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Tommie

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Joined 2 years, 1 month ago

i'm a comedically slow reader and awful at even picking up books to begin with

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Neil L. Jennings: Popular Wildflowers of the Canadian Prairies (2020, RMB Rocky Mountain Books) 4 stars

Nice little book about wildflowers around where I live, also documenting introduced and invasive species (which is especially helpful because there's one point where it listed the invasive oxeye daisy side-by-side with the similar-looking native tufted fleabane). Its intended as a field guide but I sat and read it cover to cover. It was a library loan but I'm thinking I'll probably try and buy it (and its sibling book about wildflowers in the Canadian Rockies) so I can use it as an actual field guide like intended

commented on 戦国小町苦労譚 農耕戯画 第1巻 by 沢田一 (戦国小町苦労譚 農耕戯画, #1)

沢田一, 夾竹桃, 平沢下戸: 戦国小町苦労譚 農耕戯画 第1巻 (EBook, Japanese language, EARTH STAR COMICS) No rating

『小説家になろう』発、「豆知識」ふんだん系新感覚時代小説、待望のコミカライズ! 農業高校に通う歴史好き女子高生、綾小路静子はある日の学校の帰り道、突如戦国時代へとタイムスリップしてしまう。目の前に現われたのは――あの“織田信長”!? 信長の兵に捕らえられ、咄嗟に「農業で才を示す」と約束してしまった静子は――!?

I read like the first chapter of this, was exhausted after it (as someone who doesn't even read much in English, reading in a language I only sorta know is some draining shit) and put it down saying "I'll definitely come back to this later!" and then I still haven't lmao

I'm gonna fix that soon, but first I should probably make flashcards out of the pics I took from chapter 1 containing words I don't know since that'll help me through chapter 2 probably

reviewed Petshop of Horrors 第1巻 by Matsuri Akino (Petshop of Horrors, #1)

Matsuri Akino: Petshop of Horrors 第1巻 (GraphicNovel, Japanese language) 3 stars

Neat ideas, but not the most engrossing thing in the world

3 stars

I kinda like what it has going on, but I'm not sure it's something that can keep my attention for the 9 remaining volumes in this series of manga, considering I'm already having a bit of a hard time getting through the last chapter of this volume. Part of the problem might just be that my Japanese level is still not great though, which is also why I can't offer as in-depth a commentary on it as I'd like, so I'll have to revisit this one later most likely.