No one can touch the Gene Genie
Last night I finally finished watching Life on Mars (the UK version). I had been meaning to start watching this show a long time ago, but I kept missing it when it was on TV, and then when it finally came out on DVD, I kept choosing to get other things in my Netflix queue. Anywho, I finally did start watching it and got one disc each week, so it took me two months to finish the whole thing, and I'm so glad I did. I love the show! It was so good. But the ending! I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about the ending.
I think, overall, I didn't like it. It really, really bummed me out that Sam decided to kill himself. I understand that 2007 (I think that's the year he woke up) didn't have much for Sam (except for his poor mother) and that he didn't feel anything there, which tied into what Nelson had said about how you know you're alive if you can feel. Yes, Sam was happier in 1973 and he had Annie, BUT IT WASN'T REAL. I just think it is so sad that he hated his 2007 life so much that he had to resort to killing himself to go back to a fantasy world where he could be happy. Argh. I guess I'm going to try to see it in a more positive light and think that even though Sam may be dead, he has an awesome afterlife where he is happy, in love, and at peace.
Now I really need to stop thinking about all of this. I thought about it all night last night, and then I even had a weird dream about it! I was in love with Sam and I think we were dating, but Annie was in love with him too, so she was really mean to me. At one point, we found three huge, scary spiders and we wanted to kill them, so the logical thing (right?) was to throw them in a pot of water and then boil them to death. Once they were dead, Annie reached into the pot and threw one at me. Gross. Other stuff happened, and then later, Sam was upset because he knew about the future and saw that he was married to Annie and not me...and it was just weird. Wow, I wrote way more about this than I was planning on, so I need to keep telling myself that it's just a TV show, get over it, and start thinking about other things. But as soon as Ashes to Ashes comes out on DVD, I'm watching it and will be sucked back into all of this.
Okay, now to completely change the subject, I managed to read 8 books last month! I guess I was in a reading groove. I'll list the books and my very brief comments about them after the cut.
- On Beauty by Zadie Smith: I was a little disappointed with this one. Smith is a good writer, but I think my problem was that I didn't really like any of the characters, so I didn't care what they did or what happened to them. I liked Smith's other book, White Teeth, much more.
- The Mighty Book of Boosh by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding: I would only recommend this to fans of the TV show. It's a fun, silly and strange book, just like the show. I loved that they even spent time making the page numbers funny.
- Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby: I thought this one was just okay. Not bad, but nothing great.
- In the Woods by Tana French: I really liked this one. I was worried about the ending because of some things people were saying over at SF, but once I got there, I wasn't that bothered with how things finished up. I was a bit annoyed by how Rob was acting at the end, but I think I kind of understood why. I just started The Likeness yesterday, and I'm excited to see what happens next.
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley: See my thoughts on Juliet, Naked. I thought the main character was a little unbelievable and a tad annoying. I haven't decided if I'm going to read the sequel.
- Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger: I was nervous about this one because I read a lot of not so great reviews and I am such a fan of The Time Traveler's Wife. The book definitely sucked me in and I liked it for the most part, but then came the ending. Things just got too weird for me, and I thought most of the characters were acting like idiots. I'm still glad I read it though.
- Emily of New Moon by Lucy Maud Montgomery: Last year I decided to finally read the Anne books and since I liked them so much, I figured this year I'll try the Emily books. So far, so good! I really liked the first one, but I am worried about Emily's relationship with Dean. I hope they don't end up together because that will seriously gross me out.
- Blackout by Connie Willis: I really enjoyed Willis's previous books, Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, and this one didn't disappoint! It was great, and now I hate to wait for the sequel. I really like books about time travel and books about WWII, so when you combine the two, of course the result will be awesome.
I think, overall, I didn't like it. It really, really bummed me out that Sam decided to kill himself. I understand that 2007 (I think that's the year he woke up) didn't have much for Sam (except for his poor mother) and that he didn't feel anything there, which tied into what Nelson had said about how you know you're alive if you can feel. Yes, Sam was happier in 1973 and he had Annie, BUT IT WASN'T REAL. I just think it is so sad that he hated his 2007 life so much that he had to resort to killing himself to go back to a fantasy world where he could be happy. Argh. I guess I'm going to try to see it in a more positive light and think that even though Sam may be dead, he has an awesome afterlife where he is happy, in love, and at peace.
Now I really need to stop thinking about all of this. I thought about it all night last night, and then I even had a weird dream about it! I was in love with Sam and I think we were dating, but Annie was in love with him too, so she was really mean to me. At one point, we found three huge, scary spiders and we wanted to kill them, so the logical thing (right?) was to throw them in a pot of water and then boil them to death. Once they were dead, Annie reached into the pot and threw one at me. Gross. Other stuff happened, and then later, Sam was upset because he knew about the future and saw that he was married to Annie and not me...and it was just weird. Wow, I wrote way more about this than I was planning on, so I need to keep telling myself that it's just a TV show, get over it, and start thinking about other things. But as soon as Ashes to Ashes comes out on DVD, I'm watching it and will be sucked back into all of this.
Okay, now to completely change the subject, I managed to read 8 books last month! I guess I was in a reading groove. I'll list the books and my very brief comments about them after the cut.
- On Beauty by Zadie Smith: I was a little disappointed with this one. Smith is a good writer, but I think my problem was that I didn't really like any of the characters, so I didn't care what they did or what happened to them. I liked Smith's other book, White Teeth, much more.
- The Mighty Book of Boosh by Julian Barratt and Noel Fielding: I would only recommend this to fans of the TV show. It's a fun, silly and strange book, just like the show. I loved that they even spent time making the page numbers funny.
- Juliet, Naked by Nick Hornby: I thought this one was just okay. Not bad, but nothing great.
- In the Woods by Tana French: I really liked this one. I was worried about the ending because of some things people were saying over at SF, but once I got there, I wasn't that bothered with how things finished up. I was a bit annoyed by how Rob was acting at the end, but I think I kind of understood why. I just started The Likeness yesterday, and I'm excited to see what happens next.
- The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley: See my thoughts on Juliet, Naked. I thought the main character was a little unbelievable and a tad annoying. I haven't decided if I'm going to read the sequel.
- Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger: I was nervous about this one because I read a lot of not so great reviews and I am such a fan of The Time Traveler's Wife. The book definitely sucked me in and I liked it for the most part, but then came the ending. Things just got too weird for me, and I thought most of the characters were acting like idiots. I'm still glad I read it though.
- Emily of New Moon by Lucy Maud Montgomery: Last year I decided to finally read the Anne books and since I liked them so much, I figured this year I'll try the Emily books. So far, so good! I really liked the first one, but I am worried about Emily's relationship with Dean. I hope they don't end up together because that will seriously gross me out.
- Blackout by Connie Willis: I really enjoyed Willis's previous books, Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog, and this one didn't disappoint! It was great, and now I hate to wait for the sequel. I really like books about time travel and books about WWII, so when you combine the two, of course the result will be awesome.