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Oct. 25th, 2014 03:28 pmI went to see Gone Girl last weekend, and thought it was pretty good. It was long, but didn't feel like it, and I didn't start to question the logic of events until well after it was over. It was very well put together, quite intriguing, and also rather horrifying - but I don't agree with accusations of misogyny. The only two characters that came across as remotely likeable or redeemable were both women (the policewoman and the sister) and I don't see any of the others are representing their gender on a universal scale. It's a twisted, disturbing story about individuals who do bad things, not a treatise on women (or men) in general, as far as I'm concerned. But hey, what do I know?
I also finished listening to the second Dresden book - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - this week. Werewolves and lycanthropes and loup garoux, oh my! Interesting to find a distinction between lots of different ways of turning into a wolf (or in fact being a wolf that turns into a human). I have to admit I do find Dresden a bit of a wet weekend to a certain extent - which may have something to do with James Marsters' uber-dry and ultra-weary delivery, but he does have his moments, and I really like some of the other recurring characters. I'm going to carry on with this series for a bit and hope the promise of more depth and background pans out - I enjoyed this, but I didn't love it.
What I did love this week was The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. How has it taken me so long to discover this author, and why has he only written two and a half books??? I need way more than that! The first volume of the Kingkiller Chronicle is masterfully written - treading the fine line between delightfully baiting the hook and over-egging the pudding - and always falling on the right side. Kvothe, as a protagonist, is utterly ridiculous in the way he's so damn good at everything, but I love him anyway, just not quite so much as his mysterious student, Bast. Can't wait to read the next in the series - but how long am I going to have to wait for the conclusion (always assuming it's intended as a trilogy)?
I also finished listening to the second Dresden book - Fool Moon by Jim Butcher - this week. Werewolves and lycanthropes and loup garoux, oh my! Interesting to find a distinction between lots of different ways of turning into a wolf (or in fact being a wolf that turns into a human). I have to admit I do find Dresden a bit of a wet weekend to a certain extent - which may have something to do with James Marsters' uber-dry and ultra-weary delivery, but he does have his moments, and I really like some of the other recurring characters. I'm going to carry on with this series for a bit and hope the promise of more depth and background pans out - I enjoyed this, but I didn't love it.
What I did love this week was The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss. How has it taken me so long to discover this author, and why has he only written two and a half books??? I need way more than that! The first volume of the Kingkiller Chronicle is masterfully written - treading the fine line between delightfully baiting the hook and over-egging the pudding - and always falling on the right side. Kvothe, as a protagonist, is utterly ridiculous in the way he's so damn good at everything, but I love him anyway, just not quite so much as his mysterious student, Bast. Can't wait to read the next in the series - but how long am I going to have to wait for the conclusion (always assuming it's intended as a trilogy)?
