Babel 17

I am sorry to say that this story's main female character pissed me off to no extent. I am not one for the perfect heroins who seem to have no flaws whatsoever. I suppose I am too much of a realist and a little bit of a pessimist to like perfect fictional characters.

The Stars My Destination/Serenity

I have never been a real fan of reading scifi, I just couldn't get into it. It was probably all the science and how some authors went into crazy detail and I could never keep up with it. I did not mind reading The Stars My Destination just because i am a fan of anti-heroes but, after a while it started to bore me and I had to put it down.
Serenity is a different story. I really enjoyed watching it. Of course that could be because I am a fan of the actors but I did think it was well put together and was a fine example of space scifi movies.

Warbreaker

Warbreaker has been one of my favorite reading that we have done so far. Sanderson put new ideas into what magic is, how it is an essential part of people, that everyone can have it given the right circumstances and that it can run out. Other magic in storied seem like a never ending supply.The characters mumble a few words that don't make any sense to us and 'bam' magic happens. The characters in Warbreaker don't use unknown words but simple commands and they put their life into those commands. Sanderson knows that words are a powerful thing in our lives, they can hurt or heal and he uses that and makes a world where words can literally hurt people, even take their lives away.
The Color of Magic is another form in which magic is seen in a different light than before. the concept of a tourist in a new land is very familiar to us, but when he is put into a world of magic we can see a little bit of ourselves in him. Twoflower acts just like a any other tourist would in our world, only his adventures seem to be a little more fantastic. He behaves in a way that we might when we see a foreign place for the first time. I can identify with some of his actions because I have been a tourist before. Because of this it feels easier for me to get into the movie and makes the world feel like one that might possibly exist somewhere.