#Donna M Cameron

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Winding Up the Week #362

An end of week recap “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will take you there.” – Lewis Carroll (born 27th January 1832) This is a post in which I summarise books read, reviewed and currently on my TBR shelf. In addition to a variety of literary titbits, I look ahead to forthcoming features, see what’s on the nightstand and keep readers abreast of various book-related…

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Books of the USA

So, I've decided to make a list of books that take place in each state of the USA. These are all books that I have already read. My only qualification is that they take place in that state, nothing else matters.

Please recommend me books for states that I haven't covered yet!

Alaska

Alabama: Looking for Alaska, John Green

Arizona

Arkansas

Colorado

California: A single man, Christopher Isherwood

Delaware

Connecticut: On Earth We're Briefly Georgeous, Ocean Vuong

Florida

Hawai

Georgia: The color purple, Alice Walker

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland: The silence of the lambs, Thomas Harris

Maine: My dark Vanessa, Kate Elizabeth Russel

Michigan: Middlesex, Jeffrey Eugenides

Massachusetts: The Bell Jar, Sylvia Plath

Minnesota

Missouri

Mississippi: The little Friend, Donna Tartt

Nebraska

Montana: The Miseducation of Cameron Post, emily m. danforth

Nevada

New Jersey

New Hampshire: A separate peace, John Knowles

New Mexico: Love letters to the dead, Ava Dellaira

North Carolina

New York: The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ohio: Little Fires Everywhere, Celeste Ng

North Dakota

South Dakota: Carrie, Stephen King

Oklahoma

Oregon

Rhode Island

Pennsylvania: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky

South Carolina

Tennesse

Virginia: Flowers in the Attic, V.C. Andrews

Texas

Utah

Vermont: The Secret History, Donna Tartt

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming: The Lake of Dead Languages, Carol Goodman

Edit: Please stop recommending Stephen King to me, I've found that he's not to my taste.

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Bernadette Peters in Caricature

I am so behind, so we're just going to plow right through these. Bernadette has not one, not two, not six, but eleven Hirschfelds, more than any other Diva left.

George M! With Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Nanette Fabray, Jack Cassidy - Tv Special 9/6/70

On The Town- Bernadette Peters, Phyllis Newman, Donna Mckechnie, Jess Richards, Remak Ramsay, Ron Husman. (10/31/71)

“Seven Sparklers In Fall Firmament”(Clockwise From Top Right) Peter Firth In Equus; Angela Lansbury In Gypsy, Gerladine Page, Richard Kiley And Sandy Dennis In Absurd Person Singular; Ben Gazzara In Hughie; Maureen Stapleton, Jack Lemmon, And Walter Matthau In Juno & The Paycock, Robert Preston And Bernadette Peters In Mack & Mabel; And Charlton Heston In Macbeth, 1974

Mack And Mabel With Robert Preston, Bernadette Peters, Lisa Kirk, And Robert Fitch, 10/6/74

Sunday In The Park With George, Bernadette Peters And Mandy Patinkin, 1984

Bernadette Peters In Sunday In The Park With George (6/8/84)

Bernadette Peters In Annie Get Your Gun (2/28/99)

Into The Woods With Joanna Gleason, Robert Westenberg, Tom Aldredge, Bernadette Peters, Barbara Byrne, And Chip Zien, 11/1/87

The Goodbye Girl: Carol Woods, Tammy Minoff, John Christopher Jones, Martin Short, Bernadette Peters (2/28/93)

Cameron Mackintosh With Characters From Shows He Has Produced. Last Revised 4/92

Rick Steiner With Characters From Six Of His Plays, Ink And Goauche 9/02

Bernadette also has a portrait at Sardi's, but heaven knows I can't find it just by googling, and it's not a week to ask me to do deep dives like I usually do. Check back in three-to-five business days.

Elaine Stritch and Bernadette Peters in "A Little Night Music," 2010 - Squigs

Bernadette Peters and the new company of Hello, Dolly! 2018 - Squigs

Bernadette Peters, Joanna Gleason (my beloved), and the company of Into the Woods, 2014 - Squigs

Bernadette Peters, Jan Maxwell (my beloved), Jayne Houdyshell, Mary Beth Peil, and the company of Follies, 2011 - Squigs

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FEMSLASH FEBRUARY #7: In which Cameron and Donna plot revenge, once again

[CN: references to sexual assault and harassment in film; death of a minor character and sexual harasser]

[CN: references to use of CBD and THC] . . It was a Friday night, and Cameron and Donna had put on their pajamas, laid out a spread of snacks and beverages, and retreated to their media room for a screening of Promising Young Woman. They were sitting on the couch together, under a large, shared blanket.

Cameron popped a CBD gummy into her mouth and said, “I understand that this movie was triggering for some people, and that a lot of people just didn’t like the end, but, I don’t know. I get it. I feel it. I’d love to ruin a terrible, violent man’s wedding.”

“Same,” Donna said. She took a drag from her vape pen. “We also might be kind of biased though. We’ve ruined a couple men’s careers.” Then, she started to laugh hysterically. “Oh my G0d, Jacob Wheeler had to resign because you ruined that presentation!”

Cameron started to laugh with her. “I forgot about that!”

After a few minutes of watching the movie, Donna said, “Seriously, though. There are guys from when I was in school and from when I first started working who I would find and quietly destroy now if I could.”

Eyes wide, Cameron said, “Hunt Whitmarsh!”

“No,” Donna shook her head, “he didn’t sexually harass me or hurt me, he just, you know, tricked me.” She thought about it, and said, “Okay, maybe Hunt. But there are other guys higher on my list, who definitely deserve to be publicly outed and shamed for their misconduct.”

Cameron narrowed her eyes. “Two words. Harpor Capital.”

Donna sat up and whacked Cameron’s arm with her hand. “YES. Exactly!”

