The work of De Berg a century ago in Australia leaves me reflecting on how we record our stories in the here and now
Tag: books
20th Century Boys – Manga Review
I finished reading 20th Century Boys and I loved it. It’s a manga of conspiracies and growing up. Here I share my review, and I highly recommend reading it.
最近読んだ本
先年末「まんだらけ」通販で注文していっぱい中古の本を買った。最近、読みの練習の為にはこの本を読んでいた。しかし、日本文の練習の為には小さい評論を書こうとする。
漢字勉強する
In this blog post I talk about some of the tools and books I’ve been reading in my quest to teach myself 日本語
His Dark Materials and Adapting Stories
My thoughts on the latest His Dark Materials TV show, and past attempts to adapt it to other media
Summer Reading List – Manga
Pendant les vacances d’été, j’ai acheté des mangas traduise en Français.
Summer Reading List – Books
It’s been a while since I last made a reading list post. Here are some of the books I’ve been reading over this summer.
DRM: Deliberately Risking Media
DRM, digital rights management, is the term used to describe attempts to control the use and ownership of digital media post-purchase. I think that this is a pretty poor practice, and will detail some reasons why.
Generational Stories: Some Thoughts
I’ve read two novels now, translated to English from Japanese, that seem to form a very strange genre, or perhaps its better described as a unique way of telling the story. The best thing I can think to call them are generational stories. Here are my thoughts.
La Belle Sauvage
Part One of the Book of Dust is a great new story from Phillip Pullman, and well worth the wait.
Origin
Origin – The latest in Dan Brown’s Langdon series. I’ve got some thoughts about this one, and overall, I think it’s worth a read if you followed the series so far, and a good story even if you haven’t.