#stunning review

[envyq00]

I WAS ON TWITTER AND I SAW THIS

#NOOOOO DAVEY #DON'T LOOK AT THE STEAM REVIEWS #suggestive text #I am legit too stunned to speak #the stanley parable

[masterpieceofunderstatement]

#the dressed down staging of this show is making me feral #No bells nor whistles. just the stark onslaught of emotions #sophie okonedo #Medea #her reviews have been STUNNING. but no surprise there #less than one month away now chickens

[swearingcactus]

when you have little guy energy and chose being a merc as a career, you gotta get creative with your insults

#yall ever think about the comical amount of grenades v can keep in his pockets #i got like 30+ grenades in my inventory once #do you think that's why johnny's usually quiet during combat he's just stunned watching v pull militech grade grenades from back pockets #also i will start tagging my v with this tag: #lil guy v #cyberpunk 2077 #i drew this tag #i miss him im watching youtube reviews on good laptops to get myself a better device to play the game again

[pilferingapples]

I have seen Gavroche the Musical and maybe that's why I can't sleep

Spoilers under the cut though this is NOT a coherent review post , it's gonna be long and confusing like the musical itself HEYOOOOO and somehow have spoilers so. here we go

this show...is definitely a show

seriously all the songs are very "Musical! The Musical!!" you know?

The Thenardiers are running a welfare scheme

ignoring that this is genuinely straight up right wing propaganda about how welfare works, yeah ok they would run any grift but

their whole "fraudulent scheme" consists of trying to convince ...canon era social workers? Aid for Dependent Children? IDEK-- that they are Super Poor and have children to feed and they need help

And ?!? they ARE super poor! They DO have children to feed! Their welfare scheme is just applying for welfare that they definitely need

They do this by kicking Eponine and Azelma out so the Social Services People...of 1832...will only see the momes

which if anything means they are applying for less welfare than they are entitled to

but the song is in minor key and the Ts are transparently bad parents so this is supposed to be Evil somehow , and we're all supposed to cheer when the cops arrest them and then do not help the kids at all

It's hare to tell because the costuming in the version I saw was very haphazard but I think the cops?? were only posing as social workers? So they could arrest the Ts for a totally different crime? But we're still supposed to cheer when they arrest the parents because haha , they were poor and bad! Who do they think they are, asking for *checks notes* financial aid they are entirely entitled to have?

the cops are the good guys?? sort of?? they keep showing up to arrest the Ts and the show always frames it as a good thing

the revolutionaries...are also the good guys

I was very unclear on how the revolutionaries died but hilariously they ALL die, even Marius , because there's no Valjean in this

oh yeah, there's no Valjean, no onscreen Cosette, and no named Javert, though there are cop characters who could be Javert

there IS Mabeuf, and Eponine goes to him for info about Marius, but the show seems to think he's called "Father" Mabeuf for religious reasons, oh no

I was also unclear about what they were fighting for, which is an absolute trip when this was an uprising with an exceptionally clear and direct purpose ("MONARCHY BAD, REMOVE MONARCH BY FORCE IF NECESSARY")

I was VERY clear on the momes naming themselves Grizzly and Croissant

I am not gonna forget that possibly ever , my loved ones will gather round me and I'll murmur " but those names...are so bad...they aren't even easy to use in...a song" and Perish and my last thoughts will be of frigging Gavroche The Musical , a dire fate

Azelma and the momes live and go to America alone?? and have a great life?? does anyone remember what happened in the book. Does anyone remember what was happening in the US in this time period?? certainly THIS musical does not!

It is pretty directly stated that Grizzly and/or Croissant came back to Paris to tell his family's story--which, I gotta say, he has no way to know since most of it happened when he wasn't around and no one survived to tell him about it -- and became the tour guide in the first scene

but the tour guide in the first scene showed them the Gavroche statue

..that statue went up in 1904

This is Love Never Dies levels of Timelines Happening

Gavroche the Musical 2 is gonna be about Gavroche running an amusement park on coney island

ngl I'd watch that

I haven't covered HALF the things About the Show

I gotta apologize to action movies for making fun of "well THAT happened" dialogue because truly. It IS an emotion, and it's the one I'm feeling now.

