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[Kass]

Just finished "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" the other day, and now I'm on "Girl who Played with Fire", both by Stieg Larsson. :] Maganda pareho, pero naninibago pa ko sa seriousness ng tone and themes. Sanay kasi ako sa young adult lit. XD

[Joyzi]

Binasa ko yung The Girl with the dragon tattoo kaso di ko masyado nagustuhan (2stars) lang pero gusto ko yung movie version, galing nung actress na nag portray ke Lisbeth Salander

[Ranee]

Kaye wrote: "Franz Kafkas's Metamorphosis, eek cockroaches are gross had to put down.

Now reading Great Expectations =)"

Classic Kafka! sayang! Short read lang naman ito. Isipin mo na lang gumising ka isang araw na ipis ka. SObrang drama kaya yun, talbog talaga si Judy Ann sa soap operas na ang character nya ay ipinanganak na dukha.

Joyzi, ang ganda kaya ng pacing ng Kafka on the Shore. Pero kasi, si Murakami acquired taste yan eh, parang Unagi or Wasabi or even beer, sumasarap habang tumatagal

[Ken]

Ranee wrote: "Pero kasi, si Murakami acquired taste yan eh, parang Unagi or Wasabi or even beer, sumasarap habang tumatagal"

Panalo sa analogy ah. I guess you're referring to Asahi Super Dry sa beer? hehe

[Joyzi]

Ganun ba parang ang boring kasi nung simula...

eto pala currently reading ko

[Joyzi]

Funny though I never really enjoy wasabi or drinking beer (yuuuck). Idk what's Unagi is.

[Ken]

that's japanese for eel. didn't enjoy beer either but wasabi is really something... particularly with fish :-)

[Joyzi]

eeeeeel? I think I don't want to eat that either

[Ranee]

I have never tried Asahi Super Dry, now I am getting curious. hehe
Joyzi, sarap kaya ng eel, pwede din ang uni (sea urchin) yumyum! (nagutom tuloy ako, nagcrave ako bigla ng japanese food)

[Joyzi]

Sea urchin???



Like this one? I bet it's not tasty >.<

[Bookrazy-Koi]

Unagi is yummy..so is jellyfish... i haven't tried sea urchin tho'...some say that it's yummy..but then again a lot of people say caviar is yummy but i don't care much for it..yech.. i can't even stomach too much oysters...malansa

[Rollie]

wasabi???? yuck! hehe

[Joyzi]

Ako din ayoko ng wasabi >.< mas gusto ko pa ang ketchup

[Ranee]

that's the point! They are an acquired taste. That is exactly what Murakami's style is. You have to immerse yourself, accepting his world then digest it after. Just imagine you are Alice and you enter Wonderland. And Wonderland is not something to be scared of or is yucky. She even had one great deal of an adventure.

Aargh Aaron, book pushing is such a hard thing to do.
Koi:I haven't tried caviar, not that rich to afford one, hehe.

[Bookrazy-Koi]

Ranee wrote: "that's the point! They are an acquired taste. That is exactly what Murakami's style is. You have to immerse yourself, accepting his world then digest it after. Just imagine you are Alice and you e..."

I only tried caviar once.. I was in Cebu (courtesy of somebody richer than I LOL coz I'm not that rich to afford it either)...

[Joyzi]

caviar is like fish eggs right?

[Krizia Anna]

we've eaten fresh sea urchin sa Bora nun.. yung kinuha lang ng boat man namin haha sticky!

[Kass]

@Joyzi: Talaga? Ok lang naman siya. Siguro sa dinami-dami ko nang napanood na movie na similar ang premise, medyo nawalan ako ng excitement sa book. :P

Uy uy ok ba si Murakami? Madalas ko makita books niya sa bookstores, tapos parang maganda yung covers haha!!! Ano ba pwede niyo i-recommend na works niya?

[Ken]

I find it interesting that most of things Japanese are generally this way (acquired tastes) but when you do like it you'll like it above anything else. I for one think Japanese Rock is the best there is but you can imagine how a lot of people would disagree :-)

[Kass]

Ken wrote: "I find it interesting that most of things Japanese are generally this way (acquired tastes) but when you do like it you'll like it above anything else. I for one think Japanese Rock is the best the..."

