Tag Archives: books

In which I fast forward because it's just that bad…

Posted on Wednesday, 10 June, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

I have been trying to think of a way to make the middle portion of New Moon interesting for you all. But truth be told, it’s kind of not an easy task. So Bella finds herself in the all too … Continue reading →

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Parallels in Hindsight

Posted on Tuesday, 9 June, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

OK, Kushiel’s geeks, get your thinking caps…   Our household goods arrived recently, and that means our books (which are not few, let me tell you) are all here too.  On a whim I decided to re-read the whole Kushiel’s … Continue reading →

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Great Women by Women

Posted on Tuesday, 26 May, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

I have spent a great deal of time blogging about the Twilight Saga and critiquing the way that the characters, especially Bella Swan, are written.  I want everyone to know that I read other books too, and want to take … Continue reading →

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Racism in Twilight?

Posted on Saturday, 16 May, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

So I have taken us to about the middle of the second book in the fangirl acclaimed Twilight Saga, New Moon. We have discussed many things, such as intimate partner abuse, personal autonomy, agency, and myriad other topics on this … Continue reading →

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Loving your hallucinations…

Posted on Thursday, 14 May, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

New Moon, chapters 4-9 I can cover most of this section of the book easily.  It is mostly the same for five chapters. Bella’s sad.  Edward McDreamyVamp is gone.  Life holds no meaning for her anymore, in true teenage melodramatic … Continue reading →

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Smeyer owes me $.29

Posted on Wednesday, 22 April, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Which might not seem like a lot of money, but in this economy people need to save what they can.   Allow me to explain. At the end of chapter 3 (“The End”) of New Moon, Edward tells Bella that, … Continue reading →

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Vampires, Souls and the Silent Treatment as Abuse…

Posted on Tuesday, 21 April, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

I guess it is time for me to get off of my duff and continue w/ my New Moon blogging. I think we last left our heroine w/ a fatal paper cut?  Right? Good. Moving on. After the near miss … Continue reading →

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Dear Amazon dot com

Posted on Monday, 13 April, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Go fuck yourself. Hugs and Kisses, Me Avid reader, and former customer.  Outraged LGBTQI ally.   For anyone who wants an alternative to Amazon fucking dot com, I recommend Indiebound (h/t BFP).  You can search Indie book stores for your … Continue reading →

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QotD

Posted on Monday, 30 March, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Do you cry when books/movies/TV shows, etc are sad? I do. I just blubbed all over myself, full force snot running, watching last week’s Grey’s.  I am one of those people who gets wrapped up and invested in characters that … Continue reading →

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Dreams and Choice and the Horrors of people liking you…

Posted on Wednesday, 18 March, 2009 by Ouyang Dan

Or, New Moon, chapter 1. Back by popular demand! OK, no one was demanding it, but I actually had fun w/ my critical analysis of Twilight and I can’t really help myself.  One of my compulsions is sequence and completion. … Continue reading →

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