May. 2nd, 2015

shadowkat: (warrior emma)
So my 2007 Kindle e-reader finally died. (Okay died isn't quite accurate. It has a blank space the size of a business card in the upper right hand corner that will not go away. I have tried recharging it, rebooting it, resetting it to factory settings, updating the software...and no change. All I accomplished was removing all my books from it. Which I can't access now, because the archive button is hidden by the blank space.) Which means I need to get a new one. Until thing I can read my tablet, but I despise reading books on the tablet or Ipad. It's too big, heavy, and the backlight drives me nuts. So what do I get?

I've managed to narrow it between Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle Voyager, not sure which to pick. Tried to ask people on FB, and they keep telling me to get the Kindle Fire (DO NOT WANT). Should try to explain this to folks, because I know there are people on my flist who LOVE the Fire. But you have different needs than I do. For one thing, you don't take public transportation every single day. And don't cart it around like a small paperback.

There's a specific reason why I don't want the Fire, which is most likely the reason that others love it:
1) it does too many things, so requires more charging and has a lower battery life.
2) it has a backlight so is harder to read in certain lights and you can't read it at night without causing insomina (nasty blue light or back light),
3) it's big, I want something that can fit in a smaller bag, is light weight, and I can carry to and from work every single day.
4) Already have an Apple I-Pad, sort of redundant to get a Fire. If I wanted to read books on a tablet - I'd be reading them on the Ipad.

So, is there anyone out there who has either the Paperwhite or Voyager, who can recommend which is the best buy for the money?

I'm looking for an e-reader that delivers books quickly, you can download from libraries, and share with friends. Doesn't need to be recharged more than once every two weeks, or at the most once a week. Can enlarge print. Has lots of storage. Flip Page.
And a light that you can turn on and off. No glare. And reads like a book.

A poll:

[Poll #2009987]

[ETA: Went to buy the Voyager this morning, only to discover the Paperwhite was on sale, and now $100 cheaper than the Voyager. Before it wasn't enough of a difference to matter.
But the sale...I couldn't pass up.]
shadowkat: (Tv shows)
1) Watched the flick The Judge , which stars Robert Downy, Jr., Robert Duvall, Vera Farmiga, Vincent D'Orintho, Billy Bob Thornton, and Ken Howard. It was better than I expected. The film had gotten mixed reviews, but a friend of mine highly recommended it.

The story concerns the fractured relationship between a father and son. Over 30 years ago, Hank Palmer (Robert Downy, Jr.) stopped to talking to his father, and left home. He doesn't visit, and basically sees his dad as "dead to him". Hank is undergoing a divorce, has a young daughter, and is a top notch defense attorney in what appears to be NYC. His father and brothers live in Carlton, Indiana, a lovely small town that he hasn't been to in years.

While in the midst of a court trial, Hank gets a call informing him that his mother has died. So he asks for a continuance, and goes home. While there - his father gets charged with murder and he ends up defending him. The story is less about the defense and trial and more about the relationship between the two men, and their awkward attempts to find a way of healing what was broken. It also delves subtly into why it was broken.

Well acted (although I would watch just about anything with Downy Jr and Duvall in it),
and produced. A bit sentimental in places, and the writing could be tighter. But overall - it held my attention and I found it to be moving.

Also, I'm not sure, but I think Robert Duvall sings the song at the very end. Which is worth watching the credits roll by for.

2.) Television

* I've officially given up on The Blacklist -- just kept forgetting to watch it, and the DVR unfortunately deleted half the episodes, insisting on just keeping the last five and taping reruns. So I was hopelessly lost when I attempted to watch it, and found that I didn't care about anyone.

* Gotham -- I'm sticking with. It's well acted, and still gripping. Also, I managed to accurately save all the episodes. 10 saved. Watched one today. Marvel Agents of Shield is catching up with Gotham. I have 7 episodes saved of that one.
Will end up binging at some point.

* Younger -- still watching, not sure for how long, my attention keeps wandering. Situation comedies don't tend to work for me -- my sense of humor is well, a bit drier, subtle, absurd, and more irreverent. Younger? I don't find funny. It's somewhat interesting, but not really funny.

*Vampire Diaries --

spoilers, including casting spoiler about a major character leaving )

Behind on everything else. I have 46 hours of television on the DVR. Right now I'm debating on whether I'm ever going to watch Elementary (5, and DVR may not have saved all-- it may have deleted a few and just saved the most recent) again, or Wolf Hall (4 episodes) or Broadchurch (6-- except it was a short series...so that may not be a problem.)

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