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Consumed "Terror and Consent : The Battle for the Twenty-first Century"

nobody@allconsuming.net (trexsandwich) — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:01:25 GMT

Terror and Consent : The Battle for the Twenty-first Century

by Philip Bobbitt

WORTH IT!

Consumed "The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America"

nobody@allconsuming.net (trexsandwich) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 02:35:05 GMT

The Shadow Factory: The Ultra-Secret NSA from 9/11 to the Eavesdropping on America

by James Bamford

WORTH IT!

A story about "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (Theatrical Release)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (trexsandwich) — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:59:36 GMT

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (Theatrical Release)

Silly, pointless, amusing, this movie isn’t high art, but it was entertaining. It made me miss living in a bigger city, though. Damn you, South Carolina!

A story about "To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld Saga, Book 1)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (trexsandwich) — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:57:01 GMT

To Your Scattered Bodies Go (Riverworld Saga, Book 1)

by Philip Jose Farmer

I honestly picked up this book because the cover (faux leather with abstract gold detailing) caught my eye while I was walking through the library. There wasn’t even a blurb on the side and no dust jacket, but I liked the first page, soo…. Usually, this doesn’t work out very well for me, but this time it was actually worth it.

The premise is the most interesting part of the experience (the whole historical population of the world is reborn as naked young adults (and a few kids) upon an alien landscape), but the book as a whole isn’t too bad. Unfortunately, it is the first in a five book series that, according to the expert reviews at Amazon, gets worse as it goes on. The local library doesn’t even have any of the other books, so I may or may not read the rest.

Still, it was pretty good for being something I picked up with no idea of the contents. Nice way to spend a dreary Saturday morning. I enjoyed it.

A story about "'I Am A Forgotten Man': Yuri's Odyssey"

nobody@allconsuming.net (trexsandwich) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:06:23 GMT

'I Am A Forgotten Man': Yuri's Odyssey

by André Kesing

Sad and funny and weird and beautiful. It is a strange tale. The turns of the plot are often unexpected, but always culturally and emotionally relevant.

Yuri reminds me of a lot of people I have known.

A story about "Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus"

nobody@allconsuming.net (trexsandwich) — Sun, 11 May 2008 04:50:09 GMT

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

by Andrew Douglas (IV)

Maybe Mr. Douglas and I grew up in different souths, but as a native South Carolinian, with family in Kentucky and Mississippi, I really didn’t relate much to the situations presented by the movie. Yes, the film appeared to attempt to showcase Mr. Douglas’s understanding of The South, but I found that understanding to be alien and even hollow. The action seemed staged at points (Was that “random” old man/known southern author the crew picks up on the road trying to pull one over on us, or what?) I ain’t never met nobody like the people in that there film.

Also, though the music was enjoyable, I don’t understand why the majority of the artists weren’t even from the south.

Still, the movie was interesting, though more as a work of art than as a documentary. It just disappointed me a bit.

A story about "The Years of Rice and Salt"

nobody@allconsuming.net (trexsandwich) — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 06:28:10 GMT

The Years of Rice and Salt

by Kim Stanley Robinson

I really enjoyed this book. I picked it up at the library not really knowing what I was getting into (all I had read was that it was an alternate history starting with the European plague), and immediately got sucked into the story. It isn’t perfect, sure, but, still definitely worth the haul.