Ronan Boys nonsense (now on Tumblr), reading roundup, and The Martian movie

[hamsterwoman]

Today is apparently International Fanwork Day? Or so AO3 informs me. Anyway, I accidentally made a fanwork anyway, sorta. So, remember my Raven Cycle poems (on AO3), which are all ikel89's fault? For a while I've been trying to figure out if there was a way to release them into the wilds of Tumblr, and that got me down the path of turning them into

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[hamsterwoman]

I would definitely not mind reading more by BKV! So far it's just been 3 volumes of Saga and Pride of Baghdad, which was beautiful but god so sad (based on a true story, it said right in front, so I should've figured it out, I guess, but I definitely had not been expecting that ending!). You recommended Y: The Last Man the last time we were talking about Saga, so that's on the list to try at some point -- and probably anything else from him also.

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one baffled by the robots! -- I was wondering if I was missing something... And, yeah, I also can't tell them apart... or, rather, if I see one and it's not explicitly wearing a dress, I just assume it's Prince Robot IV, and then frequently have to backtrack when it turns out that it's someone else. XP

I'm really impressed not just by the way the worldbuilding doesn't flinch away from real-world-like issues, but the nuance with which it handles them. And the way characters coming from different POVs to each other are treated with respect and given their say.

[orangerful]

I've got 'Pride of Baghdad' in my collection downstairs, breaks my heart but it is a beautiful book. I love 'Runaways' too, which is a great story about a group of teens that find out a terrible secret about their parents. I'm hoping that the MCU eventually gets to their storylines!

But if you have to prioritize, get Y! :)

[hamsterwoman]

breaks my heart but it is a beautiful book.

It really is! When I was reading it, I was planning to share it with L, who is an even bigger animal lover than me, because the art was so beautiful and the animals really felt like animals. Then I got to the ending and was like, um, maybe not, because she gets really affected by anything sad to do with animals.

I'm curious about Runaways, too, even though superhero comics as a genre scare me with their fastness. A friend of mine was a big fan, before I knew BKV's name even, so I was intrigued, and once I learned he was behind them, even more so.