Wednesday Reading Meme
I went to see the New Year's Concert at work this friday, having secured one of the free tickets. It was fun. Classical music meets breakdance makes for an entertaining concert.
What I've recently finished reading
Trine V. Ipsen: Under skoven danser vi
I think what I mostly feel about this book is frustration. It's set in some sort of alternate early-18th century, where Napoleon has still happened, but history is strongly implied to have unfolded in some radically different ways - except that bit of worldbuilding only happens in something like two pages, a throwaway description of a map of what is supposed to be Denmark. The book mostly focuses on a - well - I found her ultimately unsympathetic heroine in a YA-ish plot where she's drafted for a special military unit and ostracized for being too good and everything is DRAMA. I found the concept of the Cold-blooded Beasts - some sort of infection turning animals - usually predators - reptilian-ish and into heat-vampires with mind control powers - interesting. I suppose they are to blame for how AU this world apparently is - and I do find the concept of specially trained spies deliberately exposing themselves to the cold blood to gain mind control powers interesting, it just - the concept is interesting, but the execution let me down?
Jason Aaron: Doctor Strange: The Way of the Weird
I found this quite entertaining. I enjoy the Stephen Strange that has gone so far into magic that it's changed him a lot, I enjoy whatever Wong is up to of mysterious, sneaky no-doubt-for-Strange's-own-good and I quite enjoyed Zelma the librarian.
What I've recently watched
I've watched the first episode of French sf tv series Missions, and I am going to give it a couple of more episodes to stop being all interpersonal mostly relationship drama and actually remember it's about the first manned visit to Mars and mysterious things are afoot. And I think, when I am done with this post, I'll sit down and watch the first episode of Black Lightning.
2. Elverkongen
This movie - honestly, it felt like they should take it back for some more editing. At least the sound. And everything is acted so stiffly, so - it's boring, okay? Don't waste that hour of your life.
What I'm reading now
Peter Tudvad's Manteuffel and Natasha Pulley's The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, but I am almost done with the both of them.
What I'm reading next
Decisions, decisions.
Total number of books and comics read this year: 6
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What I've recently finished reading
Trine V. Ipsen: Under skoven danser vi
I think what I mostly feel about this book is frustration. It's set in some sort of alternate early-18th century, where Napoleon has still happened, but history is strongly implied to have unfolded in some radically different ways - except that bit of worldbuilding only happens in something like two pages, a throwaway description of a map of what is supposed to be Denmark. The book mostly focuses on a - well - I found her ultimately unsympathetic heroine in a YA-ish plot where she's drafted for a special military unit and ostracized for being too good and everything is DRAMA. I found the concept of the Cold-blooded Beasts - some sort of infection turning animals - usually predators - reptilian-ish and into heat-vampires with mind control powers - interesting. I suppose they are to blame for how AU this world apparently is - and I do find the concept of specially trained spies deliberately exposing themselves to the cold blood to gain mind control powers interesting, it just - the concept is interesting, but the execution let me down?
Jason Aaron: Doctor Strange: The Way of the Weird
I found this quite entertaining. I enjoy the Stephen Strange that has gone so far into magic that it's changed him a lot, I enjoy whatever Wong is up to of mysterious, sneaky no-doubt-for-Strange's-own-good and I quite enjoyed Zelma the librarian.
What I've recently watched
I've watched the first episode of French sf tv series Missions, and I am going to give it a couple of more episodes to stop being all interpersonal mostly relationship drama and actually remember it's about the first manned visit to Mars and mysterious things are afoot. And I think, when I am done with this post, I'll sit down and watch the first episode of Black Lightning.
2. Elverkongen
This movie - honestly, it felt like they should take it back for some more editing. At least the sound. And everything is acted so stiffly, so - it's boring, okay? Don't waste that hour of your life.
What I'm reading now
Peter Tudvad's Manteuffel and Natasha Pulley's The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, but I am almost done with the both of them.
What I'm reading next
Decisions, decisions.
Total number of books and comics read this year: 6
This entry was originally posted at https://oneiriad.dreamwidth.org/483208.html, where it currently has
comments.