Stargate SG-1 S7 eps 19-21

( I didn't know the finale was super long... )

Amanda Tapping was pregnant through one season?  Which?

Stargate SG-1 S7 eps 19-21

( I didn't know the finale was super long... )

Amanda Tapping was pregnant through one season?  Which?

Hunter's Oath by Michelle West

 I have to be completely honest and say that I’m not 100% sure what I think of this book.

In the land of Breodanir, there is a system where males of certain families are Hereditary Hunter Lords, men sworn to their god, and the hunt, whose role as a hunter and bond with his hunting pack takes precedence over human interactions and relationships. To keep them from losing touch with their humanity, the Hunter Lords are bonded to a huntbrother with a mental and emotional bond that keeps them tied to humanity. Each year a Sacred Hunt is called, where one Hunter Lord or huntbrother changes roles and becomes the hunter…effectively, a sacrifice to their god. When a Hunter Lord dies, the huntbrother never lives much longer, unable to continue without his other half.

When it is close to time for his son, Gilliam, to be bonded, Soredon, lord of Elseth, selected a young street thief named Stephen and brought him into his home as a second son. Though the boys started out hating each other, they soon became friends, even before being bonded. Much of the book chronicles the difficulty of living with the bond-while the Hunter Lord can marry and have children, the huntbrother apparently cannot, and can only live his life as an extension of the Hunter Lord-and the increasingly difficult political and mythical world around them, as well as the introduction of a wild girl who seems to identify herself as one of Gilliam’s pack into their lives.

The problem is that, while I like Stephen and Gilliam and think their story is interesting, there are other characters who are much more interesting, especially Evayne, a sorceress who walks through time and Kallandras, a bard who apparently moonlights as an assassin. For that matter, through a lot of the narrative that focused on the leads and their family, I often wished the focus was more of Gilliam’s mother and sister. Part of this, I think, is that the book largely seems to be a setup for the second book in the duology, almost as if they HAVE to be read together. While all the buildup will probably pay off well in the second book, it left me with a feeling of liking the book, but being a little dissatisfied, thinking that there’s all this buildup, but no conclusion, and I’m left hanging with all the things I’m really interested in.

I am, though, reading the second/concluding book next, which probably says more than any of my problems do.

Hunter's Oath by Michelle West

 I have to be completely honest and say that I’m not 100% sure what I think of this book.

In the land of Breodanir, there is a system where males of certain families are Hereditary Hunter Lords, men sworn to their god, and the hunt, whose role as a hunter and bond with his hunting pack takes precedence over human interactions and relationships. To keep them from losing touch with their humanity, the Hunter Lords are bonded to a huntbrother with a mental and emotional bond that keeps them tied to humanity. Each year a Sacred Hunt is called, where one Hunter Lord or huntbrother changes roles and becomes the hunter…effectively, a sacrifice to their god. When a Hunter Lord dies, the huntbrother never lives much longer, unable to continue without his other half.

When it is close to time for his son, Gilliam, to be bonded, Soredon, lord of Elseth, selected a young street thief named Stephen and brought him into his home as a second son. Though the boys started out hating each other, they soon became friends, even before being bonded. Much of the book chronicles the difficulty of living with the bond-while the Hunter Lord can marry and have children, the huntbrother apparently cannot, and can only live his life as an extension of the Hunter Lord-and the increasingly difficult political and mythical world around them, as well as the introduction of a wild girl who seems to identify herself as one of Gilliam’s pack into their lives.

The problem is that, while I like Stephen and Gilliam and think their story is interesting, there are other characters who are much more interesting, especially Evayne, a sorceress who walks through time and Kallandras, a bard who apparently moonlights as an assassin. For that matter, through a lot of the narrative that focused on the leads and their family, I often wished the focus was more of Gilliam’s mother and sister. Part of this, I think, is that the book largely seems to be a setup for the second book in the duology, almost as if they HAVE to be read together. While all the buildup will probably pay off well in the second book, it left me with a feeling of liking the book, but being a little dissatisfied, thinking that there’s all this buildup, but no conclusion, and I’m left hanging with all the things I’m really interested in.

I am, though, reading the second/concluding book next, which probably says more than any of my problems do.

Well, at least I'm cute...

...and played by one of the Horatio Hornblower boys.

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Well, at least I'm cute...

...and played by one of the Horatio Hornblower boys.

Which Battlestar Galactica Character Are You?

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D.Gray-Man Vol 7

So, shall we simply say that it’s been so long since I read volume 6 that I had completely forgotten that someone had an arm ripped off? That, or I just ignored it because hey, this is shounen…it won’t last. (After seeing someone announce that he doesn’t need his arm for a fight, and then taking it off himself, I don’t think I’ll ever take loss of limbs in shounen seriously.)

