wake up. close your eyes.
Oct. 25th, 2009 06:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wishfulclickingThis was going to be a post about the double standard applied to the box office performance of movies led by women and how if one doesn't do well, then no more can be made. Ever.
(this rule does not apply to anime remakes or Eddie Murphy movies, but it does also apply to dramas)
But I have a headache and it's pulling me down and the negativity wasn't helping, so maybe I can make that post later (because you know this isn't going to change too soon)
I finished Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and I came away with a positive feeling. It's a good book and I would recommend it, depending on the person's taste. Junot Diaz does tell a story of epic scale--spanning generations with a hint of the supernatural-- in a voice that makes it all sound new. And I think perhaps if I had come from a reading background more familiar with those fantasy/sci-fi classics, I may have appreciated it more. Also there were times that certain parts felt overly long and I felt weary in going any further.
My favorite part was Lola's and her relationship with Oscar, even parts with the mom towards the end improved it for me. The one line that stuck out for me was Nothing more exhilarating...than saving yourself by the simple act of waking.
With that finished, now I'm a quarter done with The Magicians by Lev Grossman and I am enjoying it so far but it's not thrilling me just yet. Yes, I am kind of on a quest to read the Yuletide Books so I can read in more fandoms.
I am glad I finished the book and I do want to check out his other writing.
(this rule does not apply to anime remakes or Eddie Murphy movies, but it does also apply to dramas)
But I have a headache and it's pulling me down and the negativity wasn't helping, so maybe I can make that post later (because you know this isn't going to change too soon)
I finished Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao and I came away with a positive feeling. It's a good book and I would recommend it, depending on the person's taste. Junot Diaz does tell a story of epic scale--spanning generations with a hint of the supernatural-- in a voice that makes it all sound new. And I think perhaps if I had come from a reading background more familiar with those fantasy/sci-fi classics, I may have appreciated it more. Also there were times that certain parts felt overly long and I felt weary in going any further.
My favorite part was Lola's and her relationship with Oscar, even parts with the mom towards the end improved it for me. The one line that stuck out for me was Nothing more exhilarating...than saving yourself by the simple act of waking.
With that finished, now I'm a quarter done with The Magicians by Lev Grossman and I am enjoying it so far but it's not thrilling me just yet. Yes, I am kind of on a quest to read the Yuletide Books so I can read in more fandoms.
I am glad I finished the book and I do want to check out his other writing.
