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forestofgloryThe Avant-Guards volumes 1 and 2 by Carly Usdin and Noah Hayes — This is a comic about a basketball team at a women’s art college. It’s super cute and very queer. I really enjoyed the art and all the characters!
The I Ching: A Biography by Richard J. Smith —I was trying to figure out a plot point in my fic and thought “maybe divination?” So then I had to go learn more about Chinese divination, which led to me checking this book out of the library. It was interesting but mostly I learned that the I Ching is very, very complicated and I don’t know nearly enough to use it in a fic.
Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman — This graphic novel about two boys falling in love is very cute! It ends on a cliffhanger and my library one has the first volume.
The Chile Pepper in China: A Cultural Biography by Brian R Dott — Another academic history of food in China! The subject matter was fascinating but I found the text a bit dry and repetitive in places.
Sleuth of Ming Dynasty, episodes 3-9 — I have some mixed feelings about this show. There is just a lot of police burtaility, including torture, and terrible prison contidtions, and its kind of a lot especially at this political moment. The show doesn’t seem that great on female characters although there have been two good ones who have been in the last several episodes. On the other hand I’m really enjoying the characters-- Tang Fan who is the main character is such a chaos muppet. He generally has planned about three steps ahead when he should have planned five steps ahead. Also I really love all the food porn in this. R is enjoying the show too, so we are going to keep watching for now despite my reservations.
Flavorful Origins, episodes 7- 15 — This show has been a great brain break for me. I enjoy how it mixes traditional, industrial and haute cuisine techniques with no judgement about which one is best.
The I Ching: A Biography by Richard J. Smith —I was trying to figure out a plot point in my fic and thought “maybe divination?” So then I had to go learn more about Chinese divination, which led to me checking this book out of the library. It was interesting but mostly I learned that the I Ching is very, very complicated and I don’t know nearly enough to use it in a fic.
Heartstopper: Volume 1 by Alice Oseman — This graphic novel about two boys falling in love is very cute! It ends on a cliffhanger and my library one has the first volume.
The Chile Pepper in China: A Cultural Biography by Brian R Dott — Another academic history of food in China! The subject matter was fascinating but I found the text a bit dry and repetitive in places.
Sleuth of Ming Dynasty, episodes 3-9 — I have some mixed feelings about this show. There is just a lot of police burtaility, including torture, and terrible prison contidtions, and its kind of a lot especially at this political moment. The show doesn’t seem that great on female characters although there have been two good ones who have been in the last several episodes. On the other hand I’m really enjoying the characters-- Tang Fan who is the main character is such a chaos muppet. He generally has planned about three steps ahead when he should have planned five steps ahead. Also I really love all the food porn in this. R is enjoying the show too, so we are going to keep watching for now despite my reservations.
Flavorful Origins, episodes 7- 15 — This show has been a great brain break for me. I enjoy how it mixes traditional, industrial and haute cuisine techniques with no judgement about which one is best.
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