origami finished reading Wildful by Kengo Kurimoto
A good reminder to look around and get outside!
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origami finished reading Otonari Complex Vol. 1 by Saku Nonomura
Hits me right in the feels... kinda nice to switch up who's the dense one in the relationship. It was kinda funny how it reused a set-up for drama because it was realistic it would happen more than once given the characters, haha
Hits me right in the feels... kinda nice to switch up who's the dense one in the relationship. It was kinda funny how it reused a set-up for drama because it was realistic it would happen more than once given the characters, haha
origami finished reading Gene Bride by Hitomi Takano (Gene Bride, #1)
Not what I was expecting, but interesting in a completely different way!!
origami finished reading Star Crossed Vol. 2 by Crimson Chains (Star Crossed, #2)
I'm a little biased but this was cute :D Glad to see a volume 2 and I hope to see a volume 3 sooner or later!
I'm a little biased but this was cute :D Glad to see a volume 2 and I hope to see a volume 3 sooner or later!
origami finished reading ちょっと今から人生かえてくる by 北川 恵海 (ちょっと今から仕事やめてくる, #2)
Also have to update the date I read/listened to this one. A little less straightforward and more confusing than the original but 100% a worthwhile follow-up. Would definitely recommend if you read the first one.
origami finished reading ちょっと今から仕事やめてくる by 北川 恵海 (ちょっと今から仕事やめてくる, #1)
この優しい物語をすべての働く人たちに ブラック企業にこき使われて心身共に衰弱した隆は、無意識に線路に飛び込もうとしたところを「ヤマモト」と名乗る男に助けられた。 同級生を自称する彼に心を開き、何かと助けてもらう隆だが、本物の同級生は海外滞在中ということがわかる。 なぜ赤の他人をここまで気にかけてくれるのか？ 気になった隆は、彼の名前で個人情報をネット検索するが、出てきたのは、三年前に激務で鬱になり自殺した男のニュースだった――。第21回電撃小説大賞＜メディアワークス文庫賞＞受賞作。 スカっとできて最後は泣ける“すべての働く人たちに贈る、人生応援ストーリー”
I burned through this audiobook (a lot of it while at work, ironically). One of my favorite prose books I've read/listened to in Japanese. I'll be thinking about this one for a long time. (I gotta update the dates I read it...)
I burned through this audiobook (a lot of it while at work, ironically). One of my favorite prose books I've read/listened to in Japanese. I'll be thinking about this one for a long time. (I gotta update the dates I read it...)
origami finished reading Darius the Great is not okay by Adib Khorram
Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues …
Wow, I'd recommend this book to anyone. Loved it. Nice handling of depression, being a teenager, cultural differences, and I feel like I learned a lot about Iran too. I listened as an audiobook. I love Darius' word choice for some things :D
Wow, I'd recommend this book to anyone. Loved it. Nice handling of depression, being a teenager, cultural differences, and I feel like I learned a lot about Iran too. I listened as an audiobook. I love Darius' word choice for some things :D
origami rated Darius the Great is not okay: 5 stars
Darius the Great is not okay by Adib Khorram
Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He s …
origami finished reading Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
Fifth grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh grader Marshall Walsh have been walking to and from …
Interesting. Definitely a little more realistic and less surreal than Holes but a good narrative nonetheless. (But maybe it's the times, not the story that have changed ><)
Interesting. Definitely a little more realistic and less surreal than Holes but a good narrative nonetheless. (But maybe it's the times, not the story that have changed ><)
origami finished reading I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School Volume 01 by Emily Balistrieri
WAY cuter than I was expecting, and I love all the characters. Heavy on the girl power in a good way (reminds me of Toradora). Really funny, too, and I love some of the sfx translations.
origami rated I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School Volume 01: 4 stars
origami rated うめともものふつうの暮らし: 2 stars
origami finished reading Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow by Tetsuya Chiba (Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow, #1)
WE ALL NEED SOMETHING TO FIGHT FOR
A young street-fighting drifter named Joe Yabuki …
Not what I was expecting ^^; but interesting nonetheless! I knew I don't like boxing stories but I thought I'd like Joe more, haha
Not what I was expecting ^^; but interesting nonetheless! I knew I don't like boxing stories but I thought I'd like Joe more, haha
origami finished reading Otaku Love Connection 01 by Chu Amairo
I almost quit reading this book several times (due to the plot and my personal feeling of 'even people who watch anime know only the freaks go to anime club') but I think it sorts itself out by the end and I'm intrigued to see where it goes, especially with the teasers for the next volume. The lettering was fantastic and I'm grateful for the translation because it was hard enough to read in English 😂 I've also been reading Fall in Love You False Angels which feel like a nice companion read since it features characters similar-ish to two of the MCs in this.
I almost quit reading this book several times (due to the plot and my personal feeling of 'even people who watch anime know only the freaks go to anime club') but I think it sorts itself out by the end and I'm intrigued to see where it goes, especially with the teasers for the next volume. The lettering was fantastic and I'm grateful for the translation because it was hard enough to read in English 😂 I've also been reading Fall in Love You False Angels which feel like a nice companion read since it features characters similar-ish to two of the MCs in this.
origami finished reading Search and Destroy Vol. 1 by Osamu Tezuka
Resisted reading this for a long time but it was actually pretty good. The print edition is nice. I also didn't realize it ended in three volumes, that's a plus.
Resisted reading this for a long time but it was actually pretty good. The print edition is nice. I also didn't realize it ended in three volumes, that's a plus.