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A Bride's Story, Vol. 1 (A Bride's Story, #1)

Kaoru Mori

Start date: June 1, 2017

Finish date: July 31, 2017

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Nov 30, 2012 Mike rated it it was amazing

Shelves: manga, favorites, starters-sequential-art, historical-fiction

A Bride's Story has been on my "to-read" list for quite a while. I had heard wonderful things about it and love slice of life stories in general.

It didn't disappoint. This is an extremely carefully done character driven tale that depicts a situation unthinkable to modern times very accessibly. Amir is welcoming of her new life betrothed by her family to a very young future husband in another tribe and it is very interesting to watch as everyone gets used to each other. The story is well layered, ...more

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Sep 05, 2012 Selena Pigoni rated it it was amazing

Shelves: english-teachers-would-love, realistic-fiction, favorites, manga-manwha, japan-stuff, first-in-series-manga, my-must-reads

Beautiful. Kaoru Mori wows me all over again.

I think I might actually like Amir more than Emma. O.o It's kind of hard not to. ...more

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Sep 30, 2013 Cam *tactile seeker* rated it really liked it

Brilliant work.
I've never read "Emma", Mori sensei's previous manga series because from what I've heard it's quite depressing but have always considered her drawings really beautiful.
I'm happy I've finally decided to read the first volume of "A Bride's Story", which is set in Mongolia in what could be the 19th century, because everything about it is quite perfect.
Amir, a twenty-year-old charming girl marries a twelve-year-old boy, Karluk, from a different tribe and has to learn and get accustome ...more

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Sep 17, 2014 Nadine rated it it was amazing

On sort des classiques mangas pour découvrir une culture et une époque loin de la mienne.
Dessins superbes, histoire touchante. J'ai beaucoup aimé! ...more

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Apr 21, 2012 Kristen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, manga, manga-historical, manga-volume-one, manga-slice-of-life, manga-seinen, group-josei-and-seinen-readers

This manga is probably the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. There is an incredible amount of detail put into every single panel, from elaborate patterns on clothes to detailed backgrounds. The story is so sweet, too. One would think that (view spoiler) ...more

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