What did I do the first day of June?
Why my favorite past time, of course!
Reading.
Where did I do it?
The Strand.
My home. My love.
(The two pictures above aren't mine.)
See the manga? Crazy, right? So out of place. But...heh heh.
Look how tall the shelves are.
It's 18 miles of books. With tall shelves.
It started back in 1927 on Fourth Avenue. (Fourth Avenue then Book Row with 48 bookstores.)
It was started by Ben Bass, 25 at the time. It was named after a street in London where avant-garde writers flocked. He wanted it to be a place for books to be loved and readers to congregate.
It was passed down from Ben to his son Fred. After Fred, it was Nancy. This was truly a family business.
What did I think?
The manga section was a bit small. And the $3 manga had mostly the second or third book in the series and above. Sigh... I wanted something to read on the plane. Oh well. I guess I will need to compromise and find a magazine or purchase something abroad.
The book selection was great. Lots of books. More than one copy really. But the problem was their system. It was organized in genre type. Like LGBT and Science Fiction and Fantasy and whatnot. It annoyed me. How am I supposed to know the genre they shelve it in? Books are typically more than one genre. What if it's two genres? Huh? It was confusing. So I just perused the Science Fiction section. And found some books. Like 'The Heir' and the Rae Carson books. I found 'Winger' as well. Sadly, I didn't know what I wanted to read. Oh well...
And I didn't find the 'Legend' graphic novel. Which I was looking for. And I'm shy, so I didn't ask the people. Plus, I wanted to dig in.
What did I read?
Two manga books. One graphic novel. One novel. (The review is coming. I'm getting backed up. I have three reviews on the way.)
Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, this gorgeous full-color graphic novel is perfect for the legions of fans of the web comic and is sure to win Noelle many new ones.
Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are.
But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious battle, Lord Blackheart realizes that Nimona's powers are as murky and mysterious as her past. And her unpredictable wild side might be more dangerous than he is willing to admit.
Reading.
Where did I do it?
The Strand.
My home. My love.
(The two pictures above aren't mine.)
See the manga? Crazy, right? So out of place. But...heh heh.
Look how tall the shelves are.
It's 18 miles of books. With tall shelves.
It started back in 1927 on Fourth Avenue. (Fourth Avenue then Book Row with 48 bookstores.)
It was started by Ben Bass, 25 at the time. It was named after a street in London where avant-garde writers flocked. He wanted it to be a place for books to be loved and readers to congregate.
It was passed down from Ben to his son Fred. After Fred, it was Nancy. This was truly a family business.
What did I think?
The manga section was a bit small. And the $3 manga had mostly the second or third book in the series and above. Sigh... I wanted something to read on the plane. Oh well. I guess I will need to compromise and find a magazine or purchase something abroad.
The book selection was great. Lots of books. More than one copy really. But the problem was their system. It was organized in genre type. Like LGBT and Science Fiction and Fantasy and whatnot. It annoyed me. How am I supposed to know the genre they shelve it in? Books are typically more than one genre. What if it's two genres? Huh? It was confusing. So I just perused the Science Fiction section. And found some books. Like 'The Heir' and the Rae Carson books. I found 'Winger' as well. Sadly, I didn't know what I wanted to read. Oh well...
And I didn't find the 'Legend' graphic novel. Which I was looking for. And I'm shy, so I didn't ask the people. Plus, I wanted to dig in.
What did I read?
Two manga books. One graphic novel. One novel. (The review is coming. I'm getting backed up. I have three reviews on the way.)
The HeirKiera Cass
Princess Eadlyn has grown up hearing endless stories about how her mother and father met. Twenty years ago, America Singer entered the Selection and won the heart of Prince Maxon—and they lived happily ever after. Eadlyn has always found their fairy-tale story romantic, but she has no interest in trying to repeat it. If it were up to her, she'd put off marriage for as long as possible.
But a princess's life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can't escape her very own Selection—no matter how fervently she protests.
Eadlyn doesn't expect her story to end in romance. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn's heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her . . . and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.
But a princess's life is never entirely her own, and Eadlyn can't escape her very own Selection—no matter how fervently she protests.
Eadlyn doesn't expect her story to end in romance. But as the competition begins, one entry may just capture Eadlyn's heart, showing her all the possibilities that lie in front of her . . . and proving that finding her own happily ever after isn't as impossible as she's always thought.
NimonaNoelle Stevenson
The graphic novel debut from rising star Noelle Stevenson, based on her beloved and critically acclaimed web comic, which Slate awarded its Cartoonist Studio Prize, calling it "a deadpan epic."Nemeses! Dragons! Science! Symbolism! All these and more await in this brilliantly subversive, sharply irreverent epic from Noelle Stevenson. Featuring an exclusive epilogue not seen in the web comic, along with bonus conceptual sketches and revised pages throughout, this gorgeous full-color graphic novel is perfect for the legions of fans of the web comic and is sure to win Noelle many new ones.
Nimona is an impulsive young shapeshifter with a knack for villainy. Lord Ballister Blackheart is a villain with a vendetta. As sidekick and supervillain, Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc. Their mission: prove to the kingdom that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his buddies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes everyone thinks they are.
But as small acts of mischief escalate into a vicious battle, Lord Blackheart realizes that Nimona's powers are as murky and mysterious as her past. And her unpredictable wild side might be more dangerous than he is willing to admit.
Food WarsYuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki
Soma Yukihira's old man runs a small family restaurant in the less savory end of town. Aiming to one day surpass his father's culinary prowess, Soma hones his skills day in and day out until one day, out of the blue, his father decides to enroll Soma in a classy culinary school! Can Soma really cut it in a school that prides itself on a 10 percent graduation rate? And can he convince the beautiful, domineering heiress of the school that he belongs there at all?!
Food WarsYuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki
Leaving home for the first time in his young life, Soma moves into the school's Polaris Dormitory, a place run by an old crone and filled with crazy and eccentric students! Barely settled in, Soma quickly finds himself in one of Tohzuki's legendary cooking duels, a shokugeki! Who will his very first opponent be?
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