Kafka On The Shore - A Book Review

Kafka On the Shore - a book review

this was a very interesting read to say the very least. it was quite enjoyable and it leaves a lot of things for one to think about after they're done. i am not sure how i interpret the events that took place, seeing as some of them are realistic yet some of them are not, but, for now at least, i think that this entire story took place in a non-dream reality. this was all real in whatever universe it took place in. aside from its peculiar and weird general plot, i love the way that the characters were written. they all had something in them that did not affect the main plot line but it made them so human-like and that is why i truly appreciated the characters. in addition to all of these points, something that truly amazes me about this book and generally translated book is that the words i was reading are not written how they usually are. i mean by this that usually when things get translated, the translation cannot capture the beauty of the original words written by the author in the media's original language. it was something that added on to my enjoyment and liking to this book. anyway, i really recommend this book. though some people might find it confusing and boring.   spoilers:  i have seen many people who read this book saying that they didn't find any morale or any lesson learned from the story or something similar to that, i disagree. this book teaches you many things, one of which is to never get too attached to the past. i mean, look what it did to miss saeki. after her lover died, she was no longer alive. maybe physically she was alive but not mentally. she lost her will to live and just carried on as a emotionless living being. there are also many other lessons learned but this one is the one that stood out to me the most

Lonesome Love - a song analysis

as always, please listen to the song before reading the analysis. i think this song is perfect for an enemies-to-lovers ship, for many reasons that will be revealed within the analysis. ‘so i can win and this can finally end’ the singer is always facing the person that they love, whom they would rather die than confess that they love, and their lover always wins. it shatters them to see it happen, but they cannot really do anything about it, so they do a re-match, then another, and then another. they think that these rematches will help them get rid of their feelings towards their lover, but they later on find out that they’re mistaken. ‘and you say hello, and i lose’ their lover simply greets them, a simple hello, and they already know that they’re going to lose, because they know that they will not ever stop feeling what they feel for their lover and opponent, they will never stop thinking of them, so even if they did win, they wouldn’t reach what they wanted. ‘why am i lonely for lonesome love? why am i lonely?’ the singer is now simply thinking of everything, after losing to their rival and lover once more. they realize how painfully lonely they are, and how they crave to be loved. this song is very sad when you come to realize it-

Japanese Tales of Mystery and Imagination - a book review

i would like to say, before anything, that this is my favourite book of all time possibly and that this review isn’t long because it’s spoiler-free

i adore edogawa ranpo's writing. i honestly thought that i might be disappointed by his writing as i had really high expectations for it, but it surpassed my expectations. how he creates his mysteries and how he describes everything in such vivid detail that you can see it clearly in your mind's eye is just beautiful. this collection was spectacular and i really liked it. my favourite would have to be the cliff, or the psychological test. i suppose the caterpillar could also be counted as a favourite of mine, though if it was more intense, i could've easily had nightmares. i could explain why i liked those specific stories, but it would spoil them and i'd honestly hate to do that to someone. i think that it would make a lot of sense why i like these ones if someone knew what they're about. either way, i loved this book and i cannot wait to find more of his writing to read.

to all of my online friends, both on here, and not on here i love you <3

having online friends is just “i made food does anyone want some” “i’m gonna fight ur dad” “remember that time you made a typo a year ago that we Still remind you of daily” “i know your deepest trauma but not your last name” “here are the random plants i associate you with” “good morning at 9pm” “goodnight at 7am” “my dog says hi” “LMAO NERD. keep talking about obscure anime tho i’m interested” “hey i know you’re asleep right now but this meme made me think of you” “if we were irls we’d Totally be dating by now” “one day when we live together....” “dude i bet i can jump higher than you let’s have a contest Right Now” “i don’t know what this weird school rivalry you have is but i support you!!!!!!” “getting in the car Right Now to give you a hug” “if i eat lunch while you eat dinner it’s basically like we’re eating together” “i am holding your hand as we speak” “i am kissing you on the forehead right now” “here let me braid your hair for you” “i love you” “i love you” “i love you”

And then there were None - a book review

agatha chrisite is a genius. that is how i can sum this book up simply. there are many things i liked about this book, but the thing i loved the most was the mystery itself. the language that christie uses is rather simple compared to edogawa ranpo or edgar allan poe, but it still gets the description across, similar to fitzgerald's. her mystery, however, is a unique one. i was able to guess the murderer halfway through the book, but throughout the rest of the book, i kept doubting myself. she made me think that it could be someone else, but my answer seemed to be the most logical one, so i stuck with it. i like the idea of the mystery itself, i found it to be quite creative, since i've never seen it applied in another book or movie before. the idea of ten people being killed by one of them and having the murderer be vague is quite difficult to execute, and christie said so herself, but what i liked more about the idea was that the murders all followed a nursery rhyme, which i think just shows how unsettling those rhymes can be, and how the murderer was a genius in his own way. aside from the mystery itself, and its brilliant execution, i love how christie wrote her characters. they all seemed quite human, quite realistic. to me, they seemed like characters that you might actually find during that time, during that era. another thing i really liked about this book is that it was fast-paced. the murders all happened quite quickly, and the book's pace helped me a lot in finishing it in a short period of time. over all, i loved this book and i would recommend it to practically anyone. i think it would be a decent starter book for people who want to get into the mystery genre more.

The Girl On The Other Side - a book review

i love this series. the plot is so intricate and much more complicated than i expected, in a positive light. i like the character writing as well a lot, especially for albert or teacher. speaking of teacher, he was the reason, essentially, why i started this series. a close friend of mine told me i reminded her of a character in the series, and i decided to read and see which it is. she was right. i am quite a lot like him, and i find it to be a bit concerning. i am deeply emotionally attached to him now, because of our similarities and because of, simply, how he's written as a character. he's quite interesting, as a person, and he's so realistic, in an odd way, considering he's technically no longer a human. i love the way he was written. aside from him, i like shiva a lot, although she's not as complex as a person. i suppose that is because of the that she's still a child, so she doesn't really have much complexity. she's quite endearing, however. overall, i would recommend this manga series to people without many concerns. granted it did make me cry, on multiple occasions, but it was still a lovely story that i enjoyed a lot.