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勇気を持って立ち上がれ
Jun. 1st, 2009 12:05 amuuuugh, annoying night at work. x_x Not made any better by the fact that Slytherin is currently in last place, what the heck!! Although we did spend much time discussing the Hufflepuff ability to come back in the next life as a vampire. xD Oh, RPattz.
Anyway - books!
14. The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man's Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mystery, Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin
I think I expected more out of this book. Well, mainly I think I expected the authors' theory - that the Great Pyramid was built using an inner ramp rather than an outer ramp - to have already been proven more than it had been at the time of publication. I mean this book practically ended with a cliffhanger!! And I also wish it had been a documentary rather than a book, because there were some parts I really couldn't picture. Like when they were talking about the Great Gallery being used as part of a pulley system, I would've really loved to see some sort of animation to go along with that because I kind of didn't get it. Overall I enjoyed the book, but yeah, I am too impatient to deal with that sort of ending. :P
Random: there's one part in the book where Brier says that, back when climbing the pyramids were allowed, he used to take tour groups to the top of the Great Pyramid on New Year's Eve. Best way to spend New Year's Eve EVER!!
15. Snakes and Earrings, Hitomi Kanehara
This was entertaining enough to fill two hours, I guess, but I have no idea why it won an award. I found a review that praised it for its portrayal of alienation, but to that I say: everything that comes out of modern Japan is a portrayal of alienation!! D:
16. Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character, Jonathan Shay
This book compares the combat trauma experienced by American soldiers in Vietnam with the combat trauma portrayed in the Iliad in an attempt to better understand both. As you might imagine if you know me at all, I found this book hugely interesting. Seriously, the more I learn about the Iliad, the more in awe I am of it. ( achilles starved for war )
In conclusion: I have no idea how anyone else would feel about this book, but I thought it was fascinating.
Movies!
36. Orestes, 2006
"Orestes" is a Greek tragedy written by Euripides (who seems to be my favourite of the Athenian playwrights, hahaha); this particular stage-version-on-DVD is in Japanese and stars the guy who played Light in the Death Note movies. AND I LOVED IT!!! ( TWO attacks of Trojan War fangirling in the same LJ entry?! Sarah, that is too much! )
37. Les Misérables, 1998
I quite liked this although the acting and dialogue were sometimes quite ridiculous. Unfortunately that's all you're getting from me about that one - I've already spent way too long on this entry!! x)
Anyway - books!
14. The Secret of the Great Pyramid: How One Man's Obsession Led to the Solution of Ancient Egypt's Greatest Mystery, Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin
I think I expected more out of this book. Well, mainly I think I expected the authors' theory - that the Great Pyramid was built using an inner ramp rather than an outer ramp - to have already been proven more than it had been at the time of publication. I mean this book practically ended with a cliffhanger!! And I also wish it had been a documentary rather than a book, because there were some parts I really couldn't picture. Like when they were talking about the Great Gallery being used as part of a pulley system, I would've really loved to see some sort of animation to go along with that because I kind of didn't get it. Overall I enjoyed the book, but yeah, I am too impatient to deal with that sort of ending. :P
Random: there's one part in the book where Brier says that, back when climbing the pyramids were allowed, he used to take tour groups to the top of the Great Pyramid on New Year's Eve. Best way to spend New Year's Eve EVER!!
15. Snakes and Earrings, Hitomi Kanehara
This was entertaining enough to fill two hours, I guess, but I have no idea why it won an award. I found a review that praised it for its portrayal of alienation, but to that I say: everything that comes out of modern Japan is a portrayal of alienation!! D:
16. Achilles in Vietnam: Combat Trauma and the Undoing of Character, Jonathan Shay
This book compares the combat trauma experienced by American soldiers in Vietnam with the combat trauma portrayed in the Iliad in an attempt to better understand both. As you might imagine if you know me at all, I found this book hugely interesting. Seriously, the more I learn about the Iliad, the more in awe I am of it. ( achilles starved for war )
In conclusion: I have no idea how anyone else would feel about this book, but I thought it was fascinating.
Movies!
36. Orestes, 2006
"Orestes" is a Greek tragedy written by Euripides (who seems to be my favourite of the Athenian playwrights, hahaha); this particular stage-version-on-DVD is in Japanese and stars the guy who played Light in the Death Note movies. AND I LOVED IT!!! ( TWO attacks of Trojan War fangirling in the same LJ entry?! Sarah, that is too much! )
37. Les Misérables, 1998
I quite liked this although the acting and dialogue were sometimes quite ridiculous. Unfortunately that's all you're getting from me about that one - I've already spent way too long on this entry!! x)