Media - November 2012
Books
304. Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine -- 5 stars
305. Clever Maids: The Secret History Of The Grimm Fairy Tales by Valerie Paradiz -- 3.5 stars
306. Jiu Jiu Volume 2 by Toya Tobina -- 2 stars
307. Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy and Prediction edited by Carrie Ryan -- 3 stars
308. Replica Volume 1 by Karakara Kemuri -- 4 stars
309. Bakuman Volume 14 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3 stars
310. Bakuman Volume 15 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 2.5 stars
311. Naruto Volume 58 by Masashi Kishimoto -- 2.5 stars
312. Stepping on Roses Volume 8 by Rinko Ueda -- 3 stars
313. Kamisama Kiss Volume 10 by Julietta Suzuki -- 3.5 stars
314. Replica Volume 2 by Karakara Kemuri -- 3.5 stars
315. Secrecy of the Shivering Night by Muku Ogura -- 2 stars
316. After edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling -- 3.5 stars
317. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente -- 4 stars
318. Missions of Love Volume 1 by Ema Toyama -- 2.5 stars
319. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski -- 3 stars
320. Because It Is My Blood -- 3 stars
321. Dawn of the Arcana Volume 5 by Rei Toma -- 3 stars
322. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley -- 3.5 stars (
50books_poc: Book 20)
323. Dawn of the Arcana Volume 6 by Rei Toma -- 3.5 stars
324. 07-Ghost Volume 1 by Yuki Amemiya -- 3 stars
325. Skip Beat! Volume 29 by Yoshiki Nakamura -- 4 stars
326. The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan -- 4 stars
327. The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson -- 5 stars
328. Dengeki Daisy Volume 10 by Kyousuke Motomi -- 5 stars
329. Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas -- 5 stars (
50books_poc: Book 21)
330. Somewhere Beneath Those Waves by Sarah Monette -- 4 stars
331. The Bone Key by Sarah Monette -- 4 stars
332. Child of God by Cormac McCarthy -- 2 stars
333. Hidden by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast -- 2.5 stars
Movies
21. Hysteria (November 6) - 4 stars
A romcom centered around the invention of the vibrator? Genius! :D Like seriously, excellent idea. I picked it up because it looked like it was going to be hilarious, I was pleased to find it was and even more pleased to find it full of feminism. It starts out laughing at the amazing ineptness of the late 19th century medical industry and then proceeds to be like 'no but seriously though, the social and political conditions for women were awful and hysteria was used as a catch all diagnosis to invalidate women attempting to fight against the system in any manner but it's cool, Maggie Gyllenhaal is in it to win it, vibrators are awesome, and she and Hugh Dancy kiss!' So basically the best rom com I've seen this year. :D 4 stars
22. The Hunger Games (November 12) -- 3.5 stars
Sooo it turns out I'm still mad about the whitewashing in this movie? Like it took me half the film to quiet down the voice in my head shrieking about the missed opportunity for Hollywood to make a blockbuster film about a brown girl and the incredible whiteness of District 12 and I hate whitewashing!!!!!!!!!! :< Stupid Hollywood. I love Jennifer Lawrence, why did you have to spoil things by making me watch her in a movie and not be overjoyed to see her.
ANYWAYS. Alongside that frustration I did find some of the book-to-movie changes interesting; widening the scope of the film to see the gamemaker politics and the game's impact seemed like a good move to me: since the movie by its very format wasn't going to be able to accomplish the tight Katniss POV of the book, they might as well get the important set up done. I'm iffy on the decision to have Katniss covering Rue in flowers spark a riot in District 11, on the one hand, good way to set hints of the rebellion, on the other hand I loved that moment of solidarity in the book when they sent her bread. :( Plus I do think in the context of the story it was a politically radical move, the point of the games is to divide the districts, not bring them together. One of the points anyways. So yeah, idk if that was the greatest choice. I also would've liked more time spent on Katniss and Rue because while Amandla Stenberg is an adorable tiny angel who grabbed my heartstrings from the moment she showed, she and Katniss had less than 10 minutes together all told. For a relationship that important, they should have spent more time developing it. :l The movie made some weird choices where to spend it's time in general, it took over an hour to get the games actually started.
(speaking of weird choices, repeatedly cutting to Gale when Katniss acted out her love story with Peeta. Seriously? Stop trying to make the love triangle happen, it just isn't going to happen! I really hope we weren't meant to feel sad for him or anything because the girl is trying to survive here, set your narrative priorities straight)
Cinna was amazing and I am going to start marshalling all my Cinna-lives fic now to prepare for upcoming emotional devastation in Catching Fire. I was able to resign myself to the Peeta and Gale casting as the movie progressed though I still don't see any way the two actors can remotely plausibly read as teenagers. C'est la vie! Also I wished the Peeta actor had played him a little more cunning, like that boy becomes the voice of the revolution because of his political savvy. I understand it's tricky to play someone who's both sincere and acting to capitalize on that sincerity for most of the film but if Jennifer Lawrence could convey Katniss' mixed emotions idk why he couldn't. But maybe he'll wow me in Catching Fire, who knows. All told I'm giving this 3.5 stars.
