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"My feelings on" part 9: Resetting lady, how it uses too much edginess and shock value, examples of edginess done well.

I normally can reread a book rather easily even if it was awful but this one took the whole cake, it was painful to go back and fourth to read.

Synopsis: essentially the FL Karen has died and came back over 100 times (the exact number can vary based on translation but it's usually 117) and because of the endless cycle of dying, regressing, trying different tactics only to die again. Karen officially goes off the deep end and becomes a lunatic.

The synopsis sounded like the beginning of a creepy pasta which really intrigued me into reading 20 chapters but after 5 chapters it stopped being interesting and just got confusing. So to keep readers interested, I've noticed that the plot of resetting lady relied on shock value from it's edgy story line. Within the first few chapters Karen already kills someone via strangulation, at first you think it's Isella, a snobby rich girl who got Karen killed a few times before but its revealed it was actually a maid named Nancy (who also killed Karen in one of her past lives) and thats only one of the deaths. Now obviously that doesn't make the story bad on it's own, after all the summary of the book tells you she's going to murder people.

HOWEVER it's how its executed that makes it honestly cringe worthy. The vibes I got from Karen seemed like a mix of Jeff the killer and someone's joker impression. Like a self insert you'd make when you had a bad day and you want something to get that anger out of you. There's also times where there's just little build up and BOOM! someone dies by Karens hands, some of the characters honestly don't even deserve death.

The plot also jumps back and fourth and since the translation isn't that great it became tiring to actually read it. The ortolan chapters for example started out with a good idea of the dishes resembling greed but then it just got dragged out and confusing. I see what its trying to do but ehh.. it feels as if less effort was put into it so all the time could be spent on the blood and violence, most of it is either just political story lines that get dragged on or a true crime plot

Its not like it's impossible to have edgy content either there's 2 ways edginess can work.

1: serious plot with balanced edginess

Sister im the queen in this life is an example of a serious plot with balanced edgy humor, I may not like it too much but it balances the edgy tone with a light hearted moments relating to Arabella and Alfonso along with the blood and violent behavior being kept at a minimum, Ariande may be a little unhinged and is an evil person but she still works for the most part because her character doesn't feel embarrassing to follow all the time. Another example of media with a lot of edgy humor is an anime I'm a big fan of: Devilman Crybaby, a 10 episode anime that starts off with a lot of gore and TONS of sexual humor but evolves into a deep and tragic tale about two friends ever-growing toxic relationship and how it led to the sucker punch of an ending. I would explain further but honestly Devilman Crybaby is an anime you should watch yourself all the way through to get the full feeling.

The second example of how edgy humor can be done correctly is: A goofy storyline with lack of an actual plot full of as much edgy humor as possible. Now this style is less liked seeing as it's not for everyone (for good reason too) but sometimes you will find yourself a funny dark humored show or book that's just shock humor but it's the right setting and tone to have that level of edge lord humor. Robot chicken is an example of this style and yes it has started to devolve in a lot of ways but nevertheless remainds iconic for its style and humor.

What makes Resetting lady worse then these examples? It tries to be a serious plot with complex characters yet it still tries to hamfist in constant blood and death combined with long arcs that keep bouncing back and fourth. It doesn't have the entertaining plot to keep you invested and it's shock value humor gets old quick when you realize it's the same thing your supposed to be rooting for.

But by far the worst thing resetting lady has done was this

Karen SA's her fiancé and continously disrespects him when he tells her no. This was what really ruined Karen's character and honestly the entirety of the comic when you realize they want you to sympathize with a sexual abuser.

Now I'm the queen in this life and robot chicken dont handle SA great either but at the very least when there is SA you aren't expected to sympathize with the perpetrator, Resetting lady however pushes it to the side because she's unhinged and a troubled FL so that means she's immediately justified in the eyes of the narrative.

By now I stopped reading the rest of it because it was becoming a genuine chore.

Conclusion: Edgy humor and shock value have its place and making a story revolving around said humor isn't bad on its own as long as it's executed properly but resetting lady executes it in one of the worst ways possible, the humor is stale, most of the characters are either extremely unlikable yet your supposed to like them or they have little personality, only ones I was more interested in were Isella and Dulan.

