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“A whale’s graveyard on the whole is not a good place to stomp around on”

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

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I know, I know. Where have I been and how did I not get around to this earlier! To answer that easy question: I have been here, on earth, and I did read this approximately one million years ago. My memory of this volume was corrupted greatly by the 2005 movie adaptation (another issue, I know), and I figured that a new decade was as good a time as any to try out this classic again. Also, I wanted to listen to more audio books […]

ghost stories with a history lesson or two

The Vine that Ate the South by J.D. Wilkes

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This book is fast, ferocious, and fun- which is not a surprise, considering it was crafted by J. D. Wilkes of the Legendary Shack Shakers. He wrote a rollicking Kentucky Odyssey-meets-Stand by Me and illustrated it himself to boot. Not only is this a “do you wanna see a dead body” sort of tale, but it’s also a thoughtful look at the overpowering anarchy of kudzu vine (the titular invasive vine that ate the south), and the people of Appalachia herself. All of the characters within The […]

One more review before the year ends

Nightchaser by Amanda Bouchet

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3.5 stars Official book description: Tess Bailey: the galaxy’s Most Wanted. Captain Tess Bailey is in deep trouble. She and her crew are on the run, pursued by a tyrant who’ll take them dead or alive. Tess’s best hope is a tall, dark, and much-too-appealing stranger, Shade Ganavan, who says he can help her. But his motivations are far from clear… Shade Ganavan: arrogance, charm…and that special something that makes you want to kick him. With the dreaded Dark Watch closing in, what Tess and […]

Concluding the Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles. Volume 28

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 28 by CLAMP

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And so the great Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle read through has come to an end.  Shout out to William Flanagan, who wrote the English translation for all twenty eight volumes, churning out translations to keep pace with the publications in Japan.  At the end of each volume he would include some translation notes, sometimes explaining a cultural norm, or showing the process of how he came to use the translation chosen for a particular section.  The writer/artist collective CLAMP used Tsubasa as a way to mix […]

Continuing Tsubasa read through. Volumes 23 – 27

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 23 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 24 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 25 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 26 by CLAMP

Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle Vol. 27 by CLAMP

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Volume 23 – The original and the copy are going at it in dreams, Sakura is horrified by their actions.  Everyone outside the dreaming is waiting impatiently, as there is nothing they can do.  Original Syaoran has fallen and Sakura runs to his side.  Copy Syaoran even goes so far as to wound Sakura in his quest to get the feather inside O-Syaoran.  Fei-Wang Reed goads C-Syaoran saying that Sakura’s soul is not important to his plans (only her body is necessary) so go ahead and […]



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