Around the Year in 52 Books discussion
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51. xxxPartial.The Buddhist by Alan Rossi
O'Henry Award in 2017.
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O Henry's short stories' selection from 100 Selected Stories.
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Reading ... right now, 8/13 ... Kate Chopin's The Awakening. On page 94/162.
http://www.bosonbooks.com/boson/oldie...
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The Djinn Falls in Love & Other Stories
and ... maybe something else.
52. Forgot to mark it.
ファイアパンチ 8 published in 2018. 3 STARS.
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Need to find a manga that was just sent off to publisher's.
Lots of web comic series that I've been getting the update on:
Cherry Blossoms After Winter second season (yahoo!)
BJ Alex
etc. (not on GoodReads)
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Any new One Piece books and updates on Killing Stalking.
Or
Everything Here Is Beautiful by Mira T. Lee -this was recommended by GoodReads, so paid advertising?
I'm already cursing and I don't even have to start yet. 2 months to go. Yahoo! (- ah - ) *that's suppose to be a face -sorry.
Are you planning to do the list with only manga and graphic novels? I'm always interested in new series, so I'll be interested if you give small reviews about your reads :)I think the webcomics aren't usually on GR (against the rules?), except if there's a paper/ebook publication.
Gaahaa! I got shocked seeing my own posts. Yeah, I’ll write reviews if you want. However I like yaoi and other embarrassing but romantic manga genres ... so it might be tough for some people to read my reviews. (^<>^)
January 1st, 2018- The first four days I will be trying to read exponentially. However after that I will be busy with classes until June. Good luck to me as I may not even be on Goodreads until June 1st, 2018.1. - Read 32 pages of Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead. On Page 44.
2. - Read 色恋コメディ Irokoi Comedy in full.
3. - Read up to page 44 of The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged Teens and Young Adults
4. - Reading up to page 25 of ぐうたら恋愛の製法 Guutara Renai no Seihou
Disclaimer - PLEASE do not read if you dislike graphic-novels/comics/manga OR Male-Homosexual/gay relationships as this is Yaoi, a genre of manga(japanese comic) that highlights gay relationships and may show GRAPHIC images. This is different from Shounen Ai, which does NOT show such images.色恋コメディ Irokoi Comedy Review:
A bunch of little stories. The couples were okay~cute and I especially liked the stories at the end. The drawings were at first a little cringy, but it turns out that these were published oneshots, from the beginning of their career, compiled by the artist and their publisher. 3 STARS.
Jan. 5th-7th 2018:Read a bunch of manga that counted on good reads so I will be fitting it in. :)
あいされすぎコンフュージョン Aisaresugi Confusion
さわらせてよ、シーバくん Sawarasete yo, Shiba-kun
My Friend Bear
Where's My Teddy?
Annabel Lee
おしおきだよ、シーバくん Oshioki da yo, Shiba-kun
A Drifting Life and A Zoo in Winter are two books that I want to read and will add to my list. They discuss the beginnings of future manga artists and how they came to work in this craft. Semi-biographical. Seems interesting and totally ambitious on my part (to read).
Reading (01/08/2018):The Fall of the House of Usher
A Good Man Is Hard To Find *Finished
Review: Hauntingly good story about sentiments from the past and ... kinda wished I could discuss with my AP Literature class because they would find so many different angles to speak from.
And starting to read Royal Servant, turns out that although MasterGin writes the words for this work it is under the artist's name: Chungnyun.
Reading 1/9/18:ぐうたら恋愛の製法 Guutara Renai no Seihou *finished
ふぁみりーしゅみれーしょん!! Family Simulation!! *finished
1/13-14/18: Dear Crazy Monster - 45 pages (currently reading)
1/365 no Koibito - 125 pages (currently reading)
...the most I can do at this moment until these manga update online. :)
1/16/2018: I read, what would have been book 1 of Royal Servant by MasterGin and Chungnyan.
Also books for school also might fit in these categories. If they do I'll slide them in.
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Started reading "Skin". Nice kind of drawings. Reminds me american comics. Similar artistic pattern to Baby Mouse (kids' comic).
1/18/18: Finished the most of what I can of Skin. It has no been updated for quite awhile so ... but task 9 is complete anyways.Reading nine stories!
1/20-21/2018:Nine Stories (8/9)
Koi to Uso to Pride to *finished
Revolutions & Revolutionary Movements
A Different Mirror - George Takaki
Bi no Isu *finished
Bi no Kyoujin
Skin
1/22-23/2018:The Fall of the House of Usher -audio*finished https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jj_GV...
*shorter animated version of The Fall of the House of Usher: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pic4P... for those who are visual learners. But you should listen to or read the full story.
Teddy (of Nine Stories)
Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements
1/27-28/2018: FINISHED!Message -task 21
LIMITER リミッタ― -task 35 (somewhat)
1円の男 1-en no Otoko -task 31
雨宿りはバス停で Amayadori wa Basu-tei de -task 6
1/31:Lord and Lady Spy
Revolutions and Revolutionary Movements
Earth, Human, Animal
Earthian 1*finished
Earthian 2
Finished 恋してダディ Koishite Daddy by Kyo Kitazawa for my 2 letters the same task.Reading: Lord and Lady Spy
Finished Lord and Lady Spy, wish it was a little more detective story than romantic but that just means I need to read a detective story next.