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Log 15

January, 1, 2022

Happy New Year’s Day, everyone. I thought I’d post all the books I’ve read throughout the 2021 year. I am one of those people who continuously buys books and more books and they sit on my shelf unread for a very long time. I don’t do this on purpose. It’s more finding the time and energy to sit down and allow myself to get lost in a good book. In the last two or so years, I’ve started working as paraprofessional substitute. During the pandemic there were times I went to work and found I had an large amount of time on my hands where I was either monitoring bathrooms or just being called on the radio to take students back and forth to the bathroom. I’ve been slowly working on that long list of unread books and I am happy to announce in the year 2021, I’ve read a total of 54 books! 

Here are the titles and who wrote them. 

1. You are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living An Awesome Life, by Jen Sincero

2. Reality Unveiled, by Ziad Masri

3. The Unseen Realm: Recovering the Supernatural Worldview of The Bible, by Michael J. Heiser

4. Angels: Companions in Magic, by Silver Ravenwolf

5. Black Clover Volume 1, by Yuki Tabata (manga)

6. Black Clover Volume 2, by Yuki Tabata (manga)

7. Magi Volume 1, by Shinobu Ohtaka (manga)

8. Magi Volume 2, by Shinobu Ohtaka (manga)

9. Magi Volume 3, by Shinob Ohtaka (manga)

10. Beauty and The Beast Girl, by Neji (manga)

11. To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars, by Christopher Paolini

12. The Everything Guide to Cognitive Behavioral Theory, by Ellen Bowers

13. The Muse, by Jessie Burton

14. Anita Blake A Vampire Hunter Novel: Blood Noir, by Laurell K. Hamilton

15. Anita Blake, An Vampire Hunter Novel: Skin Trade, by Laurell K. Hamilton

16. The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techigues, by Margret Wehrenberg

17. Kingdom of the Wicked, by Kerri Maniscalco

18. The Heart of The Great Mother, by. Christine R. Page M.D.

19. The Temple of Doubt, by Anne Boles Levy

20. The Well of Prayers, by Anne Boles Levy

21. I Thought It Was Just Me; But It Isn’t, by Brene Brown

22. The Fandom, by Anna Day

23. Nightfall, by Jake Halpern and Peter Kwjawinski

24. You Are The Universe: Discovering Your Cosmic Self and Why It Matters, by Deepak Chopra and Menas C. Kafatos

25. McCavett’s Bride, by Carol Finch

26.  Rancher’s Wife, by Anne Marie Winston

27. Dark Fever, by Karen Mari Moning

28. Shamanism; How to Connect With Your Guides and Spirit Allies, by Suzanne Edwards

29. Skeptics and True Believers: The Exhilarating Connection Between Science and Religion, by Chet Raymo

30. The Unbound Soul, by Richard L. Haight

31. Soul Whispering: The Art of Awakening Shamanic Consciousness, by Linda Star Wolf and Nita Gage

32. Daughter of Smoke and Bone, by Laini Taylor

33. Days of Blood And Starlight, by Laini Taylor

34. Winternight Trilogy: The Bear and The Nightingale, by Katherine Arden

33. Winternight trilogy: The Girl In The Tower, by Katherine Arden

35. Winternight trilogy: The Winter of the Witch, by Katherine Adren

36. Fangirl, by Sam Maggs and Gabi Nam

37. Crave, by Tracy Wolff

38. Dracul, by Darce Stoker and J.D. Barker

39. The Hobbit, by J.R.R. Tolkien

40. Kiss of Fire, by Deborah Cooke

41. Not Part of The Bargain, by Susan Fox 

42. A Family To Cherish, by Cathy Gillen Thacker

43. Fantasy Lover, by Sherrilynn Kenyon

44. A Dark Hunter Novel: Night Pleasure, by Sherrilynn Kenyon

45. Dark Hunter Novel: Night Embrace, by Sherrilynn Kenyon

46. Dark Hunter Novel: Dance With The Devil, by Sherrilynn Kenyon

47. Dark Hunter Novel: The Book of Secrets, by Sherrilynn Kenyon

48. The Book of Secrets: Unlocking The Hidden Dimensions of Your Live, by Deepak Chropa

49. Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel: Flirt, by Laurell K. Hamilton

50. Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel: Bullet, by Laurell K. Hamilton

51. Black Butler Volume 30, by Yana Toboso (manga)

52. Where Oblivion Lives, by T. Frohock

53. Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel: Hit List, by Laurell K. Hamilton

54.The Power of Writing It Down, by Allison Fallon

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Mary Ellen Pleasant

Mary Ellen Pleasant (born 19 August 1814 – 1817 - died 4 January 1904) was a 19th-century African American entrepreneur widely known as Mistress Pleasant. She identified herself as "a capitalist by profession" in the 1890 United States Census. People called her "Mammy" Pleasant but she did not approve. Mistress Pleasant used her fortune to further the abolitionist movement. She worked on the Underground Railroad across many states and then helped bring it to California during the Gold Rush Era. She was a friend and financial supporter of John Brown, and was well known in abolitionist circles. After the Civil War, she took her battles to the courts in the 1860s and won several civil rights victories, one of which was cited and upheld in the 1980s and resulted in her being called “The Mother of Human Rights in California”.

Early years

Pleasant made contradictory claims about her earliest years, and her exact origin remains unclear. Her birthday is known to be August 19, but the year is in dispute. Her gravestone at Tulocay Cemetery in Napa, California, states 1812, although most sources list her birth as 1814. In one version of her memoirs dictated to her god-daughter, Charlotte Downs, she claimed she was born a slave to a Voodoo priestess and the youngest son of a Governor of Virginia, James Pleasants. In any case, she showed up in Nantucket, Massachusetts circa 1827 as a 10- to 13-year-old bonded servant to a storekeeper, "Grandma" Hussey. She worked out her bondage, then became a family member and lifelong friend to Hussey's granddaughter Phoebe Hussey Gardner. The Husseys were deeply involved in the abolitionist movement, and Pleasant met many of the famous abolitionists.

Career and marriages

With the support of the Hussey/Gardners, she often passed as white. Pleasant married James Smith, a wealthy flour contractor and plantation owner who had freed his slaves and was also able to pass as white. She worked with Smith as a “slave stealer” on the Underground Railroad until his death about four years later. They transported slaves to northern states such as Ohio and even as far as Canada. Smith left instructions and money for her to continue the work after his death.

She began a partnership with John James ("J.J.") Pleasants circa 1848. Although no official records exist of their marriage, it was probably conducted by their friend Captain Gardner, Phoebe's husband, aboard his boat. They continued Smith’s work for a few more years, when increasing attention from slavers forced a move to New Orleans. J.J. Pleasants appears to have been a close relative of Marie Laveau’s husband, and there is some indication that Pleasant and Laveau met and consulted many times before Pleasant left New Orleans by boat for San Francisco in April 1852. J. J. had gone ahead and written back that the area seemed promising for the Underground Railroad.

When Mary Ellen arrived in San Francisco, she passed as white, using her first husband's name among the whites, and took jobs running exclusive men’s eating establishments, starting with the Case and Heiser. She met most of the founders of the city as she catered lavish meals, and she benefited from the tidbits of financial gossip and deals usually tossed around at the tables. She engaged a young clerk, Thomas Bell, at the Bank of California and they began to make money based on her tips and guidance. Thomas made money of his own, especially in quicksilver, and by 1875 they had amassed a 30 million dollar fortune between them. J.J., who had worked with Mary Ellen from the slave-stealing days to the civil rights court battles of the 1860s and '70s, died in 1877 of diabetes.

Mary Ellen did not conceal her race from other blacks, and was adept at finding jobs for those brought in by Underground Railroad activities. Some of the people she sponsored became important black leaders in the city. She left San Francisco from 1857 to 1859 to help John Brown. She was said to have actively supported his cause with money and work. There was a note from her in his pocket when he was arrested after the Harpers Ferry Armory incident, but as it was only signed with the initials “MEP” (which were misread as “WEP”) she was not caught. She returned to San Francisco to continue her work there, where she was known as the “Black City Hall”.

After the Civil War, Pleasant publicly changed her racial designation in the City Directory from "White" to "Black", causing a little stir among some whites. She began a series of court battles to fight laws prohibiting blacks from riding trolleys and other such abuses.