This volume, we mostly have Lavi, Lenalee, Miranda and co. travelling to find General Cross while Allen tries to recover from his injuries (the methods involved make me think very much of certain training sessions in Bleach) as well as indulge in some emo by pounding his bandaged hand bloody against a door. Shounen heroes have to be willing to take one for the team.

A few thoughts in brief, and no overly important ones:

*Lavi is way too nice and a worry-wart to be Bookman, and live a detached life.
*Lavi made Lenalee cry. I suspect lavi should be very, very glad certain people didn’t see.
*Now that she’s not literally shrieking and freaking out non-stop, I rather like Miranda and find her kinda interesting.
*Lavi, Allen and Miranda all have different hairstyles for part (or more) of the of the book. All are vast improvements (aside from Lenalee, Komui and Kanda, he seems to have issues with decent hair, even for manga…) Sadly, Lavi has already reverted to the old style.
*No Tyki in the book, despite the cover. As I’m not fond of him, I approve.
*The Discussion Room inserts were great.
*I sincerely hope Lenalee gets to kick some serious butt in Vol 8.

D.Gray-Man Vol 7

So, shall we simply say that it’s been so long since I read volume 6 that I had completely forgotten that someone had an arm ripped off? That, or I just ignored it because hey, this is shounen…it won’t last. (After seeing someone announce that he doesn’t need his arm for a fight, and then taking it off himself, I don’t think I’ll ever take loss of limbs in shounen seriously.)

This volume, we mostly have Lavi, Lenalee, Miranda and co. travelling to find General Cross while Allen tries to recover from his injuries (the methods involved make me think very much of certain training sessions in Bleach) as well as indulge in some emo by pounding his bandaged hand bloody against a door. Shounen heroes have to be willing to take one for the team.

A few thoughts in brief, and no overly important ones:

*Lavi is way too nice and a worry-wart to be Bookman, and live a detached life.
*Lavi made Lenalee cry. I suspect lavi should be very, very glad certain people didn’t see.
*Now that she’s not literally shrieking and freaking out non-stop, I rather like Miranda and find her kinda interesting.
*Lavi, Allen and Miranda all have different hairstyles for part (or more) of the of the book. All are vast improvements (aside from Lenalee, Komui and Kanda, he seems to have issues with decent hair, even for manga…) Sadly, Lavi has already reverted to the old style.
*No Tyki in the book, despite the cover. As I’m not fond of him, I approve.
*The Discussion Room inserts were great.
*I sincerely hope Lenalee gets to kick some serious butt in Vol 8.

the break from fandom, it is not going so well...

Ok, seriously, how can women NOT be interested in women in fiction, or view them as irrelevant, or only there to complement the guys?  I mean, seriously, HOW???

I don't mean liking every female character ever, or always being more interested in the female, I just mean approaching fiction with the idea that the female is less important than the male.

It seems to me that it should be the reverse...but then again, I shouldn't be surprised, as so much of fandom revolves around the ideathat it's good or more interesting to take the role of the female and give it to a male instead(yes, if you slash a canonically, heterosexually paired character with another male, you ARE robbing the female of part of her role in the story and giving it to a male.  Period.)

No, I do not dislike you or not respect you or automatically think less of you if you aren't interested in female characters or slash canonically paired males(the f-list would be much smaller if I did.)  But I also can't remotely with your viewpoint when you're coming at something with either one.

(ok, I must ask:  is there something in the world's water supply the last few weeks?  I keep seeing more and more rants...not that I'm one to talk.) 

ETA: No, not directed at anyone specifically (I don't post rants directed to specific people if I know them) but on comments in various rants I've read the last week or so.

the break from fandom, it is not going so well...

Ok, seriously, how can women NOT be interested in women in fiction, or view them as irrelevant, or only there to complement the guys?  I mean, seriously, HOW???

I don't mean liking every female character ever, or always being more interested in the female, I just mean approaching fiction with the idea that the female is less important than the male.

It seems to me that it should be the reverse...but then again, I shouldn't be surprised, as so much of fandom revolves around the ideathat it's good or more interesting to take the role of the female and give it to a male instead(yes, if you slash a canonically, heterosexually paired character with another male, you ARE robbing the female of part of her role in the story and giving it to a male.  Period.)

No, I do not dislike you or not respect you or automatically think less of you if you aren't interested in female characters or slash canonically paired males(the f-list would be much smaller if I did.)  But I also can't remotely with your viewpoint when you're coming at something with either one.

(ok, I must ask:  is there something in the world's water supply the last few weeks?  I keep seeing more and more rants...not that I'm one to talk.) 

ETA: No, not directed at anyone specifically (I don't post rants directed to specific people if I know them) but on comments in various rants I've read the last week or so.