Don't eat the napkin, Marcus
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lunabee341. Y'all were so right! Always Be My Maybe is delightful.
Ali Wong is so beautiful. I adore her wardrobe in this movie. I can't rock the high-waisted pants, but I want every single dress she wears. I love her laugh; she has such a beautiful laugh, and the way it slips out all the time seems unscripted and makes the movie seem more real to me.
Keanu is brilliant in this movie. Just such an alien creature (who I can't help find endearing even when he's being a douche).
Isn't the drummer Raphael from Lucifer?
Love the end with the tribute to Marcus's mom, and I love his red carpet speech. "Sasha Tran, can I hold your purse?" :)
I also love that the movie calls out the stereotypes of how men and women are socialized to support each other in their employment, etc. I like that Sasha points out, more than once, that she's the power part of the couple and there's a difference in the way women are expected to support their high-powered male partners and the way that menaren't are expected to support their high-powered female partners.
2.
John Deere, That’s Who! by Tracy Nelson Maurer
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Short biography of John Deere (who didn't invent the tractor but did improve plows substantially).
The artwork is really the attraction for this one--very Americana, folk art. Reminds me of a famous artist, but I'm drawing a blank on the name. Has a nice crackle effect as if the paintings are centuries old.
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Ants, Bees, and Wasps of North America by Sara Swan Miller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Scientific book about insects. Some challenging vocabulary, sentence structure, and concepts for beginning readers.
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Wizards Don't Need Computers by Debbie Dadey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Maybe the new librarian is the wizard Merlin? And maybe his goldfish is King Arthur?
This is cute in places, but I feel like the message is mixed. Mr. Merle's reading campaign is so successful that the kids stop playing outside, and the soccer camp is almost cancelled. LOL
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The Ice Cream Mystery by Gertrude Chandler Warner
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Completely solid as a chapter book. The mystery was engaging enough that Fiona was intrigued to find out whodunnit. Good vocabulary. The prose and dialogue sound natural rather than way too babyish. I was not bored to tears.
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Escargot by Dashka Slater
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Super cute. Love the illustrations. Love Escargot; he has a quite healthy self-esteem. LOL The book is nicely participatory, too.
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A Color of His Own by Leo Lionni
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a really sweet and well illustrated book. It's a little too elementary for Fiona at this stage, but she still really likes it.
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3.
Where Three Roads Meet: The Myth of Oedipus by Salley Vickers
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
I've read about Freud and have a passing familiarity with the major concepts of his work, but I've never read any primary texts. I think this book would mean more to me if I was more conversant with Freud. I knew almost nothing about his personal life, so I was interested to learn about his extensive health problems. He apparently spent about two decades in debilitating pain with his mouth destroyed because of cancer that left him unable to speak or eat very successfully; he had to use a device to prop his mouth open painfully, and he clearly had a great deal of shame re: eating because he always did it privately. Learning more about his personal details makes me wonder how many of his theories (like orality, etc) stem from his own trauma.
This book did make me think about Oedipus Rex differently. I've read Oedipus a jillion times. I teach it almost every semester. I've always assumed that Jocasta and Laius exposing Oedipus was just an accepted, if distasteful, part of their society; many ancient societies practiced infanticide for a variety of reasons after all. But this book makes me wonder just how infant exposure was regarded during the time in which Oedipus is supposed to be set (which is, of course, more ancient than the time in which Sophocles was writing). Next, the book begins with a poem that includes the lines: "I, Jocasta, knowingly said / 'Bring my son to my bed.'" Vickers posits that Jocasta knows the whole time that Oedipus is her son, specifically because of the family resemblance + the scars left behind on his ankles. I think that's an interesting take on the myth.
Definitely worth a read (it's short and quick), but I didn't like this as well as I wanted to (maybe because it's so slight?).
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4. Fic recs
MCU
Come Sail Away byslightweasel
Bucky/Loki
12871 words
Slight AU of Endgame in which Bucky decides to go to space with Thor and the Guardians. Love the characterization and the dialogue here; this is a fun fic that makes me tear up in a good way.
