07.Mar.2009 The Sandman Volume 1: Preludes & Nocturnes
Finally, a Neil Gaiman’s! Been wanting to read one of his books, but never got a chance to, then I read his graphic novel. Fine, I’m happy enough for now. I was lucky and got this from the library. For some (obvious?) reason, the first volume of every series is always the hardest to find. [...]
21.Feb.2009 The Tale of One Bad Rat by Bryan Talbot
The Tale of One Bad Rat tells a story about Helen, a shy young girl who runs away from home under the shadow of childhood sexual abuse. Following Beatrix Potter, Helen goes through her own journey from the city to countryside, with rat as her friend. I haven’t read any of Beatrix Potter books, only [...]
17.Feb.2009 Valentine’s Thingies and Mailbox Monday
I’ve never participated in mailbox Monday, because, well, I’ve been trying to avoid more books coming into my house and constructing more unread piles. But this Monday, I received a card from Belezza in the mail for participating in her Japanese Literature Challenge 2. So I’d like to share it here :). Thank you Belezza [...]
08.Dec.2008 Persepolis 2 by Marjane Satrapi
I had Coraline and Persepolis 2 on my hands, and I reckon I’d have time to read only 1 before I leave Singapore. So I chose Persepolis 2, because it seemed to be shorter, and is also part of a series. I really love the first one. In the second Persepolis, it tells the story [...]
25.Nov.2008 Bone Volume 1: Out From Boneville by Jeff Smith
Back to graphic novel. It’s a pretty new genre for me that I’m quite impressed with. I’ve been long closed with mangas and comics, but apparently never graphic novels. The difference between comic and graphic novel was still vague for me until an hour ago, in which time I just browsed wiki to find out. [...]
12.Oct.2008 Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
I LOVE this book! I’ve watched Persepolis movie twice and thought that the graphic novel would be just like the movie (good, but similar). But it’s not! It’s BETTER! The book discusses more sensitive topics around religion and the government in Iran. More social classes issues, more demonstrations, more cruelties. Satrapi is truly one of [...]
06.Oct.2008 Embroideries by Marjane Satrapi
I was looking for Persepolis for ages, but it’s always checked out at my library. A few days ago, not only did I find Persepolis (first, but not the second one), but also another graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi, called Embroideries. Embroideries is entertaining reading about the sex lives of Iranian women. After the afternoon [...]