I was a trainwreck
ok...we all know that is been a long long time ever since I've posted a anime/manga ranting post lol
and today, I want to introduce an author that I stumbled upon on!
like how I found out about the book Life After God by Douglas Coupland. just about one mth odd ago, while I was still in Japan, browsing ard the books in Village Vanguard, I found this small novel (in Japanese) entitled The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. it had a nice illustration cover which made me picked it up and flipped through it, which I realized, consist of short stories by the same author. I attempt to read the first pg (which was in Japanese actually) and got attracted by the quirkiness of the storytelling.
so I bought the novel. and what I realized later was that, this novel was actually a translation of the same book of the same title The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender.
there you go. you've always thought that it was always the manga that was being translated into english or chinese (like Trinity Blood for eg.) but actually Village Vanguard has quite a collection of novels that was originally english and was translated into Japanese I realized, haha quite the opposite right? haha and they also have some other quirky stuffs. =D I've always love that shop -_-v
so, I went to Borders with Christine and Abel the other day in an attempt to find the same book The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, in english, but they don't have it. instead, I stumbled upon Willful Creatures, another short stories novel by Aimee Bender. interesting. is all I can say after I read the first two stories. I don't think I actually truly get what both stories means, but it was, interesting haha
for ppl who wants a quirky reading experience and maybe perhaps is trying to figure out something in your own life, try figuring out the short stories in Aimee Bender's meaning shld be something...
interesting.
I think.
hahaha! talking about Aimee Bender makes me feel like falling back into the world of english novel and read more of Douglas Coupland books too! XD
(well, and the post title actually had nth to do with this entry lol)
and today, I want to introduce an author that I stumbled upon on!
like how I found out about the book Life After God by Douglas Coupland. just about one mth odd ago, while I was still in Japan, browsing ard the books in Village Vanguard, I found this small novel (in Japanese) entitled The Girl in the Flammable Skirt. it had a nice illustration cover which made me picked it up and flipped through it, which I realized, consist of short stories by the same author. I attempt to read the first pg (which was in Japanese actually) and got attracted by the quirkiness of the storytelling.
so I bought the novel. and what I realized later was that, this novel was actually a translation of the same book of the same title The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender.
there you go. you've always thought that it was always the manga that was being translated into english or chinese (like Trinity Blood for eg.) but actually Village Vanguard has quite a collection of novels that was originally english and was translated into Japanese I realized, haha quite the opposite right? haha and they also have some other quirky stuffs. =D I've always love that shop -_-v
so, I went to Borders with Christine and Abel the other day in an attempt to find the same book The Girl in the Flammable Skirt, in english, but they don't have it. instead, I stumbled upon Willful Creatures, another short stories novel by Aimee Bender. interesting. is all I can say after I read the first two stories. I don't think I actually truly get what both stories means, but it was, interesting haha
for ppl who wants a quirky reading experience and maybe perhaps is trying to figure out something in your own life, try figuring out the short stories in Aimee Bender's meaning shld be something...
interesting.
I think.
hahaha! talking about Aimee Bender makes me feel like falling back into the world of english novel and read more of Douglas Coupland books too! XD
(well, and the post title actually had nth to do with this entry lol)