Media - May 2012
How is May over already, I feel like I posted one of these yesterday. X_x This year is racing to finish. I haven't had a chance to do half the things I intended to have done by now. Goal for June: write my G1 before the month ends. If nothing else I'd have so many more free hours if I didn't use them busing everywhere.
Books
122. The Earl & the Fairy Volume 1 by Ayuko and Mizue Tani -- 3 stars
123. The World of the Hunger Games by Kate Egan -- 3 stars
124. Dengeki Daisy Volume 9 by Kyousuke Motomi -- 5 stars
125. Bakuman Volume 10 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3 stars
126. Black Heart by Holly Black -- 5 stars
127. Bunny Drop Volume 1 by Yumi Unita -- 4 stars
128. kimi ni todoke Volume 12 by Karuho Shiina -- 5 stars
129. XXXHolic Volume 19 by CLAMP -- 3 stars
130. Bunny Drop Volume 2 by Yumi Unita -- 4 stars
131. Bunny Drop Volume 3 by Yumi Unita -- 4.5 stars
132. A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott -- 4 stars (
50books_poc: Book 8)
133. kimi ni todoke Volume 13 by Karuho Shiina -- 5 stars
134. Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik -- 4 stars
135. Kamisama Kiss Volume 7 by Julietta Suzuki -- 4 stars
136. Hallowed by Cynthia Hand -- 3 stars
137. Naruto Volume 54 by Masashi Kishimoto -- 3 stars
138. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn -- 3 stars
139. Maoh: Juvenile Remix Volume 1 by Megumi Osuga and Kotaro Isaka -- 2 stars
140. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern -- 3.5 stars
141. Naruto Volume 55 by Masashi Kishimoto -- 3.5 stars
142. Bride's Story Volume 3 by Kaoru Mori -- 4 stars
143. Dawn of the Arcana Volume 2 by Rei Toma -- 3 stars
144. In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield -- 4 stars
145. Psyren Volume 3 by Toshiaki Iwashiro -- 3.5 stars
146. The Springsweet by Saundra Mitchell -- 4 stars
147. Dawn of the Arcana Volume 3 by Rei Toma -- 3 stars
148. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -- 3 stars
149. Oresama Teacher Volume 7 by Izumi Tsubaki -- 4.5 stars
150. Maid Sama! Volume 2 by Hiro Fujiwara -- 3 stars
151. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott -- 3 stars
152. Natsume's Book of Friends Volume 10 by Yuki Midorikawa -- 3.5 stars
Movies
13. Honey 2 (May 1) - 3 stars
The story's kind of weak but who cares. Kat Graham is the star and there's a half dozen truly kickass dance sequences. :) I'm a simple soul, I do not ask for more.
14. Hugo (May 1) - 4.5 stars
Ohhhhhh. There are two very important going for this film. First: it is visually stunning, there were several points where I just could not deal with the longing the aesthetics evoked in me (did you see that professor's studio, I want it, that is my dream workplace right there). Second: an amazingly emotionally effective second half. I was not overly invested in the beginning of the movie - it was a bit scattered I thought - but once the film starts its George Méliès storyline it gels together. So many feelings about Méliès and his wife and the importance of history and film making. So many. ;_; I was holding my breath at points with how much I wanted everything to end happily for them.
15. Drive (May 2) - 3.5 stars
I wish fandom's trigger warning policy applied to mainstream media. I probably would've have watched this movie regardless but it would have been nice to have known I was in for such graphic violence. D: So much gore, I can't. I would be really careful about recommending this: I think the cinematography was beautiful and I liked how the Driver/Irene romance played out - so low key as to verge on platonic. To be honest one of the few points the movie actively disappointed me was when he kissed her - and I appreciated the quietness of the movie overall but. Are you okay with watching a person's head bashed in? With scenes of people stabbed and shot? With these scenes being numerous and not cut away from? I'm seriously considering writing up trigger warnings on a sticky note and putting it inside the dvd case before I return it to the library.
16. The Muppets (May 8) - 4 stars
That was incredibly enjoyable. I have very vague memories of the muppets, I didn't watch it often as a child so this movie had to sell itself to me on more than nostalgia. It did! The humour was delightful all around, and I laughed every time they broke the fourth wall. Plus this musical number was great, I couldn't stop laughing once I realized what they were doing. :D Also Kermit/Miss Piggy for life. Yelling at a screen for a puppet frog and pig to kiss may not the be the most dignified moment of my life but bawk it, puppet love is just as valid as any other kind.
