A Study In Scarlet - A Book Review

A Study in Scarlet - a book review

the sherlock holmes series is simply a timeless mystery classic. i've read the latter books in the series, such as the adventures of sherlock holmes and the final problem as well as the majority of the short stories in the return of sherlock holmes, and all i can say is that sir doyle was a genius, but in one aspect only. he did not have a unique writing style such as poe, nor was he descriptive in his scenery like ranpo. he is simply a genius in creating so many crimes, and so many criminals, without it getting dull or repetitive. he is also a genius in characters, for all of his victims' personalities were different from one another. i feel like i am just reviewing the sherlock holmes series generally, so i shall share my opinion of this book alone. i quite liked it, much like the rest of the sherlock series, and i like how our main characters first met, as well as the mystery that they handled. overall, i would recommend this book for it's, as i previously stated, a timeless mystery classic.

The Whole World and You - a song analysis

please listen to the song before reading the analysis, as usual. this song is one of my absolute favourites and it makes me unreasonably happy whenever i listen to it. this analysis is much like the one for mitski’s ‘come into the water’, as i will mention character names in it and i will also mention a certain ship, which i consider to be my absolute favourite of all time. ‘words printed all on papers that seem so mystical, it’s so magical’ i believe that from this line alone, especially if you are a friend of mine, you can tell which ship this analysis is written about. it’s ranpoe. this line simply refers to the boys’ love of words and writing, as poe is a mystery writer and ranpo is a mystery reader. aside from that, poe’s ability has to do with words, and he makes them magical, even more so than usual, by activating his ability and capturing you in the world of his creation. ‘no one’s better than you’ this line is simply ranpo to poe. because of poe’s incredible intelligence and creativity, and the fact that he too is a detective and a lover of mystery, ranpo would find him to be better than most people, perhaps even the best person there is aside from himself. poe would obviously doubt that, as he believes that there is no one better than ranpo, and that is why he, ranpo, repeats it many times throughout the song. ‘even the animals know that something’s brewing and they’re all cooing’ i think this line refers to karl, poe’s raccoon, which i know sounds very stupid but in all honesty, i do not care. the ‘something brewing’ is the relationship that’s developing between the writer and the detective, and ranpo’s simply pointing out that it’s so obvious what their relationship is that even karl could notice it. ‘i’ve even written this whole song about you, and not about me’ this line is simply ranpo expressing his love for poe, which really just shows that when he cares about someone, no matter how selfish or overly confident about himself he is, he will express it clearly and confidently because if he thinks that someone is worthy of his love, then they deserve the same praise as he does, which means that they deserve a lot of praise, which in poe’s case, he really does. ‘cause we all know these are the facts’ ranpo is a creature of logic, and he works with nothing but facts. now he is simply stating that his love for poe is nothing but a fact, leaving no room for doubt from poe’s side. poe would obviously not believe it, because he would think that he isn’t worthy of ranpo’s love or that ranpo is a lot better than he is, and as ranpo knows of his lover’s doubts, he simply states that everything he said is nothing but a fact. this song, as i said before, is one of my absolute favourite songs. it was probably one of the first songs i came up with an analysis for, but i just never wrote said analysis until now.

Mystery - a song analysis

once more, please listen to the song before reading the analysis. this one’s another enemies-to-lovers song, and it’s one of my personal favourites. also i believe it’s the first song for me to analyse that is not by mitski. ‘what a mystery, that i could want you still’ the singer is now with their lover, peacefully. they used to be rivals before, and they never once even agreed, but now they’re together, now they’re partners. because of so, the singer is a bit at disbelief, that they could still want their lover, but now in a romantic sense, not a ‘i-will-have-your-head-as-a-trophy’ manner. they find it to be a mystery, but one that they’re willing to unravel and crack. ‘it’s a mystery, that i would pick you ten out of nine times’ although they’re at peace with their emotions for their partner, they still are marvelled by how they would always pick their lover of all people for anything. they don’t believe, even though they know it’s true, that they would pick their lover to be their lover even in another world or another universe. it’s a mystery, one that they will never understand, but one that does not bother them, even though they do not understand it. i don’t really have much to say for this song. it makes me very happy when i listen to it, and i appreciate the two lines that i spoke of extensively a lot.

I Will - a Mitski song analysis

note: this is my first song analysis post and i’ve decided on how i will make those; please listen to the song beforehand, and i will focus on the lines that i have a lot to talk about

i believe that the song’s overall meaning is quite clear, as it’s someone caring for their lover and looking out for them, though there are certain lines that i would like to discuss in more detail.

1. “if only you would let you” i’ve read annotations where people said that these lyrics meant that it indicates self love, which i find understandable, but i do not think so. i think it means that that this person’s lover fears showing vulnerability as they do not want to appear weak in front of their partner and they do not want them to think less of them or view them as less worthy, and because of that, they do not allow themselves to be taken care of.

2. “body bare” i believe it would mean both literally and that this person will show their partner all of their insecurities and flaws, that they will be bare in front of them.

3. "all the quiet nights you bare, seal them up with care" i think that this person's trying to tell their lover to share their problems with them, to not keep the burden all to themselves, for their partner will try the best they can to help.

4. "for i will hold them for you" this one's similar to the previous one but here the person's saying that they will take the load upon themselves. they'll carry it for their lover. they'll help them through it.

overall, this song is really comforting and i would say it feels like a hug.

The Terrifying Tales by Edgar Allan Poe - a book review

if i were given the choice to only say one thing about edgar allan poe's writing, i would say that i absolutely adore his writing style. now there are many reasons for this but i suppose the prime and most important one of all is how he describes his scenery and characters. he describes people and places in such great detail that creating a mental image of them is a very simple and easy thing to achieve. another thing that i admire greatly about his writing, and this one is mostly about his mystery writing, is how intricate he makes his mysteries. he creates them in such a way that it requires for you to think outside of the norm in order to solve the cases mentioned in his writings. i honestly think that it is brilliant. over all, i would definitely recommend edgar allan poe's writing but i will say that if grotesque descriptions, murder, horrific things, or anything of the like makes you uncomfortable, do not read his works. note: i also read the poem annabel lee and i have to say that i really really like it. it's brilliantly well written.

No Longer Human - a book review

this is unlike anything i have ever read before. (some slight spoilers so if you don't want that, read the book then read the review if you want to) i suppose that is because i usually do not read psychological stuff or stuff that has more focus on psychology. i truly liked it, even though i can now understand why it's called depressing. it was really well written and the main character, yozo, is a very interesting person, as sad as he is. i find him to be a truly interesting character; perhaps because of how detached from everyone he is or because of his introverted personality. either way, i find him really intriguing. the storyline itself is also quite interesting, as it is simply yozo reflecting on his life and seeing how it was a life of shame and dishonour for him. i suppose that, if the book did have a hidden moral of sorts, what the author might've tried to get across is that hiding who you are and masking your feelings will never help you in life at all. the clearest case of that is the entire story; yozo's whole life he's been masking his feelings and never truly saying what he's thinking and always lying and deceiving people in order for them to accept him but it will never work. either way i really liked this book, because of all of what i have mentioned above, but even though i really enjoyed it, i wouldn't be all that confident in recommending it as it's a depressing story. side note: i read a translated version (obviously) so i cannot really judge the writing style as it was translated meaning that some things couldn't be captured in their normal beauty.