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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    April 30, 2018 / No Comments

    Papa’s Life – Ogawa Chise

    Original art of Ogawa Chise released on Twitter.

    What?! Real father? Step father? Forbidden feelings? Whaaat?!

    (source: https://myreadingmanga.info)

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    April 30, 2018 / No Comments

    Papa’s Life – Ogawa Chise

    Original art of Ogawa Chise released on Twitter.

    What?! Real father? Step father? Forbidden feelings? Whaaat?!

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    April 30, 2018 / No Comments

    Sin to Get Saved – Michael P. Thomas

    Hubert knows he brings shame on himself and on the Lord by being a queer – his grandad and the pastor of his evangelical church tell him as much all the time. So when he dies in a freak accident, he’s as delighted as he is surprised to waltz right through the Pearly Gates, no questions asked. He even gets a beautiful angel named Bartholomew as his very own guide to the Afterlife.

    But when the angel makes brazen overtures, Hubert realizes his soul may have taken a wrong turn. Hubert beseeches Bartholomew to keep his hands to himself and help him find his rightful place in the Heaven he’s always heard about. As they set out to explore his options, Bartholomew hopes Hubert will learn a thing or two along the way about the deeply personal definitions of Paradise.

    On some AM stations on the radio, I would sometimes catch American preachers sharing the good news and mangling our dialect with their Southern accent as they condemn sinners to perdition. It was pretty amusing to listen to for a while, mostly because of the funny accents, but all these talks about damnation could suck the joy out of a Labrador Retriever. The Reverend Jarvis had been to Southeast Asia and I’m pretty sure he did God’s work while enjoying the exotic delights of the region. You see a lot of old white guys with very young and nubile island girls in these so called paradise islands. 

    Hubert, poor Hubert was told all his life that he is ugly and sinful because he was a queer. When he finally kicked the bucket by means of a lead pipe to his skull, he was taken to his heaven by his angel Bartholomew. There Hubert struggled to avoid temptation, something he had been doing all his life, in order to get to Reverend Jarvis’ heaven. When Bartholomew pulled some strings and sent Hubert to the reverend’s heaven, he was in for a rude awakening. Hubert realized that all that he was told all his life was a lie. 

    I felt a mixture of pity and annoyance towards Hubert for being naive, ignorant and innocent. I was so relieved when he finally realized the truth. Coming from a highly religious country, I could definitely relate to how a church can brainwash people into blind, unthinking sheep. The way the author used humor to present the hypocrisy and corruption of some religious leaders was quite effective at highlighting the kind of wordplay these people use to manipulate and control their flock. The opening was worth a few chuckles. However Michael P. Thomas did not condemn the Reverend Jarvis to hell. Instead, he gave Jarvis his own piece of heaven. I liked the idea of non-judgmental Creator and angels. Everybody gets his or her own slice of paradise. I hated the reverend and thought it was unfair he gets his heaven. But that’s me being judgmental and petty and I’m pretty sure equally judgmental and petty individuals will judge me for my own version of heaven.  

    Rating
    4.5 – perfection is only half a step away

    Soundtrack: Heaven
    Artist: Jonathan
    Album: To Love

    (source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35106999-sin-to-get-saved)

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    April 30, 2018 / No Comments


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    April 30, 2018 / No Comments

    Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained

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    April 30, 2018 / No Comments

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  • manga,  Uncategorized
    April 30, 2018 / No Comments

    Urusai Kurai no Kokuhaku Kudasai – Sachimo

    Hayashida, who has a super power with the ability to hear the voice of others? hearts, dreams of meeting his ?person of destiny? who he can not hear their hearts voice. One day, he notices the fact that no voice can be heard from the captain of the soccer club.?I will definitely meet someone who is my destiny, I will definitely love them.?While staring at the captain with such a longing feeling in his heart, he feels calm even sitting next to the loud Mori senpai who only thinks about his love for boobs. Sachimo brings a story about uncontrollable love between a Psychic and his school mate.

    Interesting premise. Lousy execution.

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    April 30, 2018 / No Comments

    Urusai Kurai no Kokuhaku Kudasai – Sachimo

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    April 30, 2018 / No Comments

    Speechless: The Gig – Kim Fielding

    An accident in Drew Clifton’s past left the former novelist with aphasia, unable to communicate through either speech or writing. Through sheer strength of will, he built a quiet but lonely life for himself. But now he’s fallen in love with Travis Miller.

    Travis has his own issues—a permanent eye injury and unemployment. But he’s determined to help Drew find ways to engage and succeed again in the wider world, and a guitar-playing gig at a local coffeehouse seems like a good start.

    Dylan Warner and Chris Nock happen to be in the audience that evening, and they have a few niggling problems of their own. Perhaps a chance meeting will provide solutions that might benefit all of them.

    Another glimpse of Drew and Travis, this time with a shout out to The Clash. It’s great catching up with them as they go about Drew’s big night. Travis has scored Drew a gig at a cafe and Drew finally get to perform in public for the first time. He was understandably quite nervous and Travis ever so supportive, was there to cheer him on. 

    This is so warm and fuzzy!

    Their story is an inspiration to anyone whose partner has a disability.

    It perfectly captured how the couple are so attuned to each other. Each glance or quirk of an eyebrow convey so much emotions. It tackled Travis’ unemployment insecurities which I think was solved a little too neatly but hey, I’m just happy for him. It also highlighted Drew’s amazing guitar playing skills and what music means to him.

    The thing about Drew’s playing was that after a while you stopped noticing that he wasn’t singing because the notes he played became his words. Travis didn’t know the lyrics to all the songs Drew played. He wasn’t even sure all of them had lyrics. But he had no problem at all understanding what thoughts and emotions Drew was conveying as he strummed each tune.

    It was such a heartwarming moment when Drew finally came out of his shell and this whole new world of possibilities opened up for him and Travis. I think the ending left some openings for more. I hope Kim Fielding expands the Speechless world. I don’t mind the crossover with the Bones couple. 

    It was nice meeting Dylan and Chris. Now I am intrigued by their story as was Travis. I was chuckling at how nosy Travis was when he saw Dylan and Chris. He was really making an effort to eavesdrop. Little did he know Dylan has a very good hearing. Well, tables turned, but in a good way.   

    P.S.

    I want Drew’s record collection!. 

    Rating:
    4 Stars – minor quibbles but I loved it to bits

    Soundtrack: Love Song
    Artist: The Damned
    Album: Machine Gun Etiquette

    (source: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17877356-the-gig)

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  • song,  Uncategorized
    April 30, 2018 / No Comments


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