Movie: Names Engraved In Marble

I had to watch this film for a class, otherwise I probably wouldn't have watched it. It was interesting to see how Estonians view or want to view their war for independence, but I think that there were some parts of the movie that were added clearly only to make a better storyline, so it was hard to tell what was a reflection of truth and what was purely cinematic.

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Movie count: 2

Movie: 50/50

I really liked this movie. I didn't have too high of hopes because I haven't really head much about it, but I was pleasantly surprised. Two things, though, that almost completely ruined this movie though.
First, the film is supposed to be set in Seattle. Would it have killed them to actually get some footage from Seattle? Apparently it was really shot in Vancouver, which is sort of similar I guess, but really.
Secondly, I didn't like the ending. Was it not enough of a happy ending that he didn't die? Was it really necessary to show him dating his former therapist? That weirded me out. A lot.

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Movie count: 1

Book: When the Messenger is Hot: Stories by Elizabeth Crane

I don't generally like short stories collections by only one author. I really liked some of the stories though. I particularly liked or noticed that most of the stories were written from female perspectives, which I don't come across too often. I think I liked the title story best.

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Book count: 3

Other media: Webcomic: Girls With Slingshots

Note: new category for other noteworthy media consumption

I read the entire archive of comics (1300+) in about 24 hours. Granted, it was a snow day and I had nothing better to procrastinate with, but that shouldn't diminish how much I enjoyed this comic. The only way I can think to describe it would be like Questionable Content, but more ladies and lady stuff, whatever that entails. Plus there's a vegetarian character who is mostly respected and a Deaf character who signs!

www.girlswithslingshots.com

Other media count: 1

Book: Mid-Life by Joe Ollman

I liked the drawing and writing style of this book, but I wasn't super impressed. Still enjoyable on the whole though.

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Book count: 2

Book: The Physics of Imaginary Objects by Tina May Hall

This felt like the most literary book I've read in a while. I liked the more straightforward stories and the novella at the end, but I'm sure I missed a lot by not thinking hard enough about the symbolism and all those other fancy writing techniques.

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Book count: 1

Books and Movies

Okay, I'm going to try to record every book and movie that I see this year, and also put some notes or a review of some sort too.
I will predict that the latter of the year will be filled with more books and movies than the first few months.

Book count: 0
Film count: 0