Television
Angel Beats! 1.01, 1.02
Avatar: Legend of Korra 1.04
Doctor Who 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 6.07, 6.08, 6.09, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13
Downton Abbey 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, Christmas Special
Glee 3.18
Leverage 1.03
The Borgias 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09
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Books
122. The Earl & the Fairy Volume 1 by Ayuko and Mizue Tani -- 3 stars
123. The World of the Hunger Games by Kate Egan -- 3 stars
124. Dengeki Daisy Volume 9 by Kyousuke Motomi -- 5 stars
125. Bakuman Volume 10 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3 stars
126. Black Heart by Holly Black -- 5 stars
127. Bunny Drop Volume 1 by Yumi Unita -- 4 stars
128. kimi ni todoke Volume 12 by Karuho Shiina -- 5 stars
129. XXXHolic Volume 19 by CLAMP -- 3 stars
130. Bunny Drop Volume 2 by Yumi Unita -- 4 stars
131. Bunny Drop Volume 3 by Yumi Unita -- 4.5 stars
132. A Wish After Midnight by Zetta Elliott -- 4 stars (
50books_poc: Book 8)
133. kimi ni todoke Volume 13 by Karuho Shiina -- 5 stars
134. Crucible of Gold by Naomi Novik -- 4 stars
135. Kamisama Kiss Volume 7 by Julietta Suzuki -- 4 stars
136. Hallowed by Cynthia Hand -- 3 stars
137. Naruto Volume 54 by Masashi Kishimoto -- 3 stars
138. The Viscount Who Loved Me by Julia Quinn -- 3 stars
139. Maoh: Juvenile Remix Volume 1 by Megumi Osuga and Kotaro Isaka -- 2 stars
140. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern -- 3.5 stars
141. Naruto Volume 55 by Masashi Kishimoto -- 3.5 stars
142. Bride's Story Volume 3 by Kaoru Mori -- 4 stars
143. Dawn of the Arcana Volume 2 by Rei Toma -- 3 stars
144. In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield -- 4 stars
145. Psyren Volume 3 by Toshiaki Iwashiro -- 3.5 stars
146. The Springsweet by Saundra Mitchell -- 4 stars
147. Dawn of the Arcana Volume 3 by Rei Toma -- 3 stars
148. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll -- 3 stars
149. Oresama Teacher Volume 7 by Izumi Tsubaki -- 4.5 stars
150. Maid Sama! Volume 2 by Hiro Fujiwara -- 3 stars
151. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott -- 3 stars
152. Natsume's Book of Friends Volume 10 by Yuki Midorikawa -- 3.5 stars
Movies
13. Honey 2 (May 1) - 3 stars
The story's kind of weak but who cares. Kat Graham is the star and there's a half dozen truly kickass dance sequences. :) I'm a simple soul, I do not ask for more.
14. Hugo (May 1) - 4.5 stars
Ohhhhhh. There are two very important going for this film. First: it is visually stunning, there were several points where I just could not deal with the longing the aesthetics evoked in me (did you see that professor's studio, I want it, that is my dream workplace right there). Second: an amazingly emotionally effective second half. I was not overly invested in the beginning of the movie - it was a bit scattered I thought - but once the film starts its George Méliès storyline it gels together. So many feelings about Méliès and his wife and the importance of history and film making. So many. ;_; I was holding my breath at points with how much I wanted everything to end happily for them.
15. Drive (May 2) - 3.5 stars
I wish fandom's trigger warning policy applied to mainstream media. I probably would've have watched this movie regardless but it would have been nice to have known I was in for such graphic violence. D: So much gore, I can't. I would be really careful about recommending this: I think the cinematography was beautiful and I liked how the Driver/Irene romance played out - so low key as to verge on platonic. To be honest one of the few points the movie actively disappointed me was when he kissed her - and I appreciated the quietness of the movie overall but. Are you okay with watching a person's head bashed in? With scenes of people stabbed and shot? With these scenes being numerous and not cut away from? I'm seriously considering writing up trigger warnings on a sticky note and putting it inside the dvd case before I return it to the library.
16. The Muppets (May 8) - 4 stars
That was incredibly enjoyable. I have very vague memories of the muppets, I didn't watch it often as a child so this movie had to sell itself to me on more than nostalgia. It did! The humour was delightful all around, and I laughed every time they broke the fourth wall. Plus this musical number was great, I couldn't stop laughing once I realized what they were doing. :D Also Kermit/Miss Piggy for life. Yelling at a screen for a puppet frog and pig to kiss may not the be the most dignified moment of my life but bawk it, puppet love is just as valid as any other kind.
Television
Angel Beats! 1.01, 1.02
Avatar: Legend of Korra 1.04
Doctor Who 6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 6.07, 6.08, 6.09, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13
Downton Abbey 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, Christmas Special
Glee 3.18
Leverage 1.03
The Borgias 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09
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