2 confessions

[meganbmoore]

1. While I am generally up for almost any fairy tale riff/sequel, I have very little interest in the upcoming Hansel and Gretelmovie. Largely because every "grown up" Hansel and Gretel I've encountered has basically had one or both as a mini-inquisition. And while I like the fairy tale and can see "professional witchhunters" as being a logical next step for them, I always get uncomfortable. That said, I hope to be persuaded by news and trailers.

Also, if nothing else, maybe this will be the movie that finally gets US fandom to realize that Gemma Arterton has an entire career outside of Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia, and had it long before those movies too.

2. I've been reading the new ASoIaF book and...finding it a struggle. The TV show made me suspect I'd filtered out a lot of the things I didn't care about as much without really noticing I was doing so, and reading it confirms that. I'm finding it really hard to care without Cat or Sansa, and have been bored by all but Jon and Dany's parts. (I'm currently on Dany's second chapter.) Due to his frequent internal and sometimes external displays of misogyny, I'm finding Tyrion in particular difficult to pay attention to.

Also, while I still like epic fantasy as a viewing genre, i've come to not really care for it as a reading genre in recent years, as evidenced by books in series I love/authors I love that I simply haven't read yet. My reading fantasy tastes are more contained/small scale these days. I'll read a multi-book medieval-ish world fantasy series these days, but one with an end in sight and a smaller cast and more contained plot. Tastes change?

Comments

[inkstone]

Oh man, Dance of Dragons was such a painful slog, it took me 3 weeks to finish it.

[meganbmoore]

I feel like I could have skipped all but Jon and DAny's chapters so far and not felt like I missed much, if you condensed Tyrion's parts into 1 chapter where he didn't have room to go on and on about killing women.

[augustphoenix]

I've been listening to the ASoIaF on audiobook (haven't see the TV show). I know it probably makes me less of a reader and all, but I don't think I could get through them in text form.

[laceblade]

DWD was easily my least favorite of the books. I don't understand why it took Martin so long to finish this one, although maybe he just whipped out what he had to coincide with the TV show??

[meganbmoore]

It feels like what I've read so far could be SO MUCH SHORTER. And a lot better for it. TBH, if I were reading it in print instead of an ebook at work where I only have a few reading options, i'm not sure I'd still be reading.

[havocthecat]

Also, if nothing else, maybe this will be the movie that finally gets US fandom to realize that Gemma Arterton has an entire career outside of Clash of the Titans and Prince of Persia, and had it long before those movies too.

Well, of course! She was also in St. Trinian's.

(Yes, I know she's been in a lot of other things, and I've even seen some of them.)

[meganbmoore]

St. Trinian's is the most important!

Except it isn't a Hollywood blockbuster, so it doesn't count.

[havocthecat]

St. Trinian's is my favorite of all her films.

But I bet they just think of her as a Bond girl.

[meganbmoore]

I tyhink I actually see her associated more with Prince of Persia and Clash of the Titans?