“My letters are for when I don’t want to be in love anymore. They’re for good-bye. Because after I write in my letter, I’m not longer consumed by my all-consuming love…My letters set me free. Or at least they’re supposed to.” To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny HanPublished by: Simon and Schuster … [Read more…]
I have written so much this year. But there is still more posts that I planned to write and didn’t get to, so if you come to visit and see some posts that weren’t there before that is why. This year I had over 21,000 views from 14,000 visitors which is considerable more than last … [Read more…]
“Once upon a time there was a hazel-eyed boy with dimples. I called him Khalil. The world called him a thug.” The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Published by Balzer and Bray, February 28, 2017 Genre: young adult fiction Pages: 464 The decision to read The Hate U Give comes from seeing the trailer … [Read more…]
“I have become better at writing than living–and think what you do to my writing.” -Juliet to her publisher, Sidney. The Guernsey and Potato Peel Pie by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Published by Dial Press Genre: historical fiction, drama, romance Pages: 274 Synopsis The story starts off in January of 1946. World … [Read more…]
My interest in this manga comes from my aunt. She recommended me to watch the anime, My Love Story!! (aka Ore Monogatari!!–which can be found on Hulu). Now I haven’t watch anime (except for Dragonball Super) in a long time. I started an episode or two, but opted for the live action movie instead. The … [Read more…]
“We’re both looking at the same moon, in the same world. We’re connected to reality by the same line. All I have to do is quietly draw it towards me.” 1Q84 by Haruki Murakami Published by Shinchosha Publishing Co (originally in Japan as 3 separate books), Published in the United States by Alfred A. Knopf, … [Read more…]
Boys Over Flowers was the first live action adaptation of this manga that I saw. I thought the drama was cute. But it wasn’t until I watched Hana Yori Dango (which is the Japanese live action adaptation of the manga) did I fall in love with the story. Just like Itazura Na Kiss, this is … [Read more…]
Whenever I read or watch something, I like to write about the cultural differences that I see. The things we can learning about culture from Good Morning Kiss are minimal, but still very interesting. Kimono vs Yukata In the manga, Nao wears both a kimono and a yukata at some point. They both look … [Read more…]
After watching the drama Good Morning Call on Netflix and then reading the manga. I sincerely thought that was all there was and there wasn’t any more to the story. When I heard that Netflix planned to make a second season, I thought it was going to be all the creative genius of the adaptive … [Read more…]
I read the Good Morning Call manga for the first time back in January just so I knew the original story when I wrote about the drama. Recently I decided to read it again. I’ve discovered that sometimes you need to read things at different stages in your life. I know from January to now … [Read more…]