Like many bloggers, I keep a close eye on the stats of which posts get traffic, and it’s time to reveal the winners for this year. You all like list posts, right? So here are the reviews you the readers felt were important in 2015. Top Ten Posts of 2015 Anime Review: Urusei Yatsura Book… Continue reading Open Thread: Top Ten Lists 2015
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Open Thread: Reading Challenges
Back in November, some folks in the Booklr community of Tumblr organized a challenge called #readwomen. The idea was to deliberately read books written by women for pleasure in December. For full participation, every book should be written by a woman, but I opted to just increase the proportion by picking from my to read… Continue reading Open Thread: Reading Challenges
Open Thread: RIP Shigeru Mizuki
Open Thread: RIP Shigeru Mizuki Shigeru Mizuki (1922-2015) was a manga artist famous for his horror works, most famously Gegege no Kitarou, and did much work to familiarize younger generations of Japanese children with the traditional stories of yokai. As I’ve written here before, Mr. Mizuki was stationed in New Britain, Papua New Guinea during World War… Continue reading Open Thread: RIP Shigeru Mizuki
Open Thread: Nephew’s Wedding
Open Thread: Nephew’s Wedding Last night, my nephew Terran got married to his sweetheart Katie. The service and reception were at the Bear Claw Country Club, which is in a gated community. The service itself was short and sweet, and my parents (Terran’s grandparents) were able to watch via the Internet. The reception was more… Continue reading Open Thread: Nephew’s Wedding
Open Thread: Birthday 2015
Yep, it’s my birthday! Going to the DMV to get my ID renewed, maybe get a haircut, then out to the megamall to watch Inside Out. Later I should have a review of some kind posted. Stay healthy! Related posts: Anime for Speculative Fiction Fans (2015) Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (2015) Magazine Review: Analog… Continue reading Open Thread: Birthday 2015
Open Thread: Happy New Year!
2014 ends, and 2015 begins, so let’s see what this year’s top ten lists look like. (You like top ten lists, right?) Top Ten Posts of 2014 Comic Book Review: The Forgotten Man Graphic Edition Comic Strip Review: Spacetrawler Book 1 The Human Seat Manga Review: Weekly Shonen Jump (USA) Book Review: Insurrections of the… Continue reading Open Thread: Happy New Year!
Open Thread: Judging by the Covers 10/18/14
Time for another open thread! Since this went over so well last time, I’m going to post another six book covers from my more obscure posts. Let me know which ones you like, and what you think the cover tells you about the contents. Or tell me what kind of cover makes you want to… Continue reading Open Thread: Judging by the Covers 10/18/14
Open Thread: Top Ten Books So Far
Things are still difficult here, though I have another job interview tomorrow to start off October. I haven’t had an open thread in a bit, so I’m going to do a Top Ten list. These are the books that the review posts of have gotten the most views over the life of this blog. This… Continue reading Open Thread: Top Ten Books So Far
Open Thread: Judging by the Covers
I haven’t had an open thread in a while, so here we go. One of the things readers do a lot at bookstores, libraries and online is judge books by their covers. Yes, despite the old saying. What I am going to do is post six covers of books I’ve reviewed, choosing them from the… Continue reading Open Thread: Judging by the Covers
Open Thread: Father’s Day
My father is a retired prison guard. He was never a particularly scholarly person, but he worked hard at improving himself so he would be eligible for promotions and pay raises. He brought home books on spelling, improving your vocabulary, speed reading and the like. And after he was done, I would devour them too.… Continue reading Open Thread: Father’s Day