Okay first off it has been forever since I’ve posted on Curiosities. All of my work goes on Anime UK News now, so I guess I lost the need to write posts here because anything relevant usually fits there. This time I have something a little bit more personal to write though and something I want the ability to look back on for myself.
Without realising it myself, I’ve always been a bookworm. I love games and anime a great deal, but if I step back and look at my hobbies it’s safe to say that the majority of my time is spent reading. I read a lot of on-going manga series, 102 at the current count, and I sometimes get into a rut and wonder to myself why I do this. Why I follow so many; what I’m looking for; what I’m searching for. The answer came to me today unexpectedly.
Reading Log: November 2024
I have no idea where November went. It vanished in a haze of SLA, friends visiting and being ill I guess. Just one more month of the year to go! Anyways I don’t have a lot of preamble this month, so let’s just get into what I’ve been reading.
Reading Log: October 2024
October reading log time! Lacking a good opener this time, not a lot of note has been happening beyond trying to catch up on various things I fell behind on in the Summer. I guess I’m currently obsessing about the Usotoki Rhetoric drama (please someone license it so I can force all my friends to watch it lol). Let’s take a look at what I’ve been reading!
Reading Log: September 2024
Work continued being busy into early September and just as I got free I came down with a cold, so although I really wanted to get through some of the backlog life had other ideas. Still, let’s see what I did read!
Reading Log: August 2024
Its reading log time once again! The summer vanished in a flash, but as always I’m glad its over and we can return to cooler weather and a less busy period at work. Let’s take a look at what I’ve been reading!
Reading Log: July 2024
Reading log time once again! Not a lot to share in the way of a preamble this time around, mostly been busy with work and last week I was ill so I think my reading has taken a bit of a hit. At least in terms of my poor light novels. Let’s take a look!
Reading Log: June 2024
If like me you have no idea where June went, don’t worry you aren’t alone. One minute I was dreading the start of the warmer portion of the year and the next I was staring Summer straight in the face. And because all this time passed in the blink of an eye I haven’t actually gotten much of use done in terms of bringing down the backlog… Let’s see what I have been reading!
Reflecting On J-Drama: Why Didn’t I Tell You a Million Times
If you’re at all familiar with my interests then you may know I am a big fan of mystery, romance and crime dramas. This is a collection of things that often go underserved in the mediums I like, so I’m always happy to discover something that manages to incorporate all three of these things and prove interesting. While I often watch romance dramas or adaptations of manga I already like, I picked up Why Didn’t I Tell You a Million Times on a whim and I’m really glad I did.
Reading Log: May 2024
Already time for the May reading log. The more the months go by the more I don’t see the backlog ever going down, so I’ve somewhat stopped worrying about it. My Anime-Planet did pass 1,000 manga / LNs marked ‘reading’ so now I’m trying to put my efforts into finishing stuff off and getting that down. It’s fairly motivating to watch until it goes up several times more when new serialisations start. Anyway here’s what I’ve been reading:
Reading Log: March 2024
March has been a pretty busy month, between my birthday and a weekend trip away as well as work starting to get busier there hasn’t been as much time for reading. Still, I think I’ve made a decent go at my backlog all the same – even if I did buy a lot of books this month. Let’s see what I read!
Reading Log: April 2024
April reading log time! As always, doesn’t feel like I’ve read as much as I could or should have done to make any dent in the backlog, but let’s take a look all the same.