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I just finished my first book for 2010 and realised I didn’t post my read book of 2009. Although I didn’t read that much, I picked good ones. Not all, of course, that would be inhuman but still….I did good overall.
| year/month | author | stars | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-02 | Pink & Ten Pas |  |
The adventures of Johnny Bunko |
| 2009-02 | Urasawa |  |
Monster – volume 5 |
| 2009-02 | Urasawa | |
Monster – volume 6 |
| 2009-02 | Urasawa | |
Monster – volume 7 |
| 2009-02 | Urasawa | |
Monster – volume 8 |
I want to try something new on you readers. Once in a while I will give my favorite reads in one particular genre.
And as always: comments are welcome. Do you have your own favorites or do you want to comment on mine? Don’t hesitate and let me know!
Kicking of now with manga:
#1: Solanin -one volume strong, this is a great story about growing up and finding your way in the world.
#2: Sorcers & secretaries – two volumes of the humorous struggling between fantasy and reality.
Meiko recently graduated from university and works in a job she hates. Her boyfriend Naruo works part-time and wants to make it in the music business. He doesn’t make enough money to have a roof of his own, so he lives under Meiko’s. One day Meiko decides to quite her job and take some time to think about what she really wants and what part she wants to play in the world. This time off strains the relationship not only financially, but also mentally. Naruo has always depended on Meiko for money and advise, but Meikois in a place where she cannot give either. It will prove that the change Meiko made will not be the only one.
volume 1
It’s Nanami’s second day in high school and she has a hard time making friends. When she sees Yano, the most popular boy in her class, her life isn’t getting any easier: she falls for him immediately. The problem is, she doesn’t know what to think of him. One moment he is very nice to her, the next minute he doesn’t see her. But still, he has her under some kind of spell. Only something has him under a spell as well, and Nanami finds out it isn’t an all good spell: he has a dark secret.
Johnny Bunko works for Boggs corp. in a dead end job in finance. He majored in accounting because his father thought that was a safe way to go, although Johnny wanted to chose advertising or art history and drawing.
When he needs to pull another all-nighter he goes to grab some noodles. Once back at his seat in the office he opens his chopsticks and something magical happens: a genie named Diana appears before him to teach him the six career secrets he has to know to exploit his potential and reach the goals he wants.
Two children, twins, are brought in the hospital after their adoptive parents are brutally murdered. The girl is in shock, the boy has severe head trauma. Doctor Kenzo Tenma, a Japanese man working and living in Germany, saves the life of this young boy called Johan against the wishes of the director of the hospital, and father of his fiancee Eva. Not a smart move in many ways. He discredits himself with the director and with Eva, who lost her interest in Kenzo overnight, and secondly, and most importantly, he seems to have saved not just a boy, but a boy that proves to be a Monster.
A totally disturbing, but hilarious story about a group of children going trick-or-treating with Halloween.
The legend goes that what sort of candy you get at the first house predict what the loot will be for the rest of the night. And it so happens Finch and his buddies get apples from the old lady who lives at the first house. Not a good omen and the granny will pay for this!
Be amazed about the plan the terrible and terrifying bunch comes up with and have fun reading how it acts out.
Nicole Hayes has a talent for daydreaming. She has a dream journal in which she writes her fantastic story about a sorcerer and his familiar. Meanwhile in real life she studies business at university and has a job as secretary.
Josh, her former neighbor, works at a book store and listens to his roommate for flirt and women’s advice. Something he better cannot do. But on the other hand, he has a jar full of girl’s phone numbers. The only thing is, he only has eyes for Nicole. A shame that this is not a mutual feeling. Unless…
