Weekly Media Roundup

[cittasette]

Now that I've made some goals for the year, I might as well keep myself accountable with a hopefully weekly reading post. And while I'm doing that, I might as well talk about other media, so here we go.

What I'm currently reading:

The Gone-Away World by Nick Harkaway. My friend E really likes this book and even got me a (fuzzy neon!) hardcover copy of it, so I'm finally getting around to reading it. I'm only about a hundred pages in, and so far it's very... interesting. A little long-winded, but also humorous. It's very much "the mundane made absurd" at times. Also, the first chapter is entirely unrelated to the next two, and I'm looking forward to see how it ties into the rest of the book.

China Wakes by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Another recommendation from a friend, who lent me their copy. It's dated -- it was published in 1994 -- but hopefully this will give me a place to start when it comes to Chinese history.

What I'm currently watching:

Guardian (镇魂) - I'm on winter break right now, which means time to actually watch things! I've just finished episode 26, and am at the point where they've basically paired up all the members of the SID. Now, whether I actually like the love interests... ehh. I maintain that episode 13 was the best episode of the series so far, because that was the first time I've ever actually fangirled over something. So much squee.

What I'm currently listening to:

Well, what I should list here are podcasts like The Adventure Zone or SAYER or something but I remain incapable of listening to podcasts while multitasking, which makes it difficult for me to get into anything.

So here are some songs I've been listening to:

• Dramaturgy - Eve
• Kyoumen no Nami - YURiKA
• The Moss - Cosmo Sheldrake

And as a bonus... I recently stumbled upon "One Day More," except Waluigi is every part and it is great and terrible.

Comments

[isis]

I liked The Gone-Away World quite a bit, though it's been a few years since I read it. There are some pretty excellent twists, though I felt that Harkaway was a little too enamored of his own voice and there were several scenes that didn't really add anything.

[marginaliana]

Put me in as another fan of The Gone-Away World - I loved it! I own a copy with that same cover.

[yantantether]

Ahhhh, #13 and #14 of Guardian are so great. The confrontations! The revelation! The feelings! ♥