The Unknown Stark by Ananova
Darcy is Tony's daughter gen
30000ish words
Look, I know that everyone else seems to hate Darcy-fic, but I eat it up with a spoon (much like my newly acquired lemon curd), and I especially love Darcy as Tony's long lost daughter fics. I mean, I have been reading alpha/beta/omega ridic bullshit lately because it features Darcy. I clearly have a problem. LOL
Stranger Things
El Byers and the Secret Crush by Someone_Else_Before
Mike/El
18381 words
OMG THIS IS ADORABLE AND I LOVE IT AND IT MAKES ME FEEL ALL WARM AND FUZZY. Also the dialogue is amazing.
Baby, Baby bysholio
Jonathon/Steve/Nancy
3776 words
The trio bonds over that parenting exercise with an egg (we had bags of flour which means you could cut the head and limbs off a baby doll to make a more approximate baby of your flour bag LOL). Really sweet.
Guardian
like sunlight on scales bychina_shop
Li Qian/Zhu Hong
7702 words
Love this look at the two of them in the aftermath of the series figuring out their new responsibilities and finding friendship and more.
Now Lie in It byxparrot
Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
19223 words
Ten thousand years before he's even born, Zhao Yunlan falls in love, all over again for the first time.
Call Me Maybe by Jo Lasalle
Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
10563 words
A story in which Zhao Yunlan is good at paperwork, Shen Wei is an unreliable borrower of clothes, and the Black Cloaked Envoy needs better occupational health and safety provisions.
In Vino Veritas by Galaxysoup
Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
3275 words
After the lie of the dreamworld and the trauma of Dixing, Zhu Hong and Shen Wei find a little truth. Love the way this fandom is so respectful of Zhu Hong and her feelings for Zhao Yunlan. I'm sure it's out there, but I've seen zero Zhu Hong bashing, and I love it.
justice gave me an amber necklace by Raven
Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
3143 words
The aftermath of the series in a fix-it fic where no one dies.
Ali Wong is so beautiful. I adore her wardrobe in this movie. I can't rock the high-waisted pants, but I want every single dress she wears. I love her laugh; she has such a beautiful laugh, and the way it slips out all the time seems unscripted and makes the movie seem more real to me.
Keanu is brilliant in this movie. Just such an alien creature (who I can't help find endearing even when he's being a douche).
Isn't the drummer Raphael from Lucifer?
Love the end with the tribute to Marcus's mom, and I love his red carpet speech. "Sasha Tran, can I hold your purse?" :)
I also love that the movie calls out the stereotypes of how men and women are socialized to support each other in their employment, etc. I like that Sasha points out, more than once, that she's the power part of the couple and there's a difference in the way women are expected to support their high-powered male partners and the way that men
2.
John Deere, That’s Who! by Tracy Nelson MaurerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Short biography of John Deere (who didn't invent the tractor but did improve plows substantially).
The artwork is really the attraction for this one--very Americana, folk art. Reminds me of a famous artist, but I'm drawing a blank on the name. Has a nice crackle effect as if the paintings are centuries old.
View all my reviews
Ants, Bees, and Wasps of North America by Sara Swan MillerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Scientific book about insects. Some challenging vocabulary, sentence structure, and concepts for beginning readers.
View all my reviews
Wizards Don't Need Computers by Debbie DadeyMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Maybe the new librarian is the wizard Merlin? And maybe his goldfish is King Arthur?
This is cute in places, but I feel like the message is mixed. Mr. Merle's reading campaign is so successful that the kids stop playing outside, and the soccer camp is almost cancelled. LOL
View all my reviews
The Ice Cream Mystery by Gertrude Chandler WarnerMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Completely solid as a chapter book. The mystery was engaging enough that Fiona was intrigued to find out whodunnit. Good vocabulary. The prose and dialogue sound natural rather than way too babyish. I was not bored to tears.
