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I can't believe I'm actually doing a tag game on Tumblr, but I do be liking @ranger-kellyn so here goes:
3 ships: Benedikt Montagav & Marshall Seo from These Violent Delights (my boys! my sons! let them be happy!). Regina Mills & Robin Hood from Once Upon a Time (Regina's happy ending doesn't have a romance in it, but by the fairy, she's fucking WANTED one!). Holland Vosijk & A Damned Break from Shades of Magic (just let that poor man have a vacation, shit).
First ever ship: There's been couples I've liked together before this, but by season 3/4 I wanted nothing more than for poor FitzSimmons to have a moment of peace. Like. Let them FIND OUT if they want to be a romantic couple or remain platonic. Let them rest! And then the second the characters decided that "yes, I'd like to try," I was 110% on board. Cheering them on amidst disaster. (Wait. I'm sensing a theme. Do I like DOOMED relationships?! These all have someone who looks like they won't make it to the end of the series. Fuck...)
Last song: Looks like I paused in the middle of Stay (Faraway, So Close!) by U2, but the last full song I heard was the Zombie cover by Bad Wolves.
Last movie: It's a Wonderful Life. Yes, it was Christmas Eve.
Currently reading: Bro, I have.... A LIST. I'm on break and the ADHD can only handle like 10 pages at a time, but I want to read!!! So.... *ahem* Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld, Her Majesty's Royal Coven (audio) by Juno Dawson, The Sword of Kaigen by ML Wang, Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë, The Grimrose Girls by Laura Pohl, Dragons of Autumn Twilight by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman, and four secrets
Currently watching: The Owl House with the besties and Agents of SHIELD with myself. Both of which are to lower my hella high anxiety levels right now.
Currently consuming: water, forced upon me by the aforementioned besties.
Tags for funsies if you wanna: @thedisassociation @ruthsic @sharvil1
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Some tag answers from posts that aren't really long or well thought answers from me for previous posts but I tried my best:
@ruthsic
There are some hoo boy treasures floating around in the main tag from anons about her. Personally it makes me very uncomfortable that they project such, I suppose negative is the best word I can think of, thinking on to her as if she was the key to undoing everything wrong that Wei Wuxian faced, and that she just didn't because???? She... favored Jiang Cheng seems to be the main argument. Even though her passivity is a trait of hers, both good and bad. And twist much of her good will to be not enough/good enough etc. concerning Wei Wuxian. When the whole narrative point was that she and Lan Wangji were the only two who did love him unconditionally, but things aren't that simple and Lan Wangji is proof of well meaning not always turning out for the better he was just able to be the one who wasn't a sacrifice in comparison to Jiang Yanli. Made to be ridiculously black and white thinking and underlyingly misogynistic but that may just be my own sensitivities reading too deeply about a character I fully admit I have a bias towards.
@narcissismincarnate
Good points, I do agree that his pride was necessary to his survival, but I also do think his own reflections in the future about not liking how that pride was projected hold a lot of merit and him not actually liking that part of himself anymore. My brother in law has a very good saying "between the ages of 15-22 you think you're on top of the world and are arrogant enough to laugh at everything and everyone for telling you what to do because you know everything better than them and nothing can go wrong, then you're suddenly past that age in a bad situation and realize holy shit I don't know everything and you're suddenly a kid in an adult's life starting from the beginning". It reminds me in the least of Wei Wuxian's journey.
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Lifetimes
read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DRp07v
by parttimehuman, ruthsic
Words: 7, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Raven Cycle - Maggie Stiefvater
Rating: Not Rated
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Categories: M/M
Characters: Ronan Lynch, Adam Parrish, Chainsaw (Raven Cycle)
Relationships: Ronan Lynch/Adam Parrish
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, baby bird, forest peeking
read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DRp07v
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Under the Moonlight
read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2Wl0lmV
by ruthsic
Find the accompanying fic at http://bit.ly/2Wa3PDL
Words: 0, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: F/F
Characters: Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, shiori kuro
Relationships: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, James Potter/Lily Evans Potter
Additional Tags: artwork
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Reviews of Sweet Blue Flowers omnibus volume 2
As I did with omnibus volume 1 of Sweet Blue Flowers, here’s a selected list of reviews of omnibus volume 2. (As before, I ignore video reviews.) I’ve listed the reviews in rough order based on the prominence of the reviewer and the insightfulness of their comments.
