Asadora! V01 by Naoki Urasawa
I started the book Asadora! V01 thinking there was going to be some big excitement on every page (meaning our main character would be a Pippi Longstocking type of gal getting in and out of mischief with their friends). Instead, Naoki Urasawa gives us one very large, devastating moment, and the rest of the book is what we do to survive. We try and survive every day (Asa is one of 12 children), what we do to save face (a side story of a boy […]
Typhoon by Joseph Conrad
The Children of the Sea by Joseph Conrad
Typhoon – 3/5 Stars This is classic storm story. What’s interesting about it, as is contained in the opening lines is that the captain of the boat is not remotely remarkable in any ways. He’s perfectly competent, and not a buffoon, but also not a hero. To me the idea of writing an adventure thriller where the main character does not stand out for his bravery, does not stand up to the challenge, or does not reveal some great moral failing or lack of character […]
