Urban Fantasy

When reading Warbreaker by Brandon Sanderson I was really fascinated by the concept of BioChromancy and the use of it to bring objects to life and idea of taking the color of all objects and putting the color into the object with less color; it is very original and a well thought out idea. It also has some elements of the classic fairytale of the princess being forced into marriage against her will, the heroic journey, and the conflict between kingdoms. The story itself has a strong female protagonist and you usually don't see that a lot in other fantasy novels where the female has a male protector (knight in shining armor) and falls in love with in the end; I really enjoy that the two princesses Vivenna and Siri, I really enjoy that they are such strong and compelling female characters and are trying to take on an male ruled kingdom.  

J Horror

Japanese horror in many ways is very different than the usual franchise monsters and slasher movies in America. J horror is influenced by old ghost stories and from our useless materials that we take for granted in our everyday lives; and I find that very original and creative. It makes you question that things are not always what appear. When watching the film Kairo after class I felt really involved in the mystery and especially the concept behind the supernatural haunting computers, cell phones and cyber space.