Media Round Up: Mostly History
Sep. 18th, 2023 11:21 amI've been having a lot of hand pain for the last month or so and weirdly finding large physical books less painful that my ereader. So I've been reading a lot non-fiction recently. Here's some thoughts on recent reading and watching!
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo— The latest Singing Hills novella, this is beautiful and sad. It made me cry!
The Long Ballad (长歌行) episodes 36-49 — I finished it! The ending was really good and narratively satisfying, which I wasn’t sure the show could pull off. I really loved this drama so I immediately started rewatching it. It’s also inspired me to write some fic, so that’s fun!
Chang Ge Xing (长歌行) by Xia Da, chapters 1-13 — This is the manhua that The Long Ballad is based on. I was curious about it because I loved the show so much. So far everyone is much more brutal than they are in the drama, and it is even more racist than the drama. The manhua is better plotted and the art is gorgeous! However since the characters were what I loved about The Long Ballad I still prefer the drama.
( three non-fiction books )
Mammoths at the Gates by Nghi Vo— The latest Singing Hills novella, this is beautiful and sad. It made me cry!
The Long Ballad (长歌行) episodes 36-49 — I finished it! The ending was really good and narratively satisfying, which I wasn’t sure the show could pull off. I really loved this drama so I immediately started rewatching it. It’s also inspired me to write some fic, so that’s fun!
Chang Ge Xing (长歌行) by Xia Da, chapters 1-13 — This is the manhua that The Long Ballad is based on. I was curious about it because I loved the show so much. So far everyone is much more brutal than they are in the drama, and it is even more racist than the drama. The manhua is better plotted and the art is gorgeous! However since the characters were what I loved about The Long Ballad I still prefer the drama.
( three non-fiction books )
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