Orange by Ichigo Takano
Bingo Review 8: Orange This is a review of a book titled Orange. Actually the full title is Orange: The Complete Collection 2. In terms of genre, it’s part 2 of a manga story told in two 2-inch thick volumes. The basic story is that there’s a set of 5 high school friends who take a new student into their group to become an even 3 girls and 3 guys. They all become bestest buddies, but one day one of the girls, Naho, gets a […]
May We Be Forgiven by A.M. Homes
I think you can tell a lot about a person based upon what kind of books they give as gifts. The world is made up of the following types of book gifters: Those who just walk blindly into a bookstore or onto Amazon to buy a last minute gift, not quite sure if what they bought is good or not, or if you’ll like it or not, but it looked popular or shiny. Those who try to get everyone to read their favorite book, even […]
Butterflies are Free by Leonard Gershe
Written by Leonard Gershe, who also wrote the script for the Audrey Hepburn film Funny Face, Butterflies are Free is a play that premiered in 1969 with Blythe Danner (Gwyneth’s ma) in one of the starring roles. It was adapted into a 1972 film starring Goldie Hawn and Eileen Heckart, the latter of whom won an Oscar for best supporting actress. Who knew?! My background prior to the google search that provided that info was that my parents went to college for performing arts in […]
Orange: The Complete Collection, Vol. 1 by Ichigo Takano
This wasn’t my first manga, but it was the first I enjoyed. I tried Sailor Moon years ago, and was super not into it. In hindsight, I may have been unfair to it, and being unfamiliar with the conventions of manga and anime probably contributed, but still. Not a fan. But I was into this right away! I probably wouldn’t have ever picked it up, despite several friends having read and enjoyed it, except for the Read Harder Challenge this year (thanks Read Harder, doing […]
