Reading List, January 2010
Books Spirit Ring by Lois McMaster Bujold Up in Smoke by Katie MacAlister The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner – loved this book, am working on the sequel now. Sweethearts by Sara Zarr – selection for my YA book club this month. Set in SLC so reading about some of the local landmarks was amusing. [...]
Deadman Wonderland
Deadman Wonderland Volume 1 by Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou This title wasn’t on my radar before, but when I got it the cover design immediately caught my attention. Who was this disturbed boy with his hands on his head wearing a collar with a bar code? I was drawn into the story further when [...]
Born to Fight
I inexplicably felt compelled to share the trailer from Born To Fight, a movie about a group of Thai athletes who foil an evil terrorist plot to take over a rural village by using their sports skills. There is lots of face kicking!
Over on Manga Views
New review links just added for What a Wonderful World!, not simple, and Natsume’s Book of Friends. And check out the latest in our manga blogger profile series, Lorena from i ♥ manga!
St. Dragon Girl
St. Dragon Girl, Volume 1 by Natsumi Matsumoto This cute fantasy/martial arts manga is a good choice for the younger set. I seem to remember this title getting a few lukewarm reviews on other manga blogs. While St. Dragon Girl might not be for everyone, it will be a great title to check out for [...]
Alice in the Country of Hearts
Alice in the Country of Hearts Volume 1 by QuinRose and Soumei Hoshino As I was reading Alice in the Country of Hearts I started wondering if it was an adaptation of a dating simulation game. Alice Liddell is transported to a Wonderland filled with beautiful boys who all seem to want to fall in [...]
Love Hurts Winner
The winner of Love Hurts, courtesy of random.org’s random number generator is comment #4, Diana Dang! Diana’s favorite Love Song was the Glee version of Endless Love. But wait! I decided to give my copy away too! The second winner is comment #12, Darcy B, whose favorite love song was I Melt With You by [...]
Manga Book Club!
After some discussion on Twitter yesterday, a bunch of bloggers are going to talk about Sexy Voice and Robo the week of Feb 8th. Find out all about it over at Manga Curmudgeon.
Last day for Love Hurts Manga Giveaway
Today is the last day for the Love Hurts Manga Giveaway. So enter now if you want to win! I’ll announce the winner sometime on Saturday.
Karikuri Odette Volume 2
Karakuri Odette Volume 2 by Julietta Suzuki I tend to follow a two volume rule when evaluating a manga series. I’ve often found that I ended up enjoying a series after reading the second volume even if I had vaguely lukewarm feelings about the first. I think that sometimes due to the way manga publishing [...]
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