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MMF Thanksgiving Edition: Appetizers Wednesday

Posted by readingisdelicious on November 21, 2012
Posted in: Manga. Tagged: del rey/kodansha, magical girl, mmf, shoujo, tokyopop. 2 comments

Things have been quiet on this blog, but this month’s Manga Moveable Feast has nudged my lazyass brain enough to make me want to contribute.  Hosting this month is @ProfessorBlind over at Rocket Bomber.  I’m usually talking to him about food and beer or remembering “fondly” my old indie bookstore days.  Currently, I am inspiring him to write an super unhealthy cookbook which will sell a billion copies during Father’s Day.

Anyway, the subject for today is Appetizers Wednesday–”The Manga My Best Friend Lent Me That Got Me Into Manga.”  And seriously, just now I was going to be all, “ha, I got into manga on my own,” when my creaky memory was all, “Nope, nope.”

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Fall 2012 Anime Season

Posted by readingisdelicious on October 21, 2012
Posted in: Anime. Tagged: season, shoujo, suspense. 4 comments

Wow, was summer 2012 disappointing or what?  Disastrous.  Such promise, and there was almost zero follow through.

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YARP #2

Posted by readingisdelicious on September 17, 2012
Posted in: Novels. Tagged: fairy tales, historical fiction, npr, project, science fiction, yarp, young adult. 6 comments

Finished two more books for my project.  This took a bit longer because Revolution was HUGE.  Cinder is no lightweight either.  Also added three more books on hold and read some other related books for fun.

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Jiro Dreams of Sushi

Posted by readingisdelicious on September 13, 2012
Posted in: Movies, Non-Fiction. Tagged: biography, documentary, food. 3 comments

A documentary about a sushi chef so masterful, Japan considers him a living national treasure.  He is the oldest chef to receive 3 Michelin stars, which means, “a restaurant so amazing, it’s worth traveling to the country just for that restaurant and nothing else.”

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Manhunter by Marc Andreyko

Posted by readingisdelicious on September 10, 2012
Posted in: Comic Books. Tagged: dc, superheroes. 4 comments

Forget Gotham and Metropolis!  Meet LA’s vigilante, Manhunter!

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YARP #1

Posted by readingisdelicious on August 23, 2012
Posted in: Novels. Tagged: dystopia, fairy tales, npr, postapocalyptic, project, yarp, young adult. 2 comments

My Young Adult Reading Project (YARP) has started.  I’ve read five books so far with varying results.  And then I read four more for fun that are continuations of series or re-reads.

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NPR’s 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels aka My New Reading Project

Posted by readingisdelicious on August 11, 2012
Posted in: Novels. Tagged: best of, npr, young adult. 4 comments

Three weeks ago, NPR posted 235 nominees for their 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels list.  The public was allowed to pick 10 each for voting.

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