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New World: An Anthology of Sci-Fi and Fantasy
Aaah… what a stupendous collection, with so many big names in comics! My favorite in this anthology ended up being Written in Stone, by Carla Speed McNeil. I ended up reading it three times back to back, and then once more before I put down the book. (I reread it when I opened the book…
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ED Shachou to Bishonure Cinderella
Now that I have that out of my system— Okay, for real this time. The ML is a sad sack who can’t get it up until he meets shortstack sweaty girl MC. When he smells the delicious smell of her sweat, porno vision turns on and he goes batshit. This is hilarious. It’s so stupid.…
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The Purge: Election Year
I find it funny that this movie came out in 2016, when Trump won the office for his first term. Like the other Purge film I talked about, the symbolism is in-your-face, criticizing the current government and begging people to trust the system and using their vote to change things rather than taking direct action.…
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The Purge: Anarchy
As I watched it, I was laughing to myself. No wonder it is so popular a series. For people like me, it’s a criticism of the government putting systems in place that fuck over the lower class in order to build a world where those on top stay on top, enjoying the fruits of the…
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime
I’m not a bad slime! Proceeds to become a demon lord.
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A Livid Lady’s Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with my Mighty Grimoires #3
Female Lead: I’m going to destroy my home country in revenge for the humiliation they’ve wrought, and make them regret taking everything away from me. Me reading the first two volumes: Oh through capitalism? Female Lead in book 3: No, through murder.
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A Livid Lady’s Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires #1-2
Here we go: a typical beginning for a Villainess series. And just like many, the people fucked around… …and they are about to find out. She has the beloved hyper competence of the power fantasy heroine, alongside a huge amount of actual power to back her up. And also, I suppose she has a sense…
Trope: All Hail Capitalism
Wherein capitalism is either introduced or used as the touchstone for a fictional economy, and the power of being incredible at Capitalism and Marketing only adds to the main character’s power. Occasionally subverted by watering it down to create a more socialist ideal.
