Anime Review: Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex, Vol. 03 It is the year 2030, and after the effects of World Wars Three & Four, Japan is relatively unscathed, having become one of the world’s economic and technological powerhouses. In particular, they lead the world in cybernetics, and various cyborg upgrades are commonplace. Of course,… Continue reading Anime Review: Ghost in the Shell: Standalone Complex, Vol. 03
Book Review: Curiosities of Literature
Book Review: Curiosities of Literature by John Sutherland This is a book of trivia, factoids and amusing stories about the world of literature. The author is a professor of English literature, so he knows his stuff. The book is organized by loose themes, beginning with food (both as featured in literature, and as eaten by… Continue reading Book Review: Curiosities of Literature
Book Review: The Sculthorpe Murder
Book Review: The Sculthorpe Murder by Karen Charlton Disclaimer: I received a Kindle download of this book as a Goodreads giveaway for the purpose of writing this review. No other compensation was offered or requested. The year is 1810, and Bow Street Runner Detective Stephen Lavender has been called from his native London to Northamptonshire.… Continue reading Book Review: The Sculthorpe Murder
Open Thread: Relocation Update
Open Thread: Relocation Update As mentioned previously, the new management of the apartment building I have been living in for the last three decades has decided to close the entire complex for renovations. Thus all the tenants had to be out by the end of September. As a low-paid temp worker with no car, my… Continue reading Open Thread: Relocation Update
Manga Review: Servant X Service 1
Manga Review: Servant X Service 1 by Karino Takatsu In a certain city in a certain prefecture of Japan, the Health & Welfare Department has hired three new people. Yutaka Hasebe, a highly competent slacker; Lucy (etc.) Yamagami, a strait-laced woman with an improbable name, and Saya Miyoshi, an under-confident woman who has a tendency to… Continue reading Manga Review: Servant X Service 1
Comic Book Review: Essential Captain Marvel Vol. 2
Comic Book Review: Essential Captain Marvel Vol. 2 by various creators. Back in 1967, Marvel Comics became aware that the name “Captain Marvel” for a superhero had fallen out of trademark status. It was too good a name for Marvel to pass up, so Stan Lee quickly came up with a character to appear in Marvel… Continue reading Comic Book Review: Essential Captain Marvel Vol. 2
Manga Review: Nisekoi
Manga Review: Nisekoi by Naoshi Komi Raku Ichijo is a mild-mannered teenager who just happens to be the heir-apparent to the Shuei-Gumi Yakuza clan. He wants nothing to do with this, intending to become a strait-laced civil servant when he grows up. Raku also dreams of romance. He has a lock pendant from ten years… Continue reading Manga Review: Nisekoi
Book Review: Steal the Sky
Book Review: Steal the Sky by Megan E. O’Keefe Detan Honding and his partner Tibal (“Tibs” to his friends) are rogues. They steal and swindle for a living, moving frequently from place to place on the Scorched Continent. To keep ahead of their victims, yes, but also for more important reasons. Just now they’re stuck… Continue reading Book Review: Steal the Sky
Book Review: Midnight at the Mansion
Book Review: Midnight at the Mansion by Steven K. Smith Disclaimer: I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway for the purpose of writing this review. No other compensation was requested or received. Brothers Sam and Derek, and Sam’s friend Caitlin, are enjoying a day at Maymont, a historic estate in Richmond, Virginia. A man… Continue reading Book Review: Midnight at the Mansion
Manga Review: Orange the Complete Collection 1
Manga Review: Orange the Complete Collection 1 by Ichigo Takano If you could send a letter to yourself ten years in the past, what would you say? “Life will get better after high school”? “Don’t drink and drive”? “Here are the winning lottery numbers for [date]”? On the first day of her junior year of… Continue reading Manga Review: Orange the Complete Collection 1