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I had heard this one had some content warnings and it absolutely does (rape, murder, stalking). That said, it had me hooked right away, and the end of the first volume left me even more curious. Definitely going to keep reading.
Spinoff of "Working for God in a Godless World"
I didn't realize this was a spinoff. Not, uh, the greatest manga out there, but I'm a fan of strong female characters and the art was decent.
I didn't realize this was a spinoff. Not, uh, the greatest manga out there, but I'm a fan of strong female characters and the art was decent.
I'm on a mission to finish the books I'm still 'reading' on here, so I finally knocked out the last chapter today after reading the first three in June! Weirdness typically of Sayaka Murata, but pretty interesting. I like that it was split into four stories. If/when it gets an English translation I'd read it again. There were some really thoughtful premises that I'm not sure I was able to 100% wrap my head around.
I'm on a mission to finish the books I'm still 'reading' on here, so I finally knocked out the last chapter today after reading the first three in June! Weirdness typically of Sayaka Murata, but pretty interesting. I like that it was split into four stories. If/when it gets an English translation I'd read it again. There were some really thoughtful premises that I'm not sure I was able to 100% wrap my head around.
From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History …
I'll be thinking about this book for a long time. I loved the translation parts, I loved the alternate/real history parts, and I think this is one of the most antiracist books I've ever read. I almost want to say it should be mandatory reading for translators, and for everyone else for that matter. Usually 8~12 audiobooks are the max for me but this was 21 hrs and I wish there was more. (Makes a great audiobooks too, props to the narrator for all the accents.)
I'll be thinking about this book for a long time. I loved the translation parts, I loved the alternate/real history parts, and I think this is one of the most antiracist books I've ever read. I almost want to say it should be mandatory reading for translators, and for everyone else for that matter. Usually 8~12 audiobooks are the max for me but this was 21 hrs and I wish there was more. (Makes a great audiobooks too, props to the narrator for all the accents.)
