2017: A New Blogging Year

Happy New Year, everybody! I hope you had a great time last night. I myself was watching Die Hard with my family. So it was a very good time had by all. Then the power went out in our neighbourhood (kind of like in the last act of Die Hard), and out came the candles.

Cozy

It's now 2017, a new year for schooling and for blogging. And I have some big plans for this baby right here. My fingers are just itching to start typing down all the ideas that have been brewing in my head for the past few weeks. Anyway, here are some of the reviews that I'm planning on posting in the not so distant future:

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

This book I finished a long time ago, and the review is already in the works.

Marvel's Black Widow

Downloaded this non-fiction anthology on NetGalley. It's gonna be fun! (I hope)

Love

I can't say that I read this comic book, because there are literally no words there. Just pictures.

Ant-Man

Well, I finally saw this movie that nobody thought was going to be a hit. Spoiler alert: I loved it.

Blade Runner

This review is long overdue.

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Of course, I will have to read the book this movie was based on first.

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (book and Netflix show)

Same goes for this book/adaptation combo. Even though, the show isn't supposed to be anything like the source material.

Continuum

Here's another cool sci fi show that went over my head when it was still airing.

I'm also working on a few essays, about pop culture, literature and creativity. So thank you for a great year, and I will see you soon.

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