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Kat Reads Books - August Edition


Ughhh Poor showing this time around.

I read about the first... Six? Issues of Sandman in a train as [personal profile] trialia had bought the full graphic novel of most of them. Enjoyed, though it was more graphically violent than I was expecting.

You've Lost a Lot of Blood by Eric LaRocca
- This is set up as an edited collection of poems and transcripts of annotated recordings of a serial killer and his lover, interspersed by chapters of a horror novella the character supposedly wrote. Or did he? This is a weird fucking book but on purpose. Like I can see what the author was doing but I also kind of wish they hadn't bothered. The novella is the best part; a rather clever little story with cyberpunk, VR, body horror and identity issues. The padding around masticates on the gruesome violence and there's a sense of splatter horror for shock value, like look at all these terrible things people can do, and... Look, I've written some sex murder poems in my time, I get the appeal, but this felt hollow to me. Interesting book, read if you like body horror and experimental style, avoid if neither of those rock your boat.



Kat Consumes Media - August Edition

A lot of SKZ and other K-pop related content, all enjoyed.

Assassin's Creed
- Watched largely because it was on TV and I've not seen it so I thought I'd give it a go. Great fight scenes, otherwise boring. Like I can see how this would work as a video game, I mean, it must do, given it's popularity, but as a movie... Yawn. Also, the central concept is bewildering like how did none of the supposedly evil Templar geniuses think that resurrecting memories of the assassins who fought against them in their offspring would, inevitably, lead to the said offspring turning on them as well. Like... Wow.

Howl's Moving Castle
- Yes, it's true, I don't think I've ever seen it fully before. Clips yes. Fanvids yes. The whole movie, no recollection. Anyway, loved it, perfect covid watching to be honest. I get that the story is about stupidity of war, unimportance of appearances, and facing up to your mistakes but what I took out of it (because of who I am, as a person) is that Howl is a dramatic brat and I need to find some Sophie/Howl femdom fic immediately. It has to exist right? It's not like I have to write it my damn self, is it? Is it? Maybe a threesome with Prince Turniphead?

Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
- High level of nostalgia, I used to love these movies as a kid. This one... It was okay. I did enjoy seeing the old gang all reprise their roles, and both Joseph Gordon-Lewitt and Taylour Paige were both watchable in their roles, they just had zero chemistry between them. The highlight for me was Kevin Bacon who gleefully chewed through every scene he had as a sleazy corrupt cop.

Wicked Little Letters
- Excellent. I kind of went in expecting a comedy and whilst it was that, it was also deeply painful. Like, patriarchy and domestic abuse are shit. Olivia Coleman, as usual, was outstanding but Jessie Buckley also shined. Absolutely worth watching.


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on 2024-09-03 10:00 pm (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] greghousesgf
I haven't seen Wicked Little Letters but Olivia Coleman was GREAT in The Favourite!

on 2024-09-04 06:38 pm (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] greghousesgf
It was awesome!

on 2024-09-04 08:58 am (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] dreamersdare
It's not like I have to write it my damn self, is it?

You know the answer to this damn question

on 2024-09-04 10:18 am (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] lunabee34
I guess this is the place where I admit that I've never seen or read Howl's Moving Castle.

on 2024-09-04 04:27 pm (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] turps
I loved Wicked Little Letters. It made me laugh, which is what I expected, but also made me want to throw things at the screen, which I hadn't. It was a very effective combination.

on 2024-09-07 07:39 pm (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] wenchpixie
Wicked Little Letters was absolutely not what I was expecting - or what the trailer sold - but it was SO good

on 2024-09-11 09:16 pm (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] bluapapilio
"I need to find some Sophie/Howl femdom fic immediately. It has to exist right? It's not like I have to write it my damn self, is it? Is it? Maybe a threesome with Prince Turniphead?"

You're speaking my language. 👀 The book is great too!

on 2024-09-13 09:22 pm (UTC)
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Posted by [personal profile] bluapapilio
Iconic. 👌

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