#Gavroche the Musical #this is not a review #this is a stunned rambling Statement without Eye powers to make it coherent

[ben-learns-smth]

2023 fantasy challenge update

babel (r.f. kuang), 5☆

particularly liked the etymology bits as a vital part of worldbuilding and narration

when the angels left the old country (sacha lamb), 5☆ *

the friendshipTM made me cry multiple times and the writing is simply delicious

the priory of the orange tree (samantha shannon), 5☆

re-read? more like treat! shannon just knows how to write fantasy

a day of fallen night (samantha shannon), 5☆

pure joy to dive back into the roots of chaos universe and meet new characters (I might even like this one more than priory). I'm gonna need to cuddle an ichneumon real soon please

* fyi, I only put this down as romance subplot bc i didn't know where else to put it for this challenge but I wanted to mention it because I Loved it so much and there is indeed a romance that is very much a subplot not a second plot or anything. the focus is very much on friendship, what makes a home, standing up for yourself and an angel and a demon being awesome

#when the angels left the old country deserves a whole review on it's own tbh so that more people know of it but it would just be me yelling #and yearning bc oh my god the friendship of it all and THE GENDER #sadly I can't take a bookish pic to honour the stunning cover bc I only borrowed it and had to give it back #but the cover of adofn is incredible too so that's okay sdfgjks #mine #knife gang #bookworm tag #studyblr w/knives reading challenge #fantasy reading challenge 2023

[jalboyhenthusiast]

michael grandage seems like a wonderful man and an extremely competent director (from how his cast speaks about him). i love seeing him speak about his work

#i will judge the film when i see it but it seems the direction is visually stunning too from reviews

[xcorpsekitten]

༒ 𝓹𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓬𝓮𝓼𝓼 𝓮𝔂𝓮𝓼 ❄

*Seriously stunned 0.0

#pinkyparadise #pinkcore #pink aesthetic #blue eyes #blueeyedbeauty #red contacts #stunning eyes #blueeyedgirl #catgirl #hot egirls #egirl #egirl aesthetic #review

[blackvirago]

the absolute hatred that pitchfork writers have for hozier's albums is genuinely mind blowing. anyways halsey was rig- *gunshot*

#jaw DROPPED while reading the new review. the vitriol is stunning to say the least #and i thought the wasteland baby one was insane

[jetlaggingbehind]

just watched the creator

#do we all understand the concept of created intelligence as an oppressed race or are we confusing it for the aggregation machines that— #exist in the present? i think some of the reviewers are #the creator #sci fi #artificial intelligence #the creator 2023 #the creator movie #imperialism #robots #meta #meme #anyw watch it! it's p good and the art direction is stunning #juni speaks #kicking this post out the house. it needs to leave my drafts now

[sauljudgeman]

Me after watching the Mugen Train movie, for the first time

#art #tv shows #anime #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #kny anime #demon slayer anime #shonen #shonen anime #action anime #fantasy #film #movies #cinema #pop culture #rengoku #akaza #kny akaza #kny rengoku #discussion #anime discussion #tv show discussion #tv show review #tv show #animation #visually pleasing #visually stunning #sakuga perfection

[spiritofjustice]

a lot of the time i can completely understand why someone doesn't like something i do-- i mean, i know the stuff i love isn't perfect. but with The Grass Dancer it's different. i legit do not get that. stop, don't pass go, don't tell me you didn't like it or didn't understand it, it's my favorite book of all time and my only criticism of it is that there isn't more of it lol

#psy's no punctuation posts #reading tag #i'm sure there's something but i love it and have no notes KRKF #like after i reread it last year i went on goodreads to read the bad reviews and got so fucking mad dude LKSDNJ #i was shocked and appalled. the woman was too stunned to speak etc etc

[niallsdaya]

Saltburn is opening London Film Festival!

