Media - April 2012

[themadpoker]

Another month, another media post! This is pretty book heavy; I didn't have much time to watch things this month.

Books

93. Pandemonium by Lauren Oliver -- 2 stars
94. Skim by Mariko Tamaki and Jillian Tamaki -- 3.5 stars (50books_poc: Book 4)
95. Grand Guignol Orchestra Volume 1 by Kaori Yuki -- 3 stars
96. A Small Place by Jamaica Kincaid -- 4 stars (50books_poc: Book 5)
97. Grand Guignol Orchestra Volume 2 by Kaori Yuki -- 3 stars
98. Arata: The Legend Volume 8 by Yuu Watase -- 3.5 stars
99. My Boyfriend is a Vampire Volume 3-4 by Yu-Rang Han -- 3 stars
100. Faery Tales & Nightmares by Melissa Marr -- 3 stars
101. Durarara!! Volume 1 by Ryohgo Narita and Akyo Satorigi -- 3 stars
102. The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight by Gerald Morris -- 5 stars
103. The Lioness and Her Knight by Gerald Morris -- 4.5 stars
104. Psyren Volume 2 by Toshiaki Iwashiro -- 3.5 stars
105. Belonging by Kelley Armstrong -- 3.5 stars
106. The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It
by Kelly McGonigal -- 5 stars
107. A Devil and Her Love Song Volume 2 by Miyoshi Tomori -- 4 stars
108. Skip Beat! Volume 26 by Yoshiki Nakamura -- 4.5 stars
109. Skip Beat! Volume 27 by Yoshiki Nakamura -- 4.5 stars
110. Stepping on Roses Volume 7 by Rinko Ueda -- 2 stars
111. Spork by Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault -- 3 stars (50books_poc: Book 6)
112. Nabari No Ou Volume 9 by Yuhki Kamatani -- 4 stars
113. Ten Things I Love About You by Julia Quinn -- 4 stars
114. Thinking Government: Public Administration and Politics in Canada by David Johnson -- 3 stars
115. Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories edited by JoSelle Vanderhooft -- 4 stars
115. Fullmetal Alchemist Volume 27 by Hiromu Arakawa -- 5 stars
116. Future Diary Volume 1 by Sakae Esuno -- 2.5 stars
117. Virginia Wolf by Kyo Maclear and Isabelle Arsenault -- 4 stars (50books_poc: Book 7)
118. Itazura Na Kiss Volume 6 by Kaoru Tada -- 3 stars
119. Timeless by Gail Carriger -- 3 stars
120. A Game of Thrones: The Graphic Novel: Volume One by by George R.R. Martin, Daniel Abraham, and Tommy Patterson -- 2.5 stars
121. Black Bird Volume 13 by Kanoko Sakurakouji -- 3.5 stars

Movies

10. Breaking Dawn Part I (April 25) – 2 stars

Oh my God. I have to go curl up in my bed and reread Ella Enchanted and find someone to cuddle me. This movie was like twenty levels of body horror. DDDDD: My brain needs cleaning and it needs it now.

Great soundtrack though.

11. Young Adult (April 27) – 4 stars

Excellent character study of someone who lives up to the movie's title in her arrested development. I'm happy something like this got made, I can't think of very many movies willing to write a complex female antihero without trying to redeem her. Mavis is narcissistic and awful throughout and she doesn't change. It makes for an interesting rom com deconstruction all around.

12. The Three Musketeers (April 30) – 3.5 stars

A highly entertaining piece of cheese. :D I've got to read this book. I understand it probably has a much lower ratio of airships and explosions but the melodrama and double crossing will definitely be worth the price of entry. Plus I hear Milady is even better in the book. :D

Television

Avatar: Legend of Korra 1.03
Dal Ja's Spring 1.08
Game of Thrones 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08
Glee 3.15, 3.16, 3.17
Young Justice 1.23

Comments

[dybji]

Ever since Borders died I have literally not known what to do with myself with Skip Beat, because I hate reading manga online and yet I love this series so much, and even now that my anime phase as such has wrapped up and most of the series I read have finished up, there is still Skip Beat. /angst Anyway, it's nice to know it's still being amazing and that Kyoko is still 100% Kyoko. Now to go figure out how to get my hands on the darn thing.

I have been wondering whether I should pick up Durara, and I am ... currently still not sure. (Also, I remember being horrified, literally horrified at the first volume of Black Bird.)

New Moon almost turned me off Twilight for good, and considering how much effort I have put into having goodwill toward Twilight, that is saying a lot. But the bit with the blood in the Styrofoam cup was legitimately wonderful (I can't believe I just typed that sentence).

The Three Musketeers is amazing, and I don't think two hours would ever be adequate for doing justice to the badassery that is Milady.

[themadpoker]

That's so sad! D: I've been keeping up with Skip Beat through a combo of my library and a nearby Chapters. It's my favourite currently running long shoujo (I have every specific categories for my favourites so I don't have to feel conflicted about the choices. Basara is my favourite finished long shoujo! Dengeki Daisy my favourite currently running short shoujo!) Do you have any libraries nearby that might be able to get it through interlibrary loan?

Durara's kind of middle of the fence. I have no idea if I'd recommend it or not yet because I don't know what the storyline is. I think it has potential though so I'm giving it another volume. (So was I. And yet I continue. ;_; It would be nice if my library would stop buying terrible series because I have this inexplicable urge to keep reading whenever one is easily available)

xDDDD Twilight has made me say many things I never expected to! I have never before thought I would have to discuss the perils of a werewolf falling in love with a baby as a plot point and yet. I actually thought back when I was reading Breaking Dawn that they'd have to hire a director experienced with horror movies for it but still. Bella's pregnancy: even more horrifying on the big screen!