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wishfulclickingSo 2017: bust of a year on many levels.
2017 may have been a low point in my reading and film viewing. So far 2018 has started out better, but I remember my annual hot starts that fall into long stretches of no reading.
Onwards:
Reading:
The Royal We is William and Kate fanfic essentially. And, as I've often experienced in reading fic for a pairing I have no emotional investment in, the story takes the pairing being right for each other for granted. I knew I wasn't reading 450+ pages to have the lead run off with the younger brother, but wow, did the authors have the younger brother overall have more standard romantic beats and emotional vulnerability with the lead, while the older brother had adventures on the sea. I don't feel like typing out so much about a book I was overall just okay with but I do like going over why I reacted to something the way that I did. Though I have serious issues with how things were paced and the presentation of obstacles (all outward and perhaps this was the lead's personality where she never really addressed big emotional issues with those closest to her while people around her talked about how fearless she was; holy dissonance). See, I'm going to stop. I can't rec it even if I am interested in a sequel to see how the marriage would be presented.
The Same Sea. Experimental novel that blends prose and poetry. Very cleanly written at parts. It's unfortunate I've gotten tired of the younger woman having odd/slightly sexual but not relationships with older men and various other tropes or I would have liked this a lot more.
Wishful Drinking. Very funny and sharp. I plan to read more of Fisher's writing
Watching: I honestly don't watch that much tv on a regular schedule; it's often netflix or not for me unless it's the Good Place, which I watch religiously. Lovesick is still rather charming and a strong romcom, even if I am squinting at nobody being content being single and for the non-monogamous woman the third lead 'fell for' changing her mind and giving a relationship a go; I sort of hope they both realize that she was right and she does enjoy being single while he realizes he wants the relationship and finds someone else who does as well. Antonia Thomas is still gorgeous.
The End of the F***ING world: Sharp, vivid romance that is completely dependent on the actors' chemistry. Short episodes that use every single minute. Hilarious and painful and near perfect. Deals with some heavy topics.
On the movie front: Atomic Blonde was stylish fun but the plot was 'ehhh'.
2017 may have been a low point in my reading and film viewing. So far 2018 has started out better, but I remember my annual hot starts that fall into long stretches of no reading.
Onwards:
Reading:
The Royal We is William and Kate fanfic essentially. And, as I've often experienced in reading fic for a pairing I have no emotional investment in, the story takes the pairing being right for each other for granted. I knew I wasn't reading 450+ pages to have the lead run off with the younger brother, but wow, did the authors have the younger brother overall have more standard romantic beats and emotional vulnerability with the lead, while the older brother had adventures on the sea. I don't feel like typing out so much about a book I was overall just okay with but I do like going over why I reacted to something the way that I did. Though I have serious issues with how things were paced and the presentation of obstacles (all outward and perhaps this was the lead's personality where she never really addressed big emotional issues with those closest to her while people around her talked about how fearless she was; holy dissonance). See, I'm going to stop. I can't rec it even if I am interested in a sequel to see how the marriage would be presented.
The Same Sea. Experimental novel that blends prose and poetry. Very cleanly written at parts. It's unfortunate I've gotten tired of the younger woman having odd/slightly sexual but not relationships with older men and various other tropes or I would have liked this a lot more.
Wishful Drinking. Very funny and sharp. I plan to read more of Fisher's writing
Watching: I honestly don't watch that much tv on a regular schedule; it's often netflix or not for me unless it's the Good Place, which I watch religiously. Lovesick is still rather charming and a strong romcom, even if I am squinting at nobody being content being single and for the non-monogamous woman the third lead 'fell for' changing her mind and giving a relationship a go; I sort of hope they both realize that she was right and she does enjoy being single while he realizes he wants the relationship and finds someone else who does as well. Antonia Thomas is still gorgeous.
The End of the F***ING world: Sharp, vivid romance that is completely dependent on the actors' chemistry. Short episodes that use every single minute. Hilarious and painful and near perfect. Deals with some heavy topics.
On the movie front: Atomic Blonde was stylish fun but the plot was 'ehhh'.