“I should’ve let you tell them off,” Cameron said. “I nearly slapped that guy for what he said about your lipstick.” She shifted uncomfortably in her seat, angry all over again despite how many years had passed.

“No, you were right to drag me away,” Donna conceded. “It wouldn’t have made a difference.”

“I don’t know,” Cameron said. “Embarrassing them in front of a restaurant full of venture capitalists and other tech people having meetings might have made them think twice.”

“Maybe,” Donna shrugged.

Then, Cameron said, “We should have jumped them.”

Donna cackled, “Jumped them? Yeah, I’m sure I would have been an unstoppable powerhouse in my pencil skirt and kitten heels.”

Stubbornly, Cameron insisted, “We could have taken them. One of them was shorter than you and the other one, the bigger creep, was in his forties, drunk, and nowhere close to being in fighting shape. One good ostrich kick and I could have sent him into the next week.”

The image of Cameron as an ostrich, which Donna secretly thought of as Cameron’s totem or power animal, flapping her wings and screeching and kicking, and a man flying through the fabric of time and space into the future, made Donna dissolve into a fit of uncontrollable giggles.

“You’re all loopy now, but I saw the way you went after Hunt at COMDEX,” Cameron said. “You probably could’ve done some real damage. Some kind of facial scar, or something.”

Donna kept laughing, and sank into her seat and further under their blanket. Then, she abruptly stopped, paused the movie, and grabbed Cameron’s arm. “We should look them up now. We should find Mac and Tim from Harpor Capital! And then we can figure out how to put them out of business!”

Cameron’s eye’s widened. “Oh my G0d, Donna. You are so right! We should find them right now!” She reached for Donna’s tablet, which was sitting on the coffee table, and put it in her lap. Donna handed her vape pen to Cameron, opened her browser, and searched for ‘Harpor Capital’ ‘San Francisco.’

There were no results for a Harpor Capital in San Francisco, though there were many results for various Harper Capitals in other cities. “You think maybe they’ve already closed down?” Donna asked.

“It could just be that search doesn’t even work anymore,” Cameron groaned.

Undeterred, Donna searched for ‘mac harpor’ ‘harpor capital.’ An obituary popped up.

Cameron took the tablet from a stunned Donna and said, “Holy shit.” She clicked on the link, and skimmed the obituary. “This says he died in a skiing accident.”

“It does not say that,” Donna scoffed. She snatched the tablet back, and then saw it there for herself: Mac Harpor had skied into a tree, passed out, and died of exposure. Donna stared at the article for a minutes before letting out a snort.

Cameron started to bark with laughter, and Donna joined her. After a minute, Donna insisted, “We shouldn’t laugh!” through tears.

“I’m not laughing because he’s dead even though that’s great, I’m laughing because you started to laugh!”

“Here, let’s look up the shorter creep,” Donna said, taking the tablet back again. She typed ‘Tim Henkel’ ‘Harpor’ into the search bar, hit enter, and watched the results come up. She started to laugh again as soon as she saw them.

“What?!” Cameron grabbed the tablet and looked at it, and started to laugh again, this time doubling over before she could even comment. “Conspiracy to commit wire fraud!” she finally managed to sputter. “He’s doing twenty years in the fed! I love this song!”

When they finally stopped laughing, Cameron frowned. “I guess we can’t ruin them, they beat us to it. Unless we wanna have Tim shanked, which, I’m not really willing to go there.”

“Yeah. Definitely not worth it,” Donna shook her head.

Cameron turned to look at Donna, and smiled. “You wanna watch Gone Girl next, maybe?”

“Yes! I love that idea!” Donna exclaimed. She put the tablet back on the table, reached over and hugged Cameron, and kissed her cheek before grabbing the remote, and hitting play.

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First Annual Society of the Unnatural Sciences Ball Sponsorship Event - Official Guest List - Taking Place on The Fifth of August

Salutations to those reading this,

It is my distinct honor to welcome you to the First Annual Society of the Unnatural Sciences Sponsorship Ball. This event has been organized hosted by ourselves in an effort to garner interest, excitement, and overall support in our endeavors to explore and research the peculiarities and unexplainable aspects of our own world and to further our understanding of how the world may work outside of our own lenses.

Below is the official list of those that are invited to this event, I apologize if any invitations are arriving late. Please speak with us if you find any arrangements to be not ideal for yourself or if you have any questions about the proceedings.

[Click the read more below the image for the list of names in text form.]

Official Guest List Ophelia Aires Aiden Armstrong Adrienne Ashley Sir Porter Baird Jean Betrand L. Evelyn Bright Mikell Bright Dr. Jack Bright Dr. Adam Bright Samuel Burke Emanuel Burris Lucrezia Cerise Sir Dario Clarke Ms. Leigh Delacruz Fran Dixon Ali Evans Sir Lorenzo Ferri Aditya Frye Maddox Graham Amelia Green Danni Hawkins Mr. Cameron Hill Sam Hood Ethan Horowitz Miss Carol Kelly Gabriela Kelly Abbie Kennedy Lumen L. Ella Lawrence Seymour Leroux Fenrir Lycan Pixel M. Jamie Marsh Matthew Marsh Brett Mathis Italo Mondelli Celine Montoya Mr. Zachary Patel Sir Agnes Peterson Freddie Riley Katie Roberts Dr. Quinn Roy Lady Sharp Isabella Lady Shaw Aimee Roger Sheldon Jude Stewart Dr. Edgar Tainment R. Donna Taylor W. Dr. Emily Tillman Dr. Vittoria Usai Francesco Valtieri Diane Walters F. Williams Denny Woodward

- N. Frost

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ANGEL'S TOP 50 SIMILAR CHARACTERS

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Andrea Sachs (The Devil Wears Prada): 93%

