TV Review: Good Girls Revolt (Amazon Original)

For those of you who do not know, I identify as a Feminist. If you want me to explain my views on Feminism just comment below and I will write a post about it if there is any interest in that. However, my feminism is what interested me in this Amazon original show set in the 1970s surrounding a group of girls who work for a newspaper as researchers but aspire to be journalists and all of their other life problems.

I love that the story mainly followed Patti's story but that it included large segments of the other girls' stories as well since they all have a common problem with society. At this point in time, many newspapers were not allowing women to be reporters.Patti was fed up with that. All she wanted to do was write. She was a researcher for her boyfriend. That meant that she did all of the grunt work for him; got phone numbers, set up interviews, obtained the paperwork he needed, and did all of his other errands. That also meant that she would proof his work and help him figure out what angles and stories to write. However, she would never get to write an article or get a byline. Therefore, she and some of the other girls in the pit decide to file a lawsuit with the NAACP against the paper.

The show follows the girls as they work with their lawyer to get enough complaints, the evidence that they are being unjustly treated compared to their male counterparts, etc. The show also follows Patti as she deals with her daily struggles with the men in her life as well as family. The show also follows the relationships among the other girls as well and even some of the more prominent men in the story.

The show was so good and I really wish that there was going to be a second season. Amazon, please bring it back!

Rate: 5/5

January's Stories I Ate This Month

I got this idea from one of the many BookTubers that I watch on YouTube all of the time, Christine Riccio. Her channel name is polandbananasBOOKS. I will link her most recent "Stories I Ate This Month." The reason that I prefer this over a monthly reading wrap up is that it includes all of the stories, no matter the format that they are in, that I have consumed over the month. So here are my stories. Also, any reviews that I have posted so far, I will link. 

Movies

• The Greatest Showman 
• Such a good movie!! I have not stopped listening to the music since seeing it. 
• A+
• Pitch Perfect 2
• I decided to watch this after seeing the third one because I realized that I hadn't watched it. It was pretty good. I think that the first one will forever be my favorite though. 
• B+
• Pitch Perfect 3
• Went and saw this on New Years with my best friend. It was good. I've been listening to some of the songs still actually. I just loved that it was surrounding a USO tour. 
• A-

TV Shows

• Marvel's Runaways - a Hulu original
• SOOOOOOOO GOOOD!!!!!! I am so obsessed with this show. It made me read the comics as you will see further down in this wrap-up. It was so damn good!!! I can not wait for season 2. 
• A+
• Good Girls Revolt - an Amazon original
• I'm really sad that there isn't going to be a season 2 of this. It was really good and I wish that we could see what would happen now that the girls' lawsuit went public!!
• A+
• Shooter (season 1)
• It was a good, suspenseful show. Exactly what I wanted. When season 2 comes on Netflix, I definitely will be watching it. 
• A
• She's Gotta Have It - a Netflix original
• This was such a good show. I binged it in two nights! It does a great job of going against the stigma of casual sex for women, deals with PTSD like symptoms after a sexual assault, artistry, etc. I loved the cinematography. 
• A+

Audiobooks

• Our Revolution - Bernie Sanders; narrated by Bernie Sanders and Mark Ruffalo
• Such an inspiring read. It made me understand why Sanders believes what he does and I think that is important when you are supporting someone or not for that matter. 
• A+
• The Last Black Unicorn - Tiffany Haddish; narrated by the author
• Hilarious!! I was laughing the entire time I read this. It also made me feel other things for her as well. I'll elaborate in my review. 
• A+

Books

• The Sign of The Four - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Exactly what I expect from a Sherlock Holmes story.
• A-
• Far From The Tree - Robin Benway
• I cried, a lot! I've never watched This Is Us but this has been compared to it often in reviews and if they are similar then I can guarantee that I will be watching This Is Us as soon as I get a chance. 
• A+
• The Nowhere Girls - Amy Reed
• At first, I wasn't sure that I was going to really get into this. It seemed like it was going to be very similar to Moxie by Jennifer Mattieu, which I loved, but I just knew that I wasn't going to want to read the same story again. Thankfully this is very different even though it has many similarities. So good!
• A

Comic Books/Graphic Novels

• Runaways Vol 1: Pride and Joy - Brian Vaughan
• Runaways Vol 2: Teenage Wasteland - Brian Vaughan
• Runaways: Vol 3 The Good Die Young - Brian Vaughan
• Runaways Vol 4: True Believers - Brian Vaughan
• Runaways Vol 5: Escape to New York - Brian Vaughan
• Runaways Vol 6: Parental Guidance - Brian Vaughan
• Runaways Vol 7: Live Fast - Brian Vaughan
• Runaways Vol 8: Dead End Kids: Dead End Kids Premiere - Joss Whedon
• Runaways Vol 9: Dead Wrong -Terry Moore
• Runaways Vol 10: Rock Zombies -Terry Moore
• Runaways Vol 11: Homeschooling - Kathryn Immomen
• Runaways #1 - Rainbow Rowell
• Runaways #2 - Rainbow Rowell
• Runaways #3 - Rainbow Rowell
• Runaways #4 - Rainbow Rowell
  
  *I did a collective review for all of those!
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  *The rest of the books that I read or listened that I have not provided links for will have reviews going up throughout the coming weeks.