Good Morning!
Hasn't the weather been crazy lately?! There's a sandstorm outside! Dust is getting everywhere and it's so hard to breathe; therefore perfect weather for staying in with a cuppa and a good read! I do still have to attend my classes at university though, plus all the work that needs to be done so I'll need my couple-hours a day's rest from all the chaos (only three weeks in and I already feel drained of all my energy!) So let's get on with the book shall we?
The Book Thief is the title of our first read. This book has been on my reading list for so so so long but I've been busy with other books first. Mum read the book and she absolutely loved it (my mum gets bored easily so it's a huge thing when she says she loves it!) We shall start this coming Saturday, 12/9/2015. I'm not sure whether to make it a monthly book-club or less, let me know what you'd prefer. I hope you join and enjoy the book! It'd be fun!
I just can't get enough of The Walking Dead, what a fantastic show! So of course I had to start with the spin off, Fear the Walking Dead. If you haven't heard, they created FTWD to kind of show how the other side of USA (by that I mean the West Coast) was handling the apocalypse. The story is situated in LA mainly, although there have only been two episodes so far. What I really like about it though is that they started right when the apocalypse did; there aren't that many walkers yet and those who have come in interaction with them were considered nuts or on drugs. Of course, the government and a selection of people do know but they are treating it as a virus and waiting for the vaccination, but as we know from The Walking Dead, it uncontrollably breaks out and is very much unstoppable, so far.
Additionally, the theory of Walter White's blue ice may be approved or disapproved in the spin off. If you haven't watched Breaking Bad then you have no clue what I'm saying. Basically, Walter White creates and markets an almost pure methamphetamine that gets discoloured into a baby blue colour but ends up being his signature. The theory is that his meth caused the apocalypse, and if you were watching TWD closely-mainly the first couple of seasons- you might've spotted it. It was usually with the stash of medication Darryl picked out from his brother Merle's motorcycle, I believe this was season 2 when they were on the highway trafficked with abandoned cars, right when they lost Sophia and found the Greene house. Another incident was when Darryl was talking to Beth in season 5 and mentions "a janky little white guy" ,AKA Jesse Pinkman, and continues saying that he got fussy at Merle and said pulling out a gun "I'm gonna kill you, bitch!" which sounds very much as our beloved Jesse.
It does seem that AMC is subtly hinting TWD may be a prequel of Breaking Bad. I did think that the Ws that were scratched on the walkers' heads in the last season (season 5) was an initial of Walter, but it seems that it stands for the Wolves, who we will come to learn are the new rivals in the new season coming out in October.
Anyways, we were talking about Fear the Walking Dead weren't we LOL. Well it still very exclusive so there isn't much to say. The characters already seem very likable, haven't met any that you'd consider evil or backstabbing but we all know what they're going to go through and how their characteristics will develop and transform, take Rick for a very obvious example.
So if you really enjoy The Walking Dead, you will for sure like Fear the Walking Dead. If you have started let me know your thoughts and whether you're liking it or not.
Tootleloots!
Good Morning!