Anastasia Steele (Fifty Shades of Grey): 93%

Penny (Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog): 91%

Rosalind Walker (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina): 90%

Georgiana Darcy (Pride and Prejudice): 89%

Valentine Wiggin (Ender's Game): 89%

Pam Beesly (The Office): 88%

Rita Bennett (Dexter): 88%

Hilda Spellman (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina): 88%

Kevin Keller (Riverdale): 88%

Eliza Hamilton (Hamilton): 88%

Tracy Mills (Se7en): 88%

Gabriella Montez (High School Musical): 88%

Ducky (The Land Before Time): 88%

Ann Perkins (Parks and Recreation): 87%

Beth March (Little Women): 87%

Cosette (Les Misérables): 87%

Belle French (Once Upon a Time): 87%

Nina Locke (Locke & Key): 87%

Triss (The Witcher): 87%

Emily Fields (Pretty Little Liars): 87%

Mayuri Shiina (Steins;Gate): 87%

Jane Bennet (Pride and Prejudice): 86%

Anna Bates (Downton Abbey): 86%

Charles Boyle (Brooklyn Nine-Nine): 86%

Julie Mayer (Desperate Housewives): 86%

Cameron James (10 Things I Hate About You): 86%

Dana Polk (The Cabin in the Woods): 86%

Monica Gaztambide (Money Heist): 86%

Mary Margaret Blanchard (Once Upon a Time): 86%

Waverly Earp (Wynonna Earp): 86%

Aimee Gibbs (Sex Education): 86%

Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood): 86%

Donna Moss (The West Wing): 85%

Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer): 85%

Molly Hooper (Sherlock): 85%

Esme Cullen (Twilight): 85%

Deanna Troi (Star Trek: The Next Generation): 85%

Sara Tancredi (Prison Break): 85%

Dorothy Gale (The Wizard of Oz): 85%

Melanie Hamilton (Gone With the Wind): 85%

Jess Day (New Girl): 85%

Snow White (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs): 85%

Armin Arlert (Attack on Titan): 85%

Kelly Erin Hannon (The Office): 84%

George O'Malley (Grey's Anatomy): 84%

Nick Carraway (The Great Gatsby): 84%

Walter 'Radar' O'Reilly (M*A*S*H): 84%

Oliver Hampton (How To Get Away With Murder): 84%

Grace Florrick (The Good Wife): 84%

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Final list of submissions

Hey everyone, here's the final list of submissions (under the readmore, because we have over 150 entries!!) I am 99% confident that I managed not to miscopy/paste and leave anyone out, but if you don't find your submission here, please reach out - here or via @purlturtle !

There are still a few characters who could use a better/more enthusiastic endorsement, if you'd feel inclined to write one!

Also, still up in the air: should the 13th Doctor be included or not?

9-1-1 (TV show) Henrietta Wilson

A Series of Unfortunate Events (franchise) Violet Beaudelaire A Town Called EUReKA (TV show) Allison Blake A Town Called EUReKA (TV show) Jo Lupo Abbott Elementary (TV show) Barbara Howard Age of the Five (books) Emerahl / The Hag Ally McBeal (TV show) Ally McBeal Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate (video game) Evie Frye

Babylon 5 (TV show) Delenn of the Religious Cast and Chosen of Dukat Babylon 5 (TV show) Susan Ivanova Battlestar Galactica (franchise) Kara Thrace Battlestar Galactica (franchise) Laura Roslyn Better Call Saul (TV show) Kim Wexler Blindspot (TV) William Patterson Bones (TV show) Dr. Temperance Brennan Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show) Buffy Summers Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show) Jenny Calendar Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV show) Willow Rosenberg

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (movie) Yu Shu Lien CSI (TV show) Catherine Willows

DC (franchise) Alex Danvers DC (franchise) Anissa Pierce aka Thunder DC (franchise) Barbara Gordon DC (franchise) Diana Prince aka Wonder Woman DC (franchise) Lena Luthor DC (franchise) Sara Lance DC (franchise) Zari Tarazi The Devil Wears Prada (movie) Miranda Priestly Discworld (franchise) Esmeralda "Granny" Weatherwax Discworld (franchise) Susan Sto Helit Doctor Who (franchise) 13th Doctor Doctor Who (franchise) Donna Noble Doctor Who (franchise) River Song Doctor Who (TV show) Bad Wolf Doctor Who (TV show) Sarah Jane Smith Dragon Age (video game) Cassandra Pentaghast Drawtectives (Youtube show) Jancy True Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (movie) Holga Kilgore

Elementary (TV show) Joan Watson Everything Everywhere All At Once (movie) Evelyn Wang The Expanse (TV show) Camina Drummer The Expanse (TV show) Chrisjen Avasarala The Expanse (TV show) Naomi Nagata

Fairy Tail (anime) Erza Scarlet Farscape (TV show) Aeryn Sun Flashpoint (TV show) Jules Callaghan Fringe (TV show) Olivia Dunham Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (TV show) Olivier Armstrong

Gentleman Jack (TV show) Anne Lister Gilmore Girls (TV show) Paris Gellar Greys Anatomy (TV show) Dr. Addison Montgomery Gunpowder Milkshake (movie) Anna May Gunpowder Milkshake (movie) Florence Gunpowder Milkshake (movie) Madeleine Gunpowder Milkshake (movie) Scarlet

Halt and Catch Fire (TV show) Cameron Howe Halt and Catch Fire (TV show) Donna Clark Harry Potter (franchise) Fleur Delacour Harry Potter (franchise) Hermione Jean Granger Holby City (TV show) Dr. Bernie Wolfe House MD (TV show) Lisa Cuddy House of the Dragon (TV show) Rhaenys Targaryen

