A short list of random thoughts
Jan. 26th, 2018 10:20 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
bjornwildeRecent readings...
Binti: Liked it, especially the cultural aspects of the main character. I do feel like the author barely touched things within the world though. Tried reading the sequel and it didn't work for me, not sure why.
Leia, Princess of Alderaan: Loved it! It was awesome not only seeing Leia as a protagonist in a book again, but also Breha, which historically has been ignored by canon. I also loved that Holdo is a big part of the story. I feel silly not realizing she woman who became the admiral from The Last Jedi until about halfway through the book. Excellent writing and characters.
The Lefthand of Darkness: I started reading this in honor of Ursual K Le Guin's passing and while I enjoyed it well enough, it was not holding my attention so I set it aside. Good writing, but I keep feeling like I was reading a sociology paper trying to be a story instead of a story with neat ideas about sociology. I may try picking it up again at a later time, as I just may not have been in the mood for a sci-fi book.
As for now, I'm rereading Three Parts Dead, cause I love that world so much.
On other matters...
I wish domestic things weren't so firmly on my shoulders. I normally don't mind and enjoy a sense of satisfaction if taking care of the kitchen, but when I'm not feeling well, like last night, it'd be nice to not find a mess left for me in the morning.
On writing...
I keep poking at my Sorcerous Barons story in my head. I think I need to start working on writing down the world and characters, and stop worrying if I just have a neat setting and no story. If nothing else fleshing out the world will be good practice in world building, and there's always a chance a story will fall out. Plus, as I've learned form writing the Izana canon fics the past couple of weeks, writing lifts my mood and I need to do it, even if I don't feel emotionally ready to.
And lastly...with the leak of Thor: Ragnarok, I've been noticing a LOT of new Scrapper/Valkyrie gifs hitting Tumblr and I keep having to remind myself to be patient and not make icons. My favorite screencaps sources will get to the movie and I will have better resolution and colors then. Just be patient....any day now....
Binti: Liked it, especially the cultural aspects of the main character. I do feel like the author barely touched things within the world though. Tried reading the sequel and it didn't work for me, not sure why.
Leia, Princess of Alderaan: Loved it! It was awesome not only seeing Leia as a protagonist in a book again, but also Breha, which historically has been ignored by canon. I also loved that Holdo is a big part of the story. I feel silly not realizing she woman who became the admiral from The Last Jedi until about halfway through the book. Excellent writing and characters.
The Lefthand of Darkness: I started reading this in honor of Ursual K Le Guin's passing and while I enjoyed it well enough, it was not holding my attention so I set it aside. Good writing, but I keep feeling like I was reading a sociology paper trying to be a story instead of a story with neat ideas about sociology. I may try picking it up again at a later time, as I just may not have been in the mood for a sci-fi book.
As for now, I'm rereading Three Parts Dead, cause I love that world so much.
On other matters...
I wish domestic things weren't so firmly on my shoulders. I normally don't mind and enjoy a sense of satisfaction if taking care of the kitchen, but when I'm not feeling well, like last night, it'd be nice to not find a mess left for me in the morning.
On writing...
I keep poking at my Sorcerous Barons story in my head. I think I need to start working on writing down the world and characters, and stop worrying if I just have a neat setting and no story. If nothing else fleshing out the world will be good practice in world building, and there's always a chance a story will fall out. Plus, as I've learned form writing the Izana canon fics the past couple of weeks, writing lifts my mood and I need to do it, even if I don't feel emotionally ready to.
And lastly...with the leak of Thor: Ragnarok, I've been noticing a LOT of new Scrapper/Valkyrie gifs hitting Tumblr and I keep having to remind myself to be patient and not make icons. My favorite screencaps sources will get to the movie and I will have better resolution and colors then. Just be patient....any day now....
