February 2014 reading
February 2014 reading:
3. Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories, edited by Joselle Vanderhooft (376 pages)
I enjoyed most of the stories. Like with Vanderhooft's Sleeping Beauty, Indeed anthology, the stories have a sort of ethereal quality to them, and are different from what I've found most lesbian fiction to be. Rather than an overabundance of sex, these stories are elegant and filled with plot and character. Definitely a good read.
4. Utopia, by Thomas More (110 pages)
I enjoyed this read quite a bit. There were many sections that resonated with me philosophically, fitting with my views and articulating them well. The one section I wasn't all that fond of was the part about religion and the dismissal of atheism as a viable belief, with the implication that it is damaging to society. I rather disagreed with that and some of the unavoidable sexism which comes with older texts--though I do recognize that could have been worse. Overall enjoyable.
5. The Hunt for Elsewhere, by Beatrice Vine (273 pages)
I found this quite enjoyable, with engaging characters and a clear plot. The journey taken is very much a bildungsroman--at least the second part, with Saxton and Dante. I loved the discussions of family and friendship, and honor and justice.
6. The Remains, by Laura Spence-Ash (22 pages)
Issue 188 of One Story. Beautifully written. Loved the imagery and the story of this woman, slowly coming out through the people who knew her--starting with those who did not, and moving toward the more familiar.
February pages: 781
Pages to date: 904
Progress: 6/52
February 2014 comics/manga reading:
62. D.N. Angel: Volume 1, by Yukiru Sugisaki (184 pages)
63. Betrayal Knows My Name: Volume 6, by Hotaru Odagiri (144 pages)
64. The Walking Dead: Volume 19, by Robert Kirkman (136 pages)
65. Candidate for Goddess: Volume 3, by Yukiru Sugisaki (176 pages)
66. Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 2, by Hiromu Arakawa (185 pages)
67. Kimi ni Todoke: Volume 18, by Karuho Shiina (176 pages)
68. The One I Love, by Clamp (133 pages)
69. Wandering Son: Volume 5, by Shimura Takako (200 pages)
70. Naruto: Volume 1, by Masashi Kishimoto (187 pages)
71. Young Miss Holmes: Casebook 1-2, by Kaoru Shintani (384 pages)
72. Ooku: Volume 2, by Fumi Yoshinaga (200 pages)
73. Gate 7: Volume 1, by Clamp (186 pages)
74. Tegami Bachi: Volume 15, by Hiroyuki Asada (200 pages)
75. K-On! High School, by kakifly (128 pages)
76. Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland, by Bill Willingham (152 pages)
77. Fairest: Volume 1, by Bill Willingham (160 pages)
78. Dance in the Vampire Bund: Volume 11, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
79. Dance in the Vampire Bund: Volume 12, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
80. Dance in the Vampire Bund: Volume 13, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
81. Fables: Volume 19, by Bill Willingham (168 pages)
82. Cardcaptor Sakura: Omnibus 2, by Clamp (576 pages)
83. Gunslinger Girl: Omnibus 6, by Yu Aida (352 pages)
84. Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 3, by Hiromu Arakawa (185 pages)
85. The Twin Knights, by Osamu Tezuka (320 pages)
86. Dengeki Daisy: Volume 2, by Kyousuke Motomi (200 pages)
87. Fate/Stay Night: Volume 10, by Dat Nishiwaki (176 pages)
88. Fate/Stay Night: Volume 11, by Dat Nishiwaki (192 pages)
89. Natsume's Book of Friends: Volume 15, by Yuki Midorikawa (192 pages)
90. Case Closed: Volume 26, by Gosho Aoyama (210 pages)
91. Case Closed: Volume 27, by Gosho Aoyama (210 pages)
92. Kekkaishi: Volume 16, by Yellow Tanabe (192 pages)
93. Kekkaishi: Volume 17, by Yellow Tanabe (192 pages)
94. Steampunk: Manimatron, by Joe Kelly & Chris Bachalo (166 pages)
95. The Wallflower: Volume 18, by Tomoko Hayakawa (192 pages)
96. The Wallflower: Volume 19, by Tomoko Hayakawa (192 pages)
97. A Little Snow Fairy Sugar: Volume 2, by Haruka Aoi (156 pages)
98. The Candidate for Goddess: Volume 4, by Yukiru Sugisaki (176 pages)
99. The Pro, by Garth Ennis (72 pages)
100. Detroit Metal City: Volume 10, by Kiminori Wakasugi (216 pages)
101. Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 4, by Hiromu Arakawa (189 pages)
102. Ceres: Volume 9, by Yuu Watase (200 pages)
103. Zombie-Loan: Volume 11, by Peach-Pit (176 pages)
104. Ceres: Volume 10, by Yuu Watase (200 pages)
105. Loveless: Volume 11, by Yun Kouga (176 pages)
106. Boy Princess: Volume 3, by Seyoung Kim (164 pages)
107. Crossed: Volume 2, by Javier Barreno (176 pages)
108. Descendants of Darkness: Volume 10, by Yoko Matsushita (208 pages)
109. Naruto: Volume 2, by Masashi Kishimoto (216 pages)
110. Dance in the Vampire Bund: Volume 14, by Nozomu Tamaki (288 pages)
111. Dive in the Vampire Bund: Volume 1, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
February pages: 10,027
Pages to date: 22,471
Progress: 111/365
3. Steam-Powered: Lesbian Steampunk Stories, edited by Joselle Vanderhooft (376 pages)
I enjoyed most of the stories. Like with Vanderhooft's Sleeping Beauty, Indeed anthology, the stories have a sort of ethereal quality to them, and are different from what I've found most lesbian fiction to be. Rather than an overabundance of sex, these stories are elegant and filled with plot and character. Definitely a good read.