The Jane Doe books (book series) Jane Doe

Killing Eve (TV show) Villanelle Killjoys Yalena "Dutch" Yardeen

Law and Order (franchise) Anna Mill Law and Order (TV show) Abigail M. Carmichael Leverage (TV show) Parker Leverage (TV show) Sophie Devereaux Leverage (TV show) Tara Cole Leverage: Redemption (TV show) Breanna Casey The Librarians (TV show) Eve Baird Little Witch Academia (TV show) Amanda O'Neill The Lord of the Rings (franchise) Éowyn The Lord of the Rings (franchise) Galadriel Lupin III (TV show) Fujiko Mine

M*A*S*H (TV show) Margaret Houlihan The Magicians (TV show) Margo Hanson Marvel (franchise) Daisy Johnson Marvel (franchise) Melinda May Marvel (franchise) Shuri Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries (TV show) Phryne Fisher Moana (movie) Moana Modesty Blaise (franchise) Modesty Blaise Motherland Fort Salem (TV show) Raelle Collar Mulan (animated) Mulan Murdoch Mysteries (TV show) Dr. Julia Ogden

NCIS (franchise) Ziva David

The Old Guard (franchise) Andromache The Scythian Once Upon a Time (TV show) Regina Mills Orphan Black (TV show) Cosima Niehaus Orphan Black (TV show) Mrs S / Siobhan The Owl House Eda Clawthorne

Percy Jackson (franchise) Annabeth Chase Person of Interest (TV show) Jocelyn "Joss" Carter Person of Interest (TV show) Root Person of Interest (TV show) Sameen Shaw Pirates of the Caribbean (franchise) Elizabeth Swann Pokémon (franchise) Cynthia Pokémon (franchise) Iris Pokémon (franchise) Nemona

Ratched (TV show) Gwendolyn Briggs Ratched (TV show) Mildred Ratched Relic Hunter (TV show) Sidney Fox Resident Evil (games) Jill Valentine Rizzoli & Isles (TV show) Jane Rizzoli Rizzoli and Isles (TV show) Dr. Maura Isles

Sabrina The Teenage Witch (franchise) Zelda Spellman Sanctuary (TV show) Dr. Helen Magnus The Sandman (TV & Comics) Death of the Endless Scream (franchise) Sidney Prescott Sense8 (TV show) Nomi Marks Six of Crows (franchise) Inej Ghafa Sonic the Hedgehog (franchise) Amy Rose Star Trek (franchise) B'Elanna Torres Star Trek (franchise) Deanna Troi Star Trek (franchise) Dr. Beverly Crusher Star Trek (franchise) Erica Ortegas Star Trek (franchise) Guinan Star Trek (franchise) Jadzia Dax Star Trek (franchise) Kathryn Janeway Star Trek (franchise) Kira Nerys Star Trek (franchise) Laris Star Trek (franchise) Lwaxana Troi Star Trek (franchise) Michael Burnham Star Trek (franchise) Nyota Uhura Star Trek (franchise) Philippa Georgiou (Mirror) Star Trek (franchise) Philippa Georgiou (Prime) Star Trek (franchise) Raffi Musiker Star Trek (franchise) Seven of Nine Star Trek (franchise) Una Chin-Riley (Number One) Star Wars (franchise) Ahsoka Tano Star Wars (franchise) Hera Syndulla Star Wars (franchise) Leia Organa Star Wars (franchise) The Armorer Stargate (franchise) Janet Frasier Stargate (franchise) Samantha "Sam" Carter Stargate (franchise) Vala Mal Doran Steven Universe (TV show) Garnet Supernatural (TV show) Eileen Leahy Supernatural (TV show) Jody Mills

Tomb Raider (franchise) Lara Croft

Warehouse 13 (TV show) Claudia Donovan Warehouse 13 (TV show) Helena George Wells Warehouse 13 (TV show) Myka Bering Warrior Nun (TV show) Ava Silva Warrior Nun (TV show) Sister Beatrice The Wheel of Time (franchise) Moiraine Damodred The Wheel of Time (franchise) Siuan Sanche Women's Murder Club (TV show) Lindsey Boxer

Xena Warrior Princess (TV show) Gabrielle of Poteidaia Xena Warrior Princess (TV show) Xena The X-Files (TV show) Dana Scully

Yellowjackets (TV show) Shauna Sadecki

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How many books did you read this year? 95!

Did you reread anything? What? A Wind in the Door by Madeline L'Engle, The Great Gatsby, The Sandman Vol. II & 2, Middlegame by Seanan Maguire, The Revolution of Marina M by Janet Fitch, The Secret History by Donna Tartt, and (all by Tana French) The Likeness, Faithful Place, and Broken Harbor.

What were your top five books of the year? Cheating cause I can’t choose! Here are my five-star books (minus re-reads), in order read: The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward, The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M Danforth, How Much of These Hills Is Gold by C. Pam Zhang, Echo by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, Beloved by Toni Morrison, Leech by Hiron Ennis, The Sentence by Louise Erdrich

Did you discover any new authors that you love this year? YES, too many to list here

What genre did you read the most of? Horror (40%), followed by Mystery/Thriller (20%), Fantasy (12%), and then General Fiction (12%)

Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to? I thought this would be the year of Gideon the Ninth, but alas it was not. Also thought I would finish re-reading Donna Tartt's The Little Friend by the end of the year but I'm still plugging away at that one.

What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate? This year, I gave a 4-star rating to 49%, plus 4.5 stars to 20%, 3.5 stars to 19%, and 5 stars to 12%. That feels accurate because I am good about cold-quitting books I just don't like.

Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones? I made my goal of 90 books read, but still have two items left on BookRiot's Read Harder Challenge. I intend to finish though!

Did you get into any new genres? Not really!

What was your favorite new release of the year? I'm not sure if any of my books were new this year! Is that a thing people know?

What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read? Maybe Fun Home by Alison Bechdel; that's been on my list for so long and was so good.

