Book recs + I watched Avengers

[luzula]

1) I went to see Avengers with my boyfriend tonight (yes, I know, I'm probably the last person in the fannish world to see it). It was good entertainment, and I was entertained! Total crack, though--I mean, Norse gods and aliens and superheroes all thrown in a blender. But I suppose comics are like that. *has never read superhero comics* There was some stuff that kind of threw me out: like, why is Sherlock Holmes flying around in a high-tech suit? why do the Norse gods speak British English and everyone else American English? But overall it was fun. Favorite character: probably Bruce Banner. I will try some fic, but I suspect I'm not going to be fannish about this.

2) I mentioned a while back that I was reading Doc by Mary Doria Russell, but I wanted to take a moment to rec it now that I've finished it. I guess you could say it's a western, and it's about Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp and related people, but it's not at all about that gunfight they're famous for. The book is set before that and there's not a lot of violence. It's a very human book, very warm-hearted, and the setting feels very real. It left me with so much love for these characters. (And helens78, if you're reading this: there's a Lawful Good character in here that you would probably love.)

3) I just finished listening to Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, read by the author. I recommend it! Great reading, and it's a captivating story about family ties and things coming full circle.

4) Must start working on my Midsummer Santa contribution. Please tell me to do so? I know what I'm going to do, I just need to get started.

Comments

[glitteryv]

Add me to the short list of people who haven't seen the Avengers. I had a serious bout of hype aversion when 90% of my friends on Twitter went crazy for that movie (and the fandom.) If I'm not mistaken, the US release date for DVD and digital formats is in late September. So I might watch it then? (or not. Again, hype aversion. I'm the kind of person who will fall for a soft pimping rather than an overtly enthusiastic one. I don't know why.)

Hope you got started with your Midsummer Santa. Sadly, I couldn't participate as I've got to big bangs back-to-back. Thought it wouldn't be fair for my Midsummer Santa recipient if they ended up with a sub-par fic. But yays you for participating!

BTW, thanks for the postcard. I so wish we could switch places right now. Temps have been hovering on the high levels. The heat + humidity = miserable!Luce

[luzula]

Yeah, I get the hype aversion thing--I've got that, too. Like, I haven't ever watched an episode of SPN, because it's such a huge fandom.

And yeah, I've gotten started with my Midsummer contribution now! I have a good feeling about it.

And I'm glad the postcard got to you.