Hello friends, and happy weekend! Happy holidays as well. 🙂
Not much to report this week, as I’ve been busy getting ready for the holiday and haven’t gotten as much reading in as I would have liked. I’m continuing on with Stephen King’s Fairy Tale, as well as The Guardians of the Whills, by Greg Rucka. I thought I’d have the latter done by now, since it’s a small book, but not quite yet. Next week for sure!
This past week marked the fifth anniversary of the release of The Last Jedi, and so I naturally indulged in a rewatch. Yup, I still love it. It still divides the fandom, of course, and maybe always will, along with the entire sequel trilogy. But this one in particular draws very strong reactions on both sides. It’s either absolutely brilliant or it ruined their childhood. I believe the truth is somewhere in between those extremes (although maybe it ruined your childhood, I don’t know, lol).
Anyway, I follow a Youtuber called The Goldman, and he discusses mostly Star Wars, as well as some other fandoms, and despite being only 23 years old, he’s smart, insightful, and knows the elements of a great story. He recently posted a video on TLJ five years later, and I thought he really nailed it. He’s a sequel trilogy fan, so he’s making an argument for the movie, but he doesn’t shy away from what doesn’t work, either. It’s an hour long, but well worth the watch if you’ve got time for it:
Obviously I don’t think it’s going to change the haters’ minds, but I like how he pokes holes in some of the naysayers’ criticisms.
I saw that there’s a new book coming out soon on the characters of the High Republic:
I’ve noticed some people complain that there are so many characters in the High Republic and it’s hard to keep track of who’s who. Well, there are quite a few characters if you count all the books and comics (which is a lot), so here’s a book for you to keep track of them all. I wouldn’t mind adding it to my collection myself.
That’s it this week. I hope everyone has a great holiday!
What’s been entertaining you? Let me know in the comments and we’ll talk about it!
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Hey Tina! How are things going? I know it has been a long time since I’ve been around but I know you went through some stuff recently as well so you probably get it 🙂 Anyway just wanted to catch up and ask how you’re doing in general? Are you still working part-time at the store still? Let me know what you’re up to. Hope to chat soon, Julie.
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Hi Julie! I’m doing well, thank you. This was the first Christmas without Mom, so it was weird. I had a nice time with my family, though. I’m still working at the store. Probably always will, lol, but that’s okay. How are you doing? I hope you had a nice holiday. Miss you and your posts. 🙂
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