View all my reviews
Escargot by Dashka SlaterMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Super cute. Love the illustrations. Love Escargot; he has a quite healthy self-esteem. LOL The book is nicely participatory, too.
View all my reviews
A Color of His Own by Leo LionniMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This is a really sweet and well illustrated book. It's a little too elementary for Fiona at this stage, but she still really likes it.
View all my reviews
3.
Where Three Roads Meet: The Myth of Oedipus by Salley VickersMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I've read about Freud and have a passing familiarity with the major concepts of his work, but I've never read any primary texts. I think this book would mean more to me if I was more conversant with Freud. I knew almost nothing about his personal life, so I was interested to learn about his extensive health problems. He apparently spent about two decades in debilitating pain with his mouth destroyed because of cancer that left him unable to speak or eat very successfully; he had to use a device to prop his mouth open painfully, and he clearly had a great deal of shame re: eating because he always did it privately. Learning more about his personal details makes me wonder how many of his theories (like orality, etc) stem from his own trauma.
This book did make me think about Oedipus Rex differently. I've read Oedipus a jillion times. I teach it almost every semester. I've always assumed that Jocasta and Laius exposing Oedipus was just an accepted, if distasteful, part of their society; many ancient societies practiced infanticide for a variety of reasons after all. But this book makes me wonder just how infant exposure was regarded during the time in which Oedipus is supposed to be set (which is, of course, more ancient than the time in which Sophocles was writing). Next, the book begins with a poem that includes the lines: "I, Jocasta, knowingly said / 'Bring my son to my bed.'" Vickers posits that Jocasta knows the whole time that Oedipus is her son, specifically because of the family resemblance + the scars left behind on his ankles. I think that's an interesting take on the myth.
Definitely worth a read (it's short and quick), but I didn't like this as well as I wanted to (maybe because it's so slight?).
View all my reviews
4. Fic recs
MCU
Come Sail Away by
slightweaselBucky/Loki
12871 words
Slight AU of Endgame in which Bucky decides to go to space with Thor and the Guardians. Love the characterization and the dialogue here; this is a fun fic that makes me tear up in a good way.
The Unknown Stark by Ananova
Darcy is Tony's daughter gen
30000ish words
Look, I know that everyone else seems to hate Darcy-fic, but I eat it up with a spoon (much like my newly acquired lemon curd), and I especially love Darcy as Tony's long lost daughter fics. I mean, I have been reading alpha/beta/omega ridic bullshit lately because it features Darcy. I clearly have a problem. LOL
Stranger Things
El Byers and the Secret Crush by Someone_Else_Before
Mike/El
18381 words
OMG THIS IS ADORABLE AND I LOVE IT AND IT MAKES ME FEEL ALL WARM AND FUZZY. Also the dialogue is amazing.
Baby, Baby by
sholioJonathon/Steve/Nancy
3776 words
The trio bonds over that parenting exercise with an egg (we had bags of flour which means you could cut the head and limbs off a baby doll to make a more approximate baby of your flour bag LOL). Really sweet.
Guardian
like sunlight on scales by
china_shopLi Qian/Zhu Hong
7702 words
Love this look at the two of them in the aftermath of the series figuring out their new responsibilities and finding friendship and more.
Now Lie in It by
xparrotShen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
19223 words
Ten thousand years before he's even born, Zhao Yunlan falls in love, all over again for the first time.
Call Me Maybe by Jo Lasalle
Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
10563 words
A story in which Zhao Yunlan is good at paperwork, Shen Wei is an unreliable borrower of clothes, and the Black Cloaked Envoy needs better occupational health and safety provisions.
In Vino Veritas by Galaxysoup
Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
3275 words
After the lie of the dreamworld and the trauma of Dixing, Zhu Hong and Shen Wei find a little truth. Love the way this fandom is so respectful of Zhu Hong and her feelings for Zhao Yunlan. I'm sure it's out there, but I've seen zero Zhu Hong bashing, and I love it.
justice gave me an amber necklace by Raven
Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan
3143 words
The aftermath of the series in a fix-it fic where no one dies.
