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[oyceter]

Lalala... I suddenly feel like writing things in LJ again, except I can't think of what. And since yhlee's requests for topics to write about yielded some very interesting entries (to read, at least), I figure I shall ask people if there is anything they want me to write about.

Otherwise I just babble on like usual! I also feel an incredible urge to read manga. I've got Nana 1-12 sitting around, but I'm a little lazy about that because it's in Japanese, and mine is quite rusty. I really should try and reread them though. And me and fannishly went to B&N today, and I just stood around and ogled at their manga. I was just going to do that stand-and-read thing (tachiyomi?), but I couldn't find anything in particular I wanted to read. No Fullmetal Alchemist manga, no vol. 1 of Fruits Basket. I tried flipping though vol. 4 of Angel Sanctuary but was completely confused. Apparently reading up to vol. 4 in Chinese six years ago doesn't mean one can pick it up in a jiffy ;). I ended up reading about half of Yuu Watase's Alice 19th, which was actually pretty interesting. And I like her chibi character drawings.

Sigh. I wish manga weren't so expensive. Or that there were more manga in libraries or something. Maybe I can just make weekly trips to Borders or B&N and just stand there and read one volume.

Comments

[rilina.livejournal.com]

I've been referencing coffee_and_ink's romance novel conversion kit post for a while - do you have your own? A novice's guide to graphic novels and/or manga? Or how about writing about a formative reading experience? It's always fun to read how people experienced Tolkien (or Le Guin, or some other author of their choice) for the first time.

[oyceter]

Ooooooo you're reading romances?! Muhahaha! Yes, I will definitely sic whatever I like on to you, although I think a giant portion of my list is the same as Mely's, given that I blazed through hers first.

[rilina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I moved from Georgette Heyer into other regency romances and historicals in general. I should note that I really didn't like Kinsale, which seems to put me in a major minority among others in my flist.

[oracne.livejournal.com]

Well, Kinsale really is a wacky subgenre of her own. I have to forcefully suspend my disbelief when I read her books...

[oyceter]

Ooooo, that's right, were you reading Carla Kelly as well?

I think Kinsale is in a class all on her own. I like a percentage of her books, but not all of them.

[rilina.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've read some Kelly, Chase, Ross, and other random things. So I guess I'm less in need of a beginner's guide than curious to see what you'd put in it!