13.Mar.2010 Skim by Mariko and Jillian Tamaki
Skim is a graphic novel by cousins Mariko and Jillian Tamaki. It covers the issues of growing up, and about being gay at that. As the cousins grew up in Canada, there’s also a touch on growing up with Asian ethnicity in Canada.
The style of illustration is one of the most unique I have ever [...]
07.Mar.2010 Movie Mini-Reviews: Always, The Road, and Bright Star
Coming back since last week, I feel like I haven’t even got close to catching up with life. Why does life have always to be hasty? I don’t missed my hometown much, but I do now miss my 2 weeks time off when I didn’t have to fix my eyes to every hour that passes, [...]
04.Mar.2010 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
As I assume the main plot of the book is no secret to most people, I’m going to write my thoughts with no worry of possible spoilers.
Pride and Prejudice is my very first Jane Austen and it took me some time to get used to her style. I found the beginning was very very slow. [...]
07.Feb.2010 Bone: Treasure Hunters and Crown of Horns (Last 2 Volumes)
Like all good adventure story, Bone is ended with a great battle between good and evil ala The Lord of the Rings (not that I’ve read or watched LOTR). Bone series has been such a fun journey and I’m sad that it has ended, though the ending is pretty open to possibility of a sequel. [...]
06.Feb.2010 Short Saturday: Borges and Nabokov
In Short Saturday I will journal my journey to find 5-star quality short stories, whose virtual trophy right now is held by Truman Capote and Haruki Murakami. Unlike my book reviews, I will talk more about my thoughts and what I learn, why I choose the story and how I come upon it. Unlike books, [...]
31.Jan.2010 Oishinbo: Ramen & Gyōza by Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki
Oishinbo (美味しんぼ, lit. “The Gourmet”) is a long-running cooking manga published between 1983 and 2008, but only in 2009 it is published in English in thematic compilation volumes, which includes: Japanese Cuisine, Sake, Ramen & Gyôza, Fish, Sushi & Sashimi, Vegetables, The Joy of Rice, and Izakaya: Pub Food (7 volumes so far). Thematic compilation [...]
30.Jan.2010 Short Saturday: Murakami, Borges, and Babel
In Short Saturday I will journal my journey to find 5-star quality short stories, whose virtual trophy right now is only held by Truman Capote for A Christmas Memory. Unlike my book reviews, I will talk more about my thoughts and what I learn, why I choose the story and how I come upon it. [...]
28.Jan.2010 Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
People often started their reviews by saying this book so-and-so made them cry. That doesn’t mean anything to me. I don’t cry for a book.
Little did I know that I would begin my review now by saying this book made me cry! And not just a tear or two, but more like weeping for 5 [...]
22.Jan.2010 Short Saturday: Carver, Moore, and Chekhov
In Short Saturday I will journal my journey to find 5-star quality short stories, whose virtual trophy right now is only held by Truman Capote for A Christmas Memory. Unlike my book reviews, I will talk more about my thoughts and what I learn, why I choose the story and how I come upon it. [...]
16.Jan.2010 Short Saturday: Brodkey, Munro, and Kundera
In Short Saturday I will journal my journey to find 5-star quality short stories, whose virtual trophy right now is only held by Truman Capote for A Christmas Memory. Unlike my book reviews, I will talk more about my thoughts and what I learn, why I choose the story and how I come upon it. [...]
