Media - January 2017

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Changed up my categorization system a bit just to make it easier to track how many pure prose books I'm reading versus graphic novels.

Books

1. The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner -- 3 stars (Non-fiction; travel)
2. Borrow: The American Way of Debt by Louis Hyman -- 4 stars (Non-fiction; history)
3. Obama: The Historic Campaign in Photographs by Deborah Willis, Kevin Merida -- 4 stars (Non-fiction; photography) (50books_poc)
4. The Man Who Quit Money by Mark Sundeen -- 4 stars (Non-fiction; memoir)
5. Heartless by Marissa Meyer -- 3 stars (Fiction; YA)
6. Claiming the Duchess by Sherry Thomas -- 2 stars (Fiction; romance) (50books_poc)
7. My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier -- 4 stars (Fiction; YA)

Graphic Novels/Comics

1. Princess Princess Volume 1 by Mikiyo Tsuda -- 2.5 stars
2. ODY-C Volume 2: Sons of the Wolf by Matt Fraction and Christian Ward -- 3 stars
3. Papillon Volume 1 by Miwa Ueda -- 2 stars
4. Papillon Volume 2 by Miwa Ueda -- 1.5 stars
5. Papillon Volume 3 by Miwa Ueda -- 1.5 stars
6. Man of Many Faces Volume 1 by CLAMP -- 3 stars
7. A Silent Voice Volume 7 by Yoshitoki Oima -- 3.5 stars
8. Lady Killer by Joelle Jones and Jamie S. Rich -- 2.5 stars
9. Man of Many Faces Volume 2 by CLAMP -- 3 stars

Books: 7
  non-fiction: 4
  romance: 1
  ya: 2
Manga/Comics: 9
50books_poc: 2

Movies

1. Hidden Figures (January 15) -- 5 stars

What a fantastic movie, my entire theatre was engaged. I walked out and the old woman who walked out after me looked at me like 'That was amazing! If movies are ranked from 1-10 that was a 10!' Her husband chimed in to adjust the figure to a 12. They were entirely correct. Watch this film. 5 stars

2. Salaam Namaste (January 24) -- 3.5 stars

I feel like pretty much every Bollywood movie I watch I end up enjoying it but spending a good portion grouching at the hero's behaviour and this was not an exception. 3.5 stars

3. Living on One Dollar (January 25) -- 3.5 stars

Documentary charting the experience of four economics students attempting to live on an hour a day in Guatemala (the average income of the impoverished community they were researching). I quite liked it; reminded me that my income can make a much larger impact elsewhere and I really need to get around to increasing the charity portion of my budget. 3.5 stars

4. Magic Mike (January 28) -- 2 stars

Damn that was depressing. Apparently Channing Tatum can dance and act though so that's good to know. 2 stars

Television

Age of Youth 1.01
Brooklyn Nine-Nine 3.10, 3.11
Cardcaptor Sakura 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17, 1.18
Emerald City 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04
Kiss Him, Not Me 1.01
makuranodanshi 1.09
One Day At a Time 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.08, 1.09, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13
Pitch 1.06, 1.07, 1.08
Sherlock 4.01