Category: Book and TV reviews
Thoughts about books and television shows I’ve read.
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Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One – quick thoughts
The movie is a reminder that people are now desperate for something different and fun again. They don’t want to be preached to about diversity, inclusion or other agendas. They want to see a bunch of people doing crazy, impossible things, and Mission Impossible 7 delivers.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Political Correctness
Indiana Jones: The Dial of Destiny was great! But if you had listened to movie pundits, you probably would have expected it to be terrible. I think we’ve forgotten how to enjoy movies.
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A Dream of Splendor – review
Finally, a Chinese drama that is not just beautiful to look at, but is well acted, authentic, and celebrates womanly ideals and the female gaze.
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Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty – review
Liking Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty as much I did really surprised me. It wasn’t the popular, addictive, idol-driven drama that tends to get a lot of attention, but it delivered solid storylines and performances.
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Giving the Rings of Power a chance
Rings of Power received a toxic reception on a level I’ve not seen before. Does it deserve the flack? I decided to check it out.
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The Lord of the Rings – a review and a confession
Among some fantasy readers, I had done something sacrilegious. Most were horrified when they discovered that although I had read almost every fantasy book on the planet, I had not bothered to touch the fantasy tale of all fantasy tales – The Lord of the Rings (LOTR). They would probably be in despair if they…
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Elantris and Hope of Elantris
So thrilled to finish this 590-page book, something I struggled with after the pandemic hit. (I couldn’t seem to focus long enough to finish a novella, let alone a chonker of a novel.) Admittedly, I used a combination of physical book + audiobook which really sped things along. Why a physical book? Well, I found…
Elizabeth Tai 