Television
Elementary 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08
Glee 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08
Merlin 4.10
Once Upon a Time 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 2.01
Pretty Little Liars 1.01, 1.02, 1.03
The Hour 1.01, 1.02
The Vampire Diaries 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07
Teen Wolf 2.01
Tiger & Bunny 1.01
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304. Delusions of Gender: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference by Cordelia Fine -- 5 stars
305. Clever Maids: The Secret History Of The Grimm Fairy Tales by Valerie Paradiz -- 3.5 stars
306. Jiu Jiu Volume 2 by Toya Tobina -- 2 stars
307. Foretold: 14 Tales of Prophecy and Prediction edited by Carrie Ryan -- 3 stars
308. Replica Volume 1 by Karakara Kemuri -- 4 stars
309. Bakuman Volume 14 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3 stars
310. Bakuman Volume 15 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 2.5 stars
311. Naruto Volume 58 by Masashi Kishimoto -- 2.5 stars
312. Stepping on Roses Volume 8 by Rinko Ueda -- 3 stars
313. Kamisama Kiss Volume 10 by Julietta Suzuki -- 3.5 stars
314. Replica Volume 2 by Karakara Kemuri -- 3.5 stars
315. Secrecy of the Shivering Night by Muku Ogura -- 2 stars
316. After edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling -- 3.5 stars
317. The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente -- 4 stars
318. Missions of Love Volume 1 by Ema Toyama -- 2.5 stars
319. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski -- 3 stars
320. Because It Is My Blood -- 3 stars
321. Dawn of the Arcana Volume 5 by Rei Toma -- 3 stars
322. Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'Malley -- 3.5 stars (
50books_poc: Book 20)
323. Dawn of the Arcana Volume 6 by Rei Toma -- 3.5 stars
324. 07-Ghost Volume 1 by Yuki Amemiya -- 3 stars
325. Skip Beat! Volume 29 by Yoshiki Nakamura -- 4 stars
326. The Brides of Rollrock Island by Margo Lanagan -- 4 stars
327. The Crown of Embers by Rae Carson -- 5 stars
328. Dengeki Daisy Volume 10 by Kyousuke Motomi -- 5 stars
329. Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas -- 5 stars (
50books_poc: Book 21)
330. Somewhere Beneath Those Waves by Sarah Monette -- 4 stars
331. The Bone Key by Sarah Monette -- 4 stars
332. Child of God by Cormac McCarthy -- 2 stars
333. Hidden by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast -- 2.5 stars
Movies
21. Hysteria (November 6) - 4 stars
A romcom centered around the invention of the vibrator? Genius! :D Like seriously, excellent idea. I picked it up because it looked like it was going to be hilarious, I was pleased to find it was and even more pleased to find it full of feminism. It starts out laughing at the amazing ineptness of the late 19th century medical industry and then proceeds to be like 'no but seriously though, the social and political conditions for women were awful and hysteria was used as a catch all diagnosis to invalidate women attempting to fight against the system in any manner but it's cool, Maggie Gyllenhaal is in it to win it, vibrators are awesome, and she and Hugh Dancy kiss!' So basically the best rom com I've seen this year. :D 4 stars
22. The Hunger Games (November 12) -- 3.5 stars
Sooo it turns out I'm still mad about the whitewashing in this movie? Like it took me half the film to quiet down the voice in my head shrieking about the missed opportunity for Hollywood to make a blockbuster film about a brown girl and the incredible whiteness of District 12 and I hate whitewashing!!!!!!!!!! :< Stupid Hollywood. I love Jennifer Lawrence, why did you have to spoil things by making me watch her in a movie and not be overjoyed to see her.
ANYWAYS. Alongside that frustration I did find some of the book-to-movie changes interesting; widening the scope of the film to see the gamemaker politics and the game's impact seemed like a good move to me: since the movie by its very format wasn't going to be able to accomplish the tight Katniss POV of the book, they might as well get the important set up done. I'm iffy on the decision to have Katniss covering Rue in flowers spark a riot in District 11, on the one hand, good way to set hints of the rebellion, on the other hand I loved that moment of solidarity in the book when they sent her bread. :( Plus I do think in the context of the story it was a politically radical move, the point of the games is to divide the districts, not bring them together. One of the points anyways. So yeah, idk if that was the greatest choice. I also would've liked more time spent on Katniss and Rue because while Amandla Stenberg is an adorable tiny angel who grabbed my heartstrings from the moment she showed, she and Katniss had less than 10 minutes together all told. For a relationship that important, they should have spent more time developing it. :l The movie made some weird choices where to spend it's time in general, it took over an hour to get the games actually started.
(speaking of weird choices, repeatedly cutting to Gale when Katniss acted out her love story with Peeta. Seriously? Stop trying to make the love triangle happen, it just isn't going to happen! I really hope we weren't meant to feel sad for him or anything because the girl is trying to survive here, set your narrative priorities straight)
Cinna was amazing and I am going to start marshalling all my Cinna-lives fic now to prepare for upcoming emotional devastation in Catching Fire. I was able to resign myself to the Peeta and Gale casting as the movie progressed though I still don't see any way the two actors can remotely plausibly read as teenagers. C'est la vie! Also I wished the Peeta actor had played him a little more cunning, like that boy becomes the voice of the revolution because of his political savvy. I understand it's tricky to play someone who's both sincere and acting to capitalize on that sincerity for most of the film but if Jennifer Lawrence could convey Katniss' mixed emotions idk why he couldn't. But maybe he'll wow me in Catching Fire, who knows. All told I'm giving this 3.5 stars.
Television
Elementary 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08
Glee 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08
Merlin 4.10
Once Upon a Time 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21, 1.22, 2.01
Pretty Little Liars 1.01, 1.02, 1.03
The Hour 1.01, 1.02
The Vampire Diaries 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07
Teen Wolf 2.01
Tiger & Bunny 1.01
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