4. Utopia, by Thomas More (110 pages)
I enjoyed this read quite a bit. There were many sections that resonated with me philosophically, fitting with my views and articulating them well. The one section I wasn't all that fond of was the part about religion and the dismissal of atheism as a viable belief, with the implication that it is damaging to society. I rather disagreed with that and some of the unavoidable sexism which comes with older texts--though I do recognize that could have been worse. Overall enjoyable.
5. The Hunt for Elsewhere, by Beatrice Vine (273 pages)
I found this quite enjoyable, with engaging characters and a clear plot. The journey taken is very much a bildungsroman--at least the second part, with Saxton and Dante. I loved the discussions of family and friendship, and honor and justice.
6. The Remains, by Laura Spence-Ash (22 pages)
Issue 188 of One Story. Beautifully written. Loved the imagery and the story of this woman, slowly coming out through the people who knew her--starting with those who did not, and moving toward the more familiar.
February pages: 781
Pages to date: 904
Progress: 6/52
February 2014 comics/manga reading:
62. D.N. Angel: Volume 1, by Yukiru Sugisaki (184 pages)
63. Betrayal Knows My Name: Volume 6, by Hotaru Odagiri (144 pages)
64. The Walking Dead: Volume 19, by Robert Kirkman (136 pages)
65. Candidate for Goddess: Volume 3, by Yukiru Sugisaki (176 pages)
66. Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 2, by Hiromu Arakawa (185 pages)
67. Kimi ni Todoke: Volume 18, by Karuho Shiina (176 pages)
68. The One I Love, by Clamp (133 pages)
69. Wandering Son: Volume 5, by Shimura Takako (200 pages)
70. Naruto: Volume 1, by Masashi Kishimoto (187 pages)
71. Young Miss Holmes: Casebook 1-2, by Kaoru Shintani (384 pages)
72. Ooku: Volume 2, by Fumi Yoshinaga (200 pages)
73. Gate 7: Volume 1, by Clamp (186 pages)
74. Tegami Bachi: Volume 15, by Hiroyuki Asada (200 pages)
75. K-On! High School, by kakifly (128 pages)
76. Fables: Werewolves of the Heartland, by Bill Willingham (152 pages)
77. Fairest: Volume 1, by Bill Willingham (160 pages)
78. Dance in the Vampire Bund: Volume 11, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
79. Dance in the Vampire Bund: Volume 12, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
80. Dance in the Vampire Bund: Volume 13, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
81. Fables: Volume 19, by Bill Willingham (168 pages)
82. Cardcaptor Sakura: Omnibus 2, by Clamp (576 pages)
83. Gunslinger Girl: Omnibus 6, by Yu Aida (352 pages)
84. Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 3, by Hiromu Arakawa (185 pages)
85. The Twin Knights, by Osamu Tezuka (320 pages)
86. Dengeki Daisy: Volume 2, by Kyousuke Motomi (200 pages)
87. Fate/Stay Night: Volume 10, by Dat Nishiwaki (176 pages)
88. Fate/Stay Night: Volume 11, by Dat Nishiwaki (192 pages)
89. Natsume's Book of Friends: Volume 15, by Yuki Midorikawa (192 pages)
90. Case Closed: Volume 26, by Gosho Aoyama (210 pages)
91. Case Closed: Volume 27, by Gosho Aoyama (210 pages)
92. Kekkaishi: Volume 16, by Yellow Tanabe (192 pages)
93. Kekkaishi: Volume 17, by Yellow Tanabe (192 pages)
94. Steampunk: Manimatron, by Joe Kelly & Chris Bachalo (166 pages)
95. The Wallflower: Volume 18, by Tomoko Hayakawa (192 pages)
96. The Wallflower: Volume 19, by Tomoko Hayakawa (192 pages)
97. A Little Snow Fairy Sugar: Volume 2, by Haruka Aoi (156 pages)
98. The Candidate for Goddess: Volume 4, by Yukiru Sugisaki (176 pages)
99. The Pro, by Garth Ennis (72 pages)
100. Detroit Metal City: Volume 10, by Kiminori Wakasugi (216 pages)
101. Fullmetal Alchemist: Volume 4, by Hiromu Arakawa (189 pages)
102. Ceres: Volume 9, by Yuu Watase (200 pages)
103. Zombie-Loan: Volume 11, by Peach-Pit (176 pages)
104. Ceres: Volume 10, by Yuu Watase (200 pages)
105. Loveless: Volume 11, by Yun Kouga (176 pages)
106. Boy Princess: Volume 3, by Seyoung Kim (164 pages)
107. Crossed: Volume 2, by Javier Barreno (176 pages)
108. Descendants of Darkness: Volume 10, by Yoko Matsushita (208 pages)
109. Naruto: Volume 2, by Masashi Kishimoto (216 pages)
110. Dance in the Vampire Bund: Volume 14, by Nozomu Tamaki (288 pages)
111. Dive in the Vampire Bund: Volume 1, by Nozomu Tamaki (192 pages)
February pages: 10,027
Pages to date: 22,471
Progress: 111/365