Media - October 2012
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themadpokerHello livejournal! As of three days ago I am unemployed. Combined with the fact of it being reading week I have discovered it is extremely unhealthy for me to have too much free time. A break is nice but more than one day of being twitchy, spending too much time reading fic, and eating chocolate is just not good for anyone. :l Thank God I have tkd tomorrow.
Books
273. Beloved by Toni Morrison -- 3 stars (![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
50books_poc: Book 17)
274. Louis Riel by Chester Brown -- 3.5 stars
275. A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper -- 3 stars
276. Love Story by Jennifer Echols -- 4 stars
277. A Devil and Her Love Song Volume 5 by Miyoshi Tomori -- 4 stars
278. Willful Impropriety: 13 Tales of Society, Scandal and Romance edited by Ekaterina Sedia -- 4 stars
279. X Volume 3: 3-in-1 Edition by CLAMP -- 3.5 stars
280. The Betrayal Knows My Name Volume 4 by Hotaru Odagiri -- 3.5 stars
281. Bakuman Volume 11 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3 stars
282. Psyren Volume 5 by Toshiaki Iwashiro -- 4 stars
283. Arata: The Legend Volume 9 by Yuu Watase -- 3 stars
284. Sincerity: How a Moral Ideal Born Five Hundred Years Ago Inspired Religious Wars, Modern Art, Hipster Chic, and the Curious Notion That We ALL Have Something to Say (No Matter How Dull) by R. Jay Magill Jr. -- 3.5 stars
285. Kamisama Kiss Volume 9 by Julietta Suzuki -- 4 stars
286. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa compiled by Alexander McCall Smith -- 3 stars
287. Fifty Shades Freed by E. L. James -- 1 star
288. Bakuman Volume 12 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3 stars
289. Younguncle Comes to Town by Vandana Singh -- 4 stars (50books_poc: Book 18)
290. Bakuman Volume 13 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3.5 stars
291. Jiu Jiu Volume 1 by Toya Tobina -- 3 stars
292. Hot Potatoe by Marc Bell -- 2 stars
293. Girl Friends: The Complete Collection Volume 1 by Milk Morinaga -- 4 stars
294. Samejima-kun and Sasahara-kun by Koshino -- 3.5 stars
295. Good Morning by Ritsu Natsumizu -- 2.5 stars
296. Same Difference by Nozomu Hiiragi -- 2 stars
297. Oresama Teacher Volume 10 by Izumi Tsubaki -- 4 stars
298. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater -- 4 stars
299. Symptomatic by Danzy Senna -- 3 stars (50books_poc: Book 19)
300. Bunny Drop Volume 4 by Yumi Unita -- 4 stars
301. Bunny Drop Volume 5 by Yumi Unita -- 3.5 stars
302. Bunny Drop Volume 6 by Yumi Unita -- 3 stars
303. Natsume's Book of Friends Volume 12 by Yuki Midorikawa -- 4.5 stars
Movies
19. Attack the Block (October 15) – 5 stars
HOLY GOD ALMIGHTY. I need to listen to tumblr more often; I wanted to see this movie because everyone made it sound good but I didn't realize how 100% imperative it was. This has to be my favourite alien movie ever. Like seriously I want this to be the new everybody-is-at-least-vaguely-influenced-by-it genre definer. Somebody come talk to me about it so I can process feelings in a coherent non-spoilers-and-tears-everywhere manner.