Any books that disappointed you? The Hacienda by Isabel Cañas and What Moves The Dead by T. Kingfisher. Both seemed super up my alley but fell flat for me.

What were your least favorite books of the year? Ooh! I had a real love-hate relationship with A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara, and I DNFed some Algernon Blackwood with extreme prejudice (pun not intended but actually the racism was the main reason).

What books do you want to finish before the year is over? I tried desperately to finish Stephen King's Revival by the last few hours of the year!

Did you read any books that were nominated for or won awards this year (Booker, Women’s Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo, etc.)? What did you think of them? Don't know about this year, but I chose Toni Morrison’s Beloved for the Read Harder Challenge of "an award-winning book from the year you were born," and what I thought of it was that I am not even sure I'm the same person anymore after reading it.

What is the most over-hyped book you read this year? It’s absolutely The Maidens by Alex Michaelides! I found his other book dull too and hoped this one would live up to the hype, but no, it was even worse; he’s just not for me.

Did any books surprise you with how good they were? Ghost Eaters by Clay McLeod Chapman and Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo. I had been underwhelmed by other books of theirs but loved these.

How many books did you buy? Only one that I’ve read so far (Tell Me I’m Worthless by Alison Rumfitt; chef’s kiss) and maybe a dozen impulse buys at the used bookstore (most of which I intend to read!).

Did you use your library? Prodigiously! Mostly Libby, but I came home and got to make one in-person visit at the end of the year ☺️

What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations? Two sequels (but I’m not sure when either was released). The first was Seasons of Fear by Seanan Maguire, which was just as absorbing as the first book but had weird pacing and was kind of anticlimactic. I also found myself less invested in the characters (but am still looking forward to more of the series). The second was Chimes of a Lost Cathedral by Janet Fitch. I'd found the first book almost unbearably romantic 5 years ago, but upon the re-read, realized I'd kind of outgrown it. The sequel had a satisfying ending for Marina’s story (and I'd probably still read a third), even if it was a bit tedious at points.

Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama? A few times I tried desperately to decode book twitter drama but gave up.

What’s the longest book you read? The Revolution of Marina M (816 pages) but since that’s a reread, next longest is its sequel, Chimes of a Lost Cathedral (752).

What’s the fastest time it took you to read a book? One day. (Counterfeit by Kirstin Chen, Just by Looking at Him by Ryan O'Connell, and if we're counting re-reads/YA, Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor and The Midnight Club by Christopher Pike).

Did you DNF anything? Why? Yes! For the second year in a row, I DNFed Marlon James' Black Leopard, Red Wolf. The writing is gorgeous but I just keep losing track of the story. Aside from what I mentioned above, I also DNFed (but might go back to) Authority by Jeff VanderMeer, Harvest Home by Thomas Tryon, and Manhattan Beach by Jennifer Egan. (There are also some DNFs I wouldn't go back to.)

What reading goals do you have for next year? Still working it out but I want to read more socially (things people have recommended to me) and to read some authors I've always meant to (list so far: Isabelle Allende, Clarice Lispector, Virginia Woolf, Audra Lorde) and maybe get into a new series. I should make it a goal to read more nonfiction but I know I won’t!

end-of-year book ask

How many books did you read this year?

Did you reread anything? What?

What were your top five books of the year?

Did you discover any new authors that you love this year?

What genre did you read the most of?

Was there anything you meant to read, but never got to?

What was your average Goodreads rating? Does it seem accurate?

Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones?

Did you get into any new genres?

What was your favorite new release of the year?

What was your favorite book that has been out for a while, but you just now read?

Any books that disappointed you?

What were your least favorite books of the year?

What books do you want to finish before the year is over?

Did you read any books that were nominated for or won awards this year (Booker, Women’s Prize, National Book Award, Pulitzer, Hugo, etc.)? What did you think of them?

What is the most over-hyped book you read this year?

Did any books surprise you with how good they were?

How many books did you buy?

Did you use your library?

What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations?

Did you participate in or watch any booklr, booktube, or book twitter drama?

What’s the longest book you read?

What’s the fastest time it took you to read a book?

Did you DNF anything? Why?

What reading goals do you have for next year?

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This release includes: Wicked (wicked day), Swept Away, Hadestown x2, Left On Tenth

HADESTOWN August 1, 2024 | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.18GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Jordan Fisher (Orpheus), Maia Reficco (Eurydice), Max Kumangai (u/s Hades), Yola (Persephone), Stephanie Mills (Hermes), Jessie Shelton (t/r Fate Lachesis), Belén Moyano (Fate Clotho), Brit West (Fate Atropos), Emily Afton (Worker), Chibueze Ihuoma (Worker), Malcolm Armwood (Worker), Brandon Cameron (s/w Worker), KC Dela Cruz (Worker) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Max as Hades! “Our Lady of the Underground” is almost entirely wideshot with two short blackouts in the middle. Some wandering and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBC7dC | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

HADESTOWN October 16, 2024 (M) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.13GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Jordan Fisher (Orpheus), Maia Reficco (Eurydice), Eddie Noel Rodriguez (u/s Hades), Yola (Persephone), Stephanie Mills (Hermes), Grace Yoo (s/w Fate Lachesis), Belén Moyano (Fate Clotho), Brit West (Fate Atropos), Emily Afton (Worker), Max Kumangai (s/w Worker), Malcolm Armwood (Worker), Timothy H. Lee (Worker), KC Dela Cruz (s/w Worker) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of Eddie as Hades! Increased wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout, takes a while to get settled and there’s some weird framing. Includes curtain call and “We Raise Our Cups,” audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBNqZp | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

