I thought I would try something new for a change. Usually, when I have the urge to write about a book, I turn that into a review. But sometimes there are books I don’t want to deep dive on and put that level of work into presenting, but I still have some things to say about them. This usually translates into posting about them on social media, but that’s becoming fragmented (and character limits are a pain…), so it occurs to me it would be better to have a series on my blog instead. These aren’t supposed to be reviews, but instead snippits of my impressions. Something more personal without regard for my professional output, which is a lot better.
The naming scheme comes from the fact that, well, every book that comes in ends up in the backlog. I prioritise reading review materials for work and generally don’t read stuff I got in for myself personally until later on (with occasional exceptions). And while this isn’t fuelling a quest to get the backlog number down, it is more a byproduct of my effort to do that regardless. The backlog is a treasure trove that holds things for who knows how long, but eventually they come out.
I’m picking a completed series to talk about today, but that won’t always be the case. It won’t always be manga, either. Or at least that is the vision; the realities, as we all know, could be completely different.
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