Erica Friedman at Okazu. Friedman and her site have been among the most complete and authoritative sources of reviews of yuri manga. She also did previous reviews of volume 3 and volume 4 of the Japanese edition of Sweet Blue Flowers (Aoi Hana), which together cover the material in omnibus volume 2. In this review she rated omnibus volume 2 as 8 out of 10 overall (same as omnibus volume 1), with art and characters at 8, story at 7, and “lesbian” at 4.
(Friedman normally assigns works a “yuri” score, as she did for omnibus volume 1. I presume she switched it to “lesbian” here because she thinks Sweet Blue Flowers is not a typical yuri work.)
Summary: “This is an excellent English release and I think we can expect it to maintain this high quality. ... If you haven’t already picked up this ‘new classic’ of Yuri, I definitely recommend it, for having a depth of early 20th century literary history and still being grounded in the present.”
My take: Friedman highlights the quality of the translation (“The Viz Media edition ... is a little bit like magic”). I agree with her: the volume reads smoothly and clearly, with a good use of idiomatic English. She also points out holes (really omissions) in the plot, like what happened with Akira’s brother and Mogi. (“Shimura’s super strong on developing characters, but putting in all the details of the story has never been her best skill.”) I agree with this as well; it’s pretty clear that Mogi functions mainly as a plot device to get Akira’s brother out of her hair, so lack of proper development is to be expected.
Ruthsic at YA on My Mind (also at Krutula at Goodreads). A lukewarm-to-favorable review that highlights the confusing cast of characters (especially in the “Little Women” sections) and the repeated “tired cliché” of having a younger student crush on an older student. She rates it 3 stars out of 5.
Summary: “Look, I’m invested in the series—I feel it has promise—and am going to keep reading, but looks like I will soon need a guide to keep track of the characters.”
My take: Her complaint about the “Little Women” flashbacks being confusing is understandable; this is especially the case with the “Orie and Hinako” story at the middle of the volume, which flips back and forth from past to present almost from one panel to the next. However I thought the comment about Haruka transferring to Fujigaya “because she though [sic] Yasuka [sic] might be here” was a tad misplaced since I don’t think this is an example of the “crushing on senpai” trope, but more like simple admiration.
Sean Gaffney at A Case Suitable for Treatment. A generally favorable review from a manga-focused site, though not as favorable as for omnibus volume 1.
Summary: “Sweet Blue Flowers is a good series. That said, it’s exhausting as well, and I suspect that it’s best enjoyed either in one gulp—waiting till the other two omnibuses are out—or in smaller quantities, such as reading only half and then coming back. There is such a thing as too much Fumi. (And too be fair, too much Akira, though that’s slightly less pressure-heated.)”
My take: One of Gaffney’s main complaints is that the manga has a bit too much angst and drama, especially when it comes to Fumi. I’ll come to Fumi’s defense here: one of the appeals of the manga is exactly that it is realistic about the course of teen relationships (lesbian or otherwise), and Fumi’s journey is an a good example of that. He also expresses difficulty in keeping track of the characters and telling them apart; I think that’s a reasonable criticism.
Alexandra Nutting (writing as EyeSpyeAlex) at The Geekly Grind. A favorable review on a site focused on anime, manga, and video games. Rated 9 out of 10 overall, 8.6 for story, 9.5 for art, and 9 for character.
Summary: “Despite having an unclear storyline at times, I really enjoy Sweet Blue Flowers. Each volume is longer than your typical manga volume, which is nice as it means the story doesn’t need to rely on cliff hangers. The soft art style and simple dialogue gives this manga a calming effect. Sweet Blue Flowers is by no means a page turning thriller, and I appreciate that. It’s nice to have a manga to read that I can enjoy for its’ relaxing story.”
My take: As the reviewer notes, Sweet Blue Flowers is all about the relationship drama.
Leroy Douresseaux at ComicBookBin. A favorable review (grade A, score 8 out of 10) on a general comics site.
Summary: “Fans of yuri and shojo romance will want to smell the Sweet Blue Flowers.” (This is word for word the same summary he wrote for omnibus volume 1.)
My take: A fairly brief and vanilla review from a self-confessed newcomer to yuri manga. Nothing out of the ordinary, except that he does speculate that “Haruka Ono wants Fumi to play a part... because she is probably in love with Fumi”—a suggestion I find pretty implausible.
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