LEFT ON TENTH October 21, 2024 | Broadway (Previews) | 4K MP4 (7.6GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Julianna Margulies (Delia), Peter Gallagher (Peter), Peter Francis James, Kate Maccluggage Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this new play! Very minor head obstruction doesn’t block any action. Minor wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBP6R5 | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

WICKED October 30, 2024 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (10.81GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: Mary Kate Morrissey (Elphaba), Alexandra Socha (Glinda), Jordan Litz (Fiyero), Brad Oscar (The Wizard), Donna McKechnie (Madame Morrible), Natalie Ortega (Nessarose), Jake Pedersen (Boq), William Youmans (Doctor Dillamond), Chase Madigan (Chistery), Christianne Tisdale (Midwife), Alison Jantzie (Witch's Mother), Michael Thatcher (Witch's Father/Ozian Official) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of the show’s 21st anniversary performance! Occasional obstruction from people passing by in the aisle, a few short blackouts in Act One (15 seconds or less each). Some moments of wandering / readjustment and unfocusing. Includes curtain call, audio is fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBQati | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

SWEPT AWAY November 24, 2024 (E) | Broadway | 4K MP4 (6.88GB) | bikinibottomday’s master Cast: John Gallagher Jr. (Mate), Stark Sands (Big Brother), Adrian Blake Enscoe (Little Brother), Wayne Duvall (Captain), Josh Breckenridge (Ensemble), Hunter Brown (Ensemble), Matt DeAngelis (Ensemble), Cameron Johnson (Ensemble), Brandon Kalm (Ensemble), Rico Lebron (Ensemble), Michael J. Mainwaring (Ensemble), Orville Mendoza (Ensemble), Tyrone L. Robinson (Ensemble), John Sygar (Ensemble), Chase Peacock (Ensemble), David Rowen (Ensemble) Notes: Excellent 4K capture of this new musical! Some obstruction on the far right in the opening number but disappears after. Some wandering / readjustment and unfocusing throughout. Includes curtain call, audio fed from external source. https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBSWuB | ASKING $20 USD NOT FOR SHARING EXCEPT THROUGH ME UNTIL MAY 17, 2025

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(Unverified yet) submissions for standalone fiction works :

Martyr! (Kaveh Akbar)

The Traveling Cat Chronicles (Hiro Arikawa)

Pride and Prejudice (Jane Austen)

The Last Unicorn (Peter Beagle)

Sin Eaters Confession (Ilsa J. Bick)

Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë)

Synners (Pat Cadigan)

El Móvil (Javier Cercas)

To Be Taught If Fortunate (Becky Chambers)

Piranesi (Susanna Clarke)

Graffiti Moon (Cath Crowley)

Babel-17 (Samuel Delany)

Aces Wild: A Heist (Amanda DeWitt)

Children of Red Peak (Craig DiLouie)

Liar, Dreamer, Thief (Maria Dong)

Revolution (Jennifer Donnelly)

The Brothers Karamazov (Fyodor Dostoevsky)

The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas)

The Three Musketeers (Alexandre Dumas)

This Is How You Lose The Time War (Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone)

The Great Gatsby (Francis Scott Fitzgerald)

Madame Bovary (Gustave Flaubert)

A Lesson Before Dying (Ernest J. Gaines)

The Princess Bride (William Goldman)

Perfect on Paper (Sophie Gonzales)

Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)

The Midnight Library (Matt Haig)

Echo Thomas (Olde Heuvelt)

The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Victor Hugo)

The Haunting of Hill House (Shirley Jackson)

Monday's Not Coming (Tiffany D. Jackson)

The Spear Cuts Through Water (Simon Jimenez)

The Vanished Birds (Simon Jimenez)

The Romantic Agenda (Claire Kann)

Hell Is A World Without You (Jason Kirk)

The Adventures of Pirate Emma (Kristen Korning)

Thomas the Rhymer (Ellen Kushner)

The Honeys (Ryan La Sala)

When the Angels Left the Old Country (Sacha Lamb)

The Friendship Doll (Kirby Larson)

To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)

The Night Circus (Erin Morgenstern)

Horrid (Katrina Leno)

Elatsoe (Darcie Little Badger)

The Witches of Moonshyne Manor (Bianca Marais)

Life of Pi (Yann Martel)

Betty (Tiffany McDaniel)

Circe (Madeline Miller)

Spinning Silver (Naomi Novik)

Loveless (Alice Oseman)

Amity (Micol Ostow)

The Fortunate Fall (Cameron Reed)

Graveyard Shift (M. L. Rio)

The Little Prince (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry)

The Catcher in the Rye (J.D. Salinger)

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue (V.E. Schwab)

The Story of a Seagull and the Cat Who Taught Her to Fly (Luis Sepúlveda)

An Unkindness of Ghost s (Rivers Solomon)

The Scorpio Races (Maggie Stiefvater)

The Secret History (Donna Tartt)

Spiderlight (Adrian Tchaikovsky)

Project Hail Mary (Andy Weir)

The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oscar Wilde)

The Book Thief (Markus Zusak)

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.22/9.33 {Part 2 of 12}; 17

Triggers/ foreword: loud, most ethnic, language, partial nudity, Video lyrics jourden coulda been, tierra whack 27 club, doechii pacer, NewJeans (뉴진스) 'New Jeans', ASAP, Lily Allen | LDN, björk ft. rosalía : oral, madison beer, sabrina carpenter, dove cameron, [inuyasha]=> do as infinity, Clio faces, Sandy Marton camel by camel, merry merry christmas and a happy new year, Rammstein engel, du hast, ich will, Lipps Inc funkytown N-dubz {papa, wouldn’t you, better not waste my time, best behaviour}, Ayumi Hamasaki {real me, surreal, appears, fairyland, bluebird, ourselves, microphone, november, [moon returns], sending meil, like a doll, lelio, rainbow, rule, my name’s women, is this love? Song 4 u, ladies’ night, about you, nextlevel, dearest, game, mirrorcle world, heaven, inspire, do it again, I dreamed a dream, step you, everlasting dream, WE WISH, free & easy, heartplace, HANABI, taskinillusion, dolls, voyage, close to you, bold & delicious, unite …{line 16}

