FIrst Actual Post!

[ann_leckie]

Hey! Glad you stopped by! This is the first actual post. There's no real content here yet.

What's everybody reading? Anything good? Or watching?

Comments

[dimestore_romeo]

I just finished watching the new She-ra, which I loved! I finished reading Artemis by Andy Weir, which made me furious - and in good things, a giant reread of Tamora Pierce's Emelan series, which still brings me a lot of joy.

[irondoe]

She-RA!!!! SO GOOD.

[dimestore_romeo]

It's so wholesome and sparkly! Everyone has a different bodytype! It's super chill about sexual orientation! I love it so much.

[booksarelife]

Tamora Pierce!!!! When I'm home I should do a giant reread of her stuff!! Which of the Emelan books are your favorite?

[dimestore_romeo]

Ahhh so difficult! I think I like the Circle Opens ones the most because you get to see all the other countries amd cultures? And the relationships between the teachers and students become so sweet, especially Rosethorn and Briar.

[booksarelife]

I'd probably have to agree with you about that, the Circle Opens is just wonderful!!

[colls]

I have complicated feelings about Artemis, mostly in the way I usually do when male authors write female protagonists. I'm wondering if we had similar frustrations with it.

And, I've also watched the new She-Ra and want to draw hearts around it. This is 3-for-3 in this post, so I'm going to add you to my DW circle if that's ok. :)

[dimestore_romeo]

I bet we did! For me she didn't feel like a real woman, just a particular sort of fantasy woman, and the way that she described her own body was just so male gazey and awful.

Yes, go for it! It's nice to be back here! And... finally writing about what I'm up to and what I'm interested in, after a good while.

[colls]

Yes. What works for the gander doesn't always work for the goose? Or something.

Do you ever mentally cast an actor for a book character role? I swear, during the entire book I was casting Jazz with this actor

[dimestore_romeo]

Ahahahaha, yes!