Court
So wonderful to hear Geena Davis read her memoir aloud. I appreciated her using different accents and the voices she did to represent her parents were fantastic. She was delightful and charming. Also loved her documentary I saw on Netflix “This Changes Everything” about representation of women in the film industry. She doesn't mention the documentary by name but she does talk about the research that went into it and some of the positive outcomes from the data and discussions.
Love her openness about discussing her depression and ADD, her mother's Alzheimer's, and her father's aging.
Highlights and quick things to help jog my memory: being a mannequin/part of the window dressing, going to Sweden to study abroad as a high school senior, the donkey, the question about her children being “natural” or IVF and her answer, and archery.
At 48% I yell yes! when Radha asks if it's her fault Nikki isn't the prince
Then a few minutes later I really appreciate the courtesan trying to shift Radha's perspective ‘it's not about you, it's about him'
Around 78% when Matilde meets Radha at her apartment and makes the secret of Nikki about her. Why? Why anger instead of compassion why a feeling of betrayal rather that curiosity? AND then we found out that Matilde and Pierre slept together.
I felt that it was a bit of a cliche, but ultimately makes sense: Matilde was really emotional (from putting her mother in a home, for feeling “betrayed” by Radha for sharing about Nikki and not being available recently), and Pierre seemed to feel a mix of overlooked and wanted to get back at Radha. I appreciate that that's not the main reason for Radha wanting to leave her marriage.
Also liked the view point of “some people are in your life for only a specific amount of time” and was open to repairing the friendship with Matilde.
I rather liked how the client turned out to be Ravi's (soon to be ex)wife. It was a neat way to tie everything together.
Nikki ends up discovering he has four half sisters.
I think the author would be pleased to know that Alex Jones was ‘ordered to pay $965 million for Sandy Hook lies' (https://apnews.com/article/shootings-school-connecticut-conspiracy-alex-jones-3f579380515fdd6eb59f5bf0e3e1c08f)
I liked the book and the concept. He did go on for a bit about climate change denials, but perhaps I feel that way because I already know/accept that climate change is real.
I appreciated him addressing the moon landing. I was also hoping he'd address the concept of a flat earth or other famous conspiracies such as Elvis or Amelia Earhart surviving, but that's asking a lot out of one book.
I was glad he covered vaccines, but wish his language around Autism was a bit more considerate as he referred to it as a disease.
I had known about pizzagate and was hoping that he was going to cover about when Palin misspoke about Paul Revere's lanterns and how supports flocked to Wiki to edit the article.
Parts of this were great some of Batman's allies doubting Bruce's innocence, Tim rescuing his boarding school roommate, Alfred assisting in intelligence gathering, the interaction with Superman, and of course the whole ‘there is no more Bruce'
I was a little irritated at the lack of style consistency with some characters, sometimes Alfred had blue eyes, other times brown and various amounts of hair, sometimes it took me a few panels to recognize him. Love Barbra Gordon, who I know as a redhead, and I understand that ‘redhead' can vary, but in some sections she looked almost blonde. However, I thought the various Batman styles were excellent.
Took me a little bit to place the Leslie character, I like what she adds to the story.
Also could have done without the zombie villain
I had thought that in 600 or so pages this was going to be solved, silly me, but thankfully the next part is available. Thanks Hoopla.
Glad I previewed this before bringing it to work. If prayer or your faith brings you comfort that's great, but as many of these were sensory based ‘fears' (would have appreciated a little nuance such as surprise, startle, discomfort, etc.) I think some sensory based coping would also help. This could also be faith based such as I can press my hands together and feel the pressure knowing that I am safe and loved, something like that, or taking a breath or closing eyes before saying the prayer.
I enjoy Japanese folktales so I sought this out.
I was saddened by the abrupt ending of Gon being shot by Hyoju. I can accept a sad ending, but I was hoping for a little more closure. Maybe Gon saying sorry. Did Hyoju forgive Gon? Did Hyoju regret shooting Gon? I feel that I can say that Hyoju regrets it because he immediately drops the gun.
Lovely presentation. Loved the use of color, the people were in black and white but the food was in color allowing it to shine and take the main focus.
I enjoyed that it was mostly about sushi and then included details on associated topics such as: ways fish are sourced, fish markets, rice, sake, knives (and technically swords, too, to cut the large tuna), wasabi, and culinary tools.
I liked the exploration of sushi in different settings; upscale, small sushiya with a Japanese chef with three Michelin stars, laidback but still stellar restaurant with sake pairings, homemade sushi, ‘cheap' sushi at an eatery with a conveyor belt, and a French chef with Michelin stars collaborating with a Japanese chef.
Apparently California rolls originated in Canada, that was a fun tidbit.
A soft three. I only liked the “none's” part of the story. There was also a super brief lesbian (?) moment, but it's like only two pages. The story felt canned in some parts and rushed in others, while the art is at times loud and sometime confusing or junky. Other reviews mention Firefly, Monstress, and Saga, all of which I have read and liked better both in terms of art and story.
I'm uncertain if I'll read the next volume.
First time reading Nate Powell's fiction. Parts of this were SO strong: layout, layering of music, coloring, the way dialogue is presented, style. However there feels like a huge piece is missing, is there a supernatural force at work, is there a weakness in our human nature? What was the other part of the message? Are secrets a form of self inflicted poison that might also hurt others?!
I wanted to know more about Whitney.