Samurai Champloo shiki no uta, {Yoko Kanno}Origa rise, inner universe [(fatty bean)], Goldie inner city life, M-flo come again, After School first love, Koda Kumi run, candy, 2PM hands up, tatu gomenasai, eminem never enough, lose yourself, prince 1999, deadmau5 & Kaskade I remember, Donna Summer hot stuff,

Seyi Shey irawo, murda, Psquare, Flavour, Nato C, Wizkid, Justine Skye, Leona Lewis summertime, collide, I see you, Beyonce green light, formation, signs, pretty hurts, sweet dreams, single ladies, get me bodied, 7-11, ring the alarm, halo, flaws, countdown, run the world, if I were a boy, haunted, Yonce, upgrade U, diva, partition,crazy in love,check on it, dance for you, drunk in love, deja vu, naughty girl, Little Mix wings, woman like me, wasabi, shout out to my ex, sweet melody, salute, touch, (" ft. Stormzy) power, The Saturdays all fired up, hero, Brooke Candy FMU, nymph, paper or plastic, happy days, rubber band stacks, study in duality, michael buble, olly murs

Dorian Electra egdelord, f the world, Azealia Banks chasing time, 212, Anna Wintour, big big beat, harlem shake, atm jam, miss camaraderie, fierce, atlantis, cascada everytime we touch, heaven,

miss amour, count contessa, no problems, heavy metal & reflective, running, 1991, Kerli army of love, diamond hard, walking on air, feral hearts, Allie X prime, bitch, simon says, catch my breath, old habits die hard, it’s not so bad in LA, Miss A breathe, hauser, bastille

hush hush, bad girl, good ", touch,AoA bing bing, good luck,** 4Minute crazy, CL the baddest female,* hot issue, Jessi gucci, nunu nana, Hyuna how’s that, bubble pop, nabillera, Gfriend fingertip, Kara step it up, (anjulie brand new chick, you & I, Kool & the gang celebration)

mama mia, lion heart, Hitomi Shimatani perseus, garnet moon, papillon, Boards of Canada roygbiv, Bjork it’s in our hands, it’s oh so quiet, wanderlust, earth intruders, declare independence, innocence, hunter, hyperballad, mutual core, who is it, pluto, notget, union, I've seen it all, dull flame of desire, joga, unravel, pagan poetry bachelorette, alarm call all is full of love, nature is ancient, venus as a boy, hidden place, it's not up to you, aurora, it's in our hands, black lake, stonemilker, crystalline,lionsong, moon, triumph of a heart, hollow, mouth mantra, thunderbolt, cosmogony, anyone who had a heart, enjoy,(mika, hyuna bubble pop, red)

pagan poetry, where is the line, cocoon, oceania, play dead, army of me, big time sensuality, I miss you, possibly maybe, isobel, human behaviour, the mothers of invention freak out! the B-52's love shack,

Mondo Grosso labyrinth, *CL lifted, 2NE1 I hate you, I love you, come back home, I am the best, fire, can’t nobody, gotta be you, **AoA like a cat, wang chung dance hall days, everybody have fun tongiht, the temptations my girl

Hilary Duff coming clean, with love, fly, sparks, Dua Lipa we’re good, Sugarcubes birthday, Destiny’s Child survivor, lose my breath, soldier, Lily Allen smile, the fear, The Ting tings that’s not my name, eddie murphy party all the time, REM everybody hurts

