All Consuming : Inditra

A review of "Thursbitch" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:14:16 GMT

by Alan Garner

This is in some ways the most confusing book I have ever read in my entire life. I wish there was an index to translate some of the wacky speech. However it is a great story, especially at the end.

Consumed "Thursbitch"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:14:16 GMT

Thursbitch

by Alan Garner

WORTH IT!

A review of "The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation" (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:04:59 GMT

The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation

by Paulo Coelho

A wonderful read about good and evil and basic human nature.

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

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:04:59 GMT

The Devil and Miss Prym: A Novel of Temptation

by Paulo Coelho

WORTH IT!

Consumed "Angela's Ashes"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:08:47 GMT

Angela's Ashes

by Frank McCourt

WORTH IT!

A review of "Angela's Ashes" (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:08:47 GMT

Angela's Ashes

by Frank McCourt

A beautiful narrative that will break your heart. Everyone should read this book.

Consumed "What I Loved: A Novel"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:06:30 GMT

What I Loved: A Novel

by Siri Hustvedt

WORTH IT!

A review of "What I Loved: A Novel" (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:06:30 GMT

What I Loved: A Novel

by Siri Hustvedt

A beautifully written novel. This is what Zadie Smith’s On Beauty was trying so hard to be. Great for anyone who loves family sagas and art.

A review of "Don't Move" (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 18:58:26 GMT

Don't Move

by Margaret Mazzantini

An interesting read. It was kind of fascinating to read a book about a rapist, written by a woman, and to eventually see how he was the only truly powerless character.

A Wonderful Read (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:44:53 GMT

The Colour: A Novel

by Rose Tremain

I read this right after I read Everything is Illuminated, which was such an emotional rollercoaster, so I appreciated the easy going nature of this book.

Not to say that this is a light read, it’s full of wonderful twists and turns. It brings to mind The Poisonwood bible in some way. A great read by a female writer.

Consuming "That They May Face the Rising Sun"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:10:12 GMT

That They May Face the Rising Sun

by John McGahern

Consuming "Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:37:13 GMT

Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey

by Chuck Palahniuk

Consuming "Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:15:47 GMT

Rant: The Oral Biography of Buster Casey

by Chuck Palahniuk

Consuming "An Obedient Father"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:42:02 GMT

An Obedient Father

by Akhil Sharma

Consuming "Elizabeth Costello"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:41:46 GMT

Elizabeth Costello

by J. M. Coetzee

Consuming "That They May Face the Rising Sun"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:35:37 GMT

That They May Face the Rising Sun

by John McGahern

Believe the hype (rated 5 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:31:26 GMT

Everything Is Illuminated

by Jonathan Safran Foer

I was worried about this book. I had heard so much about it and it had a movie made from it so I was anticipating being disappointed. Happily, I found this book very enjoyable. Alex’s broken English rides the fine line of humorous bordering into the realm of tedious, and becomes believable. The humor and tragedy offset each other and make this a book both laugh out loud funny and crying your eyes out sad.

Consuming "Watchmen"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:52:10 GMT

Watchmen

by Alan Moore

Consuming "Austerlitz (Modern Library Paperbacks)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:59:58 GMT

Austerlitz (Modern Library Paperbacks)

by Winfried Georg Sebald

All aboard for dysfunction

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:59:04 GMT

The Corrections

by Jonathan Franzen

As far as your Mid-Western dysfunctional family saga’s go, The Corrections is at the top of it’s game.

That being said, I thought that the author did some unnecessary verbal gymnastics and the book could have been about 150 pages shorter.

A beautiful piece (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (Inditra) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:15:38 GMT

The Body Artist: A Novel

by Don DeLillo

The Body Artist is a short book. At 126 pages it took me two days to read, but it is a book I will reccomend. It is less a story and more of a look into the inner workings of the mind of Lauren, a body artist who has lost her husband and finds a mentally handicapped man in her home, who imitates the interactions of her and her late husband.

Do not underestimate this book due to this size. The Body Artist is a book that will stay with you.