Anime ● Review: Aoi Bungaku Series
Not bad but nothing spectacular. Some of the stories try too hard.
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Aug 143 min read
Anime Film Review: Violet Evergarden: The Movie
Decent film that addresses the issue of Gilbert. Visually superb although the plotting could be better.
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Jul 294 min read
K-drama ● Review: Goodbye Earth
Opening is a bit muddled but settles into a grim slice-of-life “try to leave out our final days in peace” drama. Ending is bad and cheap.
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Jul 82 min read
Anime Film Review: Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
Nothing special, the premise is maybe a little forced, but still a decent side story.
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Jun 54 min read
Anime Review: Violet Evergarden
Solid character-driven work that is not cringe. Visually superb.
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May 244 min read
Anime Review: 86
Interesting enough premise. Excellent production. Can delve deeper into the themes, but plot and characters are sufficiently captivating.
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Mar 293 min read
K-drama ● Review: A Shop for Killers
Solid action-mystery-thriller drama with decent pacing and signposting. Moderately intriguing. Entertaining.
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Oct 30, 20234 min read
University by Bentley Little
Typical contemporary horror fiction in many respects but with well-written twisted dark/black comedy.
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Feb 24, 20233 min read
Anime ● Review: From the New World
Intriguing coming-of-age supernatural-fantasy mystery involving humans with telekinesis set in an idyllic village. Highly recommended.
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Nov 18, 20222 min read
A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick
A Scanner Darkly, first published in 1977, is a novel set in near-future California. The plot follows undercover police officer Bob...
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Oct 9, 20223 min read
Martian Time-Slip by Philip K. Dick
Martian Time-Slip was first published as a novel in 1964, although it was published in serialized form in 1963. Although life is not easy...
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May 6, 20224 min read
Sachiko by Endo Shusaku
Sachiko (女の一生<２部>: サチ子の場合, lit. A woman’s life part 2: Sachiko’s case) is a novel by Endo Shusaku (遠藤 周作) that was first published in...
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Aug 23, 20213 min read
Kiku’s Prayer by Endo Shusaku
Set in 1860s Nagasaki, the story follows 16-year-old Kiku, a strong-willed girl, who falls in love with Seikichi, a young Catholic man.
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Apr 7, 20214 min read
Silence by Endo Shusaku
Silence (沈黙) by Endo Shusaku (遠藤 周作) is a novel that is probably his most famous work, first published in 1966.
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Jan 14, 20212 min read
The Girl I Left Behind by Endo Shusaku
The Girl I Left Behind (私が棄てた女), first published in 1964, is one of the earlier novels of Endo Shusaku (遠藤 周作).
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Jan 12, 20212 min read
White Man, Yellow Man by Endo Shusaku
White Man, Yellow Man are two novellas that are the earliest works of Endo Shusaku (遠藤 周作), first published in 1955.
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Dec 14, 20202 min read
Till We Have Faces by C.S. Lewis
This novel is a re-telling of the myth of Cupid and Psyche. The story is narrated by an aging Orual...
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Dec 12, 20201 min read
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
Joe Chip works as a scout and team leader for Glen Runciter’s organization which employs people with the ability to counter psychic powers.
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Dec 12, 20201 min read
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
The source material for the modern classic Blade Runner, this novel focuses on Deckard more so than the film.
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Nov 22, 20202 min read
The Cosmic Trilogy by C.S. Lewis
The Cosmic Trilogy (also the Space Trilogy and Ransom Trilogy) is a sci-fi/fantasy trilogy of the adventures of Dr Elwin Ransom.
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Nov 19, 20202 min read
Altered Carbon by Richard K. Morgan
Set in the 25th century, humans have the technological means to store their consciousness in “stacks” at the base of the skull...
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