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Esin/William

FellowEsin@bookwyrm.social

Joined 2 years ago

Hello, I'm Esin, or William! I can't usually remember when I started and finished a book so yeah I use he/him btw

I usually read: Classics, non-fiction (mainly math, computer science, history, and politics), hi-fi, comics, Turkish literature Also, I usually read Turkish translations of books lol

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reviewed Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 3 by Hanokage (Artist) (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, #3)

Hanokage (Artist), Magica Quartet: Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 3 (Paperback, 2012, Yen Press)

Madoka is horrified to learn the true nature of the witches she and her friends, …

WHAT WAS THAT???

Content warning Talk about the ending

reviewed Black Holes: The Reith Lectures by Stephen Hawking

Stephen Hawking: Black Holes: The Reith Lectures

It was very fun

I'm not very interested in space and astronomy, but I enjoyed this book a lot! Very clear explanations and some nice drawings here and there.

The Turkish translation has some foreword/background information written by Kerem Cankoçak. That too was well-written. I advise you to not skip it as it contains some very useful info.

reviewed Otisabi - Manga Serisi 1 by Yılmaz Aslantürk (Otisabi Manga Serisi, #1)

Yılmaz Aslantürk: Otisabi - Manga Serisi 1 (Paperback, Turkish language, Komik Şeyler)

Otisabi, büyük şehrin tuzaklarına aşina, bir ilişkiyi başlatma ve bitirme konusunda her çeşit reçeteyi deneyen, …

Good, but some aspects were questionable

I really like the art style, but some parts of the story made me raise a brow. I feel like parts of the story were misogynistic (plus there were other kinds of bigotry here and there). Not sure if it reflects the views of the author or not. I hope it doesn't reflect his views.

I see a ton of potential in the later books in the series though (there's vol. 2, 3, and 4)! Will definitely read them when I get the chance!

reviewed Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 1 by Hanokage (Artist) (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, #1)

Hanokage (Artist), Magica Quartet: Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Vol. 1 (Paperback, 2012, Yen Press)

When a new girl joins her class, Madoka Kaname thinks she recognizes the mysterious, dark-haired …

I really like it!

I've watched the anime before, it's one of my favorites. This manga adaptation is also really good! There's a little epilogue, presumably written by Hanokage, the artist of the manga, and I'd like to tell them- in response to it- that they did a really good job with the art!

One thing though, maybe this is just me not knowing how things really work, I read the Turkish translation, and they translated the signs into Turkish without leaving anything from the Japanese original. I think it would've been cooler if they kept the signs in their original form and written the Turkish translation into a separate box, but it was a great translation nonetheless, so shoutout to Tolga Kıray, the translator, as well.

And an additional shoutout to all the people in the Komikşeyler stand in the 2024 Antalya Book Fair, that's where I bought this lol