Other than She Persisted ... I've just read a lot of manga and chapters(of books that are not finished) that I can't seem to fit in my 52 categories.
Reading ...Celtic Tales Told to the Children by Louey Chisholm
The Boys With Tomorrow to Conquer 1 *finished
The Boys With Tomorrow to Conquer 2 *finished
Kimi Shiruya - Dost Thou Know? *finished
... all by Satoru Ishihara
Read since last update: Wolf Guy Topic 27
Wolf Guy Topic 35
Wolf Guy Topic 35
Wolf Guy Topic 27
and Wolf Guy [not finished]
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35 Do No Ren'ai Netsu Topic _23_
學院王子 1 Not sure if there are topics for these books except maybe own voices or different characteristics from myself.
學院王子 2 [gonna do it for task 47]
and 學院王子 3
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Page 127 of The Ugly American
- An extraordinary book at times that critiques the represented American government at its worst. A true understanding of the "stupid American" that the world talks about.
Finished (also by Akemi Takaido):ピロー・トーク Pillow Talk 4th
ブレックファースト・クラブ Breakfast Club 1st
ドア トゥ ドア ブレックファースト・クラブ シリーズ Breakfast Club 5: Door to Door 5th
ベッド・タイム ブレックファースト・クラブ シリーズ Breakfast Club 3: Bed Time 3rd
ルームメイト ブレックファースト・クラブ シリーズ Breakfast Club 2: Roomate 2nd
and instead of using 學院王子 1 I'm going to use their English as it gets complicated with more and more of them.
學院王子 1 -> Prince Charming 1
學院王子 2 -> Prince Charming 2
學院王子 3 -> Prince Charming 3
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Not by Akemi Takaido , I have チェリー Cherry by Lemon Ichijou. What a cool first name! I am also reading Hey, Sensei. :)
Reading 僕の知るあなたの話 Boku no Shiru Anata no Hanashi and it already contained one suicide-murder of the main character's mother by her boyfriend. I wonder why the other main character didn't tell him yet because I know he loves his mother, even with evidence of abuse by her.
Currently reading ヤリすぎパーリィナイ！ Yarisugi Party Night! which will with the topic of an author I haven't read before with a book released in 2016, 2017 or 2018. This was published in 2017.Also finished the Celtic tale "The Four White Swans" otherwise called "The Children of Lir" which is part of Celtic Tales Told to the Children. (view spoiler)
Added Cherry Blossoms After Winter by Bamwoo. A real winner that definitely needs to be continued. The artist is working on his/her other piece right now that recently won first prize on one of the top webcomic sites. :) Oh well, they'll be busy so ... :D
But what I am most excited about is The Book of Human Insects by Osamu Tezuka, said to be the grandfather of anime. I'm just a few pages in and already I can see how unique his work is. While the paneling is set up like manga you see today, his art is a combination of old-style manga brush strokes, caricature, and Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts combined! Already it is amazing. I am going to put this under category 15: unique format or writing structure. I was going to wait and put some poetry beneath 15 as manga, manhwa, webcomics, comic strips, and graphic novels are actually the norm for me. But to put a work of Tezuka's on my 52 and have that category still open would be a no-no. His impact on manga is immense.
Having fun! CELESTE.
https://www.vox.com/2016/8/2/12244368...
Also reading Thermae Romae I which is about Romans, the Japanese, and both of their beloved baths and hot spring systems.
Finally was able to check out V for Vendetta by Alan Moore which was #1 on my want-to-read list since the first day I logged onto this site.
Sorry I haven’t updated in awhile. :D And I actually read some real books!!!
Been off the wagon for some time. Was competing in SRC and finally posted over 400 points.Now I shall post my readathon:
Essex County 5 stars- for the sentimental graphic novel reader.
Etc. On the rest as I can’t remember right now.
400 points for the SRC challenge is pretty good! The most I’ve ever had is 300. I shoot for 200-300 and call it good!
Celeste wrote: "Finally was able to check out V for Vendetta by Alan Moore which was #1 on my want-to-read list since the first day I logged onto this site."I'm still "currently reading" this. Think I'm gonna give up. Bah!
Pam wrote: "400 points for the SRC challenge is pretty good! The most I’ve ever had is 300. I shoot for 200-300 and call it good!"Same here! I even got to be in the Top 30 at the midway point and nominated books for the Group Read!
REVAMPING EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!! GAAAAHHHH!!!!
Updated all the tasks. Working on formatting it to all one model.
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ふぁみりーしゅみれーしょん!! Family Simulation!! by Aco Matsuyoshi
Definitely works! :D
Finished on Jan. 9th, 2018.
Comment: It was fluffy just like one would imagine. I am slightly surprised by the second story(a yaoi of course!) in the fact that the artist worked hard to make thesis work actually as troubling as it is. It's those small details that make the difference.
5 STARS