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Sep. 4th, 2019 10:10 pm1. Been struggling with despair lately...so I found this quote in the middle of the comic book that I was reading tonight...to be rather comforting.
"For many years we've been trying in our own bumbling way, to illustrate that love is a far greater force ,a far greater power than hate. Now we don't mean you're expected to go around like a pirouetting Pollyanna, tossing posies at everyone who passes by, but we do want to make a point. Let's consider three men: Buddha, Christ, and Moses...men of peace, whose thoughts and deeds have influenced countless millions throughout the ages -- and whose presence still is felt in every corner of the earth. Buddha, Christ and Moses...men of good will, men of tolerance, and especially men of love. Now, consider the practioners of hate who have sullied the pages of history. Who still venerates their words? Where is homage still paid to their memory? What banners still are raised to their cause? The power of love - and the power of hate. Which is most truly enduring? When you tend to despair ...let the answer sustain you." - Stan Lee (from May 1969).
Just finished House of X - #4 -- and,( major plot spoilers including character deaths )
As an aside, Jay of "Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-men" stated in a recent podcast that while she liked Hickman a lot, she was disappointed that Marvel hadn't hired a marginalized writer to write about a team of marginalized super powered characters.
That once again they went with the straight white dude. Well, to be fair, most of Marvel is straight white dudes. That's the problem with the comic industry -- it's dominated by straight white dudes. Inroads have been made and things are slowly changing but it takes time. That said? Sometimes a straight white dude can surprise you and write a damn moving story about women and marginalized but empowered characters who aren't white.
2. Still reading a romance novel about a Jewel Thief and Bow Street Runner, which is interesting, but poorly executed. There are so many typos. I don't think they are intentional, these feel like word gaps, where one's brain is jumping ahead of the fingers and the fingers just skip over certain words. There are also a few grammatical errors and weird syntax -- such as the wrong pronoun. I think these are editing mistakes -- which makes me wonder about the line editors, and if she had to do it all herself. My sympathies. I made typographical errors too. Word to the wise -- it's frigging hard to publish a book without these errors -- unless you have another pair of eyes go over it a few times. Also the computer doesn't always help with it's spell-grammar checking, it will tell you to remove words that you should keep in there.
Anyhow, the errors are distracting. Also too much time is spent on back story, other relationships, etc and not enough on the romance. Which is an interesting tactic for a romance novel. In some respects, I found it refreshing that I got more scenes of Juliette and her brother, Bran, who she was raised with, than with the hero. Or more scenes with the hero and his fellow runners. Or more about what it is to be a thief.
Juliette and the hero, Grant, seem to have a strong physical attraction and a similar taste for high adrenaline activities...but outside of that they barely know each other or talk. Every time they are together -- they want to well kiss passionately. (They haven't done much else, yet. Which is surprising. We're well past the 80% mark.)
It's an enjoyable quick read, but nothing to rave over. I'd rec the comic books I'm reading over it at the moment.
"For many years we've been trying in our own bumbling way, to illustrate that love is a far greater force ,a far greater power than hate. Now we don't mean you're expected to go around like a pirouetting Pollyanna, tossing posies at everyone who passes by, but we do want to make a point. Let's consider three men: Buddha, Christ, and Moses...men of peace, whose thoughts and deeds have influenced countless millions throughout the ages -- and whose presence still is felt in every corner of the earth. Buddha, Christ and Moses...men of good will, men of tolerance, and especially men of love. Now, consider the practioners of hate who have sullied the pages of history. Who still venerates their words? Where is homage still paid to their memory? What banners still are raised to their cause? The power of love - and the power of hate. Which is most truly enduring? When you tend to despair ...let the answer sustain you." - Stan Lee (from May 1969).
Just finished House of X - #4 -- and,( major plot spoilers including character deaths )
As an aside, Jay of "Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-men" stated in a recent podcast that while she liked Hickman a lot, she was disappointed that Marvel hadn't hired a marginalized writer to write about a team of marginalized super powered characters.
That once again they went with the straight white dude. Well, to be fair, most of Marvel is straight white dudes. That's the problem with the comic industry -- it's dominated by straight white dudes. Inroads have been made and things are slowly changing but it takes time. That said? Sometimes a straight white dude can surprise you and write a damn moving story about women and marginalized but empowered characters who aren't white.
2. Still reading a romance novel about a Jewel Thief and Bow Street Runner, which is interesting, but poorly executed. There are so many typos. I don't think they are intentional, these feel like word gaps, where one's brain is jumping ahead of the fingers and the fingers just skip over certain words. There are also a few grammatical errors and weird syntax -- such as the wrong pronoun. I think these are editing mistakes -- which makes me wonder about the line editors, and if she had to do it all herself. My sympathies. I made typographical errors too. Word to the wise -- it's frigging hard to publish a book without these errors -- unless you have another pair of eyes go over it a few times. Also the computer doesn't always help with it's spell-grammar checking, it will tell you to remove words that you should keep in there.
Anyhow, the errors are distracting. Also too much time is spent on back story, other relationships, etc and not enough on the romance. Which is an interesting tactic for a romance novel. In some respects, I found it refreshing that I got more scenes of Juliette and her brother, Bran, who she was raised with, than with the hero. Or more scenes with the hero and his fellow runners. Or more about what it is to be a thief.
Juliette and the hero, Grant, seem to have a strong physical attraction and a similar taste for high adrenaline activities...but outside of that they barely know each other or talk. Every time they are together -- they want to well kiss passionately. (They haven't done much else, yet. Which is surprising. We're well past the 80% mark.)
It's an enjoyable quick read, but nothing to rave over. I'd rec the comic books I'm reading over it at the moment.