Media - August 2016

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Books

199. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by J. K. Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne -- 3 stars (child lit)
200. All Inclusive by Farzana Doctor -- 3.5 stars (lit) (50books_poc: Book 30)
201. Mouthful of Forevers by Clementine von Radics -- 4 stars (poetry)
202. Japan AI: A Tall Girl's Adventures in Japan by Aimee Major-Steinberger -- 3 stars
203. Sex Object: A Memoir by Jessica Valenti -- 3.5 stars (n-f, memoir)
204. Year of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person by Shonda Rhimes -- 3 stars (n-f, memoir) (50books_poc: Book 31)
205. Truth or Dare by Kitty Unpretty -- 3 stars (romance)
206. How We Began edited by Edie Danford -- 3 stars (romance)
207. In Vino by Alexis Hall -- 2 stars (lit/rom)
208. An American Homo in Paris by Vanessa North -- 3 stars (romance)
209. Superior by Jessica Lack -- 3.5 stars (ya)
210. Ody-C Volume 1: Off to Far Off Ithaca by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward -- 2 stars
211. Kamisama Kiss Volume 19 by Julietta Suzuki -- 3.5 stars
212. Glutton for Pleasure by Alisha Rai -- 2 stars (romance/erotica) (50books_poc: Book 32)
213. Kamisama Kiss Volume 20 by Julietta Suzuki -- 3 stars
214. Waiting for Clark by Annabeth Albert -- 2.5 stars (romance)
215. Recipe for Magic by Agatha Bird -- 3 stars (ya)
216. Double Up by Vanessa North -- 2 stars (romance)
217. Rough Road by Vanessa North -- 2 stars (romance)
218. That Potent Alchemy by Tess Bowery -- 4 stars (romance)
219. Eligible by Curtis Sittenfeld -- 2 stars (contemporary)
220. Harriet the Invincible by Ursula Vernon -- 3 stars (child lit)
221. Adulthood is a Myth: a 'Sarah Scribbles' Collection by Sarah Anderson -- 4 stars
222. Journey into Mystery: Fear Itself by Kieron Gillen and Doug Braithwaite -- 3 stars
223. Jem and the Holograms Volume 1: Showtime by Kelly Thompson and Sophie Campbell -- 3.5 stars

Books: 18
  non-fiction: 2
  romance: 9
  contemporary: 1
  ya: 2
  children's literature: 2
  literary: 1
  poetry: 1
Manga/Comics: 7
50books_poc: 3
 
Movies

16. Suicide Squad (August 7) -- 3.5 stars

I know the reviews were mixed but I had a pretty good time here. Dug the tentative friendship between Harley Quinn and Deadshot though I thought they pushed the found family thing way harder than was warranted by the amount of time the squad spent together. 3.5 stars

17. The Secret Life of Pets (August 14) -- 3.5 stars

Cute and funny which is all I require from animated movies about talking animals. 3.5 stars

18. Florence Foster Jenkins (August 26) -- 3 stars

I was not planning to see this but the theatre I went to see Star Trek removed it from their roster without updating the website so what can you do. Ended up being fun anyways! The company helped, I thought the movie was moderately amusing but my friend was dying of laughter and honestly half my entertainment came out of hearing her. 3 stars

19. Star Trek Beyond (August 30) -- 3.5 stars

I was pleasantly surprised! Into Darkness was so terrible I'd been planning to bounce from the Star Trek reboots altogether but I started hearing positive buzz so I figured I could give it one more shot. This is a good summer action movie; the characters all get moments to shine and there are some nice notes filling out the cast (Sulu's family!!!!) It was a little Ideological Conflict 101 but given that the last two movies made no effort at all to nod towards Star Trek's philosophical side it was nice to see our heroes express some beliefs about their role in space exploration and the Federation. 3.5 stars

Television

Empire 2.10, 2.11
Fresh Off the Boat 2.10, 2.11, 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.17, 2.18, 2.19, 2.20, 2.21, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24
The IT Crowd 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04
Outlander 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08