20. The Artist (October 23) – 3.5 stars
That was interesting! I wasn't sure how much I was going to enjoy a silent film – the beginning in particular had me just waiting for some dialogue to break up the sequence – but it worked for this movie. I think it was because the story used really familiar tropes and had a cast of primarily good people. I was thinking as I watched that the thing about talking pictures is that as a form they allow for quieter types of stories. It isn't inaccurate to describe the silent actors as mugging for the camera. It's a valid acting style particularly for the kind of familiar story this movie told but it wouldn't work in a subtler film. The actors were excellent, they had incredibly mobile expressive faces that said everything that needed saying. By that same token I don't think they would have suited a quieter/introspective/slice-of-life kind of story. So basically the form of this film worked perfectly for the content! Funny how that particular English major lesson keeps getting proved everywhere. :) 3.5 stars
Television
Elementary 1.02, 1.03, 1.04
Glee 4.03, 4.04
Rizzoli & Isles 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15
The Vampire Diaries 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22
Torchwood 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10
Books
273. Beloved by Toni Morrison -- 3 stars (
50books_poc: Book 17)274. Louis Riel by Chester Brown -- 3.5 stars
275. A Brief History of Montmaray by Michelle Cooper -- 3 stars
276. Love Story by Jennifer Echols -- 4 stars
277. A Devil and Her Love Song Volume 5 by Miyoshi Tomori -- 4 stars
278. Willful Impropriety: 13 Tales of Society, Scandal and Romance edited by Ekaterina Sedia -- 4 stars
279. X Volume 3: 3-in-1 Edition by CLAMP -- 3.5 stars
280. The Betrayal Knows My Name Volume 4 by Hotaru Odagiri -- 3.5 stars
281. Bakuman Volume 11 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3 stars
282. Psyren Volume 5 by Toshiaki Iwashiro -- 4 stars
283. Arata: The Legend Volume 9 by Yuu Watase -- 3 stars
284. Sincerity: How a Moral Ideal Born Five Hundred Years Ago Inspired Religious Wars, Modern Art, Hipster Chic, and the Curious Notion That We ALL Have Something to Say (No Matter How Dull) by R. Jay Magill Jr. -- 3.5 stars
285. Kamisama Kiss Volume 9 by Julietta Suzuki -- 4 stars
286. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa compiled by Alexander McCall Smith -- 3 stars
287. Fifty Shades Freed by E. L. James -- 1 star
288. Bakuman Volume 12 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3 stars
289. Younguncle Comes to Town by Vandana Singh -- 4 stars (
50books_poc: Book 18)290. Bakuman Volume 13 by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata -- 3.5 stars
291. Jiu Jiu Volume 1 by Toya Tobina -- 3 stars
292. Hot Potatoe by Marc Bell -- 2 stars
293. Girl Friends: The Complete Collection Volume 1 by Milk Morinaga -- 4 stars
294. Samejima-kun and Sasahara-kun by Koshino -- 3.5 stars
295. Good Morning by Ritsu Natsumizu -- 2.5 stars
296. Same Difference by Nozomu Hiiragi -- 2 stars
297. Oresama Teacher Volume 10 by Izumi Tsubaki -- 4 stars
298. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater -- 4 stars
299. Symptomatic by Danzy Senna -- 3 stars (
50books_poc: Book 19)300. Bunny Drop Volume 4 by Yumi Unita -- 4 stars
301. Bunny Drop Volume 5 by Yumi Unita -- 3.5 stars
302. Bunny Drop Volume 6 by Yumi Unita -- 3 stars
303. Natsume's Book of Friends Volume 12 by Yuki Midorikawa -- 4.5 stars
Movies
19. Attack the Block (October 15) – 5 stars
HOLY GOD ALMIGHTY. I need to listen to tumblr more often; I wanted to see this movie because everyone made it sound good but I didn't realize how 100% imperative it was. This has to be my favourite alien movie ever. Like seriously I want this to be the new everybody-is-at-least-vaguely-influenced-by-it genre definer. Somebody come talk to me about it so I can process feelings in a coherent non-spoilers-and-tears-everywhere manner.
20. The Artist (October 23) – 3.5 stars
That was interesting! I wasn't sure how much I was going to enjoy a silent film – the beginning in particular had me just waiting for some dialogue to break up the sequence – but it worked for this movie. I think it was because the story used really familiar tropes and had a cast of primarily good people. I was thinking as I watched that the thing about talking pictures is that as a form they allow for quieter types of stories. It isn't inaccurate to describe the silent actors as mugging for the camera. It's a valid acting style particularly for the kind of familiar story this movie told but it wouldn't work in a subtler film. The actors were excellent, they had incredibly mobile expressive faces that said everything that needed saying. By that same token I don't think they would have suited a quieter/introspective/slice-of-life kind of story. So basically the form of this film worked perfectly for the content! Funny how that particular English major lesson keeps getting proved everywhere. :) 3.5 stars
Television
Elementary 1.02, 1.03, 1.04
Glee 4.03, 4.04
Rizzoli & Isles 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15
The Vampire Diaries 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19, 3.20, 3.21, 3.22
Torchwood 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 4.08, 4.09, 4.10