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book log - 2018

harry potter and the philosopher's stone by j.k. rowling

the help by kathryn stockett

a wrinkle in time by madeleine l'engle

harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.k. rowling

amy & roger's epic detour by morgan matson

fire with fire by jenny han

everything i never told you by celeste ng

harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by j.k. rowling

the miseducation of cameron post by emily m. danforth

lift and separate by marilyn simon rothstein

harry potter and the goblet of fire by j.k. rowling

the leavers by lisa ko

the tao of pooh by benjamin hoff

the one that got away by leigh himes

sharp objects by gillian flynn

harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j.k. rowling

the ocean at the end of the lane by neil gaiman

written in the stars by ish saeed

unqualified by anna faris

columbine by dave cullen

harry potter and the half blood prince by j.k. rowling

without merit by colleen hoover

the art of running in heels by rachel gibson

the hate u give by angie thomas

the woman in the window by a.j. finn

we are okay by nina lacour

before we were yours by lisa wingate

harry potter and the deathly hallows by j.k. rowling

the elizas by sara shepard

this is our story by ashley elston

bad girls with perfect faces by lynn weingarten

fare from the tree by robin benway

truly devious by maureen johnston

the radium girls by kate moore

one day we'll all be dead and none of this will matter by scaachi koul

none of the above by i.w. gregorio

circe by madeline miller

a wrinkle in time: the graphic novel by hope larson

the secret life of bees by sue monk kidd

little monsters by kara thomas

her body and other paries by carmen maria machado

dear martin by nic stone

this side of home by renee watson

the vanishing year by kate moretti

results may vary by bethany chase

the wife between us by greer hendricks

see jane run by hannah jayne

friend request by laura marshall

stiff by mary roach

side effects may vary by julie murphy

dumplin' by julie murphy

carrie by stephen king

the sun and her flowers by rupi kaur

what light by jay asher

a stranger in the house by shari lapena

the outsider by stephen king

a simple favor by darcey bell

the sisters by claire douglas

right behind you by lisa gardner

the favorite sister by jessica knoll

anna by amanda prowse

the murder game by julie apple

the queen of hearts by kimmery martin

the chalk man by c.j. tudor

paper princess by erin watt

pretty ugly by kriker butler

the heartbreak pill by anjanette delgado

rainbirds by clarissa goenawan

broken prince by erin watt

heart berries by terese marie mailhot

twisted palace by erin watt

theo by amanda prowse

burn for burn by jenny han

slammed by colleen hoover

baby teeth by zoje stage

kissing frogs by alisha sevigny

a dance of silver and shadow by melanie cellier

ashes to ashes by jenny han

the program by suzanne young

bring me back by b.a. paris

fractures by catherine mckenzie

the better davis club by jane lotter

#murdertrending by gretchen mcneil

the chanel series books 1-3 by donna joy usher

that's not what happened by kody keplinger

the dead girl's shoes by angela arney

crimes against a book club by kathy cooperman

the lying game by ruth ware

an unwanted guest by shari lapena

when life gives you lululemon by lauren weisberger

matchmaking for beginners by maddie dawson

the good liar by catherine mckenzie

killing katie by b.a. spangler

180 seconds by jessica park

hocus pocus by a.w. jantha

jane doe by victoria helen stone

finding charlie by katie o'rouke

the cheerleaders by kara thomas

the dinner list by rebecca serle

all of this is true by lydia day penaflor

it takes a village to kill your husband by jethro collins

the secrets we keep by a.g. ballard

sometimes i lie by alice feeney

the kiss quotient by helen hoang

then she was gone by lisa jewell

silent fear by lance morcan

all these beautiful strangers by elizabeth klehforth

her pretty face by robyn harding

every note played by lisa genova

sorority by genevieve sly crane

the boy is back by meg cabot

cinderella-ish by joslyn westbrook

silent child by sarah a. denzil

the wedding date by jasmine guillory

sex and the single mom by nancy jo sales

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thinking of deleting my 'favorites' goodreads bookself from when i was a teenager since i dont trust my taste from back then. i mean for gods sake john green and eleanor and park used to be on there. and i dont even remember a majority of these anyway.

i already started a new one that only has things i've read in the last year or so and vetted as being good in my twenties. so here's a list of what was on the old one. putting it here so its not lost forever.

teen-faves (strikes are things i removed at some point after 2015)

john green - looking for alaska

richard siken - crush

john green - the fault in our stars

markus zusak - the book thief

jesse andrews - me and earl and the dying girl

gavin extence - the universe versus alex woods

rainbow rowell - eleanor and park (an extra special fuck you to this book)

lauren oliver - before i fall

madeline miller - the song of achilles

david levithan - every day

yann martel - life of pi

jandy nelson - the sky is everywhere (idk if this is placed in the proper spot bc i accidentally removed it at one point and had to re-add it)

lois lowry - the giver

elizabeth wein - rose under fire

elizabeth wein - code name verity

emily m danforth - the miseducation of cameron post

benjamin alire saenz - aristotle and dante discover the secrets of the universe

joy kogawa - obasan

susan beth pfeffer - the dead and the gone

gillian flynn - gone girl

stephen chbosky - the perks of being a wallflower

j.d. salinger - the catcher in the rye

markus zusak - i am the messenger

kazuo ishiguro - never let me go

erin morgenstern - the night circus

teen-fave-series

mira grant - feed (newsflesh)

lauren destefano - wither (the chemical garden)

michelle hodkin - the unbecoming of mara dyer (mara dyer)

lauren oliver - delirium (delirium)

mira grant - parasite (parasitology)

ben h winters - the last policeman (the last policeman)

gayle forman - if i stay (if i stay)

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current faves (jan 2024) (only writing this list so i can remove #6 lol)

markus zusak - the book thief

donna tartt - the goldfinch

yann martel - life of pi

emily m danforth - the miseducation of cameron post

angie thomas - concrete rose (the hate u give #0)

lois lowry - the giver

also here's the "owned" list

lois lowry - the giver

roald dahl - the witches

jeff kinney - diary of a wimpy kid (1-5 + film tie-in)

susan beth pfeffer - last survivors (1-3)

john green - books 1-4

roland smith - peak

richard siken - crush

rainbow rowell - attachments

william golding - lord of the flies

bo burnham - egghead

joy kogawa - obasan

richard siken - war of the foxes

charles wheelan - naked economics

joseph fink - welcome to night vale

dante - divine comedy

kabi nagata - my lesbian experience with loneliness

anne rice - interview with the vampire

rec by tmt

julia armfield - our wives under the sea

amal el-mohtar & max gladstone - this is how you lose the time war

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psst im thinking of moving things around on my updated list so.,, whatever here it is may 2024

goldfinch

life of pi

catcher in the rye

((^ faves))

middlesex

the book thief

the end of the world (hunger games fanfic lmao)

miseducation of cam post

concrete rose

((^ 5 star but not "faves"))

dorian gray

never let me go

((^ 4 star lit))

code name verity

unwind

the giver

((^ 4 star middle-grade/ya))

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july 2024

favorites

the goldfinch

we have always lived in the castle

perfume: the story of a murderer

life of pi

the catcher in the rye

the miseducation of cameron post

gold medal ribbon (good lit)

(the library of babel)

the yellow wallpaper

middlesex

stoner

the picture of dorian gray

the virgin suicides

never let me go

honorable mentions (good YA/middle-grade)

the book thief

the end of the world (thg fanfic lol)

concrete rose

the hunger games

code name verity

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Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017) season 2, episode 4: “Play With Friends” (dir. Kimberly Peirce)

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The Half of It (2020) dir. Alice Wu // The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth // But I'm A Cheerleader (1999) dir. Jamie Babbit // Sappho // Desert Hearts (1985) dir. Donna Deitch // Jessica gives me a chill pill by Angie Sijun Lou // V for Vendetta (2005) dir. James McTeigue // The Half of It (2020) dir. Alice Wu