I agree. To me, being introduced to Japanese culture at a young age through anime (Sailormoon!!!) has definitely helped in having a great appreciation for anything and everything Japanese. To others who are not as familiar, their stories and story-telling methods seem to operate on a different wavelength. Sometimes I still feel that way. XD

[Joyzi]

Yeah I love anime, jdrama, manga, jpop and heck I also been into cosplaying but still Murakami doesn't hook me idk why.

[Rcg77]

Kass wrote: "Ken wrote: "I find it interesting that most of things Japanese are generally this way (acquired tastes) but when you do like it you'll like it above anything else. I for one think Japanese Rock is ..."

Agree. Case in point - Miyazaki movies, totally different reality levels and yet entirely believable inside the movie's universe. None of that vulgar, in your face American storytelling.

[Krizia Anna]

[Kass]

@Rcg77: Yes!!! It stimulates the mind, doesn't it? Very refreshing imo.

@Krizia Anna: OMG! I'm reading that series, too. I like the twist sa fairy tale characters. Kaso ang mahal ng volumes niyan, kaya yung 1st lang nabili ko. The rest... si Captain Jack Sparrow ang hinire ko para makuha ko hehehe. :P~

[Ranee]

Rcg77 wrote: "Kass wrote: "Ken wrote: "I find it interesting that most of things Japanese are generally this way (acquired tastes) but when you do like it you'll like it above anything else. I for one think Japa..."

i love J-Rock!
Miyazaki? As in Hayao Miyazaki? I love his works and the music of Joe Hisaishi! He is one of the reason why I would want to go to Japan, I have to see and visit the Ghibli museum

[Krizia Anna]

Kass wrote: "@Rcg77: Yes!!! It stimulates the mind, doesn't it? Very refreshing imo.

@Krizia Anna: OMG! I'm reading that series, too. I like the twist sa fairy tale characters. Kaso ang mahal ng volumes niyan,..."

2 volumes are gifts lang naman. :) Magipon pa for other volumes :) I love Captain Jack Sparrow but no to piracy! haha joke

[Krizia Anna]

[kwesi 章英狮]

[Rollie]

[kwesi 章英狮]

Rollie, Have you started reading the Ender's Shadow?

[Rollie]

oo kanina lang. bakit?
ang ganda ng story!!!

[kwesi 章英狮]

Wow, grabe first chapter pa lang sa shock na siya! Haha peace. Wala lang nagtatanung lang ako, Ender's Game pa lang kasi nabasa ko haha.

[Rollie]

lol. kasi parang sa simula palang eh nagandhan agad ako e. :D
siya nga pla nkita kita sa bookblogs nagpost sa post your blog. :D

[kwesi 章英狮]

Haha, palagi ako dun eh nung may Sweet Reads pa ako haha. Gusto mo mag share ng link? At mag follow back? Lol!

[Rollie]

nagshare ako ng link dun kaya nalaman kong andun ka kasi nag-notify sa email ko. haha
segi, follow nalang kita. :D

[kwesi 章英狮]

Okies na follow na rin kita at na share ko n blog mo sa mga links ko sa below right.

[Rollie]

wala akong kaalam alam jan. hehe
segi try ko gumawa ng link. :)

[Joyzi]

Nagbabasa ka pala ng Nicholas Sparks? Akala ko ayaw mo ng romance

[Rollie]

hindi naman sa ayaw. di mo naintindihan? ayoko ng cheesy romance. haha
e yung kay Nicholas eh Adult fiction naman. So kahit papano di siya cheesy but more mature. :D

[Joyzi]

ah ganun ba yun hahaha

[Rollie]

OO. :D

[Joyzi]

so pag YA cheesy

[Rollie]

lol di naman lahat. pero yung iba, oo. :)

[Krizia Anna]

tackling a literary giant

[Apokripos]

Reading Looking for Alaska in preparation to reading Paper Towns.

Alaska Young mystifies me and frankly no girl, even a literary one at that, had that effect on me for quite a while.

Will go search for her, then...

[Tricia]

Reading Emily the Strange: The Lost Days by Rob Reger. I didn't know that this has a novel. I only read the graphic novels. It's funny and nice.

[kwesi 章英狮]

[Joyzi]

Halfway through:

Next read:

[Bookrazy-Koi]

Joyzi (the unofficial goodreads mascot) wrote: "Halfway through:

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Iron queen is not out yet right????? OMG. I TOTALLY WANT A COPY NOW!!! although it's pretty predictable and all...ASH IS SUCH a badass..wooooh!

[Joyzi]

I have an arc from netgalley