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remindmeofthe) wrote2013-01-29 02:58 pm
remindmeofthe) wrote2013-01-29 02:58 pm
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So, media consumption! I discovered quickly that the hardest part of this is not getting incredibly anal about it. It's okay not to list stuff I gave up on in disgust halfway through! It's okay to list an entire anthology if I skipped a few of the stories! It's okay to add commentary because there is simply no way I am going to be able to not. And I'm not including fanfic because I don't feel the need to put my id on display here.
Also, you'll be seeing a lot of dystopic/post-apocalyptic stuff for the next few months because I somehow managed to end up in two classes focused on that theme.
Week of January 20
Books/short stories:
The Church of Fear: Inside the Weird World of Scientology, John Sweeney (Don't read this in public. Not because it's embarrassing or anything like that, but because twenty pages in you'll be so goddamn paranoid you'll wish you'd left it at home. Other than that, it's a fascinating read and I recommend it.)
The Scarlet Plague, Jack London
"The Portable Phonograph," Walter Van Tilberg Clark
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by John H Watson, Lyndsay Faye (Lyndsay Faye did ALL THE RESEARCH for this, okay, so if like me, you've been wanting an account of Holmes dealing with Jack the Ripper, you should pick this one.)
"By the Waters of Babylon," Stephen Vincent Benet
My Dearest Holmes, Rohase Piercy (Basically published slashfic of the "EVERYONE IS GAY" variety. I've read better fanfic, but I've also read infinitely worse.)
Hate List, Jennifer Brown
"Snow White Blood Red," Cameron Jace
Going Clear, Lawrence Wright (Also about Scientology [it's for school, okay], from a much more balanced and scholarly perspective. Wright did extensive research and it shows. So if for some reason you can only read one book on Scientology: go with Sweeney if you want a quick read that plays on your emotions; go with Wright if you want a denser and more informative read that is much quieter about being horrifying. But actually read both, because no one is going to stop you.)
Television:
Restless part two
Also, you'll be seeing a lot of dystopic/post-apocalyptic stuff for the next few months because I somehow managed to end up in two classes focused on that theme.
Week of January 20
Books/short stories:
The Church of Fear: Inside the Weird World of Scientology, John Sweeney (Don't read this in public. Not because it's embarrassing or anything like that, but because twenty pages in you'll be so goddamn paranoid you'll wish you'd left it at home. Other than that, it's a fascinating read and I recommend it.)
The Scarlet Plague, Jack London
"The Portable Phonograph," Walter Van Tilberg Clark
Dust and Shadow: An Account of the Ripper Killings by John H Watson, Lyndsay Faye (Lyndsay Faye did ALL THE RESEARCH for this, okay, so if like me, you've been wanting an account of Holmes dealing with Jack the Ripper, you should pick this one.)
"By the Waters of Babylon," Stephen Vincent Benet
My Dearest Holmes, Rohase Piercy (Basically published slashfic of the "EVERYONE IS GAY" variety. I've read better fanfic, but I've also read infinitely worse.)
Hate List, Jennifer Brown
"Snow White Blood Red," Cameron Jace
Going Clear, Lawrence Wright (Also about Scientology [it's for school, okay], from a much more balanced and scholarly perspective. Wright did extensive research and it shows. So if for some reason you can only read one book on Scientology: go with Sweeney if you want a quick read that plays on your emotions; go with Wright if you want a denser and more informative read that is much quieter about being horrifying. But actually read both, because no one is going to stop you.)
Television:
Restless part two