#this review is stunning #i’m so excited #saltburn #barry keoghan

[stunningdentistryofficial]

Was a pleasure to have you over at Stunning Dentistry and design your Stunning Smile.

#dentist #dentistry #smile #dental #teeth #smile design #braces #tooth #aligners #invisalign #stunning dentistry reviews #stunning dentistry #digital smile designing #smile designers #smile makeovers #smile dental

[just0nemorepage]

Spinning Silver || Naomi Novik || 466 pages Top 3 Genres: Fantasy / Retellings / Young Adult

Synopsis: Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father's inability to collect his debts has left his family on the edge of poverty--until Miryem takes matters into her own hands. Hardening her heart, the young woman sets out to claim what is owed and soon gains a reputation for being able to turn silver into gold.

When an ill-advised boast draws the attention of the king of the Staryk--grim fey creatures who seem more ice than flesh--Miryem's fate, and that of two kingdoms, will be forever altered. Set an impossible challenge by the nameless king, Miryem unwittingly spins a web that draws in a peasant girl, Wanda, and the unhappy daughter of a local lord who plots to wed his child to the dashing young tsar.

But Tsar Mirnatius is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of humans and Staryk alike. Torn between deadly choices, Miryem and her two unlikely allies embark on a desperate quest that will take them to the limits of sacrifice, power, and love.

Finished: April 2nd, 2023. 2023 Reading Progress: 1 book read. My Rating: ★★★★★. [5/5]

My Review: [Under the read more - NOT SPOILER FREE]

It’s actually been about a week since I finished this and I’ve been struggling to find the words to write for a good and proper review! I’d been reading it since like… November, and so much has happened in those five months that it is extremely difficult to remember thoughts while reading from that time, let alone specifics.

I know I absolutely loved the ending, though. I know I loved the story and the intricacy and the character development, and the characters themselves, and that unexpected romance between Miryem and the Staryk king made my heart WEAK oh my god. And I loved the worldbuilding and the many, many different ways female characters could be strong and clever and said “fuck you” to their planned destinies to create their own – wow wow wow I loved this book.

I’ll admit, part of why it took me so long to finish was just because I didn’t want to leave the world lol.

There’s got to be more that I can say than that. There’s got to be, this book was entirely too good for this to be it.

It might be, though. I think of this book and all I can think of are cartoon hearts floating around my head, instead of anything actually helpful or respectable. So I guess that’ll have to do? This book. Cartoon hearts. I loved it, oh my god. I might need to go hug my copy again.

#book reviews #spinning silver #naomi novik #★★★★★ #fantasy #retellings #young adult #romance #magic #favorites #stunning covers #owned #print book #stand alone #traveling book project no. 4 #jomp original

[luchavee]

Just finished watching the Del Toro PinocchioMovie    on Netflix and it's such a beautiful movie! I'm actually in literal tears right now!

I beg of you to watch this on legal streaming to support the creators of the film!

#del toro #pinocchio #movies #movie review #beautiful #i'm cryign #stunning #netflix #watch it

[thekendallkathryn]

I'm not sure what to say except that my 11-year-old self would FLIP OUT if she saw all these not-stick-figures with her name on it, so now that I know what just a few years can do, I can't wait to see what happens next 💜

#my art #year in review #kpop fanart #seventeen fanart #bts fanart #looking at this I actually can't believe I didn't draw yoongi all year #I was so overwhelmed when dday came out but I had SO MANY IDEAS #so that needs to happen asap #also on the svt to-do list: #more jeonghan please 😊 #and I need a new vernon bc he was my first seventeen piece and I didn't really know what he looked like except that one ref #lets see who haven't I gotten yet #can't wait for dk #ooo wonwoo yes that will be good #and gorgeous seungkwan!! I'll have to plan a stunning concept for that one #maybe a painting #WOOZI OFC #OH MY GOD #that will be wild I can already tell #also...... #there is just one more thing before you go...... #*cough* just that massive painting I've been working on since actual JUNE #(true but also wink wink that's a hint carats!) #seriously though this thing is a monstrosity haunting me from my wall forever #my new year's resolution is to eventually share it with you all this year!