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I’m just a soul whose intentions are good…

The Delinquent Housewife! 1 by Nemu Yoko (translated by David Musto)

January 16, 2019 by pluiedenovembre 1 Comment

Komugi and Tohru are young newlyweds (or about to get married? I’m not entirely sure) who move in with his family while they find their own place. Tohru’s family – mom, grandpa, brother Dai and sister Yukari – are warm and welcoming (except Yukari) and eager to make Komugi feel like part of the family. For her part, Komugi is sweet and helpful and just generally delighted to be part of the family. Just as everyone is starting to get comfortable with the new living […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: comedy, comic, david musto, Graphic Novel, humor, Japan, manga, nemu yoko, the delinquent housewife, translation

pluiedenovembre's CBR11 Review No:5 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: comedy, comic, david musto, Graphic Novel, humor, Japan, manga, nemu yoko, the delinquent housewife, translation ·
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The girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Pájaros en la boca y otros cuentos (Mouthful of Birds: Stories) by Samanta Schweblin

January 7, 2019 by pluiedenovembre Leave a Comment

Samanta Schweblin. This is a name I have been hearing for years but for some reason I had never read any of her books before this past December. After three books, she is definitely one of my favorite writers. Well, after one book, really. As soon as I finished her story collection “Siete casas vacías” I knew I was in literary love. For me, Schweblin is Lucy in the Sky with a touch of Kafka. Her stories are surreal and whimsical but with a dangerous […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Argentina, horror, Latin American writers, samanta schweblin, short stories

pluiedenovembre's CBR11 Review No:4 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Argentina, horror, Latin American writers, samanta schweblin, short stories ·
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People who love to eat are always the best people

La cantine de minuit (Shinya Shokudō) by Yarō Abe

January 7, 2019 by pluiedenovembre 2 Comments

Known in English as Midnight Diner (although I don’t believe the manga has been published in English, or maybe it has but it’s out of print, I wasn’t able to find any precise info), this is the manga that inspired the Netflix show Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories.   The titular diner is open from midnight to 7 am, and even though it has a very modest menu, the chef will prepare anything you want as long as he has the ingredients. The diner is located […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: #food, Graphic Novel, Japan, La cantine de minuit, manga, Midnight Diner, Shinya Shokudo, slice of life, Yaro Abe

pluiedenovembre's CBR11 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: #food, Graphic Novel, Japan, La cantine de minuit, manga, Midnight Diner, Shinya Shokudo, slice of life, Yaro Abe ·
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Pop, six, squish, uh-uh, Cicero, Lipschitz

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

January 6, 2019 by pluiedenovembre 5 Comments

I had been looking forward to this novel since I read the first reviews several months ago and it did not disappoint. What a fantastic debut! The novel opens with Korede getting a phone call from her sister. Her boyfriend is dead, and she needs help cleaning up. And it’s not the first time Korede has gotten this kind of call from her younger sister Ayoola. This novel is fun, dark and a very quick and enjoyable read. It’s the story of an older sister […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: crime, dark humor, My Sister the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, serial killers, thriller, Women Crime Writers

pluiedenovembre's CBR11 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: crime, dark humor, My Sister the Serial Killer, Oyinkan Braithwaite, serial killers, thriller, Women Crime Writers ·
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How many rules am I to break before you understand that your double standards don’t mean sh*t to me?

Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Pénélope Bagieu

January 6, 2019 by pluiedenovembre 5 Comments

  Originally published in French (in two volumes) as Culottées This was such a great read! I was familiar with Bagieu’s work from back when she had her blog (Ma vie est tout à fait fascinante) but had never read one of her books. Needless to say, I am going to remedy that ASAP. Brazen is a collection of graphic bios of women who refused to live according to the rules imposed by society. Some of them are very famous, some of them have been […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #biography, brazen, Graphic Novel, Penelope Bagieu, women who changed the world

pluiedenovembre's CBR11 Review No:1 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Graphic Novels/Comic Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #biography, brazen, Graphic Novel, Penelope Bagieu, women who changed the world ·
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What would you do if you knew who was responsible for the death of your child?

January 1, 2018 by pluiedenovembre 1 Comment

Translated from the Japanese by Stephen Snyder A little girl is dead. Her mom knows who killed her. She wants revenge. It sounds like a simple enough plot, what could be more straightforward and relatable than a broken-hearted mother wanting to punish those responsible for the death of her child? But this is not a simple story. As the story starts, Moriguchi, a middle school teacher, is telling her students that she is retiring from teaching. Moriguchi has recently lost her 4-year-old daughter, Manami. She […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: #CBR10, 2018, crime fiction, Fiction, Japan, Kanae Minato, murder, mystery, name the translator, pluiedenovembre, ReadWomen, Stephen Snyder, translation

pluiedenovembre's CBR10 Review No:1 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: #CBR10, 2018, crime fiction, Fiction, Japan, Kanae Minato, murder, mystery, name the translator, pluiedenovembre, ReadWomen, Stephen Snyder, translation ·
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