Suing over streetcar segregation

Pleasant successfully attacked racial discrimination in San Francisco public conveyances after she and two other black women were ejected from a city streetcar in 1866. She filed two lawsuits. The first, against the Omnibus Railroad Company, was withdrawn after the company promised to allow African-Americans to board their streetcars. The second case, Pleasant v. North Beach & Mission Railroad Company, went to the California Supreme Court and took two years to complete. In the city, the case outlawed segregation in the city's public conveyances. However, at the State Supreme Court, the damages awarded against her at the trial court were reversed and found excessive.

Later life

Later in life, a series of court battles with Sarah Althea Hill, Senator William Sharon, and Thomas Bell's widow damaged Pleasant's reputation and cost her resources and wealth. Pleasant died in San Francisco, California on January 4, 1904 in poverty.

Late in life, she was befriended by Olive Sherwood, and she was buried in the Sherwood family plot in Tulocay Cemetery, Napa, California. Her gravesite is marked with a metal sculpture that was dedicated on June 11, 2011 .

Posthumous recognition

Pleasant has been featured or mentioned in several works of fiction. Michelle Cliff's 1993 book "Free Enterprise" is subtitled "A Novel of Mary Ellen Pleasant" and features her abolitionist activities. The ghost of Mary Ellen Pleasant is a character in the 1997 novel Earthquake Weather, by Tim Powers. Karen Joy Fowler's historical novel Sister Noon, published in 2001, features Pleasant as a central character, and Thomas Bell and Teresa Bell as secondary characters.

Pleasant has also been discussed in film and television. The 2008 documentary Meet Mary Pleasant covered her life, and a segment of a 2013 episode of the Comedy Central series Drunk History covered Pleasant's life. Pleasant was portrayed by Lisa Bonet.

In 1974, the city of San Francisco designated eucalyptus trees that Pleasant had planted outside her mansion at the southwest corner of Octavia and Bush streets in San Francisco as a Structure of Merit. The trees and associated plaque are now known as Mary Ellen Pleasant Memorial Park, which is the smallest park in San Francisco. Her burial site has been designated a "Network to Freedom" site by the National Park Service.

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A review of the list of Biblioblogs

