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The New Annotated Frankenstein edited by Leslie S. Klinger 5⭐
This edition uses the original 1818 uncensored edition as the main text and has annotations mentioning the differences between it and the Thomas Text, which I had never heard of, and the (sadly imho) most commonly read 1831 edition. The Thomas Text being in between the two. It also has annotations about places in the story, history and opinions of the editor.
There is a forward and many afterwards things. It has facts about history, genetics, science, literary criticism from various angles, movies and books inspired by Frankenstein and popular culture. Mentions many other books one can check out about Frankenstein and Mary Shelley too. Beautiful book, nice text size and beautiful pictures.
I highly recommend this to fellow Frankenstein lovers!
Samhain: Rituals, Recipes & Lore for Halloween by Diana Rajchel 2⭐
It didn't really talk about Samhain much, kind of went off the rails with Christianity and Halloween. Not why I got a book titled Samhain: Rituals, Recipes & Lore.
So You've Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson 5⭐
Omg this book was awesome! I definitely had some "i'm not sure about this" moments in the beginning but as I continued to read it came together and I freaking loved it. It was enlightening, horrifying, emotional and touching. Lives destroyed over mistakes and misunderstandings and the public mass shamings on the internet that end up with real world consequences (firings, ptsd and more). No one is perfect but it seems now a days the internet expects you to be. We seem to have lost some empathy and humanity. Instead of talking to others and figuring out where they are coming from, we attack and shame which only spirals into a vicious cycle and solves nothing. There are better ways.
It goes into so many things and I really can't find the words. I can't do this book justice. Please, if you can, read it. I highly recommend this book! It was accessible and engaging and says very necessary things. Stories, true stories of people publicly shamed, brought me to tears. A badly worded tweet. A tasteless joke. Lives destroyed...simply for being human. And other things I can't find the proper words for. I'm sure i've participated in public shamings in the past even if I wasn't aware of it. Just because one means well doesn't mean one can't cause more harm or is doing the right thing. Sometimes bad things come with good intentions. It made me look at myself, in ways I needed to.
It also talks about people that are in prison. People who have done really bad things. We find out their stories. Violence begets violence. I ended up relating to people I didn't realize I could. Why? Because as a teenager I was very depressed and suicidal. I shut off my emotions back then. I had to or I don't think I would have survived. I became numb. I self-harmed. I mean I would freaking sit on my bed in the dark for hours, not moving, not thinking, not doing a damn thing. Scared my parents. I probably looked well, for lack of a better word, psycho. It was a coping mechanism. If you read the book you'll see why I mention all that. There are better ways forward. I'm so glad I picked up this book.
I actually just finished this book and wrote this review while writing this blog post. I thought i'd need more time to write a review but once the words start they just flow, or something.
TV I Watched
Stranger Things Season 3 Episode's 4-8. FINALLY finished season 3 of Stranger Things! So...where is season 4 now? XD That finale T.T.
Movies
Jigsaw (2017) 5⭐
I love the saw movies. I have sympathy for John Kramer. I understand his anger and his motivations for why he does what he does. He goes about things the wrong way, ovbiously, but he has good intentions. He is an anti-hero. He wants to redeem people but does it in a twisted way. Him against the fucked up health care system which as a disabled person (since birth so i've now had nearly 31 years as a professional patient because i'm a medical nightmare) and being treated like crap and reaching rock bottom from depression and just...yeah. I found this article (posted before Jigsaw came out) and have to say I agree.
I love the Saw movies. They are well thought-out, complex, intelligent, have a message. They aren't mindless torture porn. Jigsaw is more like a (twisted sure) self help guru than a slasher. He doesn't kill anyone and everyone in his eyes deserves a shot to be redeemed. The games are win-able. Some people win them and some don't but they are always win-able. I need to re-watch these movies. They are now favorites of mine.
SPOILERS for the series I wanted to mention:
He is disappointed in Amanda and Mark for what they do, making un-winable "games". He strongly disapproves. What happens with the person who fucked up the names on the x-rays (including his that showed his brain tumor) in Jigsaw made me tear up.
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