• read 20 books
• watch 20 movies
• transcribe/cover 5 songs
• write 3 pieces (200+ words long)

Narratives Consumed in 2018

Books

1. Legend by Marie Lu (★★★★☆)
2. Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin (★★★☆☆)
3. Hotel Iris by Yoko Ogawa (★★★☆☆)
4. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch (★★★★☆)
5. Audition by Ryu Murakami (★★★★☆)
6. Annihilation by Jeff Vandermeer (★★★★★) + ❤
7. Chemistry by Weike Wang (★★★★★)
8. So Many Olympic Exertions by Anelise Chen (★★★★★)
9. The Secret Room: A String Quartet by Kazim Ali (★★★★★) + ❤
10. Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang (★★★★☆)
11. Bastard by Max de Radiguès (★★★★☆)
12. Split by Cathy Linh Che (★★★★★)

Movies

1. Ex Machina (★★★★☆) + ❤
2. The Greatest Showman (★★☆☆☆)
3. La La Land (★★★☆☆)
4. Her (★★★☆☆)
5. Black Panther (★★★★☆)
6. Fullmetal Alchemist (★★☆☆☆)
7. Doctor Strange (★★☆☆☆)
8. Annihilation (★★★★☆)
9. Thor: Ragnarok (★★★★☆)
10. To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before (★★★☆☆)
11. Crazy Rich Asians (★★★★☆)
12. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (★★★★☆)
13. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (★★★★☆)
14. Coco (★★★★☆)
15. Bleach (★★★☆☆)
16. Advantageous (★★★☆☆)
17. Shirkers (★★★★☆)

TV Shows

1. Black Mirror, Series Four (★★★★☆)
2. A Series of Unfortunate Events, Season Two (★★★★☆)
3. Westworld (★★★★★) + ❤
4. Battle Angel (★★★★☆)
5. Mr. Sunshine (★★★★☆)
6. Avatar: The Last Airbender (★★★★★) + ❤
7. The Legend of Korra (★☆☆☆☆)
8. The Dragon Prince (★★★★☆)

Games

1. Life is Strange (★★★☆☆)
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds (★★★★☆)
3. there’s this girl (★★★☆☆)
4. Doki Doki Literature Club (★★★★☆)
5. various books of Choices: Stories You Play (★★★★☆) + ❤
6. YOU LEFT ME (★★★☆☆)
7. Cube Escape: Paradox (★★★★☆)
8. Cube Escape: Seasons (★★★☆☆)
9. Cube Escape: The Cave (★★★☆☆)
10. Cube Escape: The Lake (★★★☆☆)
11. Cube Escape: Arles (★★★★☆)

i’m probably the last person in the world to watch avatar the last airbender but holy WOW i’m so glad i finally did. it FAR exceeded my expectations and is now tied alongside fullmetal alchemist brotherhood as my favorite animated show. this is the first show without any characters i dislike. zuko’s arc is indeed the best redemption arc i’ve ever seen, and i even felt sorry for azula as i learned more about her character. shows usually don’t live up to the hype for me, but ATLA definitely did.

i then watched legend of korra and oh my god it was PAINFUL. the plot was awful and all the characters were written terribly and even the returning characters were butchered D:<

also what’s with everyone trying to make everything into live action these days? ATLA doesn’t need another live action attempt, especially if aaron ehasz won’t be working on it. bryke already tried and failed at being “progressive” with LOK so i really don’t imagine the “culturally appropriate” netflix series being much better.

in ATLA we already had amazingly written badass female characters. katara, toph, and suki challenge so many stereotypes and they’re complex and loveable. korra, on the other hand, is a frustratingly brazen overpowered mary sue who never learns from her goddamn mistakes. there’s also asami, who has a “tough” character design but is way more of a plot device than a character. and then there’s korrasami??? there weren’t any revelatory emotional/personal scenes of asami, let alone chemistry/tension between her and korra lmfao. if korrasami got to be canon, why couldn’t zutara?? :(

feeling a lot of fullmetal alchemist feels because i just watched the live action movie, which had surprisingly good casting and costumes and decent effects despite the bad writing! will there be a sequel??? i would watch it if that means they’ll answer all the questions they left unanswered (and include all the important characters they excluded)!!! 

(i doubt they’ll make a sequel though) ; n ;