This list of links is a complement to the November Carnival. Tell me if you have links you would like in the carnival. It is getting quite full as it stands. The Biblioblog Library seems now to be completely defunct. These are what remain. If there is a date then it is the last post that I saw prior to Nov 1. Many of these blogs are really hard to find things on. Many have distracting ads. Here are the latest links from the Biblioblogs in November up to Nov 24 if there were any. I will not necessarily be checking these blogs again. Some of them are on my readers, some not. Some of these made it into the carnival, some didn't. Ancient Near East Aren Maeir Bob Cargill Oct 15, 2018 Will Hart Brown Sept 21, 2018 Eric M. Vanden Eykel Aug 22, 2018 Christian Origins Kyle Hughes Laurence Mellerin 14 juillet 2018 Christian Origins Roberta Mazza Tony Burke October 30, 2018 Christian Origins Tony Burke Commercial Eerdmans Commercial Le Monde de la Bible Commercial T and T Clark Commercial Zondervan Airton José da Silva blog has moved - new blog was referenced in this month's carnival 153 General Biblical Studies Caroline Blyth, et al General Biblical Studies Danny Zacharias General Biblical Studies Deane Galbraith, James Crossley General Biblical Studies Ekaterini G. Tsalampouni General Biblical Studies Jim West General Biblical Studies Michael Heiser General Biblical Studies Neil Godfrey General Biblical Studies Rob Bradshaw Women Biblical Scholars October 17, 2018 April DeConick October 31, 2018 Anthony Le Donne et al October 27, 2018 Gospels Bart Ehrman Gospels James Tabor Gospels Larry Hurtado Mark Goodacre December 13, 2017 Mark Goodacre September 13, 2018 Michael Kok OCTOBER 3, 2018 Greco-Roman Culture Arne Berge Greco-Roman Culture Ferrell Jenkins Greco-Roman Culture Todd Bolen Greco-Roman Culture Torrey Seland Hebrew Bible Andrei Orlov Andrew J. Brown October 14, 2018 Anthony Loke July 17, 2018 Ben Stanhope June 19, 2018 Hebrew Bible Bob MacDonald Hebrew Bible Claude Mariottini Cláudia Andréa Prata Ferreira September 16, 2018 George Athas May 22, 2018 Hebrew Bible J. P. van de Giessen Hebrew Bible Jim Davila Hebrew Bible Klaas Spronk Krista Dalton et al MAY 30, 2018 Hebrew Bible Lawrence Schiffman Hebrew Bible Marc Zvi Brettler, David D. Steinberg, Zev Farber, et al Hebrew Bible Michael Langlois Michael Press July 27, 2018 Hebrew Bible Oliver Achilles Hebrew Bible Stephen L. Cook Hebrew Bible Tim Bulkeley Hebrew Bible Tim Bulkeley Hebrews Brian Small New Testament A.K.M. Adam New Testament Andrew Perriman Ben C. Blackwell 12 October 2018 New Testament Ben Winter, Johanna Byrkett, John Ehrett, et al New Testament Ben Witherington Bill Heroman OCTOBER 20, 2018 Brian W. Davidson Aug 16, 2018 New Testament Charles Savelle New Testament Chris Tilling New Testament Craig Keener Darrell Pursiful Oct 1, 2018 New Testament David B. Capes New Testament David M. Miller New Testament David Rhoads et al New Testament David Stark Flávio Souza, et al July 22, 2018 New Testament Henry Neufeld New Testament Ian Mills and Laura Robinson J. K. Gayle et al OCTOBER 22, 2018 New Testament Jacob J. Prahlow New Testament James Bradford Pate James Crossley March 3, 2018 New Testament James McGrath Jan Krans, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte, Arie Zwiep, Martin de Boer January 16, 2018 New Testament Jason New Testament Jones Mendonça New Testament Karen R. Keen New Testament Ken Schenck Lindsay Kennedy OCTOBER 11, 2018 Manuel Rojas 2017-10 New Testament Marg Mowczko New Testament Matthew D. Montonini New Testament Michael Barber, Brant Pitre and John Kincaid New Testament Michael F. Bird, et al Mike S 06 September 2018 New College, University of Edinburgh 5th October 2018 New Testament Nick Norelli Nijay K. Gupta 6 oct 2018 New Testament Pavlos D. Vasileiadis New Testament Peter Enns New Testament Peter J. Leithart New Testament Phillip Long Robert Myles October 22, 2018 Sarah Dixon, et al 2018.07.11 New Testament Simon J. Joseph Stephen C. Carlson October 14, 2017 New Testament Steve Walton New Testament Universität Zürich Various 29 March 2018 Wayne Coppins Jun 11, 2018 New Testament Wayne Slusser Westar Institute October 30, 2018 New Testament and Early Christian Textual Criticism Alin Suciu New Testament and Early Christian Textual Criticism Bill Mounce New Testament and Early Christian Textual Criticism Brent Nongbri New Testament and Early Christian Textual Criticism Daniel B. Wallace David Sriboonreuang AUGUST 8, 2018 Dirk Jongkind ? Jacob Cerone September 10, 2018 New Testament and Early Christian Textual Criticism Lao Shi (Jennifer ) Chiou Markus Vinzent 16 October 2018 New Testament and Early Christian Textual Criticism Micheal Palmer New Testament and Early Christian Textual Criticism Mike Aubrey Philip B. Payne June 21st, 2018 New Testament and Early Christian Textual Criticism Timothy N. Mitchell Paul Max Lee Paul Richard Fellows Septuagint Abram K-J Septuagint Brian W. Davidson John Meade JUNE 19, 2018 Septuagint William A. Ross Cláudia Andréa Prata Ferreira December 30, 2017 Drew Longacre OCTOBER 22, 2018 Ezra Chwat 11/06/2018 Textual Criticism Tommy Wasserman et al Theory and Reception: David B. Gowler Deane Galbraith September 2018 Theory and Reception: Matt Page Theory and Reception: Richard Goode Theory and Reception: SIIBS Theory and Reception: University of Helsinki from Blogger https://ift.tt/2FGvYzl via IFTTT