down for a few days, though it’s really good so far. It’s about a couple who have a very unstable relationship and have a list of things they want to do before they break up for good. The woman, Isabel, is so afraid of never leaving an imprint on Al’s heart, of just disappearing and ceasing to exist for him after the final parting. It’s something I can fully relate to. I started it again today at work, when I came to this passage, I had to put it down again:

“Now she pressed up against him, dabbing his shoulder with the one tear on her face, the one she’d missed, hoping he might absorb something of her. Hoping, somehow, to leave part of her inside.”

I started tearing up. I’ll need to restart it when I’m at home.

A story about the last time I consumed "a broken heart"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 15:48:48 GMT

a broken heart

by stupid guy

Not worth it at ALL! Not this time, at least.

Why I recommend "The Talisman"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:56:27 GMT

The Talisman

by Stephen King

It’s so freakin’ good! It’s every adventure and fight against evil and coming of age story all rolled into one. It’s redemptive and suspenseful and triumphant. Read it!

I loved it! (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:58:26 GMT

2046

It’s so lush and visually spectacular, and not just in the futuristic scenes. I’ve seen ‘In the Mood for Love’ twice, and saw the connections between the two movies. I can’t wait to see ‘Days of Being Wild’.

Not the best work of literature, but worth reading.

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 14:06:27 GMT

War and Peace

by Leo Tolstoy

Who writes a 100 page epilogue? Who ends a 1400 page novel with a 50 page treatise on military theory and existentialism, never again referring back to the story or its characters? Well, it seems Tolstoy does. I do not know enough about Russian literature to know whether or not that is a common device, but I found it redundant on many points. That said, I did like the dynamic characters and I learned a lot about the era in which they lived. I think Tolstoy could have been a little less ‘obvious’ in expressing his feelings for Napoleon, and that he could have let the story illustrate his philosophy instead of beating us over the head with it in the conclusion of the work.

Why I want to consume "Lost Girls"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:47:25 GMT

Lost Girls

by Alan Moore

This is a mixture of erotica, retold fairy tales, and graphic novel. It was a gift from my boyfriend, who knows me better than he thinks he does. I’ve only just begun it, and it’s beautiful, naughty, and literate.

Why I recommend "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 16:35:57 GMT

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

by Michel Gondry

This is the second time I’ve seen it, and my boyfriend’s first. There are many things to get out of it and, though I am one who would want the good memories taken away as well as the bad (the good ones hurt more, in my opinion), my main take-away lesson is that love can bloom even when the lovers’ flaws are hanging about in the room with them and the ugly/boring/cruel side has made itself evident. It’s not society, class, age, blah, blah, blah, or blah, but the bad stuff within us and our inability to see around it to the good, that gets in the way of our relationships.

A story about "Requiem for a Dream (Director's Cut)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 15:02:50 GMT

Requiem for a Dream (Director's Cut)

Many people felt this was a depressing movie. I was actually cheered by the fact that I’m not a heroin addict and that I didn’t feel that their situation was anything like my life. After watching it, I felt all my dreams could come true if I keep my head on straight. I didn’t relate to the characters, yet I had much empathy for them, which says something for the acting and writing of the film.

A story about "A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (Oxford World's Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:00:26 GMT

A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (Oxford World's Classics)

by Jonathan Swift

I felt so smart when I thought it was a story of the divisions within the Church, and I read an analysis, and I was right! Not that I didn’t get a little lost in the digression, though. The story itself, especially the whole coat & fashion fiasco, is really entertaining.

~Brainybunny :D

A story about "Silk"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:50:50 GMT

Silk

by Caitlin R. Kiernan

Although I labeled it ‘worth consuming’, I have to say that I felt the characters were a little self-indulgent in that social-reject-of-the-adolescent-years way. I also felt the awkward syntax of the stylized sentence structure rather unforgivable. If it didn’t happen so often, I would have thought these deletions of pronouns in improper punctuation usage to be typos. But the premise is interesting and creepy. Very atmospheric as a whole.

Why I recommend "In the Bedroom"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 19:47:53 GMT

In the Bedroom

by Todd Field

It’s an excellent portrait of grief. Taking out all of the ‘seven steps’ and whatnot, it follows a more organic path of human emotion. I found myself identifying with the girlfriend, because of my own situation, and at the same time seeing so much of myself in the mother because of her flaws (jealousy, anger, turning away). The way her faults affect her marriage made me really look at myself. Very few movies, even really good ones, have made me take such a close look at myself.

It was 'Okay' (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:26:53 GMT

The Reader (Oprah's Book Club)

by Bernhard Schlink

I just didn’t have any connection with the characters. I didn’t have enough sympathy for Hannah’s ‘secret’ or the pride she wrapped around it (under the circumstances). The quirks of the characters seemed contrived, so they just didn’t ‘live’ for me. It all seemed rather formulaic.

A story about "A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (Oxford World's Classics)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:42:53 GMT

A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (Oxford World's Classics)

by Jonathan Swift

I’m reading ‘A Tale of a Tub’ through Project Gutenberg as part of the 1,001 list.

A story about "Silk"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:34:06 GMT

Silk

by Caitlin R. Kiernan

It’s not on ANY of my lists! I’m such a rebel.

A story about "Thousand Acres"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:40:03 GMT

Thousand Acres

by Jane Smiley

I thought it was good, but I wasn’t ‘overcome’ by it. The characters were very dynamic, not just in their own growth/change, but in the perception of them by others. I don’t think anybody came out the same person on the other side of the story (except one character, but I won’t say here). I just started a random novel last night, then I’ll get another one off the PPW list.

A story about "Love and Death"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 16:00:49 GMT

Love and Death

by Woody Allen

I have been reading ‘War and Peace’ and found it topical :D

A story about "The Rage In Placid Lake"

nobody@allconsuming.net (stagebunny) — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 15:59:05 GMT

The Rage In Placid Lake

by Tony McNamara

Marvelous! Just what I needed.

All Consuming : stagebunny

A story about "In the Devil's Garden"

Why I gave up consuming "With Americans of Past and Present Days"

A story about "Smilla's Sense of Snow"

Why I recommend "The List: A Novel"

A story about "The List: A Novel"

A story about the last time I consumed "a broken heart"

Why I recommend "The Talisman"

I loved it! (rated 5 stars)

Not the *best* work of literature, but worth reading.

Why I want to consume "Lost Girls"

Why I recommend "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

A story about "Requiem for a Dream (Director's Cut)"

A story about "A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (Oxford World's Classics)"

A story about "Silk"

Why I recommend "In the Bedroom"

It was 'Okay' (rated 3 stars)

A story about "A Tale of a Tub and Other Works (Oxford World's Classics)"

A story about "Silk"

A story about "Thousand Acres"

A story about "Love and Death"

A story about "The Rage In Placid Lake"

Not the best work of literature, but worth reading.