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AEL: The Collegia Magica, King Solomon’s Mines, Oz briefly, The Haunting of Hill House, Sofia the First, two O’Brians, The Outlaws of Sherwood, The Wind in the Willows, Misery, two Austens, To Kill A Mockingbird
The Collegia Magica by Carol Berg — This was my second time through these books, and I find them a very interesting experience. The world the author has created is solidly conceived, makes sense, and fascinates. The characters she populates it with are...AEL – The Wine-Dark Sea, SW I-II Novelizations, The Tin Woodman of Oz, Bambi/Bambi’s Children, Netflix, The Clone Wars, VLD, Miraculous, Castlevania
The Wine-Dark Sea by Patrick O’Brian — One thing that’s really sweet about these books is that they’re unexpectedly slice-of-lifey. The lives happen to be very unusual by the standards of the modern American reader, but we get looks into the...AEL: The Madonnas of Echo Park, three Oz books, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Truelove, the Greensky Trilogy, Peter Pan, The Midwife’s Apprentice, The Spirit Lens
Of course I’m no stranger to long-delayed AEL’s, even if the reason is usually laziness or whatever rather than all-consuming obsession with something else XD So this’ll be the usual thing: quick reports trying to catch up, at first based on what...AEL: Still Water Saints, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Static Shock, Batman Beyond, Dracula, Incredibles 2, The Nutmeg of Consolation
Still Water Saints by Alex Espinoza — This book was very engaging. I loved the format — all these people only distantly connected each having their own stories while Perla’s narrative ran throughout — and thought each story was well constructed...AEL: SBCG4AP, Gotham By Gaslight, The Thirteen-Gun Salute, Solo, The Emerald City of Oz, Batman Ninja, Great Expectations, the second half of War and Peace
Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People — We’ve discussed already how I am about video games, and here’s the opposite end of the spectrum. This series is damn near perfect. I replay it when I get to missing my friends from Free Country USA...AEL: I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter, 3 Oz books, 2 Howl books, The Letter of Marque, Superman: The Animated Series, Hogwarts Mystery, Mystery of the Batwoman, the first half of War and Peace
I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika Sánchez — I enjoyed this book despite how painful it was. Julia goes through remarkable and very believable character growth. At first she’s an insufferable teenager (though in a very understandable way that...AEL: LoK Turf War v.2, The Reverse of the Medal, The Marvelous Land of Oz, Howl’s Moving Castle, SU eps, JLU eps
ATLoK Turf War volume 2 — I love to see Zhu Li running for president. Apart from the fact that Raiko is a dipshit, it’s great to see a woman stepping up in a political way. She’s not a warrior or a spiritual leader; she’s a different kind of...AEL: Black Panther, The Cuckoo’s Calling, Differently Morphous, The Serpent on the Crown, The Silkworm, JL and JLU, The Far Side of the World
Black Panther — Still pretty upset with myself for not taking notes. I believed I might manage to see this movie again before I got around to writing up my thoughts on it, and then I’d be able to give a more coherent impression of my experience, but guess...AEL: Kindred, three AP’s, The Great Gatsby, KIX-S, Room, two A/M’s
OK, maybe if I do these every other Saturday, opposite my TWIP’s, it’ll work better? I’ll try it. Kindred by Octavia Butler — I don’t know exactly what to say about this book. It was a fascinating read and I loved it, but it’s been...AEL: The Fortune of War, three AP books, the rest of The Dark Is Rising Sequence, The Westing Game, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, SU eps, Frozen short films, Zootopia, The Surgeon’s Mate
The Fortune of War by Patrick O’Brian — After enjoying the previous book so much, I definitely loved this direct continuation of the story. I was wondering for a while how this author could possibly have written twenty freaking books in this series, but it...AEL: Jam, Aubrey/Maturin 3-5, AP 6-10, The Twilight Saga, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, RK Hokkaido, RK Musical, The Ship of the Dead, Sunshine, SU eps, Over Sea Under Stone
Geez, what happened to this. Tumblr addiction happened to this. OK, the shortest of short mentions (as pre-existing notes allow) for each item until I get caught the fuck up here. Jam by Yahtzee Croshaw — I love this book. It’s a great disaster survival...AEL: Under the Red Hood, The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Danger and Eggs, Post Captain, In A Heartbeat, Lion in the Valley
Under the Red Hood — Of course all the DC animated movies featuring Batman are on my Amazon watch list (excepting the ones I know do terrible, offensive things to characters I love), but a friend had recommended I watch this one firstish. And then I saw a clip...AEL: The Candle in the Wind, The Murder of Mary Russell, The Light Princess, Frances, JatH, BatB (again), The Book of Merlyn, AP 1-3, Wizard People, Justice League, Master and Commander, The Enchanted Castle, Kissing the Witch, Transparent
12 days ’til I turn 37! The Candle in the Wind by T.H. White — If the previous installment was the fanfiction leadup to the inevitable, this one is the leisurely, meaty examination of that inevitable. It’s ridiculously sad, and a brilliant dramatic...
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