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Hello fellow readers! I have some catching up that I need to do here. So I'm
going to power through and post the remaining months in the next few weeks.
Bear with me please and thank you.
Books read in July
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Fires - Raymond Carver (★★★) |
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Fires is a collection of Raymond Carver’s works, including essays,
poems, and short stories. Through his four essays included in this
book, we’d learn more about his background and his inspiration for his
writings. Besides the essays, there are also fifty poems and seven
short stories in this book. I recommend the short story titled So Much
Water So Close To Home which has become one of my favorite stories by
Carver.
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Paris for One and Other Stories - Jojo Moyes (★★★) |
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Paris for One is a short collection consisting of nine stories. The
titular story, Paris for One, is a romantic comedy. I can see it being
adapted into a chick flick. Not my favorite, but it's still fun to
read. My favorites are stories titled Between the Tweets, Love in the
Afternoon, and Crocodile Shoes. They're not all in the rom-com genre.
It has more variety in genre so this book could be a great start if
you want to try to read Jojo Moyes’s writing.
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The Liminal Zone Season I - Junji Ito (★★★) |
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This Junji Ito compilation consists of four stories, Weeping Woman
Way, Madonna, The Spirit Flow of Aokigahara, and Slumber. If you've
read Junji Ito's before, you'd know how creepy and gory his stories
can be. The stories in this compilation however, tend to be in the
creepy side instead of gory. With Junji Ito, it's best to just dive in
without knowing beforehand. Unfortunately, none of the story in this
compilation leave a deep impression on me. Still, it's a fun manga to
read if you like horror.
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July Favorites
Books
Paris for One and Other Series
Anime
Demon Slayer Season 4 (Hashira Training Arc)
One of the most anticipated anime this year. Finally I could spend some time
to watch it as it's aired on Netflix. Boy oh boy, was it good. It was great.
The animation, the plot, the music, the whole production could pass as a movie
instead of a series. Though this season is more on the 'chill' side, it's
definitely needed; Considering what would happen next. All in all, if you
haven't watched this anime series yet, please do. It's worth to watch.
The Masterful Cat is Depressed Again Today
I think I find another comfort anime series with this one. It's one of those
show that I could watch when I'm feeling down because of how relatable this
show is. It's about a single woman named Saku Fukuzawa, who lives with a black
cat she rescued on a winter day. Saku is a corporate girlie. She represents
those corporate girlies who seem to feel tired all the time, trying to make it
through the day, might seem put together at work but a mess at home. In fact,
she represents me (crying inside). However, since it's an anime of course
there's a little something added to the show. In this case, the black cat Saku
rescued, Yukichi, feels indebted to her and wish to help her in any way he
could. Apparently, Yukichi is so skillful in doing housework and somehow, he's
gotten so big people would think he's a human wearing a cat suit. His unusual
size however is a huge advantage for him to do errands and helping Saku. The
series is basically about Saku trying to be 'that' girl with the help of
Yukichi. Again, it's so funny and relatable sometimes I watched it and cried,
wishing I had my own Yukichi too. Though it is unlikely that a masterful cat
greeting me and making me dinner when I'm coming home from work happening, the
struggles that Saku faces is comforting. To know that you're not the only one
and that the struggles are universal. For those single corporate girlies out
there trying to survive the harsh reality of corporate world, girl, you're not
alone. I highly recommend this show.
That's all for my July wrap-up. I sincerely hope that your July went well. Now
excuse me while I power through my wrap-up post backlog. Have a nice day,
fellow readers!
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