Hi guys,
The month has come to an end and it’s time to do a quick wrap-up of what has been done.
Reading Breakdown.
Novels read: 1 (↓2).
Comic books read: 6 (↓2).
Manga volumes read: 6 (↓5).
Viewing Breakdown.
Movies Watched: 10 (↓5).
TV Series Watched: 3 (↑2).
Gaming Breakdown.
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception: Remastered (Pause for vacation).
Horizon: Forbidden West (Pause for vacation).
COMIC BOOK REVIEWS.
Berserk Deluxe Edition (Vol. 1) by Kentaro Miura.
MANGA REVIEWS.
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto.
TV SERIES REVIEWS.
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005-2008) Season 2.
MISCELLANEOUS POSTS.
Europe 2022: A Passport Nightmare.
TOP BOOK.
A short and powerful read exposing a thought-provoking message about mankind’s ability to overcome extreme circumstances and how!
LEAST FAVOURITE BOOK.
I haven’t read anything under four stars this month, and with the little that I did get around to reading, I think this section can remain void of a winner for this month.
TOP MOVIE.
Out of the 10 movies I watched in June 2022, I Saw the Devil (2010) was my favourite. Directed by Kim Jee-woon, I was looking for something dark, mysterious, and fully-engaging, and voilà. This turned out to be as dark as one could expect and a poetic exploration of revenge.
What is I Saw the Devil (2010) about? Kyung-chul is a dangerous psychopath who kills for pleasure. He has committed infernal serial murders in diabolic ways that one cannot even imagine and his victims range from young women to even children. The police have chased him for a long time, but were unable to catch him. One day, Joo-yeon, daughter of a retired police chief becomes his prey and is found dead in a horrific state. Her fiance Soo-hyun, a top secret agent, decides to track down the murderer himself. He promises himself that he will do everything in his power to take bloody vengeance against the killer, even if it means that he must become a monster himself to get this monstrous and inhumane killer.
My thoughts: This was a visceral yet cerebral exploration of brutal, unhinged, unshackled, and bloody revenge through a top-secret agent and a deranged psychopath as their story of sadistic terrorism depicts the descent into prolific madness, the inevitable transformation into a monster to face a monster, and the revelation of a twisted world filled with unpardonable vice, twisted pleasure, and absolute chaos.
CURRENTLY READING.
As previously mentioned, this is the only book I’m working my way through during my vacation and probably more in the second half of July!
PERSONAL LIFE.
The first half of June was the calm before the storm. I had no clue what was coming for me right before my trip to Europe and so I made the most of it by embracing the familiarity of my routine before it was too late. It was also marked by my birthday, quietly celebrated indoors with my girlfriend and my family on a peacefully rainy day. And then began the horrors relative to my passport and my departure to Europe. Thankfully, things didn’t go so bad, smoothly transitioning into the second half of the month when I got around to visiting Belgium and France (more on that soon). A couple of days ago, I finally found a couple of seconds to open my laptop and update my stuff and it feels great to do things that are so familiar with a routine that I once had pre-vacation. I can’t lie that I do look forward to finding my routine again but for now, I’m making the most of my time with fantastic company. 🙂
Thank you all for checking out my monthly wrap-up and don’t forget to check out any posts that might interest you or that you might have missed out on!
Stay tuned for my Monthly Anticipation post coming out soon. 😉
So what’s going on with y’all? What have you discovered this month? What are your thoughts on the books/TV series/movies I’ve checked out?
Yours truly,
Roars and Echoes 
Glad you are able to take such a long vacation. Make the most of it 😀
Real life is waiting with a vengeance, hehehehe….
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You’re definitely right about that! I dread the amount of work I’ll have waiting for me upon my return. 😀
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Glad to hear that the ‘Man’s Search For Meaning” was a good read.
Happy belated birthday!
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Thanks, I appreciate it! 🙂
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Happy Belated Birthday, Lashaan.
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Thanks, Carla! I appreciate it. 🙂
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I missed out a lot of the past month in the bloggosphere. Hope you had a good vacation. I managed to finish my first Doom 2016 playthrough.
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Thanks, man! I’m really glad to hear that you finished Doom (2016)! What an update to the series it was. The sequel is just as good, fast-paced, and gory! I have yet to finish it though. I need to make time for that…
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Be looking out for the review when it drops
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Wow just read your passport post. What a nightmare! I can’t imagine having to camp out to get a passport, it seems so extreme. Glad you got it sorted and that you managed to get on your flight to Belgium eventually.
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Right? I never thought such a measure would ever be necessary for 2022 but, hey, the pandemic made us do crazy things, and here we are, innovating once more in creating chaos! 😛
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Sounds like a great birthday, or at least the way I enjoy celebrating them. 🙂 It’s quite an interesting mix of media you’ve tackled this past month, some pretty heavy stuff. Were you planning that, figuring your vacation would be forced to balance it all out with some great, enjoyable times? I wasn’t aware of I Saw the Devil. I’ve really enjoyed a lot of Korean cinema so I might consider that one, though it does sound pretty dark. Looking forward to hearing more about the vacation. Take care, Lashaan!
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Yep, I’m definitely not the kind to celebrate it with hundreds of people with a lot of noise. I prefer that particular day to be calm and hassle-free if anything. 🙂 I didn’t particularly pick my media consumption to balance anything out but I did make the most of my free time knowing that I’d be less “productive” with my hobbies during my vacation. I also naturally tend to check out darker stuff, sometimes just because I’m in a phase of something. If you’re up for something dark, engaging, and sadistic, then do check out I Saw the Devil! I loved the concept behind the movie and the execution was awesome. Thanks, Todd! 😀
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Happy birthday, Lashaan! 😀
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Thanks, Ola! 😀
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Seems like June was a great month for you, Lashaan, despite the airport and passport-related nightmare! I’m not sure I would pick a book about Gulags as a summer read but you do you! 😛
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I assure you, it’s a fantastic book, even for Summer! 😛
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Happy Belated Birthday.
I been watching a lot of good Korean films and shows. So I would has to check out I Saw the Devil. It looks really good.
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Thanks, Ann! I very much appreciate it. I Saw the Devil was a phenomenal movie and if you’re looking for something very dark, do check it out! 😀
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