This manga, written by Kyoko Hikawa, is one of those few diamonds lost in the shuffle. What makes this story different then others? It is simple; its execution and profundity. This series is only fourteen volumes long, and uses a classic fantasy plot model. It begins with our heroine Noriko, an ordinary school girl whoContinue reading “From Far Away (彼方から, Kanata Kara) 1993-2003”
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Avalon High (2005)
This book is one of my “fair weather” friends that I am only in the mood for when I want a quick read that doesn’t require a lot of thinking. For that to happen (without me getting annoyed or developing a twitch) I need to be bored out of my mind, with the sun and moon aligned in justContinue reading “Avalon High (2005)”
The Hobbit or There and Back Again (1937)
I remember reading this book when I was thirteen and I don’t recall being impressed by it. This was most likely because I loved the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Tolkien’s other complicated works like The Silmarillion. The book probably was too simple for me to fully appreciate at such a young age. Yes,Continue reading “The Hobbit or There and Back Again (1937)”
From the Perspective of an Old Soul 