Sold on a Monday 💰 Book Review


  

Written by Thelonia


Based on an iconic photo from 1948 with a disreputable reputation, Sold on a Monday takes the photo and the controversy behind it and creates an entire world for the family pictured, the journalist who took the photo, and everyone who gets embroiled in the affair, from mafiosos, orphanages, returns from the dead, and some light kidnapping.

Wynonna Earp S3E6 🎄 TV Recap


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Christmas in Purgatory is basically exactly what you'd think.

All in Good Storytime 📚 Episode 45

All in Good Storytime is an interactive, bookish, book club podcast hosted by Alanna, Katya, and Tia. To join the club, make sure you're following us on Twitter to get updates on what book we're reading and to what chapter we are reading through (or what anime we're watching and what episode we are watching through), and listen to the podcast here or on iTunes (see link below) to join in on the discussion. And don't forget to read along!

In the 45th episode of All in Good Storytime, we watch episodes 20-23 of Revolutionary Girl Utena. In these episodes, we conclude the increasingly confusing black rose arc. We see Wakaba does indeed have a dark side, we are potentially given the true story behind the 100 students who died in a fire, and we finally see Utena face the black rose circle in a duel.

We delve into Mikage's true identity as it is revealed in flashbacks. It appears he is actually the one and only Professor Nemuro who allegedly died in the fire. We discuss in depth the revelation that Professor Nemuro was working on a top-secret research project whose goal was to attain the power to revolutionize the world. While working, Professor Nemuro meets Tokiko and her terminally ill brother, Mamiya. We muse how love can inspire anything, including mass murder.

We discuss the nature of memories and how it relates to Mikage/Nemuro's questionable story of who set the deadly fire. We also question who actually died in the fire, and how it is possible that Akio and Professor Nemuro have not aged since then while Tokiko has. While it once seemed that Mikage and Mamiya were the masterminds behind the duels, it now appears that Akio is truly the one in charge. We also share our confusion regarding whether or not Anthy is really Mamiya. We end by theorizing that many of the characters are actually ghosty aliens.

In two weeks, we will be watching episodes 25-30 (episode 24 optional) of Revolutionary Girl Utena.

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No Improvement Podcast 👯 Episode 72



No Improvement is a sort-of-funny talk show that explores the vast, untapped potential of TV shows, books, films, and more. Quill & Slate blog runners Thelonia and Tia review—and then reimagine—the stories you know and love until you can barely recognize them anymore. Hopefully in a good way. And if not, well, we hope you are still entertained.

In the 72nd episode of No Improvement, we watch, discuss, and review Crazy Rich Asians—the movie based on the book Crazy Rich Asianswhich aired in theaters on August 15, 2018.

In three weeks, we will be watching, talking about, and reviewing The Little Stranger—the movie based on the book The Little Strangerwhich will be in theaters on August 31, 2018.

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Wynonna Earp S3E5 🥧 TV Recap


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Well, last we saw the gang they were in the cupcake thrall of Jolene, who definitely was up to something...something that centered around Waverly. And now, we get answers, truths come to light, and there's a great big bar fight right in the middle of it all!

Be the Cowboy by Mitski 🤠 Song by Song Analysis



            

Written by Tia


I love Mitski—this is no secret. I've loved her previous albums and I'm sure I'll love this one, too. But I haven't listened to her latest album Be the Cowboy yet, so I'll be reacting to each of the songs individually (in order) and offering my initial analyses of the lyrics, sound, and overall quality.

Because that's what review blogs do 😉!

I want this to be a place where people who don't know Mitski can give her music a try, starting with songs they think they'll like best, but also offer some of my more complex thoughts on her music for those who are familiar with it and would like to discuss it more in the comments.

Everyone's thoughts are welcome! Now let's get into it.

Where the Crawdads Sing 🦐 Book Review

  

Written by Thelonia


Where the Crawdads Sing starts with abandonment. Kya's family, starting with her Mother, leave her one by one, making her more and more alone in family shack in the middle North Carolina marshland in search of bigger and brighter things. Eventually, only Kya, the youngest of the children, is left. But instead of giving up, she digs her heels in and more than survives, thrives, with the help of some of the folks in town and her own knowledge of the land (and water) that surrounds her.

A coming-of-age story that entwines romance, science, and a mystery, Where the Crawdads Sing is perhaps the best book of the year, and feels like an instant classic.

Wynonna Earp S3E4 😨 TV Recap

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I got my evil walking trees! I'm so happy.

No Improvement Podcast 👯 Episode 71



No Improvement is a sort-of-funny talk show that explores the vast, untapped potential of TV shows, books, films, and more. Quill & Slate blog runners Thelonia and Tia review—and then reimagine—the stories you know and love until you can barely recognize them anymore. Hopefully in a good way. And if not, well, we hope you are still entertained.

In the 71st episode of No Improvement, we watch, discuss, and review The Darkest Minds—the movie based on the book The Darkest Mindswhich came out in theaters on August 3, 2018.

In two weeks, we will be watching, talking about, and reviewing Crazy Rich Asians—the movie based on the book Crazy Rich Asianswhich will be in theaters on August 15, 2018.

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Our House 🖕 Book Review

  

Written by Thelonia


Fiona Lawson is returning home from a short vacation, and notices someone is moving into a house on her street. Or, is that her house? No, she'd know if someone had sold the house...wouldn't she?

Wynonna Earp S3E3 😭 TV Recap

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Written by Thelonia


Well, we gotta deal with the aftermath of that last episode, don't we.